Pink Pointe Shoe

"Yes!" 

I couldn't wait until tomorrow. It was going to be the best day ever! 

"Hurry! We are going to be late," yelled my mom. 

I was finally in the dance after-school program I wanted to be. 

"Do you want to be on time?" 

"Yes,yes I am going" 

It was day I was getting my ballet things. The class required a pair of pink ballet slipper, a black leotard, pink tights and a hairnet for my bun. 

I had to get everything today, or else I would not be able to take my placement test. 

I rushed out of the apartment, ran down the stairs, and flew out the main door into the car. It was a long drive the dance store and my mom had made an appointment with someone from the store to help me choose what to get for the class. 

I was overwhelmed. I couldn't believe it! Finally! Finally, this day had come! 

My mom went into the store with me and as I walked in...I lost it! 

There were leotards in every color, ballet shoes in every color too! Pancake tutus, romantic tutus and almost everything I had ever imagined in a ballet store! It was a dream come true.

I went crazy and got almost everything from the store, apart from what I could only hold in my arms. Suddenly, my mom popped my bubble. 

"Here you go. These are the right size," the woman said. 

Again, I remembered I was not here for fun and to buy costumes. I was here for a pink  ballet shoes, pink tights, and a black leotard. 

I smiled at the woman and  asked about pink ballet shoes. She smiled back and took me to the back room. 

There in that dark room, was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen! There were dancing shoes of every type! The ones that caught my attention were the pink pointe shoes in the back. They were the only ones. I was crazy about them! And wanted them really badly!! However, the woman gave me beginners shoes and took me back to the main store to pay. 

I walked out of that room wanting to dance ballet professionally and on pointe. I could tell the cashier had seen my face and knew what I wanted, because she asked me if I had liked them. I said yes and at that moment she reached into a box behind the counter and handed me a small key chain with a pink pointe shoe. 

"May your wish come true," she said.