Dance Academy: Second Chance by Sherryl Clark

Author:Sherryl Clark [Clark, Sherryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

After the Prix de Fonteyn has been announced, the four medal winners have to go on the local morning TV show. When Tara and Sammy arrive back at the boarding house afterwards, he looks devastated. We gather in the lounge to find out what happened, and Tara and I try to console him. He just stares into space like he’s traumatised.

‘Seriously, you were funny,’ Tara says. She turns to us. ‘He was funny.’

‘I don’t even remember what I said.’ Sammy frowns. ‘It’s this black haze of shame.’

Ben and Ollie are playing darts behind us and Ben says, ‘So what I’m hearing is – you want a party for when the episode screens tomorrow?’

Sammy shakes his head, but Ollie says, ‘It’s your fifteen minutes of fame. I’d lap it up.’

Somehow I don’t think Sammy agrees.

Christian passes, heading out, and Ben calls, ‘Reedo, I’ll need your help honouring our heroes.’

Christian just scowls. ‘I’ve got audition prep.’

He looks so grumpy, I decide to follow him and see what’s going on. ‘So no guilt, obviously, but I have been a dutiful Prix girlfriend for weeks now. You don’t really want to spend tonight in the studio?’

‘Why? Because I screwed up the Nationals, I should just throw the rest of the year away as well?’

Whoa, he is being a bit grim about this. ‘Uh – didn’t say that. Wasn’t thinking it. My only conversation agenda is that I thought maybe we could hang out?’

I smile but he keeps going. ‘You might be happy hanging out in the corps but I’m going for Hook. Try being supportive.’

He heads off, and I just stand there, stunned. What did I do to deserve that? I’m still trying to work it out later, sitting on Tara’s bed. She’s cutting up the tick T-shirt that Ben gave her, paying special attention to the heart she sewed on it. I eat more chips. I need food to help me with this.

‘I must’ve been desperate,’ she says. ‘He’s so … Ben.’

‘I’m thrilled Christian’s committed to ballet. I’m committed to ballet. I could be Tink.’

We hardly notice when Grace comes in.

‘You would be perfect for Tinkerbell,’ Tara says to me.

Grace shrugs. ‘It’s kind of earmarked. Zach basically offered it to me.’

Yeah, right. ‘And how does that work?’

‘I think he might be having a Lolita moment.’ She gets this little-girl simper on her face that makes me want to puke. Plus she’s lying.

‘Don’t even joke about that,’ Tara says. ‘Zach is old and married. It would be totally wrong. And gross.’

‘And fictional,’ I add.

Grace looks upset, so Tara picks up a pile of cards. ‘We’re going to play cards. Shall I deal you in?’

‘For another round of Tara and Kat versus Grace? Sounds super fun.’

Grace rushes out, like we’ve majorly insulted her but she doesn’t fool me.

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