Fourteen: What if Sofia wanted to quit
Episode: Lord of the rink.
"Thank you Hugo."
Sofia smiled warmly at the boy in front of her, brushing imaginary dust off her sweater.
"No problem," Hugo smiled. He frowned, noticing her eyes widening for a second. "You okay?"
Sofia blinked, realizing how she was acting and ran off.
It was rather childish for her to think that the enchanted ice skates were just like the trick shoes Amber had once given her. But she did.
She recalled the humiliation she'd felt that day. Her cheeks red in embarrassment and tears flowing in her eyes that she had shed privately in the girls bathroom.
Except now her cheeks were red from the cold and her privacy to cry was in the woods. A few tears fell down her cheek before wiping them away, seeing familiar blonde hair.
"Sof everything alright?" James asked. He placed a gloved hand on her shoulder. "You scared us back there."
Sofia sniffed, rubbing her nose.
"I thought about quitting ice dancing," She muttered.
"How come? You just need a little more practice that's all."
"No it's not that. It's the skates. They reminded me of the trick shoes Amber gave me during my first dance class."
"The trick shoes that Amber... Oh. I can see why," James realized. He hugged her gently. "Sof, that won't happen again. If you fall, we'll help you back up. And no one laughed this time."
"Everyone laughed the last time?" Sofia asked in disbelief.
"Well not everyone. Except some of the boys and Amber obviously. But that's in the past. Hugo's waiting for you to come back. Will you come back?"
"I guess so. James um thank you for this talk."
"You're welcome Sof," James smiled, taking her hand. "Though we'll try again tomorrow. You're freezing."