Chapter 39: Alyssa

Zoe wraps her arm around me as we push through the glass doors of the fine arts building. "Have I told you how much I missed your ass?"

"Only about a dozen times, but I'm all ears if you want to tell me again."

"Well, I did. Who else can I be catty with, if not you?"

A gurgle of laughter bubbles up from my lips.

Zoe enjoys ripping the other dancers to shreds. She always has the lowdown on everyone. She knows who is sleeping with who and who is cheating on the other. Dancers, as a rule, are a cutthroat bunch. And the ones at Wesley are no exception. They'd stab a bitch in the back without blinking.

And a couple of times, I've been that bitch.

Zoe is actually one of the few I've found who has my back. And I have hers. Next to Mia, she's the person I'm closest to.

I glance at the sky, surprised to find the sun peeking through the clouds. Earlier this afternoon, it had looked like it would be dark and gloomy with impending storm clouds. Luckily, that's turned out not to be the c