11. Well, that was bad, I thought as I took off my ballet shoes.
I had just finished my dance class, and it was (1)
. I always got the wrong steps, but all the others seemed to do these steps easily. I got the (2)
: I had no gift and there was no need to push myself so hard.
Just then, my big sister Julissa arrived. She took one look at me and asked, "What's wrong, Lakeisha?"
"Nothing," I said (3)
. "Just maybe I shouldn't be taking dance classes."
Julissa shook her head and said, "Let's get out of here." I went out of the door with her.
We stopped at a store and Julissa bought me my favorite drink. "Listen, sis," she said, "not every day is a great one, and not everything is going to work out as you want. The most important is to keep (4)
. I believe you can find your own dancing style."
We finished our drinks and (5)
to the subway. On the platform (站台), a few swing dancers were jumping and tapping happily. Many people stopped to watch. Then the dancers began showing off hip hop moves. One of them threw his hat onto my head. Without thinking, I quickly (6)
the hat off, turned it inside out, and threw it right back at him.
"You have some moves, kid," the dancer said as I just made a graceful (优雅的) turn. I looked over and there was my sister. Her (7)
was as big as a subway platform.
When we arrived home, Julissa gave me a hug and said, "Never forget everyone has off days! Just believe yourself. You can finally get through at some point."
"Guess that's true," I replied. "But not everyone is (8)
enough to have a great sister to help them!"