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Chapter 5
Those you've known
(Ella's P.O.V.)
The first day still isn't over yet. Lunch just started.
All of us are meeting up in the center of the court yard by the wolf statue. It's our hang out spot when it's not raining.
We always have lunch here.
"Thank God. I'm starving." Chloe said as she sat down next to me.
Seth was on my other side.
"Hey guys." I said as some of our other friends Nate, Rik, Brock and Kyle showed up.
"What's goin?" Kyle asked us.
"Not much. Lucy told me tell you to take the bus home. She can't pick you up." I told him.
Lucy and Gabe's younger brother Kyle is a sophomore now.
He phased over the summer and as far as things go...he hasn't imprinted yet.
Lucy thinks it's best if Kyle doesn't imprint anytime soon.
I couldn't agree more...it can be a mess.
"It's all good. I can drive you home." Seth told him.
"Cool, thanks." Kyle said.
"On a scale 1 to 10...what would you rate your last first day?" Chloe asked me.
"Haha...judging by fact that the day isn't over yet and I'm gonna be at the dance studio for a good 4 possibly 5 hours...I'm probably not gonna answer that till tomorrow." I told him.
"I swear you are always busy." Emerson scoffed.
"I get bored VERY easily and all of you know that." I told her.
"Oh get off her case. Ella has to prepare for Juuuulliard." Chloe teased.
"Julliard just so happens to be one of the top dance schools in the country. F.Y.I...you shall hopefully hear about Ella and I making it into Julliard in...May...I think." Belinda said.
"Thanks Lindy." I smiled.
"We're in this together." She assured me.
"So Seth...you still goin' to the college of the undecided?" Rik asked him.
"Nope...I plan on applying to a college in Manhattan. There's a photogrophy program I'm interested in." He said to everyone.
I was most surprised to hear this.
"When was this decided?" I gasped.
"Hold on a sec...Mateo! Over here!" Seth waved.
Jared's cousin Mateo moved down from the Makah rez last summer.
Surprise surprise! We got two wolves this year...
Mateo phased in January and Kyle phased over the summer.
His dad moved him down so he could be with Jared in Sam's pack.
He started showing signs last summer and so he transfered to La Push High School so he could be close to the other wolves when he phased.
Not to mention the fact that Mateo is Belinda's boyfriend...and ended up imprinting on her during second semester of junior year.
As far as I know...Belinda still has no idea.
Mateo went down to California to go visit his mom for the summer which was when Mateo was supposed to tell her...but he ended up having a change of plans. So he wasn't able to.
So once I put that all together, that makes a total of 2 of my best friends getting imprinted on and they have no idea what's so ever.
Life just get's better as the pages turn...
Or so we all thought.
"Have any of you started your senior project yet?" I asked.
"Hahahahaha...no." Nate said.
"Well thank you for the solid answer." I Payton muttered.
"Now I know for a fact that you haven't started yet either. So don't even start." Nate teased.
"Yea yea whatever." Payton mumbled.
"So anyway I—" Chloe began to say before she stopped in the middle of her sentence to grab her cell phone out of her bag.
Everyone continued to talk while Chloe checked her message.
A grin had suddenly appeared on her face...then her expression turned from happy to not so happy-ish. Chloe quickly wiped the smile off her face and put her phone back in her bag.
"Okay what just happened? Who just texted you?" I asked her.
"Oh it was just my mom...I have to go out of town over the weekend. I'll be back on Sunday night." She said very quickly.
I scrunched my eyebrows together in confusion.
"Well that would totally not make sense why you're going back to Spain shortly after YOU just go here." I said.
"I'm not going back to Spain...I—I'm going to Florida." Chloe stumbled shyly.
"O...kay...what's in Florida—"
"Mi bisabuela" Chloe said.
"What does that mean?" Kyle asked her.
"Don't you pay attention in Spanish class? It means great grandma estúpido!" Belinda told him.
"Hey? I'm not stupid!" Kyle said.
"Glad to see you know what it means...maybe I was wrong...you do pay attention." Belinda teased.
"I think it would be best of you were a teacher's aid for someone else's Spanish class and not mine." Kyle muttered.
"Oh you would miss me." Belinda declared.
"That's what you think—" Kyle began to say before Chloe cut him off.
"Anyway. I'm going to go visit my great grandma in Florida. I'm leaving Friday night." Chloe said.
Honestly I don't think this adds up...
"I didn't know your great grandma lived in Florida—"
"She moved that's all...Plus it's-well—it's been a while since I've seen her and my mom thought it would be good that I pay her a visit." Chloe shrugged.
Well that doesn't sound suspicious at all.
"Okay well in that case I'll drive you to the airport Friday. If you'll let me." I offered.
"Um...sure why not?" Chloe winced.
I wasn't even ask any more questions.
I didn't even wanna bother with it...
Well not now anyways.
For about the first year after Chloe got sent back to Spain...we didn't really talk that much.
I don't know why...but we just didn't...then right before my 17th birthday we started talking again and acted like nothing even happened.
Technically I'm still not sure what actually happened with us.
One thing that has changed about her is that sometimes she can get a little quiet.
It's like she's not really in the mood to talk about anything...or anyone.
I swear it's like my best friend had this secret life in Spain that she never really told me about.
Then again I never asked...
Eventually I think I just might.
In a way I feel as if she's been holding back something from me.
"You better call me while you're gone." I demanded.
"Oh chill it's just for 2 days." Chloe assured me.
"You just got here!" Nina said.
"Guys chill! I'll be back on Monday it's no big." Chloe said.
All of us shrugged it off and continued to keep eating.
"I have to go...I'll talk to you guys later...bye."
Chloe walked off before we could say anything.
"Ummmm what just happened?" Seth asked me.
"I don't know," I paused to get all of my stuff together.
"I'm gonna go find out...talk to you all later...love ya babe." I said before giving my boyfriend a quick peck on the lips.
Something was bothering her.
I've never seen her like this.
"Chloe! Wait!" I said trying to run after her.
"I don't want to talk about it okay?" Chloe snapped.
"Well I'm not just gonna let you hang around by yourself." I verfied.
Chloe shook her head and rolled her eyes.
"...Fine." She muttered.
Chloe and I sat somewhere else for the rest of lunch.
There wasn't alot that was said after that.
I don't know what happened with Chloe while she was in Spain, but I will.
Maybe I can fix this.
~~~After School~~~
"So how long are we gonna be there?" Chloe asked me.
"A while. It will be worth it...trust me." I assured her.
"Whatever you say—"
Chloe stopped yet again to grab her phone of her bag.
"It's Gabe." She smiled.
"Answer it!" I told her.
"Okay...hello?"
"Hey Chloe it's Gabe." I heard him say throught the phone.
"Well it said Gabe calling on my phone so I figured that out." Chloe said.
Way to point out the obvious.
"Yea—I-I um...well hey I was wondering if you would like to uhhhh...go out sometime..." We heard Gabe say.
My draw just dropped...Chloe's did too.
"Well that should make your day a lot better." I mumbled.
"Keep your eyes on the road before we hit a deer or something!" Chloe told me.
"Chloe...are you still there?" Gabe said.
"Uh—yea...I-I-I'm right here." Chloe said as she nearly smashed her phone back up to her ear.
"So what do ya say?" He asked.
Chloe bit her lip and frowned.
"I can't go out this weekend. I have to go out of town. How about next weekend?"
"Crap...I have a study session that weekend." Gabe muttered.
"Well how about we do this...I'll call you when I'm free." Chloe compromised.
"That could work." Gabe said.
"Good...well I have to go. I'll talk to you later."
"Bye Chloe." Gabe said before hanging up.
There were a few short seconds of silence.
"Duuuuude..." I chuckled.
"I know." Chloe sighed.
"After being here for only a few days and someone already asks you out?" I squeeled.
"Yea...well..." Chloe didn't finish her sentence.
She had a tiny little smile on her face and just stared back out at the window.
Chloe was concentrating.
"Okay we're here!" I said as I quickly found a parking spot on the kirb.
"Quick question...how old are these girls?" Chloe asked me.
"Ages 9 and 10. Don't worry Lo...they don't bite." I teased.
"I never asked. If they do maybe they'll bite you first." Chloe joked as she elbowed me in the arm.
I always come atleast 45 minutes early to warm up and do a little improv while I'm at it.
The girls won't be here till about 3:45 so I still have time.
"Nice." Chloe nodded as she looked around.
"Ella...good to see you." A very familiar voice said.
"Good afternoon Madame." I said.
"I understand that Linda had some prior engagements. So this must be the friend you have been telling me so much about." Madame smiled at Chloe.
"Hello." Chloe smiled.
"Nice to meet you." Madame shook her hand.
"So I was thinking today we could run through some of the usual drills and warm ups...then I could start them on a little bit of choreograpy for the recital?" I said to Madame.
"Go ahead. The class is yours today. Let them out a little early today because we're starting earlier than usual tonight...there is lot's to do."
"Alright. Well...we're gonna start warming up." I quickly put my stuff down by the benches.
"Lucky for you I've been starting to break these in again...it's been a while since I've worn them. The arch has gotten a little flat." Chloe said as she started picking at her pointe shoes.
"Smash the box and bend them back a few times. That should do it." I told her.
"Thanks."
I quickly pulled out a pony tail holder from my bag and put my hair up.
"I'm gonna be lazy today." I muttered as I wrapped my purple ribbon around the top of my pony tail.
"I used to hate doing that. I don't have the patience to put my hair up into a bun. It took me forever." Chloe chuckled.
"Just put it up in a pony tail." I muttered.
It didn't take me long to put my shoes on.
I plugged my Ipod up to the speakers and turned it on to my "Ballet Warm-Ups" playlist.
"Ahh...Mendelssohn." I sighed before moving one of the barres' to the center of the floor.
"How many girls are in the class?" Chloe asked.
"My class...or the class that's gonna be here in an hour."
"The one that's gonna be here in an hour." She verified.
"Well there's 17 in that class. My class has 20 girls that are all around our age. 18 is the oldest but it's Madame's most advanced ballet class." I explained before doing another grand plié.
Chloe just shrugged before standing up and walking over to join me.
"It's been so long since I've done this." Chloe said as she began to mimick my movements.
"How do your feet feel?" I asked.
"Not bad actually. I still dance...just not in these shoes." She told me.
"If you start to keep consistent in doing a few simple excercises everyday then they won't be so bad. Then again it takes about 6 years to break into pointe...though honestly I can say that my feet hardly hurt any more since I've been doing it for so long." I muttered.
"Said the dancer." Chloe teased.
"Oh hush...the after shock comes in after I take off the shoes and take the tape off my toes. The blisters hurt like crazy!" I said.
"Mmmmhmmm I'm sure." Chloe mumbled.
"Okay." I said before kicking my right leg straight up into the air and then did the same with my left.
I quickly went from a simple kick to doing a leg hold turn and then a grand jeté turn.
"I'm done. Slide the barre back to the wall when you're done for me will ya?" I asked before slidding down into my "Chinese Splits".
"Show off." Chloe muttered as she moved the barre back to the wall opposite to the mirror.
"I'm just getting started." I said before rolling into my right leg split.
"Bien por ti...I can still do those too you know." Chloe said as she dropped into the splits.
(Good for you)
"Ha!" She exclaimed.
"Whatever." I teased.
"Okay can you turn off the classical music and play something else?" Chloe asked me.
"One more song first? It's not long at all I promise." I begged.
"Go ahead...then you better change it to some better music—"
"Hey! Don't hate on classical music." I snapped.
"Ella May just play the song." Chloe scoffed.
"I know you know this one for sure. Our parents took us to go see it in Downtown Portland when we were younger." I smiled.
"Mmmmhmmm..." Chloe mumbled.
I walked to the center of the floor.
"Now watch and be A-MAZED!" I said dramatically.
"I'm watching." Chloe said.
The music started...
"Pas de Quartre of the Small Swans? From Swan Lake...when did you learn this?" Chloe exclaimed.
"About 3 years ago." I said before going intot he choreography.
It took us nearly 4 months to get down.
We all learned the dance steps together as a group but we didn't start actually dancing together in one little group.
All four of us had to hold each others hands and move together in PERFECT UNISON...
Words can't describe how irritating and hard it was.
It's a lot easier when you do it by yourself.
Me, Marina, Panya and Clari kept stomping (not stepping) on each other's feet.
It was funny at first, but then it really started to bother us after a while.
I stopped towards the end so I could catch my breath.
"Okay" pant "I quit."
"That's a lot of work. You should be tired." Chloe laughed.
"Thank you." I gave her a bow before dropping onto the floor.
A tiny applause had filled the room.
"I think you have an audience Elle." Chloe said pointing towards the door.
I turned around to see two of my students smiling at me.
Lily and Summer Marsden.
Summer is just a year older than Lily...but both of them are sweethearts.
"Ms. Ella!" They came over to hug me.
"Ms. Ella? How cute." Chloe whispered.
"They're so darling. Hey girls." I smiled.
"Ms. Ella can you do that again? Please?" Lily begged.
"Not now...maybe later. Plus there's someone I want you two to meet." I said.
"Hi!" Chloe gave them a friendly smile.
"Girls this is my friend Ms. Chloe." I said introducing the girls to her.
"Hi." Summer and Lily said shyly.
"Hey girls since class is gonna start soon why don't you go ahead, get your stuff together and start stretching." I said.
"Okay!" The girls scuried over to sit by the bench in the window as they got ready for class.
Within the next 30 minutes several of the other girls showed up.
Everyone was almost here.
"Ella May...can you come into my office for a quick second?" I heard Madame say.
"Just a second!" I said as I quickly helped one of the girls fix the hole in her shoe.
One thing a ballet dancer should always carry in her bag is a needle and thread.
Sometimes the shoe can get worn out and for a hole in the spot where your foot puts the heaviest amount of pressure on your shoe.
Or they just get worn out in general.
"I think that's good. Try it back on?" I said as I gave the shoe back to the girl.
"Perfect. Thank you Ms. Ella." Grace said.
"You're welcome. Now stretch out with some of the other girls." I told her.
Grace got up and went to go join some of her friends.
I got up and went straight into Madame's office.
"You can leave the door open." She said as I walked into her office.
"So what is it that you want to talk to me about?" I asked her.
"I have come to a very important decision about this class..." Madame trailed off.
"How does this involve me? Forgive me but I am a little confused." I told her.
Madame chuckled.
"I notice that you seem to be very fond of the girls and there's no telling that they are very fond of you. So many new kids have enrolled into the program this year and I have made a very exclusive decision about you." She explained.
I didn't answer. I was waiting for her to finish.
"I would like to offer you a job...not just as an assistant in some of the other classes here...but as a teacher. You will teach some of my classes here. Including the one that I'm about to fully hand over to you and it starts in about 20 minutes. I trust that you will help these girls become great artist. You are a prime a example. You will be paid to teach just like every other dance teacher here. Are you willing to accept my offer?"
This day has just got 200 percent better than it already was.
A job here?
Wow...I mean there's only one answer I could possibly give Madame.
"Yes! I would love to!" I shrieked before wrapping my arms around Madame to hug her.
"Ella May." She said sternly.
Ooops! I need to be more proffessional about this.
Way to go Ella.
"I mean...yes I will gladly accept your offer. Thank you Madame." I shook her hand.
"Excellent Now you can go back out there now." Madame said.
I just nodded my head and slowly backed out of her office.
Once I had got out I quickly turned around and smiled.
"Ella!" I heard Madame shout.
"Yes?" I turned around and walked back into her office.
"Make me proud." She smiled.
"You won't be disappointed." I assured her with the biggest smile on my face.
I had graciously walked back out of her office once again and back into the dance studio.
I placed my hands on my hips, looked around at all the girls who were playing around and smiled.
"I have a class." I said to myself.
Ella May you just got yourself a job.
A FREAKING JOB!
Now my schedule is gonna be even more busy.
I think I can definitely manage that.
So far so great! = )
"5 minutes till you must sitting down in front of the mirror!" I said to everyone.
Chloe caught my eye and started to walking over to me.
"You have a HUGE smile on your face...what just happened?" Chloe asked me.
"As of today. I work here. This is my class." I said.
"Congrats!" Chloe wrapped her arms around me.
"We'll celebrate later. I have to start class now...Girls sit down we're about start!" I said clapping my hands together.
"Quickly! I have an announcement to make!" Madame stood right behind me.
All of the girls quickly found a seat on the floor.
"As of today I'm no longer going to be teaching your class. But...I'm happy to say that Ms. Ella is going to be your new teacher." Madame said.
All of the girls gasped in perfect union...it was so cute to see all of their faces light up.
"Ms. Ella's gonna be our teacher for the whole year?" One of my students Katie asked.
"Yes! I am. We can save the rest of the questions for later. Come on girls! First position at the barre. Quickly now!" I said.
"I'm already starting to like this." Madame whispered in my ear before walking back into her office.
"Girls I would like to introduce all of you to my friend. This is Ms. Chloe. Can all of you say hi?" I said.
"Hi Ms. Chloe." The girls said to her.
"Hola." Chloe waved.
"So...today we're gonna go through our usual routine and then you girls are gonna start learning some choreography for your recital that's in December." I said.
Class had gone perfect as it was planned.
Chloe was a big help today.
I think I just might make her my assistant.
Madame said she can if she wants to.
"Ms. Ella?" One of the girls walked over to where we were sitting.
"What's up Nicole?" I smiled.
"Is Ms. Linda gonna be here tomorrow?" She asked me.
"Yes she is." I said.
"Will you be here tomorrow Ms. Chloe?" Nicole turned to her.
"Ummmmm..." Chloe stopped to look at me. She wasn't sure what to say.
I just gave her an encouraging nod.
"I won't be here tomorrow but, I will be here next Thursday." Chloe smiled.
"Ms. Chloe is gonna be my new assistant." I added.
"She is?" Nicole smiled.
"¿Qué?" Chloe said in surprise.
"I already talked it over with Madame. It's up to you...she'll pay you." I told her.
"Yes! Yes! I'll take the job! You'll see me everday at class. Just not tomorrow." Chloe said very quickly.
"Nicole we have to go!" There was her mom.
"Coming Mama! Bye Ms. Ella. Bye Ms. Chloe." Nicole waved.
"She's sweet." Chloe sighed.
"She's actually very shy. She doesn't really say much. Nicole seems to be very comfortable around you. I think you could really help her out." I said.
"I'm up for it." She shrugged.
"Told you it's not that bad—"
"Bye Ms. Ella!. Bye Ms. Chloe!" The rest of the girls said before they left.
I got up from where I sat and stood in the middle of the floor with my hands on my hips.
"Aaaahhhh" I sighed.
"What time does the next class start?" Chloe asked me.
"In about 30 minutes. We all have to be here atleast 15 minuted before we have to be at the barres which I won't set up until later." I said.
Chloe walked over to the sound system and started looking at my Ipod.
"Remember this?" Chloe said before she turned up the volume.
I just stood there with my hands on my hips.
I chuckled when the song started playing.
A cover of Paramore's song "Hallelujah" by the Vitamin String Quartet.
In 8th grade, Chloe and I performed a dance to this song at one of our recitals.
I can honestly say that this song is one of my favorites.
I still remember the steps.
"I loved that dance." I shook my head.
"I still remember the steps!" Chloe sang as she started twirling around me in a circle.
I stepped back and did a little sprint to prepare myself for a grand jeté.
"Ha!" I said as I jumped into the air on full splits.
The dance Chloe and I did to this song was more of a modern/contemporary style.
The two of us are doing this is point shoes LMAO.
The string patterns in this song are very repetative but the coreography itself was alot more complex than that.
We were forever flipping and twirling and dancing allover this place.
Chloe and I just marked most of the big dance movements.
"Okay...I surrender." Chloe panted as walked over to sit on the bench in front of the window.
I continued the last 3 "8 counts" of the song in fouettes.
"You have way to much time on your hands." Chloe shook here head.
I stopped dancing right before the song ended.
"You know...doing a fouette is alot easier in pointe." I realized.
"Hey!"
Chloe and I looked up to see two boys standing outside in front of the window.
"That's nice." One of the boys said with a very flirtatious look on his face.
My friend and I exchanged a quick glance at each other before looking back at the boys.
"Keep dreaming!" Chloe said.
"Awww c'mon—"
Chloe and I just turned around and acted like they weren't there.
"What the hell?" Chloe mumbled.
"Happens all the time...don't worry about it—"
"Hey girls!" Belinda said as she walked inside.
"What's goin—" Chloe started to say before her phone started ringing.
She started digging through her bag until she found her cell.
She frowned once she read the screen.
"Who's calling you?" I asked her.
"No one." Chloe said quickly.
"It doesn't look like just no one." Belinda verified.
"Don't worry about it. I'm gonna take this outside." Chloe said as she got up from where she was sitting and walked away.
"But—forget it." I muttered.
(Chloe's P.O.V.)
"What is it this time Cody?" I hissed quietly into the phone.
I can honestly say that I wanted absolutely nothing else from Cody Virtue.
He's done enough as it already is.
"Come on Chloe. You don't have to be like this." He pleaded.
"I can't really talk right n—" I began to say before he cut me off.
"I heard you finally moved back. I went to your house but no one was there."
"I don't live there anymore. Don't even bother asking where. I won't tell you." I snarled.
There were other reasons why my parents made me go back to Spain.
So many things that happened in these past 2 years I regret with a passion.
Cody was the main reason...
Things just got way too out of hand before we left.
It got even worse once I got to Barcelona.
Now I'm stuck in such a horrible situation.
"How's Nor—"
"She's doing fine. I'm gonna go see her in Florida this weekend." I spat.
"Oh..." Cody sighed into the phone
"Cody I have to go." I said in an irritated tone.
"Then call me later please. It's important that I talk to you" He begged.
"NO! Just don't call me anymore!" I yelled.
"Chloe please! You can't just shut me out like this. I'm apart of—"
I hung up the phone before he could say another word.
It's been almost 2 years. I don't think I can keep this a secret any longer.
I have to get Cody out of my system. But I can't.
It's no use now...
Then there's Gabe. Sweet and innocent Gabe.
I don't think I can handle a relationship...especially after what happened with Cody and I.
I need more time to take it all in.
This is getting way to hard for me.
What have I done?
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