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[Hay-lin Mae]

Hay-lin took a deep breath; she was inside her mother’s dance studio. She just got done teaching a dance lesson for the seniors in Pilot Ridge. It made her smile, and her heart warm to ‘see’ all the free spirited, and energetic elders of the town dance. Dancing was a great exercise that did not need all that much energy to do, if you were doing the more simple dances. Today was exotic dancing, and many times Hay-lin had to giggle at how the ladies of the group were excited to move their hips more. She supposed most of the ladies would be getting some ‘action’ with their spouses when they got home. There was one lady that she always worried about when it came down to it, she was widowed, and this certain class was for couples. The lady had started out with a spouse, but kept coming back when her spouse passed away. In the time after Hay-lin had become the lady’s partner, and she was pretty sure the woman did not mind it and was grateful.

The certain lady came up to Hay-lin and tapped her on the shoulder, “for you my dear.” “Thank you” Hay-lin responded to the action like she always did with a smile and a bow. The lady had given her a fake flower, today was a sun flower, it was always a different flower from the last time, and Hay-lin was always grateful. The lady had easily became Hay-lin assistant in the class, and she enjoyed it, even to the part where in the middle of the week they went out for dinner. It was not sympathy from Hay-lin, but pure joy and honor to be so close to someone so sweet and kind.

It’s what she liked about her classes at the studio, she got to meet people she never would have if she only taught at Hammel. With everyone gone Hay-lin went to the middle of the room. Facing the wall, and not the mirror, like she always did by herself, she pressed the play button on the remote to the CD/ipod player and tossed the remote on the floor behind her. As the song ‘growl’ by EXO started playing, Hay-lin started dancing to it, even to the point of singing some of the lyrics she knew.

[Rachel Kells]

Rachel looked around her dorm making sure she had everything that she needed for Ballet class. Since moving to Pilot Ridge and manifesting, ballet was one of the things that had remained constant in Rachel's life. It was something she needed to stabilize her, especially after her dad. She made sure to look at the bus schedule from Hammel and noticed that the next bus was leaving in a few minutes. Sure her class didn't start until seven, and it was only five but Rachel had eaten dinner and she wanted to get some practice time in before she had to start with all the other teenagers. She needed time to focus and not think about things. Grabbing her bag with her leotard and tights Rachel took off, making sure she grabbed the things that were needed to fix her hair into a bun. She didn't really have help like the other kids, but she made do.

Rachel just made the bus, and was only one of three people leaving. Giving the details to the driver she told them how her class would be out at nine, and she would need a ride. The drive wasn't that long and Rachel sat quietly thinking about the practice she would put in as soon as she got to the studio. For having done ballet since she was five, she sure did practice a lot. Rachel reasoned with herself that it was for the control and precision that was necessary to keep her skills. She wouldn't ever want anyone to say she was slacking and now Ballet meant the world to her. It was something that she could throw herself into. Looking out the window as the bus drove towards the studio, Rachel began to place her hair up in a tight bun, as was the norm for practice. Once at the studio she would change into her tights and leotard, but she had found she had gotten some pretty funny looks when she had worn it all the way to the studio. It was easier to just change there.

As the bus pulled up to the studio Rachel nodded at the driver as she got off, her hair now up in the required bun. Walking into The Spotlight Dance Studio, right past the office at the front, she smiled as she entered familiar territory. The brick building was becoming a second home to her, she was always around if she wasn't at school. Rachel knew that three of the four studios were being used right now, so she headed to the last one to check if anyone was using it. Rachel slowly opened the door, to be blasted with some sort of foreign music. She didn't know what it was, but it certainly wasn't ballet. Her heart sank as she realized that this studio was being used by the daughter of the owner. She wouldn't be able to practice after all. Sighing Rachel went to the far side of the dance studio, sitting down by the wall, starting her stretches. She could at least start to stretch, and hopefully she wasn't interrupting the practice of the owner's daughter.

Her dance certainly was interesting. Much less controlled than ballet.

[Hay-lin Mae]

As the song stopped, Hay-lin stopped dancing, and stretched. It had been awhile since she was able to have the free time to dance like this. Being gone for the spring and summer made it weird to be back, yet oddly refreshing. Taking a deep breath she activated her powers, and went to grab the ipod play remote. While she grabbed the tiny remote, she saw someone else in the room doing stretches. “Hello, little one.” She greeted, not knowing what else to say. Was there suppose to be another class in here that started soon, that she didn’t know about? “Are you here for a class?” She asked as she turned off the music.

She walked to the corner of the room that had cubby holes where students could be there belonging, and drinks. She grabbed her water bottle and took a long sip of the cool refreshing water. Swallowing, her vibrations didn’t pick up anyone else near the room, so no one was waiting. It made her wonder what the girl was doing here. Not that she minded, she loved children of course. Just wondering why she chose to come in here instead of the waiting room.