Finale (Academy of Stardom, #4)

by Bea Paige

Right now, for all of us, this dance is our finale. It’s the culmination of a year filled with so many ups and downs, with friendship and laughter, love and heartbreak, rage and fear. This dance is our goodbye to that period of time in all of our lives, but also, for me and the Breakers, it’s a goodbye to a past riddled with pain. It’s the start of new beginnings. It’s the first step into a future we’ve all been longing for since we met each other as broken, fucked-up kids, our bond sealed in the basement of number 15 Jackson Street.

Right then and there my heart knows that everything we’ve been through, both together and apart, has all led to this one pivotal moment. Like the song suggests, this is beauty, right here on the stage. This is what we were always meant to be, before life and our choices took us on separate paths. None of that matters now as the five of us dance together as a crew, as lovers, as friends. As soulmates.

Together, we perform with love in our hearts, with trust and compassion. We dance fluidly, like the first rays of sun passing through a darkened room. We’re the tiny motes of dust, and the particles of light. We’re the peaceful silence of happiness and joy, and the step in each other’s dance. We’re the warmth in each other’s hearts, and the love in each other’s souls.

I know that it’s just the beginning of a lifetime filled with love, friendship, laughter, joy and most of all, dance.