Chapter 11
Faster and faster. The room became a blur. Plies,tendus,
entrachats, and pirouettes. Angel couldn't help but spin even faster. She hoped that maybe if she spinned fast enough, all of her worries and problems would go away and she would be magically transported into some far away fairyworld where there were no worries for anyone.
But even as everything blurred faster,she knew that it wouldn't happen. She still went on and on, the muscles in her legs starting to scream for a break.
"Haven't seen you dance that fast in a long time," said a voice,
inturrupting in on her thoughts. Angel stopped spinning and fell to the floor,indian style. Being a dancer, she knew how to fall.
"Yeah, well, it helps blow off some steam," Angel replied, starting to breathe hard.
"Makes me dizzy just watching you," said Joe.
"Well,I guess I'm sorry about that. But I like that speed. Too bad no classical music goes that fast. I guess you can't ask for everything in life,huh."
"That's right. So,why have you been ignoring Johnny lately?"
Angel scoffed. "Who? I don't think that I know who you are talking about."
"Oh,so now you don't know him. He must have done something really bad."
"Not bad enough for me to slit his throat,unfourtenatly," Angel replied casually.
"Well,what did he do?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Well,I want you to talk about it."
"So?"
"So,details girl!"
"Okay,alright. Well,I was walking down the hallway to the water fountain.I saw Johnny and went over to say hi. As I was making my way to him,Katie came up to him. She backed him against some lockers,pressed herself to him, and kissed him like a woman possessed! It was awful."
"Oh,darling," he said, coming across the gym and pulling her into his arms,just like the brother she always thought him to be.
"It was so awful," she repeated. "I saw red. I was ready to hurt someone.I didn't really care who,either. I wanted to shut Katie's head in a locker, and for the first time,I almost wanted to hurt Johnny. And that's horrible because I've never wanted to hurt him as long as I've known him."
"Well, that was very stupid of him. I mean,look at you. You are one of the most beautiful girls I have ever known."
"Who's the others?," she asked.
"Jade. But you look fabolous in those pointes and the black leotards and white tights. And you are wonderful at ballet."
"Jade is better at other types of dancing than me."
"Well,we can't ask for everything. Jade is a talented dancer, but no one comes close to you at ballet."
"Yeah,well, I'm just another dumb blonde. I'm clueless to love and the world."
"That's what happenes when you're raised the way we were. It's not your fault."
"Yeah,whatever."
"Not whatever. Come on,dance some more. For me,please. Dally's been looking for you."
"I don't want to talk to him either."
"Why?"
"Because he was kissing Katie also. That girl.......OHHH!"
"I know,sweetheart.I know.She's just a stupid cheerleader who has it out for you. Her I.Q. is probally lower than room temperature. Don't worry about her stupid self."
"Right. Start the music please," she said,getting to her feet.
Sleep Beauty played from the boom box in the corner of the gym. Slowly,Angel started to dance. She really got into the music. She was Princess Aurora, but her prince would have to be imagined.
Suddenly, the gym doors burts open,and Angel stopped dancing again. Her long legs started to tangle and she staggered sideways. She caught herself before she tumbled to the floor and looked to see who was ruining her preformance. Striding towards her was Dally. She was suddenly furious again. Turning on her heel, she walked back to her bag. She had been in such a rush to get here, she had forgotten to think of where she could have changed. When she got here, that had been no problem since she was the only one here. But now that there was two guys here,she wouldn't even think about taking off her leotard and tights and being seen in her undergarments.
She pulled one of Joe's t-shirts on and the long black skirt. She didn't bother taking off her white pointes, she just stood up and walked towards Dally.
When she reached him, he grabbed her arm, but she pirouetted out of his grasp. He made another grab for her, but she would spin away, just out of his grasp. Dally in a rage was frightening, but to push him when he was like that was dangerous. But suddenly, Angel wanted to know what would happen if you did push him.
"Angel," he shouted as she did a tendus that sent her out of his grasp again,"Come here!"
"Get bent!," she shouted at him.
"Not until you tell me why you're blowing me off. And why you're blowing Johnny off."
"I'm blowing you off because you're--you're." For a minute,she couldn't think of anything to say. But then, she decided to qoute Charles. So she yelled:"Fraternizing with the enemy!"
"What in the world are you talking about?," he shouted at her,grabbing her fore arm and pinning it to his chest. His face was inches from her's, their eyes blazing with rage.
"I'm talking about Katie Andrews," Angel proclaimed in a deadly whisper.
"Who?"
"Oh,don't you dare act like you don't know who I'm talking about," she shouted,trying to turn away and leave. But Dally pulled her back to him and glared into her eyes.
"Well,I'm sorry,but I don't know who you're talking about," he said.
"The head cheerleader. The one with the bleached blonde curly hair that comes to her shoulders."
"Oh,her. Yeah,now I remember."
"Well,I'm glad. Kudos for you,Dally."
"What about her," he asked,still not letting her go.
"You,kissing her outside the school."
"Why is that anything that you would get all upset about?"
"Well,that girl has it out for me. And I also saw her making out with Johnny in the hallway. And then just as I came walking around a corner,I saw her kissing you," she shouted.
"Oh," he said, his grip going slack. "I didn't know..."
"Of course you didn't!," Angel shouted, still furious. She turned to walk away, but Dally pulled her back to him and kissed her with great passion. He gripped her chin and didn't let go. Slowly, as if in a trance, her arms slipped up around his neck. How long the kiss went on, Angel wasn't sure. But one thing was certain to her, Dally really knew how to kiss.
As he pulled away from her, she studied his eyes. They were filled with passion and something that she'd never seen there before. What it was, she couldn't place her finger on it. Behind them, Joe whooped with laughter and cheers.
"Why did you do that," whispered Angel.
"Well,I'm not sure. Mainly because it was there to do. But also because I've wanted to do that for a long time. You've been on the streets too long. They were starting to rob you of your kind and loving ways. Go back to Johnny. You're good for each other. You bring him to life like I've never seen him before and he brings out the good and caring part of you. Forgive him."
He let his hand slowly slip off her chin as he walked away. She watched him go, still shaking from the way he had kissed her. Never had she ever been kissed like that in her life. The blush was still on her cheeks as she made her way back to Soda's house.
Faster and faster. The room became a blur. Plies,tendus,
entrachats, and pirouettes. Angel couldn't help but spin even faster. She hoped that maybe if she spinned fast enough, all of her worries and problems would go away and she would be magically transported into some far away fairyworld where there were no worries for anyone.
But even as everything blurred faster,she knew that it wouldn't happen. She still went on and on, the muscles in her legs starting to scream for a break.
"Haven't seen you dance that fast in a long time," said a voice,
inturrupting in on her thoughts. Angel stopped spinning and fell to the floor,indian style. Being a dancer, she knew how to fall.
"Yeah, well, it helps blow off some steam," Angel replied, starting to breathe hard.
"Makes me dizzy just watching you," said Joe.
"Well,I guess I'm sorry about that. But I like that speed. Too bad no classical music goes that fast. I guess you can't ask for everything in life,huh."
"That's right. So,why have you been ignoring Johnny lately?"
Angel scoffed. "Who? I don't think that I know who you are talking about."
"Oh,so now you don't know him. He must have done something really bad."
"Not bad enough for me to slit his throat,unfourtenatly," Angel replied casually.
"Well,what did he do?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Well,I want you to talk about it."
"So?"
"So,details girl!"
"Okay,alright. Well,I was walking down the hallway to the water fountain.I saw Johnny and went over to say hi. As I was making my way to him,Katie came up to him. She backed him against some lockers,pressed herself to him, and kissed him like a woman possessed! It was awful."
"Oh,darling," he said, coming across the gym and pulling her into his arms,just like the brother she always thought him to be.
"It was so awful," she repeated. "I saw red. I was ready to hurt someone.I didn't really care who,either. I wanted to shut Katie's head in a locker, and for the first time,I almost wanted to hurt Johnny. And that's horrible because I've never wanted to hurt him as long as I've known him."
"Well, that was very stupid of him. I mean,look at you. You are one of the most beautiful girls I have ever known."
"Who's the others?," she asked.
"Jade. But you look fabolous in those pointes and the black leotards and white tights. And you are wonderful at ballet."
"Jade is better at other types of dancing than me."
"Well,we can't ask for everything. Jade is a talented dancer, but no one comes close to you at ballet."
"Yeah,well, I'm just another dumb blonde. I'm clueless to love and the world."
"That's what happenes when you're raised the way we were. It's not your fault."
"Yeah,whatever."
"Not whatever. Come on,dance some more. For me,please. Dally's been looking for you."
"I don't want to talk to him either."
"Why?"
"Because he was kissing Katie also. That girl.......OHHH!"
"I know,sweetheart.I know.She's just a stupid cheerleader who has it out for you. Her I.Q. is probally lower than room temperature. Don't worry about her stupid self."
"Right. Start the music please," she said,getting to her feet.
Sleep Beauty played from the boom box in the corner of the gym. Slowly,Angel started to dance. She really got into the music. She was Princess Aurora, but her prince would have to be imagined.
Suddenly, the gym doors burts open,and Angel stopped dancing again. Her long legs started to tangle and she staggered sideways. She caught herself before she tumbled to the floor and looked to see who was ruining her preformance. Striding towards her was Dally. She was suddenly furious again. Turning on her heel, she walked back to her bag. She had been in such a rush to get here, she had forgotten to think of where she could have changed. When she got here, that had been no problem since she was the only one here. But now that there was two guys here,she wouldn't even think about taking off her leotard and tights and being seen in her undergarments.
She pulled one of Joe's t-shirts on and the long black skirt. She didn't bother taking off her white pointes, she just stood up and walked towards Dally.
When she reached him, he grabbed her arm, but she pirouetted out of his grasp. He made another grab for her, but she would spin away, just out of his grasp. Dally in a rage was frightening, but to push him when he was like that was dangerous. But suddenly, Angel wanted to know what would happen if you did push him.
"Angel," he shouted as she did a tendus that sent her out of his grasp again,"Come here!"
"Get bent!," she shouted at him.
"Not until you tell me why you're blowing me off. And why you're blowing Johnny off."
"I'm blowing you off because you're--you're." For a minute,she couldn't think of anything to say. But then, she decided to qoute Charles. So she yelled:"Fraternizing with the enemy!"
"What in the world are you talking about?," he shouted at her,grabbing her fore arm and pinning it to his chest. His face was inches from her's, their eyes blazing with rage.
"I'm talking about Katie Andrews," Angel proclaimed in a deadly whisper.
"Who?"
"Oh,don't you dare act like you don't know who I'm talking about," she shouted,trying to turn away and leave. But Dally pulled her back to him and glared into her eyes.
"Well,I'm sorry,but I don't know who you're talking about," he said.
"The head cheerleader. The one with the bleached blonde curly hair that comes to her shoulders."
"Oh,her. Yeah,now I remember."
"Well,I'm glad. Kudos for you,Dally."
"What about her," he asked,still not letting her go.
"You,kissing her outside the school."
"Why is that anything that you would get all upset about?"
"Well,that girl has it out for me. And I also saw her making out with Johnny in the hallway. And then just as I came walking around a corner,I saw her kissing you," she shouted.
"Oh," he said, his grip going slack. "I didn't know..."
"Of course you didn't!," Angel shouted, still furious. She turned to walk away, but Dally pulled her back to him and kissed her with great passion. He gripped her chin and didn't let go. Slowly, as if in a trance, her arms slipped up around his neck. How long the kiss went on, Angel wasn't sure. But one thing was certain to her, Dally really knew how to kiss.
As he pulled away from her, she studied his eyes. They were filled with passion and something that she'd never seen there before. What it was, she couldn't place her finger on it. Behind them, Joe whooped with laughter and cheers.
"Why did you do that," whispered Angel.
"Well,I'm not sure. Mainly because it was there to do. But also because I've wanted to do that for a long time. You've been on the streets too long. They were starting to rob you of your kind and loving ways. Go back to Johnny. You're good for each other. You bring him to life like I've never seen him before and he brings out the good and caring part of you. Forgive him."
He let his hand slowly slip off her chin as he walked away. She watched him go, still shaking from the way he had kissed her. Never had she ever been kissed like that in her life. The blush was still on her cheeks as she made her way back to Soda's house.