Dancing in the garden .

Lily Graham

Havelock North Intermediate

Year 7

lilyanastasiagraham@gmail.com

Dancing in the garden

Let's start at the beginning. By the way, I'm Lola, and a day in my life is harder than everyone else. I have to think twice as hard to get my work done in time. I am a Horrible speller and I suck at reading. The one thing I'm good at is dancing. The one thing that I can understand, The one thing that sets me away from all the bullies in this world. There is one place I like to go to, it's just beyond the backyard. by the oak tree past the pond. That's where I would go to be alone. Where the grass is green, and the sky is blue, not a cloud in the sky. A place of freedom where I can be me. but back here in school where people are mean and I got teased by Meg. Oh, yes, Meg the person that makes my life miserable . The first person to make fun of me. I bet if she went to another school I would have lots of friends. But she's here, she makes fun of me and the others just joined in. It's not my fault that I'm stupid. I'm dyslexic, and so I wonder, what it is like to be normal, and yes, I know that will never happen. I'm weird, so I know that people are going to treat me different. I feel out of place. Like I said before, I go to the place that I feel like I belong in. By the oak tree, past the pond. That's where I will be when I feel wrong, out of place. When I feel like the world's against me, you can find me there dancing in the garden.

      Today is Monday yay, another school day. I dread Monday because it means I will see Meg today. At least I get to see Nicole the one person that is nice to me. School is the worst. I never know what I'm meant to be doing. But the worst thing is when the teacher asks me to read something from the textbook. Reading for me, is like finding a pin in the pile of hay. I don't get how others do it so easily. It looks like they don't even try.

       One day my mum asks if I want to take dance class. I think to say no, but it would make her so happy, so I say yes. She tells me to get in the car I wonder why. Then when the car stops I realise that we are outside a dance studio. A tall woman walks out. She's the dance teacher. She shows us inside and tells me to show her what I can do. So, I step into the centre of the room and start dancing. All of a sudden the door slowly opens, and Meg walks in like she owns the place. At first I don't think she recognised me because she looks amazed. I just keep dancing and hope that she will leave, but no she watches me till the end. When the music stops playing, I know meg can tell that it's me. Because her expression had changed from amazed to an evil look, meg walks up to me I can just tell all the mean things she's going to say to me. But instead of just saying I'm a bad dancer she says “I'm surprised, you can kind of dance, but I think I'm better, and what are you doing here”. The teacher butts into say “well Lola here is going to join your competitive dance group”. What I can't dance with Meg. She sucks and I already have to deal with her at school. I can't do dance as well. On the way, I'm died quite. Just wanting to get out of the car and be alone.

I don’t know what to say. I can only deal with meg for so long should I move school. Wait thats a great idea why deal with her at school and dance if I move schools. And that's what I’ll do. Wait I have to ask mum if I can do it. “Mum can I move school I don’t have any friend at my school”. “ you're shore you want to move”. “ yes” I say .“Ok then you can move to HNI how about that”. “Thanks so much” I’m so happy that I mum let me move. I’m much happier at my new school than I ever was.