Double Life

67

Riley

After hearing James' side to the story I couldn't stay mad, it was after we broke up and as much as it hurt to find out at least I know the full story now
James ended up staying the night and today we had another dance practice has regionals gets closer

I don't exactly want to see Jessica especially after all of this but I plan on being civil with her as long as she is with me
It was a one time thing and James shut her down so surely she can get over that

We've got a little time to pass before Miss Kate wants us in so we plan to go into town and do some shopping. It turned out to be an amazing day, James had brought me some clothes as a sorry even though I kept insisting he shouldn't however James got them when my back was turned

We bumped into Hunter and West so they joined us to grab some food and then we all make our way over to The Next Step
Walking in we find that we're the last ones to arrive and as soon as Jessica sees us walk in her whole face changes

I chose to ignore her and put my things down quietly while Miss Kate explains what the plan is
James and I are to do the duet and James is in another dance routine so he must practice that one too meaning I'll be on the side lines

We go into the music room away from everyone else to practice the duet and I'm quite glad we did, we had no one staring at us, no one glaring and judging us
Miss Kate walks in after an hour to let James know it's time to practice the group dance with Hunter, West and Noah so we head back into Studio A

I take a seat on the cold bench and watch while the others practice, I take out my phone to scroll through social media so I didn't look awkward but that didn't last long
I saw out the corner of my eye someone take a seat next to me making me turn my head to see Jessica looking at me quite timidly

"What do you want?" I scoff  "No I'm not here to cause anything I just want to explain myself" Jessica pleads with a glint of hope in her blue eyes
"What do you have to tell me then?" I softly say putting my phone away

"I just wanted to tell you about James and I, I think you should know" Jessica softly speaks glancing over at James
"He already told me" I explain "But has he told you the full story?" Jessica says making me furrow my eyebrows

"What do you mean?" I ask already feeling my heart beat faster
"Well James and I had gotten into a relationship, everyone here knew and then he broke up with me to get back with you" Jessica explains
"That's not true, I'm close with a lot of people here and they would of told me! I'd appreciate it if you came over to tell me things that were actually true instead of pretending and causing unnecessary drama" I sternly say trying my best not to gain the attention from the team

"I know it only happened once and it really pissed you off that James wanted me instead of you so how about you go find someone who's single and fantasise over them" I scoff
I stand up and head towards the lockers to grab a drink leaving Jessica sat there by herself, the colour drained from her face