It was a warm Friday at 5:30pm. Sweat was streaming down your temples, your throat felt like it had rocks grinding against your esophagus, your legs already felt sore from the almost three hour dance practice.
Everyday after your academics, you attend your art school's dance practice.
You had been dancing ever since you were little, because your parents saw the potential when you couldn’t stop flailing around in the living room.
You absolutely love to dance. It motivates you in the best ways, and brings you close to your peers. You have a couple close friends who dance alongside you, and you couldn’t be more grateful.
Iroha was the name of one of them. A short, charismatic, positive dancing machine. Ironically you two had been dancing together for as long as you could remember.
Next to you, she was easily the best dancer at your school. Watching her work so hard made you want to work even harder, and that’s what brought you two so close.
The third of the trio was Yunah. A tall, energetic, unserious leader. She pretty much glued the class together with her personality. No one goes unnoticed when Yunah is here, and you love her so much for that.
At the end of the day you couldn’t ask for better friends.
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After recent practices, your trio walks to the closest convenient store to grab an after rehearsal reward for working your asses off.
Yunah always had new suggestions each time.
“OHH! Iroha look! This was the energy bar I was telling you about!” She jumps and points at a shelf filled with protein snacks.
Iroha squints her eyes and tilts her head to the side.
“Ehh I could’ve sworn you’ve shown me that one already.”
Yunah gave Iroha a tired, blank stare with a hint of defeat.
“You always do that when you’re trying to piss me off.” Yunah whined.
Iroha just shrugged with raised eyebrows and moved on to the next aisle, while Yunah kept nagging at her from behind.
You could hear them from across the small store, and a cheeky smile formed on your face as you shook your head.
You were all too tired from practice to give 100% of your energy, but I guess the energy bars recharged Yunah.
While everyone made their final purchases and departed the store, you all walked together to your separate neighborhoods. It was always refreshing once the wet clothes turned to dry by the time you were walking back.
Everyone enjoyed their snacks and beverages while making final jokes and banters at each other before going home for the night.
You dropped Yunah off first, and gave her some reassurance on the protein bar before she walked in.
“Hey, just so you know, that’s one of my favorite protein bars.” Pointing at Yunah's bar in her hand as she looks at it confused. Then looks back to you, mouth open with a bit still in her mouth.
She leans forward with a raised voice.
“For real?!” Like she had just won the lottery. You nod with closed eyes and a smile. You had just made her night with that comment.
Iroha looked back and forth between you two, slightly smiling at the conversation.
Yunah skipped to her front door with fists in the air with the bar in one hand. What a sight to see.
You and Iroha looked at each other and waited until she closed the door to burst out laughing.
“She’s quite the character, huh.”
“Mhm. I wouldn’t trade her for the world.” You say as you both turn and walk down the street.
You finally reach Iroha's house after about ten minutes. You have a small chat before she waves to you with a smile while being three feet away, and of course you wave right back.
Your house is right up the street. You look to the left just in time to see the street light turn on, and you notice something. You fully turn your body to face where you were looking, leaning forward and squinting your eyes as you take slow steps forward.
“A house... for sale?”
The house had already been sold, but you were confused because it was a house right across from yours. I guess you just hadn’t noticed it before.
Forgetting about it immediately, you finally head home. You greet your mom who’s watching tv in the living room. She gives you a beaming smile like she hasn't seen you in years.
“Hi honey! How was your day today?”
You meet her in front of the tv for a tight hug.
“It was pretty good. Nothing crazy today.” You say with a tired sigh. She lets you know that there’s some left over dinner in the fridge for you, and that boosts your mood quite a bit.
You head to your room before doing anything else, then hop in the shower.
After the refreshing and cleansing shower you check your phone to see notifications from your trio group chat.
Dumb (Yunah) : Did u guys hear about the new girl that’s gonna be at our school next week???
You’re already confused. How’d she even find this information?
Ass (Iroha) : i heard some ppl talking, but i didn’t think it was true.
And yunah how did you find this out?
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