Chapter 1

A gorgeous transfer student joined our class today, and she had the exact same name as me.

Our dance teacher sighed. "We have two Chloes now. How should we tell you apart?"

Zach, my childhood friend, was the first to raise his hand.

He smirked, his voice dripping with malice.

"Easy, Ms. Gable. The new one is 'Skinny Chloe.' The old one can be 'Fat Chloe.'"

"By the way, Ms. Gable, I can't even lift 'Fat Chloe' anymore. Can I get a new partner?"

The whole room burst into laughter.

My face burned as I clutched the fabric of my leotard.

But back then, I was stupid. I thought Zach was just being his usual teasing self.

After all, dance partners need years to build chemistry, and Zach and I had been dancing together for six years.

Until the selection for the upcoming Annual Showcase group dance.

Without a second thought, Zach grabbed Chloe Brown's hand.

"This showcase is a big deal," he said dismissively. "Representatives from Juilliard are coming. It's not like our usual high school recitals."

"Letting a pig like you on stage would just embarrass our school."

And just like that, I was kicked off the performance list.

But I refused to give up.

I started starving myself like crazy, until I fainted in the dance studio.

A guy I didn't know opened the door to the nurse's office.

He looked at me and said, "If a dancer can't appreciate her own body, she will never be able to dance from the heart."

"Let me teach you how to show off your body."

The next second, he spun and leaped in front of me.

His form was more professional than any dance teacher I had ever seen.