Here is the next chapter. I hope that you enjoy it. This one will be in Deylias POV and will be about her dance competetion. This chapter takes place in the middle of June.
Pennsylvania State Dance Competition
Deylia POV
Two weeks ago I learned that I could compete in this years state competition. I was competing in the duet category this year with Branden. This would be different for me as I would always compete in the solo round. Branden and I would be preforming to the same song that we used a few weeks ago at the recital. We changed the routine up a little bit to make it better.
Now that it was officially summer break I was hoping to spend some time with Branden outside of dance rehearsals. Our relationship has been rocky for the last few weeks. I think dancing together has put a strain on our relationship. A few days ago Branden pulled a muscle in his arm. Luckily it was just a muscle strain and not anything worse. He is still able to compete thankfully.
A few days ago in practice
"Oh my god. Are you okay?" I asked Branden
"I think so." Branden said
"Do you need me to take you to the doctors office?" I asked
"No, I think I just need to ice it." Branden said
Then Branden and I went back to his house. He iced his shoulder and it seemed better. I stayed with him for a little while since his mom and sister were not home at the time.
"You do not have to stay with me. You can go home if you want." Branden said
"I want to stay with you." I said
"Deylia, I do not need a babysitter." Branden said
"I am not babysitting you. I just want to spend some quality time with my boyfriend." I said
"We have spent a lot of time together lately." Branden said
"When was the last time that we were together outside of dance and school?" I asked
"I don't remember. It was a long time ago." Branden said
"Exactly my point." I said
"I don't understand what you are trying to say." Branden said
"I am trying to say that dance is interfering with our relationship." I said
"If you think that then maybe we should go back to being just friends." Branden said
"Are you saying that you don't love me anymore?" I asked
"No Deylia, I will always love you but our friendship comes before romance." Branden said
"Branden, is something bothering you?" I asked
"Kelsey and I talked to our dad on the phone for like 2 minutes the other day." Branden said
"Isn't that a good thing?" I asked
"No." Branden said
"What did he say to you?" I asked
"Not much. He just said that he was sorry for leaving and not being in our life for like three years." Branden said
"Did he tell you why he left?" I asked
"He said it was complicated but he regrets not being in the life of Kelsey and I." Branden said
"Do you believe him?" I asked
"I would like to but honestly I don't believe him." Branden said
Branden and I cooked dinner at his house. After dinner I went home.
Yesterday Branden and I were practicing in my home dance studio. A few years ago my parents hired a family friend to help them build a dance studio for me in the basement. I mostly use this studio for myself but I have allowed Branden to rehearse in here sometimes.
Yesterday in practice.
Branden and I had been rehearsing for a while. We were ready for tomorrow but we were rehearsing one final time. My parents were at work, Darcy and Will were at YMCA day care. Tyler was home but he promised not to bother Branden and I. All the sudden our rehearsal turned in to a make out session. I pulled away because it was getting to intense.
"Branden, We have to stop." I said
"I thought you wanted more romance." Branden said
"I do but right now we are supposed to be rehearsing for states." I said
"Then, can I take you on a real date tonight?" Branden asked
"I can't tonight because I have plans." I said
"Who is more important then me?" Branden asked
"I would love to go out tonight but I have plans with Bella." I said
"So you can't break them to spend time with me." Branden said
"No, Bella needs me right now." I said
"I thought Bella had a boyfriend." Branden said
"She does, My brother Tyler is her boyfriend." I said
"Have Tyler spend time with Bella tonight so we can go out." Branden said
"I made these plans with her days ago. I am not going to cancel them." I said
"We could turn it into a double date if you invite Tyler." Branden said
"Normally I would say yes to this but Bella said she wanted to have a girls night." I said
"The two of you can have your girls night another night." Branden said
"Bellas parents were supposed to finalize their divorce today so I just don't think she can handle a double date tonight. I already talked to her on the phone and she was an emotional mess." I said
"My parents are divorced and you don't see me crying about it." Branden said
"Bella has a close connection to her dad. It's been really hard on Bella because her dad is permantly moving back to the UK and Bella has to stay here with her mom." Deylia said
"Can we got out on Sunday then?" Branden asked
"I have plans with my dad on Sunday. This Sunday is fathers day but you probably forgot about that since you don't have a dad that cares about you." I said
Those words I just said really upset Branden. He ran up the basement steps and left before I could say I was sorry.
Today Branden and I were not speaking to each other. We were both at the competetion. We were dancing together but not talking to each other. We took our turn on the stage preforming our routine in front of the judges. Our performance today was not that great at all. Now we were waiting backstage for the results.
"What you said yesterday really hurt me." Branden said
"I know and I am really sorry Branden." I said
"I forgive you. I think you are right about dance interfering with our relationship." Branden said
"Maybe it is a good thing that there is little chance of us competing at nationals this year." I said
The announcement was made and we were not moving on to compete at nationals.
"Now my mom is going to be super upset at me for not making it." Branden said
"We just had an off day." I said
"If we had not been mad at each other then we probably would have made it through." Branden said
We thought that we had not made it through to nationals but just before we left we heard an announcement being made. One extra pair was going to be competing at nationals this year and that extra duet was us. Branden and I had made it through to nationals by some miracle. Just as we were leaving we ran into Brandens mom.
"The two of you were very lucky this time." Ms. Peterson said
"We just had a bad day. Our rehearsals over the last two weeks have been so much better." I said
"You two better not have a bad day when you preform at nationals. I may have been able to get you out if it this time but I won't be able to get you both out of it again." Ms. Peterson said
Then Brandens mom left. Branden and I drove together so Branden was taking me home.
"What did your mom mean when she said that she got us out of it?" I asked
"If I had to guess I would say that she probably paid someone off to make sure that we would move on." Branden said
"Isn't that Illegal?" I asked
"Yes it is but knowing my mom I am sure that it is not the first time she has done this." Branden said
"Just because she is on the dance committee board that does not make it okay for your mom to pay people off." I said
"I know. How was your girls night with Bella last night?" Branden asked
"It was fun we went to the movies and we saw The Fault In Our Stars. Poor Bella was crying through the whole movie and I didn't know if it was because of the movie or because of what is going on with her parents." I asked
"I heard that was supposed to be a good movie. I know Kelsey really wanted to see it." Branden said
"Actually I saw her at the movie theater last night. She was with some older boy." I said
Branden ate dinner at my house with my family.
"How did your competetion go today?" My mom asked
"Not that great but by some miracle we made it through to nationals." I said
"That is really great?" My dad said
"I think my mom paid someone off to make sure we made it through. At first we found out that we were not going through and then a short time later they added an extra duet to compete at nationals." Branden said
"Did she say something to one or both of you?" My mom asked
"She said that she saved us this time but she won't be able to save us again." Branden said
"If your mom did pay someone off that could get her in serious legal trouble." My dad said
"I don't think that this was the first time that my mom did something like this. Kelsey and I have been competing for years. My mom has been on the board for as long as we have been competing." Branden said
After dinner Branden and I were talking.
"We need to set up a rehearsal schedule for nationals." Branden said
"I am leaving on Monday and I will not be home for two weeks." I said
"I thought you were going on vacation for two weeks in mid July." Branden said
"I am but I am also going to be a camp councilor in training were my little siblings are going to sleep away camp for two weeks. It's not really more choice, I didn't want to spend two weeks at sleep away camp but my parents want me to go so I can keep an eye on Darcy and Will." I said
"When are we going to rehearse" Branden asked
"We can use the first two weeks in July to pick a song and start to choreograph. Then we have all of August. We also have all of September even though we will be back to school by then." I said
"I know that our relationship has been kind of challenging but I think we can work through things." Branden said
"I do to but we need to find some sort of balance between dancing and our relationship." I said
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