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Chapter 5
CarPOV
I was practicing for my ballet recital while dad was at work and mom was in their room getting ready for this evening along with Helen. I know I wasn't as practiced as the other girls but I'm hoping I do the best I can tonight and make my family proud of me.
During the Recital
I was watching the other girls dance while waiting for my cue and when it came I danced and had a lot of fun. I started to walk over to the other girls after the recital and I heard them ask,
"What's that smell?"
"Oh, I know peanuts" with that they started to giggle and walk off. I was humiliated and I noticed my dad stood there watching and was upset with the other girls. As we were walking my dad tried to cheer me up by saying,
"I can see it now, the youngest prima ballerina in the history of the city ballet." He looked happy but I ruined it by saying,
"I'm quitting" he sounded shocked when he answered,
"What? Why would you quit?" I know he wasn't upset at the fact just confused so I clarified my reasoning,
"I started too late, I'll never catch up," I said with sadness lacing my voice as I'm still looking down at the ground as we walked. My dad seemed a little upset at what I said and tried contradicting me,
"Caroline, you were the best dancer on that stage" so we stopped walking and I sighed looking at him.
"What you think I can't spot talent?" he asked me. I didn't answer his question but said,
"Ballet takes years of hard work, it's not like the circus" he seemed shocked that I would say such a thing but the thing is, that what I said was true.
"You can't just fake it" with that I walked off with him just standing there shocked and hurt.
I got into the carriage and waited for him to get in so I can go home and get some sleep.
P.
I was still upset at what Caroline told me so when the girls were in bed and asleep I joined Bella in our room and I saw her at her vanity mirror. Bella noticed that I wasn't my normal happy mood,
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Caroline can't quit, no, no, she just feels out of place with the other girls," I said to her and she replied,
"I would hope so, I've never seen so many premadonnas in my life." I looked at her and said,
"Yea well, those premadonnas are the most important thing in the world to her right now" then Bella replied saying,
"She'll learn to ignore them, just like I did," she told me and I went on saying,
"She shouldn't have to" which is right because they all should become friends but sadly that's not how the world works.
"New York Society wouldn't accept us and if they did then they would have to accept us and stop judging and actually do something with their lives," she told me after she was done taking out her other earring. I then replied,
"This isn't about me" then got up and gave her a kiss as I walked away she asked,
"So this is different than everything else then?" she turned slightly to see me better as I grabbed my jacket from tonight and held it in my hands and replied,
"I just want her to be proud of who she is and who her family is." Bella scoffed and said,
"She is proud, we don't have to be the Carlisles" I knew what Bella meant and I just stood there watching her brush her hair. I decided that it was time I go to the bar that Phillip would be in and kissed Bella bye and told her not to wait up late for me. Once I got to the bar I noticed he was the only one in there so I went in and started to offer him a position as my partner for the circus.
I immediately started to offer him a way out of his lifestyle by saying,
"You just might find yourself a free man" he just gave me a look and wondered why I would bother with him.
OtherSide (P.T.) (Philip) (Both)
Right here, right now
I put the offer out
I don't want to chase you down
I know you see it
You run with me
And I can cut you free
Out of the drudgery and walls you keep in
So trade that typical for something colorful
And if it's crazy, live a little crazy
You can play it sensible, a king of conventional
Or you can risk it all and see
Don't you wanna get away from the same old part you gotta play
'Cause I got what you need, so come with me and take the ride
It'll take you to the other side
'Cause you can do like you do
Or you can do like me
Stay in the cage, or you'll finally take the key
Oh, damn! Suddenly you're free to fly
It'll take you to the other side
Okay, my friend, you want to cut me in
Well I hate to tell you, but it just won't happen
So thanks, but no
I think I'm good to go
'Cause I quite enjoy the life you say I'm trapped in
Now I admire you, and that whole show you do
You're onto something, really it's something
But I live among the swells, and we don't pick up peanut shells
I'll have to leave that up to you
Don't you know that I'm okay with this uptown part I get to play
'Cause I got what I need and I don't want to take the ride
I don't need to see the other side
So go and do like you do
I'm good to do like me
Ain't in a cage, so I don't need to take the key
Oh, damn! Can't you see I'm doing fine
I don't need to see the other side
Now is this really how you like to spend your days?
Whiskey and misery, and parties and plays
If I were mixed up with you, I'd be the talk of the town
Disgraced and disowned, another one of the clowns
But you would finally live a little, finally laugh a little
Just let me give you the freedom to dream
And it'll wake you up and cure your aching
Take your walls and start 'em breaking
Now that's a deal that seems worth taking
But I guess I'll leave that up to you
Well it's intriguing, but to go would cost me greatly
So what percentage of the show would I be taking?
Fair enough, you'd want a piece of all the action
I'd give you seven, we could shake and make it happen
I wasn't born this morning, eighteen would be just fine
Why not just go ahead and ask for nickels on the dime
Fifteen
I'd do eight
Twelve
Maybe nine
Ten
After Philip paid for our drinks he said,
"Sir, it looks like you have yourself a junior apprentice" I then replied with
"What I have is an overcompensated apprentice" I then handed him our drinks and we tapped our glasses and took the shots.
Don't you wanna get away to a whole new part you're gonna play
'Cause I got what you need, so come with me and take the ride
To the other side
So if you do like I do
So if you do like me
Forget the cage, 'cause we know how to make the key
Oh, damn! Suddenly we're free to fly
We're going to the other side
So if you do like I do
(To the other side)
So if you do like me
(We're going to the other side)
'Cause if we do we're going to the other side
We're going to the other side
With that, I noticed that Philip went into a trance with seeing Anne during her act. Once Anne's act was done we went back downstairs and I introduced everyone to Philip.
Anne then asked Philip, "what is your act ?" Philip seemed to be in a little shock but answered her,
"I-I don't have an act" and as she was walking away she said,
"Everyones got an act" I saw the way he looked at her and knew he may have developed a crush on her.
" !"
"Yeah?" I asked.
"You better come see this" when we walked outside there was a riot outside of the place and it honestly didn't surprise me.
Next Day
When I went into work today I had the newest paper in hand so I decided to read it to everyone and they all seemed to wonder why I was worried so much. I don't think it's them but the New York society won't take me seriously until I put on a show that will show that I also know how to take certain things very seriously. When Philip came into the area he handed me an invitation to the Queen's palace and reassured everyone that if they couldn't come than any of us wouldn't bother going. When we got to the palace I knew everyone was in shock and Charles has actually made the queen laugh. As we all were standing around just talking a lady came into the room and I asked Philip who she was,
"That's Jenny Lynn, she's an opera singer. She's the most famous opera singer all over Europe." With that I made Philip introduce us and I then asked her if she would come to America and perform one concert and I could make her famous all around the world. I knew that it would be hard to convince her but I eventually did it and I was excited to have her come to New York.
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