The breaking ice

it's Tuesday morning my alarm is ringing in my ear , I open my eyes "6 o'clock already"I rush to my bathroom brush my teeth, wash my face and take my bath, then I rush out of the bathroom and put on my clothes, brush my hair gently then I hear a ping from my phone, I pick the phone up it's Clarisse "hey remember our homework Aria, no excuses or Mr Rogers will fail us" my eyes widen seeing the text.."fuck the assignment, no no no no no" I said searching my desk aggressively, "it has to be here, right right" I said moving over to my drawer and finally pulling the texts out."well that was close"I said grabbing my bag and rushing downstairs to the kitchen and grab a can of Pringles before rushing out the door, then rushes back to lock the door. inside the bus I check the time on my phone "fuck it's 6:40 already, traffic is just shitty today " I lamented, the bus was still miles away from my school and Clarisse will be waiting for me by now just then I get another ping on my phone it's Clarisse"speak of the devil "I said opening the text "where the fuck are you, it's almost 7:00 Aria and you know we can't miss Mr Rogers class " yep that's definitely Clarisse I thought to myself" I begin to type I'm sorry, traffic ,then another text from Clarisse"you know if you have agreed to driving with me to school this stuffs would never happen, you will never be stuck in traffic and I will never have to wait for you before entering the class" I roll my eyes of course she knew what I was going to say "you know you could always go in before me I'm sure I will be there before the test starts " I sent to her before she could say anything else the traffic is still slow "yep I'm definitely going to be late " another ping it's not Clarisse this time, it's a reminder for my rehearsal by 4:00 this evening, I take a deep breath in and out... it's the finals to internationals competition and if I don't come out first place I might just kill myself , I'm interrupted by another text it's Clarisse this time, "bitch you better be joking ", I smile it's funny how obsessed she is with me, she's definitely avoiding Mr Rogers, who knows what she did this time . finally my bus gets to my school Berryhills college I rush out of the bus with my bag and my book then made my way into the school first floor getting to the classroom door the class is already ongoing, I peep from the window and sight Clarisse sitting at the back roll in the window side "hey"I whispered trying to get her attention then Mr Rogers spots me "Miss Arianna, welcome, are you going to come in or should I send Clarisse out since you desperately need to get her attention" shit well that didn't go as planned, I walked in slowly to my seat "miss Arianna" my heart skips when I hear my name again "yes Mr Rogers" , "I think you forgot something" he said pointing towards the pile of books on the left side of the desk "ohh" I said bringing the books out of my bag " I believe you're with Clarisse's" , " yes sir" I said while submitting both books and then went back to my chair few hours later the bell rings for dismissal, I move to my locker and get my phone and bag checking the time my phone pings " Arianna you need to start coming now, the time changed to 3:00 on the dot " what "ooh fuck "I said rushing out of the school 3:00 how the fuck am I going to make it" Ari !!!!" I turn back to see Clarisse running towards me " what's the rush, " she asked looking confused "my rehearsals the time changed it's 2 o'clock now and I need to get there by 3 o'clock" I said turning to run but Clarisse stops me "let me drive you there then, taking the bus is not a good idea" are you serious but you have to get home your parents would be mad " I said as she drags me to the car " just get in Ari " I get in the car saying a million Thank yous . it was a 30 minutes drive just enough time for me to warm up and meet Mrs Adele "hey Thank you so much" I said again " a million thank you won't get me my lunch tomorrow Ari " she said driving off I love her so much , the rehearsal didn't take much time I had been practicing and was already used to the routine and steps " okay people you guys are perfect remember it's not just winning that matters feel the steps, the music , the rhythm, okay " " yes Mrs Adele " everyone starts packing their things "well I know I will try to enjoy it since we can't win " I turned around to the girl who said it. " what , we're competing against La' Frost skaters trust me we can't win" she said and let . back at home I couldn't shake the words out of my head, what's the use of competing if I won't win I grab my phone and search The La' Frost skaters and the first person I saw surprised me "Valerie Stones" I said quietly she's the best skater, all time champion and the most surprising part she looked exactly like me, the same almond eyes , face shape, lips, physique, same long brown hair, same everything, I went down to her socials and checked her favorite stuffs to do, that night I learnt everything about her and she is good which is scary because I need to win, I need to qualify for the fucking finals, my whole fucked up life depends on it.