I woke up early the next morning and begun my morning stretches. I grabbed a quick breakfast and begun my trek Downton. I had a pair of sweatpants over my tights and Marks jacket over my leotard I knew it would keep my warm. I grabbed my ballet bag and walked down to the sidewalk it would take a while to get Downton but I would get there in time. Finally I reached the company and the stage area. I took a deep breath and went inside.
I went up to the man at the table and said "Hi my name is Daisy. I'm here for the audition today."
Not even looking up from the table the man hands me a number and tells me. "Put that on you and go stand in that line." I did as he told and took my seat among all the other dancers. I sat their awkwardly not sure how to start a conversation with them. If Mimi was here we could talk all day about well everything. She would probably have some nail polish on her and we would wind up painting their nails. If Joanne and Maureen were here I would be helping them organize their protest. If Roger was here he would be showing me how to play the guitar like he has been the past few weeks. If Angel was here she would probably help me look even better for my audition. If Collins was here we would be telling me about his Anarchy exploits. And if Mark was here...well we would be laughing and enjoying each other's company and he would make all my worries flow away.
I looked at all the girls wearing their fancy toe shoes which weren't even broken in. While mine were old and worn and were almost dead. They were all wearing colorful leotards so they could stand out while mine was a simple black. I sat there in the back trying to not get noticed but soon all the girls noticed me. They all at some point took a glimpse of me and they all had the reaction utter disgust. I even saw a few of them laugh at me. They all new I didn't even stand a chance against them but I was going to try anyway.
I waited for like an hour before they called my name. And when they finally did I walked in shaking head to toe. Three people were sitting in front of the stage all holding clipboards. "Hi my name is Daisy."
"Hello Daisy do you have the music for the pianist?" One of the men asked.
"Yes." I went through my bag and brought out my sheet music (Which I had to hand write.) and I went back center stage. "Um... I well do my adagio first and then my allegro."
"Go on." The women said. I took a deep breath and begun my dance. When I dance I feel like nothing else matters in the world. I float and I seem to be in my own world. My adagio goes smoothly and all the judges smile. Now it was time for the allegro. I was ready to go into my Grande jete. I began the jump and leaped but landing was rather horrible. I stepped wrong and ended up sliding across the stage almost falling on top of the judges. I got up quickly and I was all flustered. The rest of my routine was a complete mess. When I finished up, I said goodbye and ran out of there as fast as I could.
I wiped my tears and ran past the other stuck up dancers and they could all tell that I screwed up. I was outside of the building wiping my tears with the sleeve of the jacket when I spotted Mark. He was standing there smiling as he held his camera. I walked over to him and dove into hug. He was shocked at first but then wrapped his arms around me. "Hey is everything okay?" He asked.
"I fucked up."
"No you didn't"
"Yes I did I slid across the stage and almost landed on top of the judges. I fucked up."
"Hey calm down." He held onto me and lifted my chin so he could like me in the eye. "You did your best and that's all you can do. So forget about that if they don't choose you then their stupid."
"Really?" I asked. Mark wiped my tears with his fingers.
"Really. Now come on lets head to the life cafe everyone is waiting for us." He leaned over and gave me a kiss. We walked down to the cafe hand in hand my head leaning on his shoulder. We walked in and saw the gang around our usually table.
"How did it go sweetie?" Angel asked me.
"I fucked up so now I want to forget about it." I said sitting down. All of them came around me and gave me a huge group hug.
"It's okay Daisy screw those people if they don't pick you." Mimi said.
"Yeah just because you fell it doesn't mean you aren't fantastic." Maureen added.
"Will always think you are the best." Collins finally said.
"Thanks guys, I love you all." I said to all of them. We ate lunch there and had to walk out of there quickly because we couldn't pay. We all decided to head back to Mark's apartment. We headed up the street laughing and joking when something caught my eye. My couch, was outside on the sidewalk, along with my bed and my table and all of my belongings which is few. Benny is talking with a few guys who finish moving my nightstand on the street. After they did that they began to load it all onto a repo truck.
"What the hell is he doing?!" Roger exclaimed.
"He's evicting me for real." I marched across the street and right into Benny's face. "You son of a bitch! What the hell are you doing man?"
"I told you if you didn't pay the rent I would evict you."
"You said I had a year without rent because I got fired from my job! And now you're going back on your promise."
"I'm sorry but this is how the system works."
"You shit! You're not sorry at all."
"Daisy calm down." He told me. He tried to touch my shoulder but I pulled away from him.
"Don't tell me what to do you bastard. I can't believe you would do this. Mark told me you had a heart but I think he's wrong you have nothing in there." I curled my hand into a fist and punched him right in the nose. He stumbled and held onto his nose which was starting to bleed. The gang walked up from behind and just stood there watching me and Benny face it off.
"You bitch." He called me. Before I could respond Mark came forward.
"Don't you dare call her that?" He gave him a punch across the face. Benny held his face in pain as Mark held his hand in pain. "Ow that really hurts." Benny his face bruised but pissed off curled up his fist and hit Mark across the face twice. He knelt down in pain holding one of his hands over his left eye. I was ready to punch Benny again we he quickly go into his truck with all my stuff and drove away.
I stood there in shock and then knelt next down to Mark. "Are you okay?" I asked him. He lifted his head up and his face was a little bruised up.
"I'll get some ice from the cafe." Joanne said. Both she and Maureen went over quickly to get the ice. I stayed by Mark and helped him up.
"You didn't have to do that Mark." I said holding his arm.
"No one calls my girlfriend a bitch." I smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. When they came back with the ice I held it onto his face and we all made our way upstairs. I sat next to Mark on the couch keeping the ice on his face.
"I don't know what to do now." I whispered.
"We'll figure it out sweetie don't you worry." Angel said reassuringly.
"Yeah well they took all my stuff and have locked my door with a padlock. There is no way I'm getting back in. That's for sure." The ice was staring to melt so I took it off Marks face. The swelling was going down but the bruises were still there. "You wonderful idiot."
"Well I couldn't let you have all the fun with punching Benny." He said with a weak smile. Rodger then came over to Mark and whispered something in his ear. His face lit up and I was wondering what Rodger had just said to him.
"Hey Daisy why don't you live her. Mimi and Rodger are pretty much living with each other and Rodger said he would be okay with it."
"You serious! I can live here."
"Yeah you can live in Rodgers room."
"I'm not sure I want to live in Rodgers room." I said as I ran my hand up his leg.
'What I thought..." It took him a minute but then Mark realized what I meant. "Ooh" He blushed slightly and took my hand. We then spent the rest of the night enjoying each other's company. Everyone left slowly till it was just me and Mark.
"Your face is looking better." I commented.
"Yeah it feels better too." We scooted closer to each other. "I'm glad you're moving in." He said with a smile.
"So am I." We started to kiss but it started to get heated In between the kissing Mark whispered to me.
"Are you sure you want to do this now?"
"Yes I am Mark." We walked into his bedroom and I fell on top of his bed. Tonight was the night.