| Chapter 14- If you Believe Mercedes opened her eyes the next morning. She smiled at the sweet dream she just had. She sat up in her bed stretching. She looked over at the table by her bed and her eyes got big as they landed on the single white rose in the vase. �It wasn�t a dream,� Mercedes murmered. Her smile seemed to grow a lot bigger with this thought. Mercedes got out of bed and got ready to practice ballet. Once she was dressed, she went into her bathroom. Lieing on the counter was the bottle of energy boosters. Mercedes frowned. She then quickly took two of the small pills and swallowed them by themselves. She then went back to her room and grabbed a cd before heading down to the studio. Mercedes popped the cd into Wade�s stereo system, then started stretching out. As LeAnn Womack�s �I Hope You Dance� started to play, she started to dance. It had been a long time since she had danced ballet to a song with words. Normally she danced to classical music, such as Betoveen or Mozart. As the song ended Mercedes heard applouse. She looked over at the door way, where Justin stoodwith a cocky smile. �You know, you�ve got to stop doing this,� Mercedes said. �Doing what?� Justin questioned moving towards her. �Just showing up while I�m trying to practice.� �Oh sorry. I heard music coming from down here, by someone who didn�t die 100�s of years ago, so I thought it was Wade down here.� �Oh.� �I didn�t know you listened to country music? I thought you only listened to classical.� �I only listen to classical for dancing. That doesn�t mean I like it. And I don�t like country. I only like that one sing.� �You dance beautifully,� Justin said sincerely. �Thanks,� Mercedes smiled shyly. �It looks like you found the two secrets to dancing out there.� �Which is?� Mercedes asked curiously. �To believe in yourself, then most of all, to have fun.� Mercedes smiled. She walked over to the stereo to turn it off, which was still blarring LeAnn Womack. �So, what did my darling brother say to you last night?� Justin chuckled, folding his arms over his chest. �Oh, he just threatened my life if I ever hurt you.� |
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