Lost It All
What happened to you?
The hallway was dimly lit. Carolyn made her way past the small cubicles of various unimportant people as she walked to the end of the hallway where her fate would be decided. She knew this was about her pregnancy. The school had a strict policy about it, mostly because dancers weren't supposed to become pregnant. If you get pregnant, you can no longer dance, therefore they no longer need you. It seems someone had a big mouth and the rumor spread about campus.
Carolyn sat on the wooden bench next to the closed door and folded her legs, resting her bag on top. She looked around at the various cork boards scattered with flyers of all different kinds.
The door swung open and a boy stumbled out into the hallway with the chancellor, Mr. Nye, yelling something at him from inside the room.
The boy looked over at Carolyn and smirked. "Your turn." He said to her before walking off down the hallway.
Carolyn took the strap of her bag in both hands and cautiously stood up. She hung the strap on her shoulder and nervously made her way inside. Behind the big, oak desk, sat Mr. Nye. His desk was cluttered with all sorts of papers and various writing utensils.
"Close the door and have a seat, Carolyn." Mr. Nye ordered politely.
Carolyn nodded, closing the door behind her before sitting down in one of the plush leather chairs in front of the big desk.
Carolyn opened her mouth to speak but Mr. Nye beat her to it. "There's been a rumor going around school that you're pregnant, is this true?"
There it was. Hearing him ask her made it realer than it had been. And then she said "Yes, sir." Everything clicked into place. It had all become a reality.
Carolyn nodded, trying to hold back her tears. She didn't want to admit it to herself or the chancellor. She could have lied. She should have lied. It would have given her extra time to figure out what she was going to do. She could have confided in Madam. But then again, there was only so long she could hide it for.
"Yes, sir. I--" Carolyn began but he did't let her finish.
"You know there are serious consequences for breaking the rules, Carolyn. And I thought you were such a good girl. Your grades are magnificent, you're nice to all the students, your teachers highly respect you and now something like this happens and it pains me to have to do this. But, rules are rules. I'm going to need you to pack up your things and go home. You'll receive a refund on your expenses but you can't come back. You had one chance to give it your all. From what I heard from your teachers, you were really an excellent dancer. You had a bright future ahead of you." Mr. Nye was really trying hard to be lenient on Carolyn but her feelings were still slowly being crushed by the stones in his words.
She stood on shaky legs and said goodbye to Mr. Nye. She took the shameful walk back down the dimly lit hallway and through the spacious courtyard outside back to her dorm room where Melanie was waiting for her.
Melanie opened the door with a wide smile on her face. It quickly faded as she saw the melancholy look that masked Carolyn's usually gleeful expression. Carolyn pushed past Melanie to her room where she started dropping clothes into her suitcase, not even bothering to fold them.
Melanie appeared in the doorway and leaned against the frame. "What are you doing? Where are you going?"
Carolyn didn't stop packing. She didn't even look up. "Home." She simply stated.
Melanie hesitated. "Have you told Andy--"
"No." Carolyn said abruptly. She knew what Andy would say and then he would fly out and try to fix it. That's what Andy did. He tried to fix things. But Carolyn's life was becoming too broken to fix. Everything was falling apart. And she knew what she needed to do next before she left. Broadway would need to be erased from her life as well.
Carolyn sat on the wooden bench next to the closed door and folded her legs, resting her bag on top. She looked around at the various cork boards scattered with flyers of all different kinds.
The door swung open and a boy stumbled out into the hallway with the chancellor, Mr. Nye, yelling something at him from inside the room.
The boy looked over at Carolyn and smirked. "Your turn." He said to her before walking off down the hallway.
Carolyn took the strap of her bag in both hands and cautiously stood up. She hung the strap on her shoulder and nervously made her way inside. Behind the big, oak desk, sat Mr. Nye. His desk was cluttered with all sorts of papers and various writing utensils.
"Close the door and have a seat, Carolyn." Mr. Nye ordered politely.
Carolyn nodded, closing the door behind her before sitting down in one of the plush leather chairs in front of the big desk.
Carolyn opened her mouth to speak but Mr. Nye beat her to it. "There's been a rumor going around school that you're pregnant, is this true?"
There it was. Hearing him ask her made it realer than it had been. And then she said "Yes, sir." Everything clicked into place. It had all become a reality.
Carolyn nodded, trying to hold back her tears. She didn't want to admit it to herself or the chancellor. She could have lied. She should have lied. It would have given her extra time to figure out what she was going to do. She could have confided in Madam. But then again, there was only so long she could hide it for.
"Yes, sir. I--" Carolyn began but he did't let her finish.
"You know there are serious consequences for breaking the rules, Carolyn. And I thought you were such a good girl. Your grades are magnificent, you're nice to all the students, your teachers highly respect you and now something like this happens and it pains me to have to do this. But, rules are rules. I'm going to need you to pack up your things and go home. You'll receive a refund on your expenses but you can't come back. You had one chance to give it your all. From what I heard from your teachers, you were really an excellent dancer. You had a bright future ahead of you." Mr. Nye was really trying hard to be lenient on Carolyn but her feelings were still slowly being crushed by the stones in his words.
She stood on shaky legs and said goodbye to Mr. Nye. She took the shameful walk back down the dimly lit hallway and through the spacious courtyard outside back to her dorm room where Melanie was waiting for her.
Melanie opened the door with a wide smile on her face. It quickly faded as she saw the melancholy look that masked Carolyn's usually gleeful expression. Carolyn pushed past Melanie to her room where she started dropping clothes into her suitcase, not even bothering to fold them.
Melanie appeared in the doorway and leaned against the frame. "What are you doing? Where are you going?"
Carolyn didn't stop packing. She didn't even look up. "Home." She simply stated.
Melanie hesitated. "Have you told Andy--"
"No." Carolyn said abruptly. She knew what Andy would say and then he would fly out and try to fix it. That's what Andy did. He tried to fix things. But Carolyn's life was becoming too broken to fix. Everything was falling apart. And she knew what she needed to do next before she left. Broadway would need to be erased from her life as well.
Notes
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8/19/17