My day had been quite good. I got through skating(what the fuck?!) and drama. I wasn't a part of the Badminton team yet but I could still be there for practice and all. I may have messed up my debate selections a bit because yesterday's events came to mind and I froze for a good 10 seconds.
No! You are not to think of those unspeakable few hours! It wasn't real. Period.
You have those big red reminders right on your neck.
'Yesterday was fun? Huh!' says Rose.
Belle nudges her and I hear Rose mumble a silent sorry.
It's around 3 here right now. I spoke to my parents, just the usual stuff.
'Did you eat well?'
'Yes mom'
'You got into all the clubs you wanted?'
'Yupp'
Aaand the inevitable question
'Are you sure about parapsychology?'
'Yes. mom.'
'Okay then. Dad says hi'
'Hi back'
Now at 4, I will be going with Rose to work. Apparently, our shift is from 4-8 pm. I am soon going to have to make a schedule.
Rose takes me to an alleyway of sorts and then another turn right in front of Lensy's.
It's a small restaurant or should I say cozy. My first day there was crazy. Some customers were absolute creeps like this one dude asked me 'hey can you bend down with your knees straight and pick up that fork?' suffice to say he wanted to see my butt under the dress.
Oh did I forget to mention my uniform was a skimpy dress? Okay, not skimpy but short enough. The pay is great though. For being a small restaurant that it is, it sure pays well.
Then there was that sweet one who I had served the wrong food. That man still tipped!!
And the one that said that I was special. When I asked him how he just shook his head. Weird. But how do I care?
…..
My first day of skating was quite baffling.
As I entered the room one of the mentors asked me to wait for him to "have a little chat with me".
��So we saw you dance, it was a great performance with a few mistakes here and there.' he said
'Hmm and? Why am I not skating yet then?' I asked with him being silent and it getting awkward.
'Well you know, artistic skating is a pair thing'
I interrupted him 'yeah about that, it would be great if I could dance solo, I have never really done pairs' and every time I did, I was the guy coz the number of guy dancers was short.
Don't get me wrong, I chose to dance as the guy, much preferred to the frilly dresses we had to wear as girls.
'That can't be arranged.'
Shit
'Uh okay then, what am I doing here again?'
'We have a proposition' he said 'You either stay and dance as a certain someone's partner or you're off the team'
What the fuck!
'Uhm you can't just throw me out of the team for no reason' i say.
He can't! Can he?
He smiles an evil smile and then laughs. 'Oh darling, trust me, we can make a reason. But we already have one! You fell on your ass during your selections'
Now I was red with anger. Fuck this being good drama!
'Might I remind you, one of your judges interrupted my dance in the middle and pushed me so I fell!!'
'Did he? Aah I don't remember any such incident'
He is your senior!
Behave Taisa!
You want to, no need to be a part of this team!
It is your passion, your only other escape!
With extreme patience, I say ' Well who is it, then? And why do you need to bribe me to be his partner? Is he a terrible skater or what? If he is, why don't you just remove him from the team?'
I air quote the last part. Ha!
'Actually, he is a great dancer. The reason I need to bribe you, as you so nicely put is that he is a bit…..impatient and….. Hard-working'
So am I!
Maybe this won't be as bad!
'Who is it then? Tell me the name already!'
He takes a second to think.
I feel a chill run down my spine, my shoulders stiffen. Has it suddenly become really cold here?
'...partners'
'Pardon'
'I said that you and Adrian..'
'Hell no, I am not being partners with... that' I hear that voice say with so much disgust.
I would have screamed "No!" too, had I not known the consequences. If I have to bear that man for a few hours a week so I can skate, so be it!
I leave Adrian and the mentor to banter. Hopefully, Adrian won't want to dance with me and will convince the captains.
I glanced at the spot I left the two when I came back from the changing rooms, they were still chatting.
Then abruptly the mentor said ' You may be one of our best, but I am still the captain. You will follow my instructions. Taisa is your dance partner, you will mentor and help her improve.'
'Hrmph' Adrian says
'Is that fine, Adrian?'
'Yes' he says. Then turns around, gives me an evil look then says, loud enough for me to hear ' i sure will mentor and help her improve.' his eyed demanded me to be scared.
To be honest I was. But never would I let anyone see me scared.
Never again.
He left then. Skating after so long was fun.
I had a 30 minutes break before my first class to start after skating practice.
So I decided to make my schedule.
MON -
skating
college
acting
work
TUE-
badminton
college
WED-
skating
college
work
THU-
badminton
college
acting
FRI-
skating
college
work
party
SAT-
badminton
party
SUN-
work
As per Rose and Belle's suggestion, I marked Friday and Saturday as the party days.
Workdays were already set, considering those were the only slots they needed a worker for.
My major was parapsychology, following which I had ancient history, the study of the dark arts, and maths. Traditionally we are supposed to choose 5 subjects but since I had 4 difficult subjects I decided to leave it at that. I had 3 classes every day except on Tuesdays when I had 4.
It's impossible to be bored during classes with the subjects I have. My first college day was quite normal.
The theatre/drama club was extremely fun. We got to know each other and did some fun activities.
I was not prepared for what came the next day though
Adrian practices like some Olympic level skater. We had a 50 rounds warm-up, full speed. I had to do 56 rounds because 6 times I slowed down. Then with a 6-minute break for me and 10 for him, we began practicing our steps.
Calling him impatient was an understatement of the century. He would barely give me time to do a step before going to the next one.
Wondering why I didn't just tell him to give me time to get used to dancing as the girl and be thrown around? I did and this is how it went.
'Hey Assdrian! Can you stop and let me breathe, we have been at it for the past one and a half hours!'
'Exactly, so by now, you should have been able to perfect your steps'
'You can't expect me to be able to trust you, that you won't drop me and let you throw me around in one freaking day' i said jabbing my finger at his chest pushing him back.
'I do and don't talk to me like that'
'I will talk to you however the fu..'
He pushes me back but I control my leg, not moving even a step back. His glare is so fierce I have a strong urge to do exactly what he says. But I am Taisa and I do not under any circumstances back down.
'Let's continue then, shall we, little girl'