THERE WAS NEVER AN “US”

"I quit'' I admitted as I dropped to the ground. Beads of sweat ran down my face and my limbs felt like they were falling apart.

"It's barely been ten minutes since we started this," Rye addedvwith an eye-roll. She scrunched up her nose and continued "I am not going to lose my sleep over you." She spat and eyed me down,"Especially if you are going to waste it"

"You never told me it was going to be this hard" I retorted as I lay on the ground, my joints were throbbing.

"What did you think dancing was about? A day out in the park?" The brown-haired girl questioned as she wriggled her eyelashes at me.

"I assumed it was close to that!" I shot back.

"Sh! Don't yell! The maids will hear you!" her lips curled downwards as she left her previous pose and stood straight. Rye loosened her hair from her previous messy bun and I watched how her brown hair hit her back.

"Look, we aren't getting anywhere with this" Rye concluded as she