Mixed Feelings

30.

West

Hunter's suspension was legit, we all thought Mr Dawson was bluffing but sure enough when he attempted to come to Dance tonight. Mr Dawson was stood here waiting for him
"Alright guys. We are starting to head into Competition season" Jessica said walking into the room
"and later this weekend, we have the qualifier. To make it fair, the board had picked out our four students for the dance" She explained 

"now it was supposed to be, Riley, Beth, West and Hunter but due to his suspension. The board picked out another name" She continued
"So joining Riley, Beth and West will be our newest Member. Marcus" She said making everyone's eyes land on Eldon while a smirk stayed on Marcus' face 

Nobody knows what this guy has done but it's evident that it's something big. I don't think Eldon is the type of guy to get worked up over nothing 

"what do we actually know about this guy?" I asked James who sighed shrugging
"Every time I speak to Riley about it she says that it's nothing to worry about but I'm sensing that is not the whole truth" He said making me nod
"Oh I agree, but what could he have possibly done to piss both of them off so much" I questioned
"I don't know but I plan to find out. Keep me in the loop if anything helps in practice?" James suggested as I nodded
"I've got you man" I said making him pat my back as we all separated

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Riley, Beth, Marcus and I headed to the rehearsal room to get started, we had less then 5 days to prepare so we needed a head start on it 

"Remember our first qualifier Riley?" Marcus said gaining Riley's attention who at the time was avoiding eye contact with him, she nodded but remained silent
"How about we focus on this one yeah?" I asked looking him up and down

I didn't have a reason to have a problem with him just yet but something tells me it won't be long until there is a reason

"There is so much tension in this room" Beth said making Riley and I roll our eyes
"Beth if you aren't going to say anything helpful then keep it shut man" I said earning a chuckle from Riley 

We were maybe 30 minutes into a practice and we had a solid routine so far. It would have been better if Beth stopped refusing to do any lifts. So far we have her and Riley doing one but then Riley is doing the rest 

"God Riley, you're certainly not as light as I remember" Marcus grinned as he almost dropped Riley from a lift, Riley quickly caught herself landed flat on her feet awkwardly
"Yo man, what the fuck" I said stepping forward, Riley shot me a small smile but Marcus' eye roll was becoming apparent
"I'm just saying, I'd have more control on the lift if she wasn't so heavy" He said making me growl even more 

One thing I do not stand for is guys talking about girls weight. 

"I suggest you watch your mouth" I warned him
"West" Riley said making Marcus roll his eyes
"Riley, you certainly have everyone wrapped around your fingers don't you" he said 

I took one look back to look at Riley but the moment I did, she was long gone and honestly I couldn't blame her 
This guy.. Is about to get on everyone's fucking nerves 

He wasn't worth the fight right now. I grabbed my dance bag before heading out in the attempt to find Riley but instead I came face to face with Eldon, Giselle, Michelle, James and Hunter. 
"Woah what's going on" Giselle asked
"Where is Riley?" Eldon questioned wide eyed 

"I'm beginning to see the problem with matey boy but I think right now we might want to look for Riley and worry about him later" I said making them all look at me with a mixture of confusion and anger 

But never the less everyone started searching for Riley