The girl with secrets

Twenty Four

"Holly Wilson" i say

"i know, i'm sorry to hear about.." he trails off

"cancer" i finish for him and he nods

"you have cancer?" Nile asks

"had cancer" Finn says

"they why are you in a wheelchair?" Tom asks

"we did dance in gym, i took it slightly too far and ending up fainting later on"

Finn scoffs, "slightly too far, she was doing jumps and spins and whatever you dancers do"

"well i'm here now anyway" i say crossing my arms

"only just" he mumbles

"you ready for the training session?" Henry asks them and they all agree.

"See you later Rapunzel" He says

"Bye Flynn" i say and he joins his teammates

I watch as they all warm up.

I look over to the other side of the gym to see a little girl trying to do a cartwheel. I watch her face as she gets more and more frustrated with herself.

Before i know it i'm standing next to her, "do you need help?"

"i can't do it" she says huffing

"i'm Holly"

"I'm olivia, please can you help me?" she asks

I smile at her, "of course"

"Okay put your dominant leg in front and bend it slightly. Your back leg should be straight. Your arms should be straight above your head, near your ears" i say and we do it together

"then put your hands on the ground with your hands turned 90 degrees" i say showing her

"Kick your feet over your head one at a time. The foot that kicks first should land first" i tell her and she nods

"Land in a lunge facing the opposite direction you started from. Your arms should be over your head near your ears. Your front leg should be slightly bent, and your back leg should be straight" i tell her

"Can you show me first?" she asks me

"sure" i say moving away from her a bit and doing a cartwheel

I look at her and she's smiling away at me.

"okay now your turn" i tell her

"what if i fall?" she asks

"well we get up and try again" i tell her

"okay" she says

It takes her a few tries but she finally gets it.

She lands on her feet and i clap, "you did it!"

"thank you Holly!" she says running and giving me a hug

"it's no problem at all" i say smiling

"what else can you do?" she asks me

"anything really" i say

"can you show me?" she asks

"what do you want me to do?" i ask her

"a back layout?" another girl asks all of a sudden

"yeah sure" i say and make my way towards the end of the mat.

I run and do a back layout and i stick the landing.

"Holly!" a voice shouts angrily and i turn to see Finn standing there with an annoyed expression on his face.

"i'll see you girls after" i tell them and make my way over to him.

"Yes Finley?" i ask innocently and his team laughs behind me

He narrows his eyes at me, "what was that?"

"a back layout" i say plainly

"yes i know that" he snaps "but the doctor-"

"does it look like i give a fuck about what the doctor says?" i say "i can't sit in the fucking chair! i'm a dancer! i need some sort of way to express the building up of energy, you must get that"

"i do but-"

"no buts it's been torture, i've been sat in that hospital bed for days and days! I can't take it any longer. You don't know what it's like so don't get angry at me" i tell him before walking away

I hear him sigh behind me and i walk away after.

"she's just like you mate, remember when you got injured a few years back?" Nile says

"yeah i do but-"

"she's literally the female version of you" Dan says

I hear someone run up behind me, "Rapunzel" he says softly and i turn around to see him looking at me

I look up at him, "yes" i say putting my hands on my hips