Summer class

What's wrong with you Caitlin! Am not gonna watch you ruin my summer holiday, dance classes? Never! Don't even dream it and if you really want to dance? go alone!! I screamed and stormed out of the sitting room leaving mom and Caitlin completely speechless, I hate dancing and mom knows that well enough, but whenever Caitlin's involved, she forgets totally what I love and hate.

Ruby dear!! Mom called out and I ignored her, knowing how am going to regret answering her, she had an intoxicating presence that makes me always succumb to her rules, I already had plans for my holiday and a dance class, is the last thing I want to do.

Ruby?? Ruby?? Mom called out as she entered my room, mom was a dirty blonde, almost beautiful, her pearl blue eyes was the most charming thing about her, as she stood at the door, looking at me, my biggest fear was becoming reality, my mind was making itself up and yeah I knew I was going to be part of that dance class this summer.

Tears flowed freely from my eyes down big fluffy cheeks, I was almost fat, a nerd, anything else, but obviously not a dancer.My younger sister Caitlin was the opposite, she seldom read, always found dancing, she was almost a dirty blonde like mom, but I think dad's blood intervened on her behalf, making her exceptionally beautiful, Caitlin was almost skinny, very careful about her diet and fashion, but that was her life not mine, a dance class means a dance school and a dance school means dieting, exercises and the worst of it all regular dancing, for the first time in a long while, I remembered my dead father, if only he was alive I won't have to go to such a place.

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And that's how I found myself in a dancing school, Caitlin quickly mixed up with the other girls in the school and I found myself lonely and alone in this God forsaken school, where I knew nothing.

I left for my dorm as soon as the dance coordinator left the dance class, while Caitlin was chitchatting with other girls, I felt really left out and useless in this school, where my academic performance didn't count at all, I thought about life back at New Orleans with my friends and school, I immediately remembered Reyn, the only guy I have ever crushed on, once my friends wanting to tease me, wrote a love letter to him in my name, I was scared thinking he was gonna get angry, but I was wrong, he called me after school and told me to loose weight, well that was just before the summer holiday and here I am angry about being given the best opportunity do that, I quickly cleaned up, changed from my ballet wears to a skinny jeans and boots, ready to loosen my weight and go back to Reyn beautiful and sexy, only the thought of it, brought smiles to my face.

I ran, jumped, skipped, ate only vegetables and before the end of summer holiday, I was thinner than my sister and almost as good as dancing, I really loved my new stature, I decided to look very new while I go back to school next session and of course I am going to achieve that by dyeing my hair.

At the end of summer holiday, I found myself crying and hugging friends before leaving the school for my mom's car, huge irony right? I found mom seriously surprised to see me this way, she was so shocked that she screamed and I realized just then, I was really fat, I looked at Caitlin and she drew closer and whispered in my ears the most shocking thing I've ever heard 'Reyn's gonna be satisfied', she then winked at me before turning to mom, 'thats a good job I did there right? And I couldn't believe it, my mom and Caitlin had this all planned out, I hugged them with tears streaking down my now well shaped cheeks.

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Summer ended and I returned to school, my classmates were all surprised, I look extremely beautiful, during lunch time, I applied to become a cheerleader and I was immediately accepted (I still think my sister has something to do with that), after school that day, I received so many love letters and was so shocked to see the last one with the name written boldly "REYN CARR", I screamed and showed Caitlin who smiled with satisfaction and then hugged me as I realized, I was the prettiest girl in school, with the popular Reyn Carr as my boyfriend, all I have ever wished for.

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In school the next day, my class was unexpectedly empty, I was surprised as I wasn't informed of any extra curricular activities going on in the school, as I kept my bag, I heard my name and turned back only to find Reyn, 'Reyn!! I screamed, 'you scared shit out of me' I said almost smiling, 'am so sorry he said' and I waved it off, 'where is everyone' I asked 'outside maybe' he replied'and I shrugged well that's better right? He asked and I smirked not wanting to say anything, my eyes caught my reflection on a mirror and I was surprised to see my cheeks awashed with color, I looked up and blushed the more as Reyn drew closer and that was my first kiss. The class became noisy immediately and all the students started clapping and shouting,I was somewhat embarrassed, but who cares? The white world now knows that am Reyn Carr's girl friend,my long time dream has finally become reality, I almost cried, looking at Reyn as I held him tight, I kinda see a future in our relationship, I saw my sister smiling at the door, I feel indebted to her, a debt I will never be able to repay.

looking back, am so happy that I adopted my sister's favorite hobby, I may choose it as a career, it's my lucky charm.