"This is my house right here," I told Ryan pointing to it. He pulled over and parked right in front of it.
"Goodnight Rose, I'll see you tomorrow." He said smiling and turning in his seat a bit to look at me.
"Goodnight, thanks for the ride." I told him opening up the door.
"Hey Rose?"
"Yeah?"
"Nothing, never mind."
"What?"
"It's nothing, goodnight Rose." He said turning and facing forward.
I got out and closed the door behind me, and he sped off. 'I wonder what that was all about?" I thought to myself. I shrugged it off and walked inside. I walked into the kitchen and Elizabeth was cooking dinner and Abe was on the phone in the kitchen.
"Never mind, she's here." He said into the phone and snapped it shut, "Where the hell have you been?" He shouted at me.
"Sorry, I forgot to tell you, actually I forgot about it myself, I joined the schools' dance team yesterday. The first day of practice was today after school." I rushed out before his face got any redder than what it was.
"Oh," He instantly calmed down, "Well, that's fine, just tell me about these things first Rose so I don't have to worry." He said, looking slightly uncomfortable.
I smiled at him, trying not to laugh. "Well, practice is everyday after school and I'll also be going over to some of the other girls house after practice to practice some more." I told him, leaving out the part where I joined their separate dance group, for some reason I had this gut feeling that he wouldn't really like that part.
"Oh, and one of the girls said she can hook me up with a job so I'll most likely be out on the weekends to, if that's alright with you?"
"That was nice of her." He stared at me for a minute, probably trying to see if I'm lying and trying to pull something over on him, which I was, I don't know if we'll actually being doing anything on the weekends but at least it will give me an excuse to not be stuck in the house and have him hounding me about where I've been. "Well that's fine, Elizabeth can drive you to and from work then until you've saved up enough to get your own car."
"Oh well, my friend who got me the job said that she can drive me, we'll be working at the same place and she said that I'm most likely going to be working the same shifts as her since she got me the job and there short staffed on weekend nights." I told him, sometimes I could surprise myself with how quickly I could fabricate something.
He got quiet and stared at me again, I could see him thinking, about what I have no idea. "Alright, but if she can't give you a ride you are to call Elizabeth, you understand. If you're going to be working during nights I don't want you out walking alone at night. And speaking of which how did you get home?" At this last part he narrowed his eyes at me.
'Hmmm, I wonder how mad he'll be if I tell him a guy dropped me off,' I thought to myself. "It was her, she drove me from dance practice; but I really do have a lot of school work I need to get done so if you don't mind can I go now?"
"Yea, and call your mother while your at it, she'll be worried about you." He said putting his phone on the counter and walking over to the kitchen table where he had his laptop and a pile of papers scattered about.
"Alright." I said, in my head I added, 'I doubt that.'
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I woke up the next day in a good mood, it feels like its been ages since I've actually woken up not instantly regretting the whole day. I jumped in the shower and when I got out paid extra attention when blowdrying my hair. I had actually woken up early enough that I could curl it. When I got dressed I sat down in front of my vanity and applied my makeup. My hair fell in soft curls down my shoulder and I pinned the left side back from my face. I grabbed my stuff and headed down the kitchen grabbing a muffin off the counter and a bottled water out of the fridge and took off out the door.
I was almost to school when a black suv with tinted windows drove by but I didn't get a good look at it because the wind suddenly picked up and blew my hair in my face effectively blocking my vision. When I managed to get my hair out of my face the suv had already drove by, I had a nagging feeling in my gut that there was something up with that suv though. I shrugged it off and continued on my way.
I was at my locker when Anna, Karen, Sarah, and Jackie walked up on me.
"hey guys," I said to them, while trying to get my locker to open.
"I know we just ask you to join us rose, but the headmistress just told us that there is going to be a school assembly today, apparently there's not enough kids participating in clubs here. And well, she's asked our little group to represent the schools dance team. We would love for you to join us, but if you don't feel up to it we understand. But on the other hand if you do want to join us, we'll be able to talk to her in letting us skip our morning periods so we can teach you all the dance steps. Its your call rose." Anna gushed out.
"Sure, anything to miss going to my buissnes period." I smiled at her, truly thankful that I'll get to skip that period.
"Great, lets go, oh and I brought a change of clothes for you to be able to change into, it was for practice today after school, but you can wear them at the assembly. But… how are you in dancing in heels?" She asked me smiling and hooking her arm through mine as she began leading me down the hall.
"Heels?" I asked deadpan…
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"Okay Mr. Ozera, everything is all set for you. Here is your class schedule and also there will be an assembly today during sixth and seventh period. Also I have spoken to your guardian and the importance of your bodyguard and how he will be attending all your classes as a student to blend in, but…" the headmistress paused to turn her gaze upon Dimitri sitting next to me, "I will expect you to act accordingly to the schools wishes and to not cause any issues unless it is absolutely necessary. Do I make myself clear boys?" She asked raising her eyebrow at Dimitri, I really couldn't help but smirk.
"Absolutely." Dimitri replied.
"Good, first period is about to start and I already have you both in the computer systems. Good day gentleman." And with that she dismissed us, we both got up and waked out of the administrators office in silence.
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"Alright, you ready Rose?" Anna asked me, while we stood up to get ready to go take our places in the center of the auditorium. I nodded at her to let her know I was ready.
"Don't be nervous, you did great with learning the routine." Sarah said walking up to stand beside me. I smiled at her in return. I wasn't nervous really, I was used to getting attention at all the parties that Lissa and me used to go to before we ran away from St. Vladimirs. Having an audience was really nothing new to me.
Our music cued and we walked out to take our places for the routine. It was actually pretty simple to learn. It was a series of short snips of songs that lasted for about five minutes and then it would change into another song and we would begin another dance to that song. Anna said that she had wanted to be able to show how versatile their dancing was and that's why she had did it like that. We started our first dance and immediantly all the guys in the audience went wild when we stood in a perfect line with our back to the crowd and our hands on our hips, and began swaying our hips side to side in sync with the bass of the song.
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Dimitri and I stood in the back of the auditorium along the wall and were looking over our class schedule when loud music filled the place. I looked up remembering the headmistress announcing some members of the schools dance team performing to get people to join.
When I looked up I couldn't of been more shocked, there in the center of the stage was a group of some of the most attractive girls I've ever seen, besides Lissa; and in that group was Rose dancing with them. "Holy shit…." I looked over to Dimitri who looked just as shocked as me.