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The curtains fall and I'm out of breath
I get mixed feelings as I breathe out
Did I make any mistakes today?
How did the audience seem?
I'm happy with who I've become
But then again I'm in a debate with myself, am I really happy?
I push myself to limits to become perfect
I put myself through pain that no human should feel yet here I am.

I open my eyes slowly feeling a warm tear roll down my cheek as I feel the shooting pain through my body because I pushed myself too far to show my dance to the rowdy audience behind the curtain I look to my left and see the impatient ballet dancer dying to get on stage to show her dance I take slow steps towards the girl and backstage heading towards my costume hanger to change into my normal everyday clothes. I overhear a conversation "Did you hear two new people are signing up for dance?" Said one of the gossiping girls, the next one replies with enthusiasm "Yes I did! Isn't one of them a male?"
I stop listening after that, a male dancer? We only have 7 people on the dance team anyway but all the men that had joined left. This guy isn't going to last.

I pick up my bag as the last bell rings signalling for students to leave or go to their clubs, I head towards the dance block and drop my bag near the door of the studio while I take a small sip of water from my bottle. Just as I was about to start dancing I see the door being swung open from the mirror reflecting what's behind me, as I look at the person who seems frozen still by the sight of me I turn to look at them properly and they finally say nine quick words only audible to the people in this room, me and him. "I'm sorry I didn't think anyone was in here" he gulps as he notices me staring at him he continues to speak "Is there a problem?" I shake my head and he just smiles and walks to the opposite side of the room "I'm Yo-Yo, well it's obviously not my real name but that's what I get called, I guess we share this dance room now?" I nod and a ghost of a smile shows on my face "Y/N" as I begin to start my dance again after that weird introduction.

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