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By the ti heavily fro down one really well, that I hadAs I walked off the stage, I was sure that, no matter what happened, I could be happy with the fact that I’d doneI had inside et an offer, then at least I wouldn’t have anything to regret about ratulations as Iarea I nodded absently in response, focused on getting cleaned up so I could just go find Jackson Now that it was over, I felt an urgent need to talk to hi on in

Once I had changed back into my street clothes and made it to the lobby to search for Jackson, the place was packed I was one of the last perforht, and I’d had a ton of ht I hadn’t taken that long to get ready, but apparently it was still longer than everyone else based on the mob of people I had to weavefor him I finally spotted him across the room and was headed that hen I heard my aunt’s voice froood offer after that perfor tone of voice

Jackson’s eyes were on reat my aunt "Hello, Kathy"

Her expression turned icy with my words "How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that disrespectful name? You know that it’s either Kathleen or Aunt Kathleen, Kaylie Really, raduate frorown this kind of behavior by now"

Okay, maybe it was immature to always use a nicknaot to her every single time And I’d take my ith her where and when I could I was pretty sure that wasn’t going to change regardless of how old I was

I offered her an extrey "Sorry, Aunt Kathleen"

Apparently she either chose to ignore my sarcasm or didn’t catch it "That’s et you soo out on any auditions this suone to a school better suited to properly train you You’ve developed so your years here"

"That’s funny because I thought I did very well tonight," I disagreed

"Please, Kaylie You know you’ve never been a good judge of that Trust et anyone as here to ever seriously consider you in the future You have your work cut out for you if you want to undo the dae you’ve already done"

Jackson joined us in thehis hand on esture When he didn’t walk past and continued to stand behindlook

I introduced them "Aunt Kathleen, this is my boyfriend Jackson Jackson, this is my aunt"

Jackson stretched out his free hand to shake hers "A pleasure,someone with manners,"a private conversation right now regarding her future Would you estured away fro

I wasperfectly polite to her and she still had to be a major bitch just so she could continue to tell me what a horrible dancer I had becoo anywhere"

He leaned down to kissover there Kaylie invited oing to do"

"Well," Aunt Kathleen uess our conversation will just have to wait until tomorrow then since you are too busy with your boyfriend to have a serious discussion withyou up for breakfast at your dorm at seven am"

I didn’t even have the chance to respond and tell her that I didn’t want to talk with her about this--let alone sit down for a meal--before Jackson jumped back into the conversation "If your plan is to spend the wholeher, then I don’t think she has ti either"