Song: Hung up on you - Tate McRae

After school, I got back to my dorm grabbed my tote bag placed my skates and my leg warmers into the tote bag, grabbed my car keys, and headed out the door. I got into my car and drove to the ice rink that was only 5 minutes away by car. After I reached the ice rink I got out of my car, walked inside, and headed for the locker rooms. I took off my shoes, put on my skates and leg warmers, and headed to the rink. I gathered my hair in a low bun as I walked toward the ice rink.

I got onto the ice and my coach was waiting for me already. "Now Isabella I can see summer didn't do you any good we'll need to lose those few pounds you gained before the upcoming competition in 2 months. I already have the choreography put together for you and I assigned you a partner this very good skater Philp." She spoke with her thick Russian accent.

"A partner?" I said shocked. "You know I don't do partners."

"Well, now you will." She said. "Now we can start with you doing 3 laps around the rink."

I started skating around the rink and as I was finishing my first lap the hockey team walked into the rink laughing and giggling. And the first one walking was the captain who was none other than Mason. I hate hockey boys, especially this one.

I didn't pay attention to them and continued skating around the rink I picked up my pace and finally was done with the three laps I skated over to my coach, stopped in front of her, and said as I breathed heavily "Done."

"Already out of breath?" She said amused. "Your partner will be here in five minutes you can go ahead and start looking over the steps." She handed me a sheet of paper. I took the paper and started scanning over the steps. As I did I felt a gaze on me and turned to the hockey team who was on the other side of the rink and none other than Mason was staring and smirking at me. I met his gaze and raised an eyebrow and turned my gaze back to the paper.

After about five minutes a blonde guy walked inside the rink and started walking toward the bleachers. He sat down put on his skates and got onto the ice he stopped next to me and said "I'm here."

"Oh Philip so good to see you." My coach said and the guy turned to me and extended his hand and said "I'm Philip." I took his hand and said "Isabella." I let go of his hand and my coach said "Okay let's begin then."

I gave the paper with the choreography back to my coach as she started saying the steps we needed to go over.

"First You two will skate backwards until you're standing back to back. Then Isabella you'll move first. You start skating forward and spind around and the most important part is moving. Your. Hands to the music and when Isabella returns to her spot then Philip you'll do the same." She explained and we both nodded.

We started skating backwards until we were standing back to back after a few moments I started skating forward and did a double axel and spun around a few times as I made elegant movements with my hands. I returned to my spot and next Philip moved and did the same movements I did. After that, he stopped.

The coach said "Great! It still needs some work but I'll do it for now. Okay, let's continue. Next, you'll both turn around to face each other place your hands together raise them into the air push each other away, and start skating in opposite directions. You Isabella will start skating around the rink and then do a spin and start skating backwards. And you'll repeat that a few times and after a few times you raise your leg up and toward the edge of the rink. And Philip you know what to do right?" She explained and he nodded.

"Great! From the top!"

She said

He and I started skating backward until we were back to back. I started skating forward and after I returned he started skating forward and returned. We both turned around facing each other he put our hands together raised them pushed each other away and started skating in opposite directions. I skated forward and after a spin started skating backward after a few times I raised my leg and skated toward the edge of the rink. And we came to a stop.

"Great! That's enough for today. Tomorrow 3p.m don't be late."

She said and started heading towards the exit.

I got off the ice and Philip followed he sat down on the bench next to his stuff and I walked to the locker rooms.

I went inside took off my skates and put on my shoes. I put my skates in my bag and headed out of the locker room Philip had already left so I walked out of the rink and the hockey team was standing outside. 'Great,' I thought to myself, and tried to pass them unnoticed and somehow managed.

I got into my car and drove away. In five minutes I reached the dorms, exited my car, and started walking upstairs. It was already almost 5 p.m. I reached my dorm and Madi and Rose sat on Rose's bed I smiled at them put my skates next to my closet and sat down on my bed.

"How was practice?" Madi asked.

"Awful. My coach set me up with some guy and now I have to skate with him and I have never skated with a partner." I said and sighed.

"Is he cute?" Rose asked with a smirk.

I shook my head and said, "Not my type."

"Well, what does he look like?" Rose asked

"Blonde hair, brown eyes. Around 6'1 maybe." I replied

"Yeah, not my type either," Madi said.

Rose groaned and said "You two are boring. By the way tomorrow there will be a race downtown maybe wanna come?"

"I don't know I have to go to practice but at what time is it?" I asked.

"10p.m so it will be pretty late," Rose said.

"Okay, I'll try to come," I said.

"Yay!" Rose squealed.

"You didn't tell me your brother is the hockey team captain," I said to Rose.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that." She said

"Today I had practice next to them it wasn't a pleasant experience. " I said

"You'll get used to it, he's kind of an asshole." She said.

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I took a shower and got into my pajamas, brushed my teeth, and went into bed it was almost 12a.m so I took out my phone and started scrolling through Rose's and Madi's Instagram profiles. I looked through their photos and it seemed that they were close friends after about an hour I put my phone to charge and went to sleep.

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