She walked into the white kitchen and opened the refrigerator. She pulled out a pre-made Caesar salad and grabbed two root beers. She went back out into the living room and gave her brother one of the root beers. She then sat down and ate her salad, watching the MTV show. She finished her food and put the dishes in the sink.
Reshine went upstairs, taking a can of green tea with her. She opened the door to her studio, and the smell of dust & rosin welcomed her in. She went over to the closet and changed into a black leotard, black footless tights, and black legwarmers. She also got out her pointe shoes, but did not put them on yet. After she had completely warmed up, she grabbed her shoes and pulled them on like gloves—and they fit like gloves also. She ran over to the stereo and turned it on, the music of a piano filling the room.
Jake had just finished climbing the stairs when he saw the open door of Reshine's studio. He grinned from the doorway as Reshine did a triple pirouette and landed in an arabesque allongé.
Pique arabesque, chassé tour jété, chassé fouetté, chassé fouetté, tombé pas de bouréé, glissade, sout de chat. Reshine's face shone with sweat and a smile. She turned and saw her brother leaning in the doorway, clapping.
"Do you like it? It's not much…" She pushed a small bit of stray hair behind her ear.
"Of course I like it! Are you taking that to the competition?" Jake was beaming at the accomplishment of his sister.
"I don't know…exactly…why? Should I?" Reshine never could make a decision to save her life.
"Yes! And if you don't want to do it, have someone else do it, or something. Anyway, I'm going to work on my novel. Keep up the awesome work!" And with that, Jake left his little sister to contemplate her costume.
Reshine ran over to the closet, put on her practice tutu, and took off her legwarmers. She started to twirl and jump furiously, sweat pouring all over. She collapsed after she finished her grueling dance. Lying on the floor, hands over her forehead and panting, she thought to herself 'that will do'.