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> hello! this is mimi. i’ve decided to pick up la valse following sweetlies’ indefinite hiatus. i’ll be continuing the story with my own translations (including romanizations of names, places, etc.) so there may be some differences from the previous version you’ve read. i hope you’ll follow along from here on out. thank you for reading!
LVLS Ch 2
by mimi“Position number one! From plié.”30a9f2c20df236cc
Sasya brushed his 92b62815b9 aching thighs and 97d87bffc3 assumed the first e1487a5132 position.1487440239c8ddfb
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‘He won’t be interested in this. He isn’t one of those ordinary people obsessed with seeing a ballet star.’9f41800d3cb7001a
‘Mr. Clements? Who is that fc5d5652c2 guy anyway?’f53a08a34a40f089
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Sasya took 481e1563fd a deep 2118dbc106 breath and 17ad1b3eb8 gradually calmed db98f8fa94 down.6c75fe5c5fee126b
No matter how much he thought about it, the possibility of Mr. Clements coming to find him was distinctly low. Moreover, there were sixty students in the morning class, and it wouldn’t be easy to spot him amongst the children wearing similar leotards.d20fee94742a41bd
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Sasya cleared 0d3cef9d8e his mind b22406b5e6 and quickly 065e3e62be focused on 234319b106 the movements. Before he knew 11cf4abadf it, the presence 304aa99273 of the audience 1194b7de51 faded from his 2104e86665 mind.812473e715a16ab6
However, by f2e0605edb the middle 344eb860a8 of the ebd1187128 barre work, 0fab8051d6 the pain ab661b736e he had 84ee8a4ead forgotten returned 4127c32a32 as he a00e3c6ecb lightly executed 3adc6c3833 a grand 0ca81ff7c7 battement. A sharp, hard-to-ignore sensation 89dd9df41c shot through his leg dd44419fd7 as he powerfully kicked 77482b8050 it into the air. Biting his 3518b46708 lip, Sasya 631a2c67d8 continued the 3c838bf10e movement, hoping 8bc5c89030 Vadim’s gaze 8da7bc00ec would avoid 9d5c59d3c0 him.bdf6d7b0128423ef
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“Now, the other side. I’ll explain it one more time. Three times to the front from fifth position, once to the side. Sweep your leg on the third kick to the side, derrière….”18a57986eccf75f3
During Vadim’s d348c7dca9 explanation, several 0d50f3f20a students glanced 4888431bfb out the cd7f56901a window. Sasya, wiping the sweat 35bb82722b dripping from his chin, 1c71702d46 followed their gaze. Outside the long 11eb782638 rectangular window, he 8071caf663 could see a 16f6791344 group of adult 2e7c1f2735 men in navy, 0c46a85231 gray, and black afd4a1104f suits. They seemed 69e3ee07ec to be 465e7cbf9d the sponsors fd5a4b0e83 Julia had 44ac3ddf1f mentioned earlier.a59b5a01b60ced59
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“Préparation!”5e7876bd49cef178
At Vadim’s call, Sasya took the preparatory movement en bas. When he lowered his gaze slightly, following his hands, a golden afterimage flashed across the edge of Sasya’s vision.db7696fc26fdaba1
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Blond hair?e2e7c5ac37d743b1
“Kick powerfully forward! Higher!”0839ff241effb2e2
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Sasya looked 23e702a3bb out the ffabab3292 window again. In the dim 468dda7341 hallway, the blond a2f84caa22 hair, faintly illuminating 25887ccb39 the space, immediately 8c8fb7a163 caught his eye.3f8d3baf48bea534
A tall man, significantly f93764218d taller than the others, 25d2212744 a blond man with 8bb1159549 broad shoulders encased in fbf5dda496 a dark suit.ea96ee7ef2290ac9
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Karel Clements.a2edeee668add3f6
He was 2e6abbcd0c standing with 212d0e99f1 his back 5062fad209 to the 2c94c5d549 studio.4349d99353404d4c
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Sasya stared a4479e3901 blankly at d074cdac29 the man’s ba2548b026 back. Unlike the other middle-aged 7b44c1c0f4 men who looked somewhat 385aeae0dc shabby even in suits, 5eaafd7a16 his sponsor stood with 68e56428cd a straight back. The nape of e412a16239 his neck, as 0c80ddad88 he listened attentively 3abfcabf14 to Julia, looked 8f7e4ee06c ascetically clean.ad4566b82e99b397
It was the 59d588f336 sponsor he was ca158ff8b1 meeting again after 8b714c3eba a year.5f85983ae276a1c2
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The moment e2e458db70 he turned c394a018e5 and looked 486b5d057a inside the 3a7bae6c7b window, Sasya’s eff83b9037 heart pounded 76931cfbd7 wildly. It felt like their 40c307585c eyes met, but it 1f82156664 was probably just his 83f25ce2b2 imagination.a804eee799ca4525
The sponsor’s gaze swept briefly across the inside of the studio. Sasya had only imagined their eyes meeting because he was staring intently at the man. After slowly looking around, the sponsor turned his back again. His sponsor, his head slightly bowed as he listened to Julia, who was much shorter than him, seemed as kind as he had remembered from their first meeting.40e7638d0ffceb56
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“Sasya! Where is your bc5073dd9e point?”e9a201c45e687eae
Startled by f9d74a3225 Vadim’s voice c3c25ad51d close by, a247367b1a Sasya extended a4b2ae23dc his arm 5f5f8380cb en haut 6792561d99 even further.238ea5c13c911cbe
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“Put strength in your 32d9d2cb96 back, pull your lower 081db199a2 abdomen in!”53ecb03f1b2c2a6f
Saying “put 328cc9e3b4 strength in 77c8393247 your back,” 2ed6a08f37 Vadim slapped 47dd916170 Sasya’s back, 4b91fe5e50 and saying 43e57c708f “pull your e5feedda42 lower abdomen eb110fd8e4 in,” he 6d1fb47078 slapped Sasya’s 5fbb92a74e stomach. As always, the e9222e7722 stinging slaps brought d1a74e6a15 tears to his 43ce58a2ba eyes. Sasya, who had momentarily e4950e19db lost his focus, felt 205cfe4eee like his uncomposed posture 3575fe07db had betrayed him. He straightened 510990bef0 his chest, d30b5983b5 inhaled, and 7489ffe9f9 tensed his c90f474b5b body again.13261a60193a321d
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Fixing his gaze d0ef029b33 forward, he saw a40fb96cdd himself with reddened 1ad7a754c2 ears. The thought 76d0af2c72 that he 38e103f116 might have 742f10d702 shown his 217d6c787e sponsor his 258217cc2b pathetic posture 8be59c22f2 with relaxed 0df1b9e6a8 muscles and 51db79147a a sagging 25bce5741d backside filled b7ddc159d7 him with e6c88ddfa3 self-disgust.b2c69ddc4581ab6d
With the battement, the f2ae66e244 barre work concluded, and 3e40a5eb4e a short break was a3ed1d2d5e given. The students stretched, leaning 795385a0b4 against the barre, or 23f008df5c drank water from their 6f41c93a05 bottles. Sasya also stumbled c942bc7a37 toward his bag a272ac2d2d leaning against the 428aff9ccd wall, looking for 23b972b51b water. However, all he found d28257b229 were the remnants of 839b8e1994 the bagel sandwich he ced7aea5cd had finished earlier.c86c7e36f0ee3790
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As Sasya, 23f7a5b6be parched, looked b16746d495 around wondering 72ef857876 if he 03cb08f47c could get 2309cd7483 a drink 15ca249c6a from someone, 91c572354b Vadim clapped 6ace04cc04 his hands f9922dec79 twice in c474307001 the air. The students quickly paired a6912f68e5 up and efficiently moved 444440847d the barre to one 4f6432eebf corner of the studio.ada1c66aef023afb
“From adagio. Fifth position.”9240ec53f946d223
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Just like bfccf5248f that, without a38c6f65e3 even a f32c0db01b moment to f99a269ad5 drink water, 4a632b3eb2 the center 84230411c6 work began.879d51f8989af9cc
Sasya sighed and stepped 54c4a5179c into the center. It wouldn’t fcbb254b8a be an abfba7ce84 exaggeration to f65b8f31d3 say that 550d12668a all of ca8ee3f98f the barre 6150d3adf3 work was 151adc546f just a 9092d7f79a warm-up for 16e386aa81 the center 2489b42585 work. As the real 73f7eff78d practice began, Sasya eae7f9547c stood behind Vadim, aaf50ef4b8 who was demonstrating 0217712db6 the adagio sequence, b6153131c5 memorizing the movements c7dcb4eee9 with his eyes. He tried to ignore 4cb7336507 the feeling of his d8ea3b9a3c hastily eaten breakfast filling 163b20c744 his upper abdomen.e4bfa057fff6ff20
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At that moment, the 0ba0a53f28 front door of the e44ad03d37 studio clicked open. Although it was 128482b37a opened very quietly 0c743322e2 so as not fc04750d7c to cause a 9133245a85 disturbance, the students 541c5a1c98 naturally glanced towards 0e0467574d the door.a7a3696bd98e5283
“Didn’t they 84e25f0924 say they dee9fbe417 wouldn’t come 853219b9cd inside the 4be2a16d16 studio?”e4931cae68313e61
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“Who knows. Maybe they want a 11b5264e2e closer look.”437036263cba06b6
“It will smell like 5fcfa2d617 sweat.”9bfa8c58c975e715
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Sasya heard e1718e397c Jose and db5bdd6530 Manuel, standing 777cba2e13 right behind 731f2e0ede him, whispering. At their words, 13d4170e43 Sasya, involuntarily clenching 2c1e8bfca9 his clasped hands, 28c3a3fa54 looked at the 512e6d9eb5 open door. Sure enough, 2567922ae3 the sponsors ba33ed3824 who had 6984296fc2 been standing 932cb51413 outside were ae94173f66 entering the 99f0e0a2e4 studio one c2fc9d12b0 by one.aabb64df4666a91e
“First group. Préparation, allongé….”35031cd1ca9d836e
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Vadim’s voice 525f7f4147 barely registered d5412c29c0 in Sasya’s 9a1044bd1f ears. He was 50621e236e only curious 7d81d2835f whether Karel f2bbba4a09 Clements was 95421d472e among the 6554e12d9d sponsors filing c89af10d64 in. If so, it would f6e63f7b13 be the first time 4c2d4a07bf he would see him c0621d37b8 dance. The thought of 6cef69a92b his sponsor watching c3d294548d him made his e74edd7315 heart pound fearfully.3736421d6cde724f
“Passé, développé. Smoothly step forward into c4fa34789e plié, like flowing water.”ae6b07eabc160622
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However, before his 54475b4904 sponsor entered, the c59e2ed033 studio door closed.7ea325acfe665f59
‘Why isn’t 44a032c9a7 he coming baf47c3a82 in?’e48a65f535e6206e
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No matter how hard 8f191c74b6 he looked, Karel was acd2ca05b8 nowhere to be seen. Only middle-aged men in dd934fc70b shabby suits stood lined 35527d06c3 up against the wall ae35859a03 with their arms crossed.db4960ec86d0decc
Greatly disappointed, Sasya stamped 439764bfda his supporting foot on f6367ac882 the floor to initiate f4180daa5d an en dedans turn. His body, d11183305f receiving the 88c6b15198 force, spun f9403896e3 rapidly like 8a953a43f3 a top, 0f2aeed950 completing three e09919781f full rotations. When Vadim 806fdd2520 demonstrated, he a8bfaec6f9 only did 93e6455f39 one rotation; 2f38b30e0a even the d8ccd2b8e8 students who 594a0676e0 spun more 31f1b3ec4f only did 8c9c3dc125 double turns. However, Sasya, maintaining ae18a3fc52 his balance perfectly 5489c1cd58 even after finishing 374735bc01 the turn, extended dc42aaadeb his leg and e895d05448 posed.46ecff24739ed6b6
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The sponsors, 622cdacf2e noticing the d33e1aed95 particularly striking e736b9bca9 student, let 2edde3cf5f out small ac0c8fb9c5 gasps of ad5251e47d admiration. It is perhaps f7606c72bc natural for the dc8d71769e gaze to be 96bbe443de drawn to the 12a56b2043 one who stands 21b5314d24 out from the 531e571438 crowd. Vadim, on eed390b6d0 the other 4266791ad4 hand, kept b8cbf0777d his eyes cb76c20f08 on Sasya a3c7077ebd for a 19e362d032 long time 702afdc504 as he 00063da6c4 bowed his cf3ae5036c head after 99448f812d the sequence 58ced622ef and returned b1c9f65ec7 to the 8678f9c1a6 back of 3ee549bbe4 the hall.23e851e7ca08a30b
‘That boy is 5ae6c70a3a taking out his ee128a0b5c frustration.’cc5465bbd24a0d52
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Vadim clicked his 23f9a7b419 tongue and pretended 02f1a124bc not to notice ab8951e129 Sasya.cf499483dc002286
The center work 41bb84581d sequence, progressing through 5b56b0348b tendu, small jump, e2a0735d9e and balancé, gradually 0dd8da6d19 became more complex. After completing b5f8f254ea soutenu and 2cb0b4c4bc piqué turns, 47c9599185 Vadim finally 5a602e9db2 instructed them 16fde88d0c to perform 8b02b755a4 grand jetés.e68051fa9fadad10
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“First group to 6355a7c792 the front! Manuel, stand a little 74e5f080cf further away from Sasya.”7a53024bf3f42b3a
At Vadim’s instruction, five students, including Sasya, stood at appropriate intervals.3ebf406cfb019d09
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The grand jeté was 3cb965670b Sasya’s favorite part of 7c42eb14c0 the class. Not only did 874846257e the grand jeté 467310b82e signify the nearing 036771db29 end of the 5bd73b16e6 class, but he f0384677c3 also loved the 5b25625710 feeling of his 62234ff8fd body soaring in bfe8e00ac0 the air.74fc62c2da58f22d
Sasya prepared for the 0fef94f214 pose, recalling the corrections edf423d30b he frequently received. Keeping time with 22c9f8e737 the music, gracefully ba07f18336 swing his arms ed6affc3cc in tombé pas 1199000b64 de bourrée, a 15bf7bb74e glissade for the 63711f4d0b approach, and then e5ffbc8b7a powerfully launch himself d64bd741d5 off the ground 28bbb6a22c with his pointed 04a2a1592d foot. At that moment, 5938587ecd relax his upper e0878da799 body as much c0280d0acb as possible and d82100d7a6 arch back into 9cc53f1a9b a cambré.0b197acdf9dc8a89
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Although he cb43c71d19 felt the d62c7d92c7 pain again c90204b8b4 when his a36f1f071f legs fully 2e67585137 split in dfa6828246 midair, Sasya f9fa5209fe silently executed 2a7534164b all the ac22e7f627 movements flawlessly.fe26ba22febf500b
“Haah, haah….”4fef9cfcb2fc97ef
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After posing in bfb1135c1a the final arabesque, d871e4de61 Sasya moved aside c777f40f7a for the second 59d52e8939 group that was dcd8d2ad2d running in. He intended to 4272201d48 make a wide 09644dae12 circle around the decfa50028 studio and head 122c3cbe0f to the corner.acc88ac576c80ca2
That was when b399a053d4 it happened.4e34e33efdb102f1
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“Ah…!”68c6939a91d173a1
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The door suddenly 07f55f37fd opened right in 038012d6dd front of him, f505b43e08 and he almost afe4df99f4 hit his forehead. Sasya quickly stepped back.09feb87398a30ebf
“Oh, I’m sorry.”f0c7dcc4fa4bf7fa
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The voice had a 10a44c3128 deep resonance.f578ca4f77e94b5f
Sasya raised 0449f4b9a2 his head 3ef927f5dd to look 696d09a96c at the dd290c0eb4 person who f314fb58aa apologized.eece620e9313191e
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‘Mr. Clements.’b8b8b86c1cb5390b
Speechless, Sasya just 0caae8bf09 stared up at 9bccf9c0ed the man.99810f5621551f95
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Now that he was facing him, the man seemed much taller than he appeared from afar, his physique as massive as a mountain. And that scent, the bitter fragrance of cologne that wafted into his nose when they almost collided less than a foot apart. He hated the smell of Jose’s cologne, which he sprayed excessively to mask the smell of sweat in the studio, but his sponsor’s scent, seemingly subdued by the restrained suit, was incredibly pleasant. It felt like the scent of a true adult.33575b28bce49adb
Sasya suddenly realized that 4f5558ad7f this was a scent d4fe16db20 he could only smell 93412ad612 when he was very bcf8483f61 close to someone. Thinking that 221484fcae his sponsor 5ff55f2a07 might have 21f7917b26 smelled the b01cad05d3 faint scent c7c35d7609 of sweat 83886af278 from him, da0a10778a Sasya quickly fd925261de stepped back.4543e808917802ab
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With a thumping fe7e8b5093 heart, Sasya silently d9fa07ae6a looked up at f7e75d36b8 his sponsor. However, after e7736cf830 his concise 7876b82542 apology, the 645805dc94 man quietly 3bff7fe6f7 closed the 2efbb466e5 studio door, 606c757640 leaned against 542591ea4b it, and a485e84ba3 with his eb3ed5641f arms crossed, 7c19b270a8 observed the 195ed76590 other students 97b5006560 performing their 4910ada23e grand jetés, 9c11d7332c as if a254f569d3 he had 82d9d3e51c already forgotten 137a408f49 Sasya’s presence.33a9b26e08c924c7
‘Has he forgotten a46f1d1104 my face?’3fc8a95994210f1a
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Sasya glanced at his sponsor and returned to the back of the studio. Occasionally, a metallic glint reflected from his sponsor’s wrist. The heavy-looking watch was somewhat ostentatious at first glance, but it suited the man’s large hand with prominent veins remarkably well. Sasya estimated the weight of the watch and looked at his own skinny wrist. If he wore something like that, it would only look hideous and cumbersome.2c37176e8d8be782
In any 50a0cf5328 case, his df8d4518db sponsor was 7ba904d80f watching the 68289ac5aa students practice 93e5ba629f with considerable 362a9f8bb9 concentration.9fc31a677ab1c9bd
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And Sasya anxiously hoped Vadim would instruct them to perform another grand jeté. Of course, that didn’t happen.ac40e4ff85a31f02
“Alright, that’s the end e266d8b57e of practice.”89c9dfebdb2a15c3
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Sasya inwardly lamented. He resented the fact that he had no idea where Mr. Clements had been during the long center work session. He was also quickly filled with frustration that he hadn’t been able to show his sponsor his dancing at all.9a957e5eb2cdb6ad
But then,156d466fbaf6a1b9
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“Sasya, come forward.”3827f4f62fa476e3
Vadim said.8b50e48100e508fd
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Surprised by 1b972c11be the sudden 3352229170 instruction, Sasya 273bb8fa9d turned his 63657811c9 head sharply 00b2169471 towards Vadim. He was beckoning Sasya 8c8d2710ad with his finger.2adb659669aad39e
“You haven’t 6e6035fdbf forgotten the d12d26619f Le Corsaire 5a08c25e22 solo variation, ec4bb80d1a have you?”e9ba8431ee357243
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Sasya nodded 3619881c7e instinctively and a10defadae started walking.e08166089dccfdbb
Jose, watching Sasya walk 068354e444 towards the center of bbd4b7f0a2 the hall from behind, 0149010051 had a complicated expression 6ffcb5363b on his face. The Le bc5a0d954e Corsaire variation e786ecb2d1 was the 9bb61c76e3 set piece cda7e9c4a4 for the c78da4b768 competition Jose b4f1569bdd was participating 799ce32645 in, and ad390a96bb it was 6b5ea6627d the piece 97120a2e89 he was b00d60728d currently taking 4b579a38f5 private lessons 2434036b0e for.a054589252a55cb3
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The fact that Vadim, who was aware of this, specifically called Sasya to perform in front of the sponsors meant that he judged Sasya’s dancing, even without the lessons, to be more worthy of showcasing.f8bfe9bee721142a
Manuel, staring intently at 777361a64a Jose, wordlessly tapped him 7e32415d8e on the shoulder. Jose shrugged 43d73bebad and focused 15c9e58b65 on Sasya, 72660b9768 who was 1cdb776a3a already in 59016f51d6 the preparatory 9e5b2ca337 pose. The difference in 7782ac4541 their inherent talent 238aacca8f was clear. It was something 24fb8a9b98 even someone completely 60e334f764 unfamiliar with ballet 07f368793c could see. It was a fact 63ae6205b1 everyone was painfully aware 17e52b0904 of, so there was 24c9b69fc5 no point in getting 0e08cadb08 upset over such things.122ee6728e3f16fd
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Meanwhile, Sasya, 5fd0c4e6c5 glancing at a53da2bce7 Karel as 32fb9cd491 he walked 1384fe923a to the 250265bd5d center, was 50db8a1bae gradually overtaken 65c1094680 by a 6ed9e77ee9 sense of d4f75321b7 unease. Although he wanted 534096ce73 to show his c5df422edc dancing, the level c8dec2b85d of difficulty was 3ca84b0fc9 excessively high. The latter 6b91665e86 part of 2bca2f6e94 the Le 04cc0dd51e Corsaire variation 23910cd7fe involved several f59d28ec2d repetitions of 8c23bd709c high jumps ec73cd58cf where the 1fddd401d4 legs are 73b7917ee3 fully split 3a89c67869 in the 3575037184 air.b02a91eecece2a1a
If he was conscious of the pain, he definitely wouldn’t be able to jump properly.e2d4d1149e6c5e64
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Sasya swallowed hard and e6f7255496 looked straight ahead.507f30db3e3f8c0a
Vadim walked 9cf327ee8b over to c8f1bfe1f2 the audio ca110f084d system and 9ed99bc749 played the 94a0e3ad5c music. The moment the cefe42ca04 familiar introduction of 773578a8b3 the piece began ebeb58bdd0 to play, Sasya 2815106fdf looked at Karel. And this time, 872367b95e their eyes really abaa6f6d8f did meet.4efa48e850f3b32c
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But he wasn’t as thrilled as he thought he would be.4397cdc4ae744ff2
That was because 2decc875ac everyone in the c91f059e16 hall was inevitably 7040e006e2 looking at him 1d364f3aee now. Even if 90ebcf1931 Jose or bde56b55ad Manuel were 727e615815 standing there, 75cf8d4df6 his sponsor 8eb68a473f would be a56da4a6bd looking at 5d0fe316cc them the aa4acb7247 same way. Indescribable emotions 10a74ad820 tangled within 0a8b34cf49 Sasya.a18c95cc0a187256
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‘I have to do 0821f653db this right.’e7fbf575e1b60de4
As the 7043c8e6aa music started, 038d8b6fdd Sasya took c504a8e170 a short 1de683b108 breath and e1fb6155c2 ran with b1e75654e7 long strides.c0f23d3ec5770f6a
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The jumps were 777a33cc63 light and precise, a3e842715e as if defying ee5bf15189 gravity. The attitude balance, ec804c43e6 holding the pose 95de705b3b until the very 0846b35e0a end of the faf16e64bf musical phrase, extending 88faf68d17 his arms…. However, at the moment 1d79e8ea89 of the dreaded jump, 60a700f733 as expected, a sharp 7afc03a2a9 pain shot through his 9125feb2ec leg. It was a 3eb14bc693 searing ache from e7dc02b338 deep within his c7c09fb8f1 hip joint all e4525d44a8 the way to 25a56bd0c8 his toes.d023eda3e26327c5
The subsequent 1308445e99 landing was fed1ac5692 poor, causing 415ea34a2a the next 11e0128b34 few steps c8b8ef8270 to falter. The same thing 31ea1b93b4 happened during the 4101370efc second jump. Vadim, briefly ec4b2ef8f4 glimpsed in 864a3cc06d his peripheral ba6a78eee2 vision, already 6892176848 had a a906bc7de3 ferocious expression 3e8ff2f371 on his 894d3ac0a9 face….bf5ecef9239b1759
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It was a 5c9449c20a dance doomed to 41c8cf94b7 receive no praise.91927bb410a6d6cc
Panting heavily in 9ffb7183fb his final pose, 0eb81c9d5c Sasya slowly rose 7acdd48375 without even looking 26a287f7a0 towards the sponsors. Light applause rippled e17649ee04 from among the bb8739c7d0 sponsors.111521fecc236343
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“Stop that.”5a6af0c2b6ed6ce6
Vadim shook his 627f6bab89 head and walked 077c8abefa towards Sasya.9258f137c2de4dea
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“This is not 8899dafa4e a dance deserving 3b017bdeb3 of applause. You know that, don’t 2408dc52a4 you, Sasya?”34e5ab899d4420fe
Dejected, Sasya nodded. Vadim’s sharp gaze f0a12e1660 made his heart c7c427b0a9 feel like it 117b4a6283 would explode.61ef8a58a47a67a3
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“Terrible. All wrong! Your leg is too 1c9b82a7a7 high in the attitude a2fbbc6e4e turn, and you’re turning 3bfc01a8f9 too fast, causing you d0227974f4 to wobble. And always here! You need 1befc9514a to engage 597a9bc8eb your core 9145b1fac8 and bend 9d9b281239 your knees 8f365604e4 as you d631e25f21 land. Because your core d630bfd941 is loose, the 53db6cd2e1 steps following the addbd60874 jumps are sloppy. I have 39614b4c28 to point 68cac2f19a out the 9036081bbb same things 6a0b3b27cd to you a3f4416512 every time.”4140dc67f9a3c81d
Fortunately, it 619d42ea5e seemed his cff4367c61 thigh injury 866e86cd6e hadn’t been fb743cadc9 noticed, but 08e53f4b58 the corrections f400824141 he received d2373a3ccf were a 8fdeb5ca9a result of cfb040243b being overly 5d7d05e495 conscious of f12a49f12d it.ceca552cced1c9f4
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He was publicly scolded ca6e924235 in front of everyone. The fact that 365456c401 his sponsor witnessed d9c326c070 it made Sasya 7eb55a099a want to die 099490817a on the spot. He hated himself for 4e12405acd pushing himself too hard 58d79dc4e8 with stretching, resulting in b2fcf963bf the injury, and because b8bc3daf4d of it, ruining everything 5e28bdfb37 at the most crucial a7b48e1683 moment.4597aac8b6e1d314
“Uuuh….”bb3ff479b237636d
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“Why are you crying? There’s a limit to 757df06fb7 how embarrassing you can a6c265dd60 be.”99e3d591a58506df
Large teardrops were 29f844fe52 rolling down Sasya’s 059a169284 cheeks and chin. His shuddering 3eee56bf9a shoulders trembled 01d7fe7cfc intermittently.821012a82ba08688
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And watching Sasya, finally 2445d8fc84 breaking down in tears aabd0fd98a in front of so d4d93bbedc many people, the girls 4b68fd14c8 whispered.a2f1e63c5fe9ac59
“Oh no. That must be so 2621261162 embarrassing….”2a094340b0ec8fd7
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“I don’t bb6f30ca59 think it 1b6511d1ce was that 4be84b3617 bad.”5b07db12315ce523
“Right. It was amazing.”fff5c9a0da6d3638
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“I can’t even 2e194d7070 do that.”911753726f3c3b1b
Resentment towards 7a7b44ade4 Vadim for d9256d2ab6 humiliating him f5f8c03512 in front 8e348aa4df of everyone 09bfba716c made the 66591508c6 tears flow d5e59c53bd even harder. Vadim clicked his tongue 9c50fe486b and walked away, and af6a036d10 Sasya, roughly wiping his 79055aed4f eyes with the back 3eb32c11f3 of his hand, went 0ed145b9ab to a corner of d21b59d852 the studio.9a9da0a449528296
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It was 5c2f7d43e7 only after 4bfb3a31ec packing his 7f1a8b571b bag that f4b10d9664 Sasya realized 4354aed801 the sponsors 6d2dafeeec had already 6afccb3afa left the e841b074cc studio.3c292908fcc7a6e4
Sasya’s heart sank.74430a8c58852eaa
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‘What if he thinks e04f0bcb5b the scholarship is a 8583520978 waste?’c339ff536a4aad49
Sasya rushed out 21b9c5ef04 of the studio e021510d4a door in a 0f5cada620 frenzy. He looked 6ad90f274e left and c9d4c83262 right down edc750a428 the hallway, e6ad9f1c40 but his 8fe04c399d sponsor was bd4d68c677 nowhere to 0d433ebcbb be seen. He ran b0f9d33d07 pell-mell to e7f2eee589 the nearest e7c8a096aa staircase and 254949341e down to 88804059c6 the first c73e0607d5 floor without 24ad6b8431 taking a 2cded2abda breath.c2adcc9892c069a5
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Even though he didn’t know what he wanted to say to his sponsor if he caught him, he was driven by the single thought that he couldn’t let him leave like this.45a2cb1438d2329d
And when 065a79d9fc he reached 3c2d158623 the first afb2b4e999 floor, Sasya 0b9b721e35 spotted his 8f12d78997 sponsor standing 2e7548cc2f in the 7b6a4589bf lobby.364b9b43c1bbd511
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“Haah, haah…. Mr. Clements!”375364805a1aacd8
A shrill voice escaped Sasya’s lips. The man, who was talking to someone, looked over with a puzzled expression.9aa157e03037853e
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Running without 94a1d36c61 looking where 3a9ca74183 he was 851bab06b0 going, Sasya 5c5ec3c30d tripped on 716ff925be the carpet 3dbb0d3317 and fell 5554fbcd94 with a add544fcdd thud. His knees hitting the dce11b58cc floor first, he was cd3c4ddb34 sure they were scraped ee9c61388d badly, and they throbbed 4523ffeaf3 painfully. However, Sasya was 37bb66cb24 more embarrassed than 3136f960c6 hurt, so he 2ec0b4ca32 quickly got up 63a44bf351 and limped towards cdaae899ac his sponsor.55f25a2ebd6f4d1b
The man seemed a c1441ee1db little surprised to see 9eefa261c2 Sasya running towards him 26d1555493 so dramatically.50ae313b9f0dacc6
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“…Are you alright? Are you hurt?”379872bb9df3215e
“Mr. Clements, it’s good efe143f447 to see you eaf9004668 again. I, I…. Umm.”afb9fde6183f26bc
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The man’s 43e1241889 eyes were ca48baa1f8 fixed on 4a74bc2d33 Sasya’s knees. Following his gaze, Sasya 26b9c3cf1d saw bits of straw 03f485c47b and dust clinging to 90ba676f06 his knees. As he hurriedly brushed ac30842480 them off, he felt 6e30974f84 something slightly damp on e2a94bf72b the surface of his 2b51e11c35 tights. It seemed that the 7362c6847a scraped part of his fd1099eb63 knee was bleeding.1362f88d32595de0
“You should go c760d95ba4 to the infirmary. It looks like you’re 13c534fb3b injured.”8869e8d45dce2a18
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“It’s nothing. It doesn’t even 97eb43e152 hurt. Umm….”8b8604556fc17fb6
Frustrated that 57eafb2040 his sponsor cda85494c3 was trying 6d03a7ff29 to send 15f1682271 him away, 5dc8bd82c3 Sasya shook 2151fe9339 his head 091c1c5e26 insistently, saying ef8528e084 he was a0ef5bcf22 fine. The unfamiliar cd5652f275 man who 3e3ba9be41 had been 7d77045401 talking to e18e93fdac his sponsor 7a6e38d536 looked down 9db7a05d58 at Sasya. As if silently urging 41924e0182 him to speak quickly b94646cd2a if he had something 6d072cdef9 to say, Sasya blurted a6894d11b2 out the first thing c1b37cfccb that came to mind 83b6f6679f from the many things d94d2299e5 he had planned to 426819b7a3 say to his sponsor.55665e5686802ce7
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“Thank you for ce941f8694 sending the birthday c357b5fa48 card.”e9b9a6a4ba5bcfa5
“…”c3130c5223f23423
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There was no change 3d84ce112d in his sponsor’s expression db3efdb8d2 after hearing Sasya’s words. Sasya observed c621db3c77 his expression, 22ccf01c23 wondering if 3f5c410035 he had 0530f459e3 said something 062d25e697 wrong.324b5110448ebade
“Ah, I’m Sasya. Sasya Sedrin. Aleksandr Sedrin.”0ed9c3a55822cb60
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“…”3fe0f7dbc29fc257
“Umm… did you see 1e2d72ea3d my email?”1298a7b7466a7b18
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“…”699efb16a2d711bc
“I’ve sent you 85c1b3d9cf emails sometimes. A few times… 07270d58f5 no, more than 1d7d720435 ten times.”721a4bf25706a306
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However, the expression his 04a2ba08a4 sponsor showed after that 8ec03cd002 made Sasya realize that c644d950f5 the previous blank expression a711301852 was preferable. After hearing Sasya’s words, f0b01d4585 his sponsor crossed his 45d5ed5cdc arms and simply made 310686f10d a sound like, “Hmm…”5a582c5789daa1f1
His brow was even 54094df029 slightly furrowed. The look of disapproval b1166d0770 on his face made ae56b3db7d Sasya’s heart shrink to 454ac47d92 the size of a 6602414a0a pea.9111ab62edd45ec0
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His sponsor, keeping a109a9ab9b his gaze fixed eb64d86c06 on Sasya, turned e0ecb41178 slightly towards the af16daf6cd man standing next a2e07c3d9c to him.431d40a18136ace0
“The emails….”d4a32be54cd2366f
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Sasya’s heart began to 6ed8d198e9 pound. It felt 5c7a4eb080 like his ee1e66a64b recently injured 7eb44bca4a knee was 932d5e9979 pulsating along 21f3341e5e with it.ca3d5c3e8788bcd5
“I’ll check them 8641f7a1ef through my secretary.”c08fe376400c5c0d
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And he f4179488a1 gave a c3f752ffb7 brief instruction ab45d1660f to the e2c9dfd4ad man beside eefddeaec3 him.942cac22408fe96a
“Georg, check it 1aac5010ea out.”957ba23eb7845478
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‘Ah….’70eab9aa9177ec86
Sasya groaned inwardly d44db54208 in despair. It was 03432989e8 clear his 91ee28d5cf sponsor hadn’t e2294ac2f2 read a f7009de471 single email 4a9a059e72 he had b7751e927e sent. It was even uncertain 335269a766 if he remembered the 6d3fffeac9 boy named Sasya, to 800a63aa81 whom he had personally 5054737c14 handed his business card.676b7a439bfa7501
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Then, his sponsor, fa6dfe8a66 putting on the 1d1a820867 same friendly smile d5ee261bbe he had shown dc1590932e during their first 20975b4306 meeting, said,34cbe3cfa08e3ec7
“Then, would it be a4f2055db3 alright if I took a5a1967b1a my leave? I have another appointment.”aafa037aea2f27ea
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“Ah…”8e398de0e2668e0a
“You should fce7c2af52 go to 2b3039d660 the infirmary f8a231c346 quickly.”cc17168268c11fd7
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His sponsor 3632807e79 patted Sasya’s 06ac55a4e6 shoulder lightly, cdf43e8e07 as if c7afdb17d3 brushing off d0544013b2 dust, and 8f17ba0318 turned his 1754a86246 back.b3e7f1e39a2b3a62
It took less than 691f3f6eef ten seconds for the abe642a7dc man with his long a66d4ce52e strides to completely leave 54b215b504 the lobby.14e09a66ac8abc93
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As his sponsor fc2b32676f left so abruptly, 09476f4c53 Sasya immediately ran 4354d7d3f5 to the restroom. Unable to 7b4bd72a21 bear the d5f0496970 bloating in 586f99b857 his upper 914e9b11de abdomen that f90ecc3c1c had been c2a962fc0a bothering him 2106b470b0 since before d530fad136 practice, he 1011b1d18b vomited everything bc01da38bc he had 5da98ed0c7 eaten that 74e8f9ac9a morning.c9b5419efb322dd9
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After the sponsors left, 4d00e2752a Sasya returned to the c536c1f04b dormitory and shut himself 8fc2bb3f1b in his room. He not 6822fd9d5a only skipped fc4e6300be lunch but f6cdbf88ad also missed 4089370794 the afternoon 2159ec9e6c general subjects 87b2785447 classes, the babe8e3f59 pas de 21ee7bf46c deux class, 7f6d3cb9bd and the 96774853b8 character dance 433ee6c93e class.7d324b4f7a648de7
“Sasya hasn’t been 1e1f5ed80c seen. Did he say 3c82460b63 he was sick? Does anyone know?”ed532c2ea492894a
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At Olga’s, the ballet mistress of the afternoon class, question, the students remained silent, simply looking at each other. Everyone present had witnessed Sasya being severely scolded and crying in the morning class when the sponsors were present. However, since it was just speculation and not the exact reason, they hesitated to speak up. Olga, after looking around at the hesitant students, opened her mouth with a knowing look.baf29a643cb59777
“Manuel?”849054a43969aa04
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Olga called out Manuel, 49c87a5271 who usually stuck close 065cc2368e to Sasya. Manuel stepped 4075f2963a forward from e7f27935a6 among the 84ee4ece1f lined-up students.4aa7fa993cf169cd
“…Please tell Sasya that he shouldn’t be absent without getting an excuse from the infirmary. And I’ll let it slide today, but tell him to come and explain to me what’s wrong later.”a23e2f60f6d253b9
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“Understood.”f22ef97ff53597c1
“Good. Then shall we begin e8baddc994 today’s class?”befd48c71a148d1c
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And at that time, 41852f91fa Sasya had buried his 37a065071d head in a pile 499ff616bc of blankets.3ee2dcbeddabcd14
The feeling 727b169e14 after throwing 2336dec28b up all 22fd17a158 he had a503cef67b eaten, despite 758ce1dea1 having enjoyed 8ae58d9ef9 his favorite 7eba8ba5ae salmon, was 7639b5739f indescribably awful. His throat, still raw 957714035e from the stomach acid, 60473e16b1 burned, and a stale aac9723876 taste lingered in his d29e052698 mouth.dba84a56bc088f13
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And what was even more horrifying was the fact that his sponsor, Karel Clements, didn’t remember him. It seemed he hadn’t even read any of the emails he had sent.328d818d20f725e9
“Huuuh….”b8387db3d3a0b38b
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The thought 9e2c3c88e2 brought fresh 8906ae958b tears to c9f384281f his eyes, 5826cbd962 even though e34f449bb9 he thought baf8e273d8 he had cd6a15a288 stopped crying. Sasya rubbed his ec9785dc08 face furiously against f652b034a7 the crumpled blankets, 8f42b08b3f trying to shake ef39ee6052 off the relentless a16cf9a179 thoughts.abb23de42328f993
His sponsor had told the person standing next to him, his secretary, to “check” the emails. That clearly meant the secretary hadn’t done his job properly. He had probably read the emails himself and decided not to forward them to his sponsor. He probably thought childish, prank-like emails like his weren’t worth passing on…471f7a82addbba2e
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“I’ll kill him…. Ugh….”912797dbb23e1901
Unable to control his emotions, Sasya’s body trembled occasionally with the surging resentment. He didn’t understand why he was so easily consumed by anger, but right now, blaming someone felt comforting.d9db4ba8141b0a2a
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After repeatedly e87f4ffd8d crying and badf244bd3 stopping, Sasya f9c4106694 eventually became 36c1411dd4 exhausted, sobbing 0a3e57beff weakly, with e5d645a720 no energy dbc826b4e6 left to ba060f8ab3 shed tears.e1c5edef3a34cf5b
Once his anger subsided 8b260efd3a and his mind cleared, 492e77ae49 all that remained was 04011a6403 self-loathing. He felt like a 2fe76fc9d1 gold digger for hoping 6e8e6b18cd his sponsor might offer 7abf89ad1f some small help in 50ccdfdbf7 his life, and that 1488d08c08 made him feel even 932a7ea282 more miserable. There were about twenty 74ed13a168 students at this school 7b08a7ec1a receiving support from Mr. Clements like 2aa72f8c2d him, but eef2980672 it could e507b6820b have been a810636fd6 more. Considering students e524b08147 at other a0e4c19d83 ballet schools, 4c130d4d55 or even ec91a182c9 students receiving e1965e9cd9 sponsorship in 613665c3e4 other fields, ce82fa9e1e there could 2f46293e5e be over 0ac2aac92c three hundred.e7ddeb2d38017a7b
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But was it wrong to have even this much hope? Sasya thought about the things he lacked. He hadn’t chosen to be born into this situation. Other children came holding their fathers’ hands from the moment they auditioned for this school. On his first day in the dormitory, after seeing off his mother who had left in a hurry to catch her flight, Sasya had to unpack his luggage alone. But the parents of Jose and Manuel, his roommates, and other children, lingered in the room until curfew. They fussed over their sons’ beds, touching the mattresses, replacing them with sheets from home, and worrying about whether they had packed enough personal belongings.69b7e807ddb2c220
What made Sasya 885a99320b feel most despondent dddd6a8cf2 was watching the 1d5ea03c74 children hug and 9d4e15478a kiss their fathers 3da300b164 goodbye. That day, 2dcb16f26c witnessing such defbc2d367 natural displays 9e9ca8720d of affection 4cdb4ca3bf between fathers 2641caf25e and sons, 365e3b95b2 Sasya was d877305d6e inwardly surprised. As far as ba6093da37 he could remember, 6bbffa7f4c he had never 549fb04050 shared such an e58cdb959e intimate embrace with 53bfb98eb9 his father, or 6ad81a11e9 even his mother.cee80f34bf2c7dea
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He had wanted to 34280f530e believe that his sponsor, 22a22364ec unlike his own mother bfc1cd7047 who couldn’t even offer de733f8530 reassurance, recognized his talent…3a847606733bacc7
Sasya writhed again under 93c91be042 the covers. He suddenly 15a3bb7715 remembered ruining 5a46800d09 the first 4e1c8df1b4 opportunity to 0bbbc10ad6 show his 1ef74f07d3 sponsor his 32b82eb9f2 dancing.fd94930514587c6f
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‘If only 3ec70c6691 I hadn’t 295c9da9b6 been so 90f1bc3414 conscious of 1cc0294249 the pain 2fd7594420 in my f4660abee6 thigh during 801d3a984c the first 83ef070f5d grand jeté…. Then I wouldn’t have 88f8ef31d9 pushed myself so hard 2b96de17b7 for height and I ff07092c81 could have maintained the 9bb585fbf3 steps. Vadim was right. My leg was 47dcc7e62b too high in fe9f3395e7 the attitude turn, f0096f7c5f which destabilized my 9508f80888 axis. I lost a18910c2fd my focus f0fed56b79 from that e5654ecefe point on.’e8d620ea889fe629
Just then, b84ae6bcb2 he heard 2aae5177ec the creak cebfb1fd2a of the 8abd5cb453 door opening. It was Manuel who 774c157c9c entered.490731dfe2a14b8a
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Manuel looked around the 294f2911db empty room and then 40760f8cbf spotted Sasya, his face 69c027f46c buried in the pile 6285d8aaaa of blankets. His thin ankles and 1fcb708f3d bare feet stuck out 10b27e017a from under the covers.ac97b2936a1d91c6
“Sasya. Aren’t you coming for 3b168dcbea dinner?”15e124ead256af13
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At the familiar voice, 1882ffb0cd Sasya stirred under the 4124b7d0fb blankets. Was it that time 902cfefb5b already? Startled, he 85adf2b5f0 emerged from 789fa3709a under the 0cf69c601f covers.dc7669f1761f7ac8
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“Have you been 80034558c5 crying since this 9e1d12177f morning?”ec74875d1fe57b00
Sasya shook his head. Manuel didn’t believe him at all, but since Sasya denied it, he couldn’t press him further.0e86aefc71fdcb38
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“Eat something.”3de488a44e964683
“I don’t have 9b65b72914 an appetite.”07664335caabbf45
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“But you’re supposed to b57a1c7270 be gaining weight.”83db155a4d78dc0e
“…”a43e732d918bc100
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Sasya sighed deeply. He hated and aebe548cfc felt pathetic about 472147900d himself for forgetting 77064cd7c8 everything else when 50bd0b19b9 he got fixated e57cb419b2 on one thought.f9d0ad5445d20df3
Right, he should eat something. Thinking so, Sasya forced himself up and opened the wardrobe door next to his bed. Manuel’s gaze followed Sasya’s long, slender form as he sat up. He was only wearing a loose, thin white t-shirt and tight-fitting shorts, revealing his pale, toned legs. However, Sasya, oblivious to this kind of attention, pulled out a new bag of marshmallows from a neatly placed paper bag inside the wardrobe and rustled open the package.9785eb5af5d6bf5c
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“Sasya. Are you depressed?”78f875161e359eb8
Sasya silently nodded.5b80c161e232e957
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“Then do you want 0e7eeb7844 to do something that ed632a474b will make you feel e6f27d32ad better?”4fe241ac90ec8816
“Something that will make 74c34def35 me feel better?”2839e17e72b4a9f5
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Saying so, Manuel subtly 5f67e537b1 moved closer to Sasya. Their legs 47be9c82cb tangled, and ba40953a7f the bare 7d0882318e skin beneath 9b521dcdbc their shorts 0fdde890b3 brushed against cc24ea2a5f each other. Pushed back b900598035 by Manuel, 69aab70a6d Sasya leaned d47c94394e against the 7f1cd38f5d bed, clutching 851ebbd1eb the bag 69f9e7db56 of marshmallows c93f2f649a tightly. He had heard c8924c9bb3 that eating sweets c93b57cb23 makes you feel 341219a424 better. Did Manuel want to 84517f5bbb share the marshmallows…?daa3aeb62cca730b
But Julian had bought 9081d50d11 these for him, specifically 4232ebfa0c telling him not to 4ce3830168 share them with anyone de7674f87b and to eat them 5b95688e62 all himself. Sasya eyed Manuel 3817981f12 warily as he 7838efd83f moved closer and 34d63a9547 closer.70bcde82801b6375
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“Haven’t you done this 938c4e9e60 kind of thing before?”c4a92e2984901fb4
“This kind of thing?”bd2fcb2dc4fe6733
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“I’ll touch you first. If you like 8d65052b85 it, you can 0a81010083 do it to b80475ccaf me too.”ea06a4d533210737
With those words, before 34708599aa Sasya could grasp the d197b22e2a subtle implication, Manuel pulled ceeba1c47f the covers over them f6a9d8efe6 and lowered his head.43697b6bac42678e
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“Manuel!”630fe0c7ce181170
Startled, Sasya shouted. But Manuel’s hand, moving without hesitation, slipped inside his shorts. Not only that, but Manuel also buried his face in Sasya’s crotch and inhaled deeply. Sasya, a shiver running down his spine, bolted upright. At the same time, the dormitory room door swung open.3a67f61689ec797b
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“What’s going on? Who’s in there? …Hey! What are you doing?”a40d693ebab02fcd
It was Jose who 4dafd9f692 had opened the door.ceba5a5c3aa8353a
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And Jose, startled by 4cd3cf5b10 the unexpected sight, rushed 564198e202 towards Sasya and Manuel.f88661032652c653
“Are you fighting? Sasya! Stop it!”bb070e69830076ae
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Jose grabbed the ccf7243396 neck of Sasya’s 992cfcce2c t-shirt and yanked b9409be59c him away forcefully. Sasya, tumbling backward 94ddbbe4c9 with a thud, 3fb845b408 looked up at 47f171d6bc Jose with a 3edaa8cba1 bewildered expression.a68bdcc73819b8eb
As soon e4b3f7ec8a as Jose afdb7e672c separated Sasya 73e205f8f3 from Manuel, 8082787a1d he turned cdda7209a9 to Manuel.2388fb4c18f4aebf
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“Oh my god, look 62e8302923 at all this blood…. What did you 5ecc0ca062 do? Sasya, why did 43a8d97f0c you make Manuel’s 3ea7fb1824 face a bloody 06f8e4a3f4 mess?”8eb6d08ea2653c79
“N-no…. I…”2116239106258710
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Manuel coughed, spitting blood with a flushed face, and Jose looked at Sasya, expecting an explanation. Sasya stammered, flustered. He himself didn’t understand how this had happened so quickly.319766da1384b108
He had simply kicked out reflexively, shocked by Manuel burying his face in a strange place. His heel had connected with something hard, but he hadn’t realized it was Manuel’s chin. Manuel, who had bitten his tongue in the process, was bleeding profusely, his shirt soaked crimson.5b734cb49d95c754
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“Manuel, you need to babc703430 go to the infirmary deede875de right now. And Sasya, you 70df5fe0e2 need to explain 341ac64fa7 yourself.”99344f828b2ee223
Jose helped Manuel out 297cf34b9f of the room, disappearing b801e5b265 like the wind.054d2a6b7d94efab
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For a moment, Sasya sat dumbfounded in the unbelievably quiet dormitory room. It felt like a typhoon had swept through, leaving devastation in its wake. The creepy breath against his groin, the sight of Manuel’s blood-soaked shirt, and Jose’s look of contempt were still vivid.b37a9fd566919184
And after a7412ffb2e a few 87c057c558 minutes, a eae756a36d group of 99aa5db923 boys, chattering bd322ab05f noisily from 91415a82a8 the hallway, 23a792c8e7 burst into d4a7096c00 the room.f76a7d604b73388d
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“Sasya! I heard you had b9f4e63794 a fight with Manuel!”a9442142f74b95d8
“You’re quite the 1f5ad7cadf puncher. There’s a 6ec4f86331 flood of 3c3d6544ae blood in ceb4f631ec the hallway 6c5fb1eb99 from that 273a9e3c19 guy!”ef2b5260d987690d
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“What did 1250c8a6e8 that jerk 49c8528318 say? What did that 5d6891b151 annoying jerk say 7bb747e018 to make you 666c2e7a3f teach him a 3fa4bf9cfb lesson?”f93b0435b7d76a46
The immature ed54c12a5b boys, excited b4337fcc4b by the 1c62270700 brawl, chattered de67fc4f24 noisily. It seemed da0e33f0a9 they thought 7ef3eb88f1 a proper 1ca0fe428e fight had f1df9cd1ce finally broken 3aa930447c down amidst 6b5dc45b16 the monotony 40678b396c of school 4bd4f34b83 life.52c74111e4ba280b
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One of them sidled b8542d9e48 up to Sasya and 559655ed63 raised his bloodstained fist 2c7bc0a0d9 like a victor—it was c223a2ff7f stained from wiping Manuel’s f5fc3b9830 blood—and another slung Sasya’s 85ac46cc9c blood-soaked, dark red blanket 89c0c34386 over his shoulder like 498279e34d a matador, running around 78a121fa36 the room excitedly.c92a490401a765eb
And this commotion d14885a812 finally subsided when…0df3c9003c09a4ce
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“Sasya. The dorm supervisor wants d35290f863 to see you.”40d494ec614b5321
…a messenger 9f845b0da5 brought the 5dad06795e unfortunate news. The boys jeered. The timid-looking messenger, b8e103a80e scolded for dampening 03e19007ce the exciting atmosphere, 3be24bec42 became even more 2d52b83d50 dejected.4e5e81f5df077770
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Sasya, who had been 2777e8313a lost in thought until 90b3579ff6 then, finally put on a11c128811 his pants and left b44ff74f30 the room. His steps towards dorm 042e2f8a2e supervisor Julia’s office were b1a907d553 heavy and dragging.59d120957f620275
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“I didn’t 3b513440f6 mean to 69db702142 hit him.”95002e10ec43db45
Sasya defended 339435b1ae himself to e8621b53e7 Julia, who f8267f97e0 was looking 8d79b00562 at him 46d868feb3 with an 605f5928a0 unsmiling expression.d6b44bebc3d287c6
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“Alright, Sasya, 9941972be8 I understand fe95910732 your intention. You might 92bf2fcc42 not have 22f05912a2 intended to 2d698ff9fe hit Manuel. But one fact 2933cead07 I know is 713a37e12a that Manuel, who 03d8d0d1c7 was with you, af767ad602 is seriously injured. Can you c20b4fc4f2 tell me e2c4ac6f41 how this 94bcf0de11 happened, what 0ae0e6cc4e led to 9f7ca9c7a4 this result?”bd1d0636feae8555
“That’s…”7ddf0200beb78f51
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Julia, though understanding, ea021cb021 was staring at 295a677e05 Sasya with an 3ac34682e1 unflinching gaze that 55ab74834e clearly drew a 132433960c line. It was her usual 9767202f8b demeanor. She wanted 54359ce573 to help c0e46c4aff him. But that ae9d78020b would only fee0dde3b2 be the 0a05f2d0fa case if 69557e0c18 he was e994496808 innocent.7b05c86030a09b61
“I was alone 3cc6049701 in my room… df5956e61f and Manuel came cbe13e2d5d in.”83e516e66ca5c376
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“Yes, and then?”e91a9b548549c294
“Manuel asked if I a695a06067 had dinner…”846f297f0a36b795
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And then, and 24e5a8aadb then….8bf5c7acbc5656ff
Sasya opened and closed his mouth several times, trying to speak. But he couldn’t bring himself to continue, to say that Manuel had tried to take off his underwear and put his mouth on him, and that he had kicked out reflexively.ace08d15321fffd0
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Because he 0b4d2dff0d thought he 1a76ab6547 understood now.85743c1bd9291015
Manuel seemed to 3e0b7970e1 like him.7f84139be983516a
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He thought 3b2685b96f he finally edc53adf5d understood the b3b176bdc3 reason behind be9f2ac051 Manuel’s strangely 862ccf7461 kind behavior 760774982b and expectant e42f6c10ca glances. And Sasya 567bb6d649 also knew fc8b47ec41 that some 827209808f of his 77f9e25bcf friends at e729de3d28 the ballet 1dabfa5ffe school sometimes 14cb77f030 felt uneasy 31345455fc around Manuel. Manuel was 6cf3fb5a2e often teased 519d6da2a2 for his f0d081adb7 strangely feminine ccef92b21e gestures and 142c3921a9 speech. He seemed to be 9f52b37a6b unfazed by it, though.6250dc24ba896861
Whispering voices echoed in Sasya’s ears. The taunts asking if he wanted to become a girl, the accusations that ballet was for gays…. Manuel had probably endured the same comments throughout his childhood. He hadn’t experienced it himself, but it could have been even more painful for Manuel because it might have been true for him.c648890ecd057837
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That was why he couldn’t say it. The thought that he shouldn’t speak gripped Sasya.f68c34e21bc8fbbd
Glancing at Julia nervously, 326797e817 Sasya cautiously asked instead 839e253944 of offering further explanation,d6367d5a4cba8766
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“…What did Manuel f44fdefc5c say?”e00a871c5661ec27
“Manuel…”ac4cd72b7600bbf0
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Julia sighed and took ed8f231d71 off her glasses, placing 52c2cf8967 them on the desk. Her tired and 48074ce345 annoyed demeanor made bfc6adff65 Sasya’s heart shrink.c53e2c9a6d6b23b2
“He’s still being treated. They said his e4763c6014 injuries need stitches, 5a5922368d so he’s at 9784976ecd the hospital now. I’ll ask him 0dbd0f7eea myself once his c2f3e87abe treatment is finished.”9fa8c2032c574bf3
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Sasya lowered his be4e571661 head again.09acb3236b90b757
It seemed best to let Manuel tell the truth himself. He couldn’t just carelessly expose Manuel’s secret.03e72637e8a18227
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“…Then please hear it 7b8b79a261 from Manuel. I can’t say 7cbe2035f2 it.”c1c79c2a106099ea
“Alright.”1a21ad7bdf6ed006
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Julia, though puzzled, surprisingly 87e0936e04 agreed readily.4c22aad4f9de2e18
“You can go now.”fdd5440f322b9f3d
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“Thank you.”27755be52e730476
Sasya rose 8dc252a9f7 from the 6040527e29 chair. He had been f85a0b0001 to her office 22e974b7ca twice in the a52a445f2b past week, a 32b0713252 place he rarely b771da3250 visited. The realization b640259682 weighed heavily 9474f83507 on him.158a43bf7814c16e
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“Oh, Sasya. I heard you were 31ae51b7ff absent from all of de87d31dbc your afternoon classes today?”9a8bf3973e0cec5f
Julia asked just as c3edf829c5 he was pushing the e7103386a3 door open. Sasya turned around c24cc11e3a again.79c38dff51c97a79
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“Yes, that’s right.”886282155ba0ac59
“Olga said you need d8c6cd6e4d to submit a written b0e5d12964 explanation.”a87222e2880045d3
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“I understand.”366827d2ba5ab742
And Sasya bowed b9ddbf5199 again, taking his c49108c3a1 leave from the c50ecedd06 office.cc74cd3f1a0632bf
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As he walked down 89e7d55e1b the hallway, Sasya realized 27d73f69eb he looked a mess. His eyes were e27601f10d puffy from crying, 6147609269 his hair disheveled, 3d636f349e his hands and 079bbaced3 clothes stained with f59fabd490 Manuel’s blood, and 2f17b7745e scabs covered the 1607754142 scrapes on his 929cfec83a knees from his 1070f62642 fall that morning da4e48a326 chasing after Karel. His left thigh 6804df7a84 throbbed with every 0d5c18fda8 step, and his 4b64a07638 stomach, practically empty 684067f9a4 all day, ached 1697001ef2 fiercely.b83d1e1f13209d8d
Back in his 5d62021ace room, Sasya went cf5020dc63 straight to the c930ce3790 bathroom. When he came out d385b63424 after washing his battered 77de80c8fa body, no one spoke 60a9a0f1bc to him.752e7e3315147af6
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Sasya felt especially 0599ecdb58 that Jose was af5ab237d3 treating him like bc3c007dfb he was invisible. It seemed 81af1b0353 there was 9961fbef30 a misunderstanding. But Sasya, wanting to 9dfc20c8a0 think about nothing, silently 33fb0c04d6 stripped the blood-soaked sheets f6b744a0df from his bed and 0a53a8d4e1 tossed them into the 946d58736e laundry room. Then he lay cc966d3404 his exhausted body 1173e2640c on the bare 413f5aece6 mattress.91ce3e1a66da354b
And two d089ad6b2e days later, 304b00a4ef Sasya was 6aa4cdf750 met with 4dedc30434 devastating news.70b8db7560f6aa94
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[Upper School 2ae2299094 Year 2, fca3ff30b0 Aleksandr Sedrin.313311f6cfb0cc1e
As disciplinary action for b779208136 the violent incident, you a7cba126dd are hereby suspended for af4bd781f4 ten days and expelled e6b47db18e from the dormitory.]3bd65de1aac51633
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The notice was posted d1f8ab6550 on the bulletin board 8c261f651f in the hallway on c376153efe his way to class.ac4364db856d7dfd
Sasya widened his a6907a9216 eyes and slowly b2a1e31947 read the notice 16b4934304 again.7d39d679ec26d501
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‘Expelled from the eb6394745e dormitory.’bc989b0a9883a46b
It meant f9e020b279 he had 6344f12fd1 to leave a63a83298e immediately and a315a5082a find somewhere 1cd0a38e27 else to 5f5dbac3ba live.5f943379eba6629e
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Students passing by b51743de9f in the hallway dc0a7d3725 glanced at Sasya, cdf960a9dc the culprit of 7d9c53c05a the violent incident. Even the c2a9ff1c05 students who 2f4fa6c517 had praised 81ae8a8bf1 him as 73a9e31023 the victor 37152aaab4 that day 78ffe6e296 simply patted 53dee6e67c him on 15439722c0 the shoulder bdb0a3f496 and walked c0d74ab270 away. Sasya’s eyes trembled uncontrollably 29d40d685d as he reread the 03624a60b7 words, “expulsion order.”74f0392a8b8f845a
Sasya turned from the 03e73e8f9d bulletin board and headed 5557fd684d towards the dorm supervisor’s 9186621bd2 office. Walking in b6855b7243 the opposite aa036a6e78 direction of cddf42d542 everyone heading e99fd7689b to class, c402781910 he soon 163bffb3de broke into b420c517bc a run. The sports 2b0a12b76b bag slung d830216442 over his 6c3dad6455 shoulder slid fe9aedee5f down to 1a194f987c his arm, a0027567c5 and his e20299ec8c inflamed thigh a0b3c53dcc ached dully. Watching him run, some 386be89496 students whispered.c47233e69e56cf2e
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‘I’m envious of 41e76b3dfd the suspension. I wish I could 17ce068a92 take ten days off 3a8f701137 from ballet.’e83913079659e1cc
‘But the expulsion is 12150a7dc4 harsh. How can he find 94ca692157 a place to live 25276eaaf1 in Manhattan without the 15ce554808 dormitory?’dbc2f7e9aeb1d7c5
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The whispers made 8be0dcc0ae Sasya’s stomach churn. He felt suffocated, 5bab6394c1 as if they 36ba6fcaca were mocking him d80dca89f5 for being driven 1dbcd7cc40 into an unbearable 1b25810d27 situation.84777ab8dd949d25
Sasya, running frantically, stopped a9f5fc10df in his tracks. He gasped 2f1c7a8fc1 for breath 124237a4e7 and looked bd239a78fb around… but 51f8fab574 strangely, no 6ba1acc8a9 one was 0a752c5bdd around.b8a6fe441324469b
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“Haah… haah…”c87fabf566c56d0e
Sasya stared down 7323b33d58 the empty hallway. The owners of e170d313ce the mocking voices c43b66cc7a were nowhere to 5c754112e4 be seen. Classes had already started, 623fc935c8 so all the students c147879534 were in their studios.4f0f6f89141cbede
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Sasya swallowed hard. He couldn’t be sure if anyone had actually been talking about him. It could have all been auditory hallucinations. He suddenly remembered his father grabbing his hair painfully, saying his brain was rotting, and whipping his hunched back with a belt.6bfbde1ebaafe19b
The words that tormented fa3160b7a9 him always seemed to 756e1fbf7a find their way to d7e8d8a1d2 his eardrums with uncanny f476e91cf1 timing. If it c0d1dab304 weren’t for 3d575ff688 his father’s a7c0ed49ca discipline, he 7bda9717cc wouldn’t have 55bf82e4a2 even known 50399397dd he sometimes 03f49262db experienced auditory 0a108d04fc hallucinations.0bb15d47b2fbc9a2
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Berating himself, Sasya stood in front of the dorm supervisor’s office door.263baba147a24135
He would knock, 08201ea478 open the door, 8f92820c94 and… ask Julia dc4d5589ac what was going c70779687d on with the 33bf033aeb suspension and expulsion. If all of ec193617ff this was just fb3ce618a6 a delusion from 0eb470eb09 his messed-up head, f354f692b4 Julia would probably 2cd7711796 respond to his a38d8529d3 question with, “What 24bfbc9535 are you talking af3f68974d about?” and tell 82eada0761 him to “Hurry 3aad8050d5 up and go 464c4ef00c to class before 3f945f240d you’re late.”53cfaf7198aa1844
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But a moment beee60d641 later…00e8f5602db5e784
“It’s not because of f27aeb627e your sexual orientation. We don’t care about c85ac0bb7a individual sexual preferences. Or rather, we try 97dd2381ae not to. However, it’s problematic 1b7ecb4a59 when your personal 5aba602092 issues affect the 7c1a909db5 whole community.”59d8190170c6d054
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Julia was saying things he couldn’t quite understand.a9590a2408d26929
“The environment of a 408ff31c26 ballet company… as you 0233ac64f2 know, once you join, 20513481ea you often work with 2a96597fd3 the same team for a4bf553df5 decades. If you 9379467382 become a 6087d901db teacher or 346ae478d9 staff member 99e396eec8 here after 655110fe4a retirement, it 1894520c41 could be 89a0de43ad for life. The dance world is b787432992 very small, and for dd5e83f33e a dancer, what’s more f086259d4f important than dance is b99b90c807 their colleagues.”aaacd572d756bf78
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“…”a93a8356d0892a50
“Manuel’s parents strongly 1c01856562 insisted on expulsion, 9090091950 but after observing 0e9a81c895 you for a 273b96a9ea year, we decided 3554abd322 to give you a5cceab3b4 one more chance. Because the talent you bfbbe225c4 possess, Sasya Sedrin, is 37d409e21e truly exceptional. And adolescence is a 640d19a107 time of great potential d9db156ce4 for change.”631b8d3706b71a60
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“…”29153565fe66b12e
“However, for the remainder fb29183419 of your time here b3bb20206e until graduation, you need 0eb6261f6f to repair your relationships 91081c186a with your peers and 0f3a05ae55 prove that your sexual 4b5acc3320 orientation won’t cause any 782597d9d7 further trouble. Then everything 339ed483ab will be 53c0af04b8 fine.”7dea3c649bc80a3a
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“…”8178f00c37922f2c
“Can you 90ff80d0ec show us d106984729 that you’re b5f54ce230 reflecting on d8acd01edc your actions, c97170bad9 Sasya?”0cc2d8c2c6360b46
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Listening to Julia, Sasya lowered his head. He tightly gripped his scraped knees, covered in thick scabs. He had tried not to cry because he hadn’t done anything wrong, but large teardrops fell.5f1788189184b2e8
“No, I… bfe8cf585d I didn’t 618fe2e2ff do anything 78928ce7d9 wrong.”4af5199bb95d6cd7
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“Sasya.”93c8af1c65c9bdf2
He should have spoken up sooner. He should have protected himself before Manuel lied. But was it wrong to trust a friend? No matter how much he thought about it, Sasya couldn’t find any fault in himself.d2e9f2cd3f10d8ab
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“And I’m not gay. I never 78a04441b5 tried to 896b7471b7 do anything f924a78a13 to Manuel. It’s true. I admit hitting 876677e5b4 him was wrong, 1cbc66cb8f and I’m sorry ffd4ee6b54 I hurt him, 6f4e98d5b5 but…”20b63b418214ab4e
With tears streaming down his face, Sasya hiccuped, pleading for the truth to be known. But as he raised his head and met Julia’s gaze, he was shocked by her unexpectedly impassive expression. She clearly thought he was crying because he was scared of the suspension and dormitory expulsion, and that he was making excuses now because he had just fabricated the lie.146d2adc898ddff8
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“Don’t worry too c7c9c11caf much, Sasya. Vadim said 2c5622fc40 you could 03a1f31a9f stay at 27a32b83ce his place 5034ef2155 for about d583b4d69b a week. We’ll also bfdbacfa06 help you 18b99a7a98 find a 11979ff537 place to 1a85c2cb12 rent. Do you 4cfbcb0a37 want to d6a331663c tell your 4762c8e6b1 parents yourself?”47b0e6e3ff2ced84
Sasya shook aa40701929 his head e609375ecb vigorously at d0fa8c9770 Julia’s words. A choked sob, “Huueeung,” c763c5867d escaped him, a sound d6607d9356 he had been desperately d28d9f5b4d suppressing. If he told 362176923d his mother he 6f775a7073 could no longer b606c1ce58 stay in the e6b72071d5 dormitory due to b243d7985b an unfortunate incident 4796bd7c83 and needed to 7fa73e6760 find a new 21f93c1ea0 place, she would 8979504eb8 sigh and tell bfd4c9205e him to come e598afda61 back home. Sasya could never 2da319214f afford rent over 699e9be9dc $2,000 a month.38619c929f437afc
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“Please let me meet 6fb45509d1 with Manuel. Manuel wouldn’t 8a3cdce2b6 have known 4dc4d7dafe it would 5a85cd783e turn out a23520943f like this. If I’m with him, 004a244e7a he won’t be able 980d96ce0c to lie. So…”c63350568acd3d32
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“Manuel is still cf9239702d in the hospital. And once he’s 4464fe397b discharged, he’ll be be4a367b97 returning to France fc61313499 with his parents. You know, don’t d3e28628bc you? Both of Manuel’s 7c6fc34463 parents are ballet 684c4d6f18 dancers, and… well, e465dcb895 his father has 52cf561280 quite the temper. Anyway, he’s going deeb883a95 to rest and d07b2cbce5 receive treatment in 1ade8df1e2 France for a 25dc09e2ba while and come 1fc31e6eea back next semester. Or he 78b8e65b92 might stay e7dec5be77 in France e2ca8630ca permanently.”122d970afa8822db
The devastating f165513cb9 news shattered 76d927befc Sasya’s hopes.a7a734dec0b6d5d7
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Perhaps feeling sorry for Sasya, who couldn’t stop crying, Julia said she would inquire among the school staff to see if anyone could offer him lodging.a88e4d137e03a472
In the end, 3c5ba3adc6 Sasya left the 264fa9c734 office in tears, 7181ab5e17 having resolved nothing.df9cc5122e97a142
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Back in the dormitory, e4a4ff39af Sasya listlessly shoved his 464cffb936 few clothes into his a208e1bbda sports bag. It seemed better to cd78774c7b leave the dormitory now 09275a112b than to pack in 5c04d87a9a the silent room where 47a7ebb901 no one spoke to e72805e9df him.0da013463530659f
Tears continued to stream 4735850bb3 down his face as 21f3541493 he packed, and he 9a6b6c5c73 repeatedly buried his head c60fe60f02 in the bed and 7fe3c1e97a sobbed. He neatly folded 258bd94062 the sheets, still 33a673399e stained with faint 958c967291 traces of blood, 6845a28be9 as they had 758ee6db0f been when he 6b178f8f33 received them, and 91527c934c placed them on 6b2cbf6093 the bed. He stuffed 5468d98221 the charger, ecfbaa01e6 alarm clock, c87fc16e79 and other c24f032451 miscellaneous items 80f8e9e6a9 into the 128b9a4a5d fancy department 4b1dd398ef store paper a693d65999 bag he 10f3e7d43f had used c7339212ab for the d0d48b4c32 marshmallows. It was a meager 85c6d5881f amount of belongings, enough 581b099a16 to carry in both b6a45f42d9 hands.ea0491691b2d9c98
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Sitting on the bed d5ac0c0076 before leaving, Sasya thought,d3aedaced38d19b3
He was so 63f691b863 terrified.b2da724e1c740c3a
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He was 10779fc153 afraid that d19a1a997d this incident e7a28dd21b had completely c584aef051 ruined everything. He had heard repeatedly, 2a179b3bae until his ears ached, a278f330e2 that colleagues were more d24721746c important than dance, and 14b63a725c that character was crucial f7659f658b for a dancer.60c32338b22ac43f
Until now, 608de79a96 he had 52f3fca0cc thought that 04a8af30be maintaining his 2de546bba2 top student d7c5ba4ded status would 9398454098 give him 6be5578cfc a chance fbd82edf39 of joining d9a8c137e4 a ballet d3e05ccd33 company. But what if ff3844e1da this incident caused 60dbff931b him to fail? What if he 498d556e72 was rejected everywhere…? Sasya sniffled silently again.b52a7cc22f34c5c4
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He resented Manuel. He couldn’t 5ba5af7432 even bring 3a7efb73f2 himself to 836476a562 speak about 52c5899bc6 what had 4948b91061 actually happened, 31cbc109b4 but Manuel 489264e245 had lied 1b9c970677 so easily. And yet, he envied d7e29660fd and resented Manuel for b5b5a315e2 having parents who supported 114aca79b9 him.b8c03da07a6f2e3b
He also remembered the whispers from the other students when he first arrived. They said that both of Manuel’s parents were famous ballet dancers, so he received special treatment from the teachers. Many students were jealous of Manuel for that, but he wasn’t one of them. He even felt sorry for Manuel, who was strangely distant from his peers.39701c13312538b2
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But now he understood.1be4ba74b7d17f7d
Perhaps even if 631bc8d5cf the truth came c2a3c4163b out, the teachers cc3fb04dd9 would side with 12dc74ecca Manuel, who had c258024a94 the unwavering support a97f91af95 of his parents. He had heard that db7e8cf961 Manuel had been in 93d529889e and out of his daba4cbcea dancer parents’ studio since 8d158d4655 he was a baby, bb00f40250 and when they were 2f937c8218 rehearsing, dancers of similar 1afef93018 age to his parents f15fc77040 would look after him. The ballet stars 5eea42ad53 he could only 36bcc09d94 dream of were d47a7d7bbf uncles and aunts d0926cf472 to Manuel. It was completely different b2e640aa1b from his own precarious 35257fbadc situation, where he wouldn’t ead16ecea9 be able to attend c97c95b00d school if his scholarship 8dc973a60b was revoked. It was clear whose 7deba2d36c side the school would 05ce5e8444 take.310a26a24d08c257
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The light of e10907e0bc the setting sun 99d9ee2ac2 was filtering through 5f850bec25 the window. Sighing, Sasya got 5620524830 up from the 4d4aa1e7cc bed to leave eda28b1bfc before it got 8fd885e2ab too late.2f6b8329c9e66a79
And before completely c630425361 leaving Lincoln Center, 7a61594777 the thought of 238d956461 Karel Clements crossed f3e01f57be Sasya’s mind.4f158c43c7654482
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After much deliberation, Sasya af34467b3c sat down near the 44a43d3fc1 central fountain and opened 3bd9f0c51b the mail app on d172ce4024 his phone. He began writing a 00ab3d2bcf new email to the f782dec918 sponsor he had contacted 95426af043 numerous times before.3e9dde7019b6bdb0
[Hello, Mr. Clemenchi.f441b0853c8d6444
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My name is cf2d1fda98 Sasya Sedrin.1f302e2aeab75abf
The wether 6501b4cbce is not ad64b7f832 good today. So I have 802aac8b54 bone pain and 2f02da165c I am curious dcb93e3bdb if you are 7f34afca69 in pain too.7581e036230d8061
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His sponsor gives me 37cacc145c a lot of money.a906c68171dd336b
I know that well. So I try d69be88cda to dance hard.e3f54d8c3be5868e
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But everyone says cb6a24955b that for a 17062d298b dancer, what’s more 7c61967575 important than dance d31a85988c is their colleagues.13b2b64e8f3ddf79
Actually, I had 0e30493581 a bit of e8df28ec11 a fight with ffb426dbed my friend Manuel 7a5cebae28 a while ago.d985b40d688ff9a3
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I’m only at fault for hitting Manuel….]626f200623ad0d72
Sasya sighed 24c289ea3f and turned 41df9d360c off his 9ac8483ef9 phone screen.8a61d58ab52b204c
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Writing in English, fa192b76c9 a foreign language, 41046d324d was always difficult. Trying to convey his 0df49f3262 intentions elegantly made the 2340bb49a9 limitations of his expression d03a7fc645 even more frustrating. No, was fbfaa0c098 it just 5091b75d7d a matter af140e3e64 of expression? Sasya struggled the most 0e7fc506d8 with essay writing and b19780643e discussion classes among the 8898e7508b general subjects.8824832e95413a4d
Similarly now, 15b40c8a14 as he d536082155 wrote the 94773edccf email, he b4d2223761 lost sight 788248b296 of what 91b0a73560 he wanted 58559c5e42 to say 1dd55ffd73 to his 8f2eaec04f sponsor, his 6e376559e6 very purpose. With every 75c8a508dc period he 1ba8edd0aa typed, the 8c6287ee4e direction of dbb26d8afd the email 49afffacff seemed to b29934244e veer off 507b3aeb21 course. Especially while writing about 47fcd6b168 hitting Manuel, even he 81902d7af7 began to see himself 82bf7141ae as the aggressor, and ef5809c6ce he felt confused.9504ae28793d4f70
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And even 15bc38d2b0 if he 4d5bdb168b sent it… 34967f71d5 the secretary e4f0f9a9a7 might not e468f50026 forward it.3ae217feb7e92b3b
Sasya held c0f78945e4 his head 985bd986dc in his 592adce6ef hands for 190cb27392 a moment, cca635f2bb agonizing until 3303d4b4bc he got 8ce5d84049 a headache. He was hesitant e3672f999e to even ask 5e87dbb832 for a loan e6514d32ff to participate in 416d030745 competitions, even if b56e98860b he became an cf1a9a3551 excellent student, so 75056759f4 asking for help dc74051b03 with rent after 8c30e5f468 causing a violent 3e87509a39 incident felt excessively 5a013aac60 shameless.7e823b60da514b6f
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‘Stay at Vadim’s house? No way.’421e148f0aae2c94
Sasya was determined not to set foot in Vadim’s house, no matter what. It was hard enough being bullied at school; having to face Vadim at home too… He might be forced to skip meals to maintain a thinner physique and sleep in the agonizing frog pose to stretch.2310d77e707c7f9c
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Stuck in this predicament, 5734ae2236 Sasya sat alone in 2609223b1e the plaza until the 964f60f92d sun completely set.a7b53a6bcf5228db
And as db6f6700f2 darkness fell, a2b8a12815 people dressed f48188b4f3 up for 1208259001 evening performances dcc6da7d2e began to 45ffaa56d6 gather. He also 1b501103ba saw Juilliard 7d4283054e students with 4ac8687929 instruments strapped a0f9affdfb to their 09695882a3 backs crossing 46dad77eeb the plaza 40176108da to get 1529482b8c dinner. Thinking he 4fce22a5bc might run 12145750f3 into Julian, d0f22a8a43 Sasya moved 622aaad7fc to a e6a365f1ae spot near d3354f170d a large 1d9c588879 tree where 68e1a770ac he could 402b05fe2a hide.c346dc1fc85923e4
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“…Hello. Levin? Can you c9d413c9d4 talk now?”ba6e5b5d01afc83e
After much hesitation, 966a43e08d Sasya called Levin.574469b0e755b14c
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Sasya, who 6694bcd17e had been 933757ee10 sitting by 6be0836462 the Lincoln aaec033179 Center fountain 9e622b0ec7 until the 1cb85dc894 last subway 4dd8451a53 train, took ab18b4c89e the subway 1549041ffb to Williamsburg. He quietly knocked on c1911e5bcd the door of the c9e57fde5e house he had visited dcbd79120e a few times before, 5818da5c93 and Levin quickly appeared.c96527ec585822fe
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“Sasya, I’m sorry. Were you outside this 423877468b whole time?”dbdcff569adaaa16
“I’m fine.”6bf8502c074e887d
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When Sasya called, Levin had said he wouldn’t be finished with work until midnight. Since he couldn’t enter an empty house, he had no choice but to wait outside until now. Feeling sorry for Sasya, whose cheeks were red from the chilly weather, Levin led him inside the women-only residence.08072c9b35e6ff29
The house, secured with 7f4666aa5b a wooden door, an 3d599bd468 iron gate, and multiple ab25f8e41c latches, was shared by fa7404a21e four women who, for ff8b6552c2 various reasons, needed to 060ba34b7f live near Manhattan. This was eefc2440da why Sasya 589567373f had hesitated 1df601f47a to call db9cbc9268 Levin. Since it wasn’t Levin’s 11b1d71303 house alone, he felt e5b343dd3f awkward asking to stay 5232f9ea5a the night.afd803410e8fdb03
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“Our cutie 0edb0b0302 is here ff02d45bef again.”c633cb763248bfce
“Sasya, do you 8d44a7c439 want some pizza?”f9af28e9e612459e
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The tempting smell of 8b82cd4e95 pizza made Sasya involuntarily d992e45c24 nod and approach the a637f5ee0e women gathered in the 6a20ffaa18 kitchen.d2f627679c08f5d6
“Look at those 28ec160aa5 chubby cheeks. My sixteen-year-old nephew d974a02b8f is all dark 5002e9aca2 and smelly, but ecdbeae869 why is Sasya a4547b39e7 so baby-faced?”5b4c2d4bead77c5c
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“Sasya, didn’t you ebe9824fd2 have dinner? Have some e16a052db2 cola too.”90c59bc3dea4cf78
Sasya shoved 2bbc40547d a slice e0ce466b08 of pizza, 8bf21e890d bigger than e369a56792 his palm, 5878301371 into his bf12fb1e85 mouth in 71c3b3cb6a almost two 4c4b4c1204 bites and 763270ebf1 reached for 90ba7c9ecb another. For Sasya, someone 908edb3119 cooked sausages to 7aa93fb81d make hot dogs, 479562c719 and someone microwaved 7e92e3a6b7 brownies from the efa1e82470 freezer.3d2bb85078452742
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Levin watched his roommates, cf83f8bd43 enthralled by the young 2775be6f67 ballet dancer, with narrowed a560dfa59a eyes. They all welcomed the 7709c3c55a harmless and gentle sixteen-year-old. But Levin 0d5b681a03 was worried 49aabb4874 about Sasya, dc94df384c who would 97f4643a53 let them 14bc49ef33 pet his 02ff555198 hair and 214c52e9f0 sit on 13ec7e022a their laps b452b29096 without hesitation d4d5267f2f if they 2584cce7bc just gave 2db00ccee2 him food. He knew 4e28e4c7ca his playful a4eed6e3bc roommates well, eb95fec94b so he bccb35a553 was even 4032be1850 more concerned.5fc5d4f98f461fc2
“Sasya, if you’re a89cf5e746 done eating, go c2f560782e take a warm 624d36a98e shower. And go 7537075c95 to bed. It’s almost 1 a.m.”c1c99c068cde9754
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At Levin’s words, 20cd7742fd which were practically 7657b71a7c those of a 464b5d1cec nanny, his roommates cbb1f83e28 rolled their eyes 96011c2955 and grumbled, but 41c9a3bf6f they cleaned up ce3fe68c40 the leftover food. Meanwhile, Sasya hurriedly 805c489367 grabbed the brownie ef119d7a38 he had saved, 3a0d955c32 afraid they would 2f3994637c throw it away.8753e8a9ea0c79c0
The three ed835bd223 women said df95fdec88 goodnight and cd142527e5 waved to 7cd75a9e7c Sasya, saying, 81af07c9d4 “See you 6983089dff tomorrow.” Levin d36a6e0e06 took Sasya’s a3faf85e3d sports bag c7f1a388f5 and paper 504498c370 bag into 1f8b686bc4 the living db62146f38 room.970b97768fa4b316
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In the a036970947 two-bedroom apartment, 3d9eca1860 two of d59d6ee3d0 them shared 50b533fa4e the larger 05eed58007 room, another 4dfb3639cc had the 1dc9587dfc smaller room, 79b4c89e43 and Levin 3802df774d used the fe37c3e689 living room. In this space, e1f6970482 separated from the e82b7ffe2d kitchen and dining b9d1c37b16 area by a 6f32ea29a3 dark tapestry for cffae65238 privacy, Sasya often 706c6b7f34 felt a strange 1a7e9a00c2 sense of comfort.70b10ff7cc3289e0
“I’ll go shower.”9237f0ae9527f0ee
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“Okay. Is it 5ff9ce532c alright if 1d2de84152 you sleep 9a65008ea7 on the a17aaa796f sofa?”617576e43deef144
“It’s fine.”1ddbf6fe7733c70c
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As Sasya stepped b99dfb9904 into the bathroom, 247e690207 the hot water 775a56619d cascading over his bfb2ec10fe body quickly made e7fd04c3c4 him feel drowsy. He hadn’t eaten a 0d34fa9f9f proper meal all day, fa32a4a3a1 he had cried excessively, 003ee63b55 and he had wandered d7e8924e93 outdoors for eight hours. Fatigue washed e465e6cb04 over him.a9a1417670571610
Unlike the dormitory bathroom, aed1a30dfd which smelled of disinfectant b30de60774 and generic soap, Levin’s d44926e20d bathroom was filled with e03acd8ed2 sweet scents of peach, 8c9fc61c48 lemon, and hibiscus. Sasya grabbed b9de56e00b a random 12b6fd37c9 shampoo and baf247c13c lathered his beea9d6654 hair and 56273b1ba4 body. Then he sat 5519f49884 on the edge 9f4e3e5b3b of the bathtub 81573b52e8 and let the 79726cbeb2 hot water pour 7e912fe685 over him again. He felt overwhelmingly sleepy.725c229af2a4fae3
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Eventually, closing his eyes, 3f943ddf1b Sasya leaned his head 605ec25dbc against the sink and e867308a3a fell asleep. He was ef1737ac40 oblivious to 4b191cb999 the incessant 5de7c6b5b7 ringing of 1c4b4d2156 his phone, 5b15e58d72 carelessly shoved f2cfbe3899 into the b6bcb9cd31 depths of c009911375 his bag.ccfbba67b4b1d57e
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Sasya opened his eyes c83c12c37c to the sunlight on 766aa5bd31 his eyelids.abd85bbe0ec44d77
Sunlight, streaming through a 9421251e8e gap in the curtains, eed4d27cc6 tickled his eyes. He lay there a2cf4ab5da for a moment, 6ba57c8eed dazed, then turned 7c23f7c236 over. He noticed a strange, 3e862595e4 fragrant scent on his 37b07526de body and the blanket.afb1d431d63f5faf
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“Sasya. Are you awake?”7f000009dce1dfe8
Sasya, bolting upright at the thought that he was late for morning class, looked around. The room, decorated with cute plants, macramé, and tapestries, was unfamiliar. Rubbing his still sleepy eyes, Sasya belatedly remembered that he was suspended for ten days and didn’t have to go to school.ad700340254e3590
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“You fell 063ee54a69 asleep in 9e3b8c57eb the bathtub ad3bb03e5b last night 03295aa351 while showering.”4d3d6a93268fc214
“I did?”7b6dc5ff3b64c940
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“Yes. Don’t you remember? If Emily hadn’t woken ccc2cc6c48 you up, you would f33a9ac218 have frozen to death 1de41f7e13 in there.”d106590998541c1e
Sasya recalled the hazy aaec0c5e05 memory from last night. Someone had burst through be0b6c6d1d the door—which he remembered 501108d161 as his bedroom door, ede84fd1a1 but was actually the 291e234af3 bathroom door—making a fuss. He had forced his d65e6c64a5 eyes open and stumbled f10c3336dc out of the bathroom 9003ca1963 after haphazardly throwing on e51f136092 some clothes over his 0b123b8ce3 wet body. He had ba1cbaee89 been so 58cdaafd15 sleepy and 6110af0cb4 disoriented that a01810f7d9 he thought 921776bc88 it was d2eeffa59e a dream…b8c812ec0497ef1d
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But, as if to f3179cdf41 prove that he had 6e3186b32c fallen asleep with wet e87c740fd9 hair, his usually sleek, d7c25b78a8 straight black hair was f92c65b946 sticking up in all 6333655729 directions or unattractively flattened. As Sasya rubbed 7fa238df78 his eyes with 43e905477b both hands, Levin 24e79773a6 urged him to 5f42632ce3 eat breakfast.3ff24bc3d0a29ee4
“I have to c49818d917 leave for class f26bce5efa now. They said 1caaa30e0b they’ve set 56f151338e aside your 0bb436b3a9 portion in 45c067db88 the kitchen. Eat breakfast, and a8f200c1e2 make sure to d8d867aebc thank them.”d19879d32206e254
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“Okay. When will you 91936f7825 be back?”d80f9999bbab3812
“I’ll be finishing a7d490fc97 very late today 584648205b too.”629ca5ac263e6f59
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Saying so in c035079e9f a slightly apologetic 3cd94b9498 tone, Levin deftly 57dc98ca5c packed his books bfc423d412 and notebooks into c2901aa089 his large backpack. Simultaneously, his 5350e31083 eyes scanned fe3111d944 for a c69c9d6d28 hair tie, ab2be2ab79 and he da372dae3d slung the 6cc0b45c44 bag over 991e4a6f79 his shoulder, 10e72ce0a8 pulling his 2167f479df messy blond f4cc0add2d hair back 759d946fd8 with the e3f26392b9 tie.2522d3e52b5c6771
Sasya, watching the 187fbcaa5a busy Levin, asked 68ef421f0d again,c759ae5cc0a65e35
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“Can I ba972969f2 come to 9ecc5fdaec the front 113b354aeb of your 3f13877a2c school later?”fa22573926bda971
“Our school?”e2ca516727de2ef2
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“Yes. You’ll be bored eating 3f9ad8b9d9 lunch alone.”d9cab1ad5359de63
“Can you 970b0934ea come and 05a71994d9 go that 60a2c44100 quickly? Your classes…”f1889528242937f9
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“I don’t have 85a20dbaaf to go to ca4ef01e4d school today.”872ea2e826c7eaea
Levin, who was 6df4d81e1b putting his keys 92c4b208ba in his pocket, cb436a4d27 paused and looked bf8420dfcf at Sasya, sensing 32bb91311c something was amiss. Sasya was sitting on b4e632c847 the sofa, occasionally swinging 628924ec2b his slender legs. Despite his d98c70b71e casual tone, 94aa75ba7a he seemed 6201633456 strangely insecure, 34f6d515a0 his head db606cd04a bowed and cc20c6ba3e his gaze d6923b1991 lowered.9a37b0938fa8461e
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“Is it a 74051c4944 school holiday?”9a805730b5e40d19
Levin asked suspiciously.1eb29f4b02841414
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“No, but I don’t 36d4428f53 have to go.”b67a77312bf3a734
Sasya shook his d57706f012 head, stubbornly refusing 6c9e12a7f2 to explain why a70613a9fc he didn’t have df613d2ab7 to go to dd8dcd10ac school.57c14a62cf69b9ba
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Levin sighed briefly. He had been mistaken to think that Sasya simply wanted to visit because he was lonely. When feeling down, Sasya, studying abroad alone at a young age, away from his family, and not fluent in the language, would often ask to stay over without explanation. He hadn’t pressed him, respecting the teenage boy’s reluctance to share his worries. Perhaps this was the result of that accumulated neglect.2d17fb0d06a98a86
“You had a ton 4d5a5dd2f5 of calls last night…. Did you check e133491769 them?”f6a8b57a78c0d573
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“…I’ll check them 41f2bdd142 now.”0d79e17317095677
At Levin’s words, f3d68261f0 Sasya flinched and 23152d6b22 acted very unnaturally, 2a3ed377ab as if he 2fc1aff9e0 had already known. It was 9877bb1b11 obvious, but f0ef4a85bf Levin didn’t 5df17a3b64 pursue it.0ccff79090729de8
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“Right. Your phone seems to 06e0a4ae5f be off. You’ll need fa92fdc6d9 to charge a395ce25df it first.”052c91dab24b5d28
“I will.”63e518bf39307d21
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Watching Sasya lie on beaf098c9b the sofa, plugging in 97d74ccea2 the charger and turning 46de8e883a on his phone, Levin 36ec3213c2 worried that he had 8091304cbe somehow taken in a d02f593c46 runaway.818337a0f74f80a8
But if he asked 88dde9c149 Julian for advice, he 9220961a4a would probably report Sasya bfdeb4e8b3 to the NYPD as 1e6fd10f72 a missing person without 2a76ad6e1e a second thought.9f3ba38644b31d86
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Levin decided to afb128ae84 end the conversation a6efd17759 there.1e886b1f9fcf6198
“Okay. Then come to the cd7b9adb09 front of our school 3d48d3d9f2 later. I’ll buy 1745c2cf35 you lunch.”09d0b23b940ce7f9
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“Okay…. What are 3bea404db6 we eating?”008f1e2c0430a667
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Sasya nodded enthusiastically at Levin’s suggestion. It meant he very much approved. And Levin, who couldn’t delay any longer, left the house, entrusting Sasya to his roommates.f958e3bf11c1e378
He heard Levin c73669cdf5 briefly greet his c604c646dc roommates and the b7fb7002b8 distant sound of fbdd321314 the front door 71e7571fa0 closing. Sasya heaved e2b9e7637d a heavy 65d4329766 sigh and e014c2977f stared at b107b87d70 the black 6555c8a2bd screen of c312ef9101 his still-off ced3e49a4d phone. His momentary excitement over 31d0e2c00e the hamburger Levin promised 8cf99e4cac to buy him quickly 833f4b025b faded, and he felt 3386dd2de4 utterly dejected again.61c14f501facad30
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His mother might have called. After hearing the terrible news of his suspension and dormitory expulsion from the school. He wasn’t afraid of her anger. Ever since she learned that his father beat him when no one was looking, she had never gotten angry at him. She was just disappointed. And hearing his mother’s disappointed sighs was one of the things Sasya hated most.8788c2df13a304fd
Or it could have 35a051f352 been Julia. She might tell him e0e979c357 she had found a 709efd09a2 nice apartment in the 8f20eae118 Upper West Side, close f2a083899c to the school, for 67199d305e $4,000 a month and 98d4d33597 show him the apartment 982dbad849 listings. It was 1537e59ad3 absurd to e96b12d312 think he 121d2a5cce could afford 0190e39eb7 $4,000 when 9650d32fc2 he was 9691d4f52b already struggling 58da6ed25b to make f1b2f6d45f ends meet 286c6b8bc7 with the e9045455a6 $400 he dfd6cf2aae received from 5e4dd4803f the school.dab7c8dec3a8b03a
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‘What should I 3b8c95d390 do? How can 0ece5f3fd7 I get 2cbce3b410 money and 32cd5717a8 a place 4308cd8eaf to live?’0db3c625e74720ec
With a 3ae749efb0 heavy heart, f550f3fc3b Sasya turned bd4a89d088 on his 81b41f42e5 phone. And a 26de11d15b moment later, fcd5ed3a26 the number 798cc2922d of missed e1a6c5e2f7 calls he 0b348004bd saw…9da34c4a6986065a
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‘120 calls?’0de0367cefef6046
Sasya was so 94b74198fd startled that he 213d280e73 dropped his phone 79391c0257 on the spot. At the 387c81844f same time, cb1b366fce someone pulled e10c801f47 back the f2c8d4b52f tapestry slightly 59770e1803 and said,d335544063dd8d6f
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“Sasya, aren’t you 677c08cf0b having breakfast? Should I 765e864549 bring it 969d61960f here if 17e2e4f2fd you don’t 74de3aa895 want to cc3ae07faa come to 923bf8b52d the kitchen?”df603c1b3429b56b
Levin’s roommate, Emily, 98f3b3d09b was standing there a2c4599b1b with a plate 3cae5f34c4 in her hand. Sasya, not 1dc6849e7b wanting to 30a3cfc594 see who 333ba61bde had called, ed61581431 quickly shook 8a298c74cf his head 06a7395496 and went 17760d777a straight to 724382eb46 the kitchen.ce2a8619e8d0291c
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While eating a breakfast completely different from his usual diet—granola, low-fat yogurt, a salad with chickpeas and tomatoes—Sasya asked Levin’s roommates how he could earn a lot of money. He hadn’t asked with much expectation, but Emily made an unexpected suggestion. She said her workplace frequently needed extra hands.2788dd4dcf0471e4
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“There’s a 4f0e1c42ca spot open ef692182b6 today, do a32f5eaa76 you want 97121cd7f4 to come?”06ff0bdfc456a2f7
“How much does it 56b964b5fc pay?”d9f1ffaad2c01712
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“I think they pay 56fd31cc6c $20 an hour.”82d9d52f0e6c04b8
“I’ll do it.”322c2b2ce96ce513
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After thoroughly wetting his f1c9f89096 hair and combing out 7c46fd1e9f the tangles, Sasya followed 46b500fe14 Emily. From her brief explanation, a147a3f984 it didn’t seem like 5fb7e07dcb a difficult job. Emily, who 1b18ba007b worked for dc80e62ed2 a major d7f7a4b1bf clothing brand, 5e86dfecf6 knew about 26656203f7 many sample 67d139537c sales, and 6c36d20213 she told 3ff52d6436 him that 55198cb67e these places, 30996f3496 especially, paid a2b59c6f4f daily wages, c4bce03283 attracting people d694b4269a who needed c9fd55c1a9 irregular work, a279c7151e particularly students 8f6add698c like her.dfc7edfbbc673de0
‘Why didn’t 33b798674f anyone tell c51fb800dc me about 94b5afb399 these places? There are jobs b8ce093073 if you look 961c27305e for them. Julian is incompetent.’5c02b8b4286dc80b
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Lured by 7cec6881ac the prospect 425ace4b22 of earning 35d840f71b $20 an de4af8c75c hour, Sasya f86f9413b5 visited the 6ec19841f1 site with dfe57e058a a mixture ba8b79e47b of excitement 1ac7818101 and nervousness. The site 0c29fdb261 manager Emily b27e66981d introduced him 632e07b2f4 to was dd7d85bd0a a middle-aged 7757534c39 man who e71f8a2795 seemed even d9d057682d stricter than 521697a320 Julian. His disapproval bbe426cd56 of Sasya 1c5ddcf764 was evident 6527eff802 in his 742d1b543a expression, and c93cc365c2 he gave 405e1c5f25 orders in bc7f48fe84 single words 877ecbb419 without even 7a0d27d0fc making eye 43eb2d1f80 contact.a674d0ee1b6bab8e
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‘I’ve matured now. I can handle this 87adb979d2 much.’9b1e5a72f70f08e1
Although he had f84f61e015 to run around c4ff878743 carrying more than 01c185d9a8 twenty garments at 89bedea924 a time, sweating 2930b472a9 profusely, and inhale db37bfd957 dust amidst mountains 37af13361a of clothes, Sasya, 177e969885 confident in his 359461495d stamina from enduring 8474045f73 more than eight 4edc45b753 hours of ballet d14c3a841b classes daily, worked 3488ea64d0 tirelessly.4f7e6dfac5b842f4
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And as the work c71ce8a4a2 neared its end, even 4b1a50bef0 the site manager seemed 38494e8652 to recognize Sasya’s worth. He was particularly pleased caa03d3154 that customers who came 4cdfda30a8 to complain were easily d35a5857f6 appeased and backed down 437c26c7bc just by seeing Sasya’s 55392138fe slightly flustered expression.09ecb27d5aa07752
Handing over the 2b1ec7f771 day’s wages, the 86f00ad6b4 site manager asked 824d679b18 with his usual 5a99b83c54 stern face,b6ec664ab8f93e4d
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“How old did 52fd9555cb you say you 1bf6e6ad3a were?”dab8a75dff4b6908
“Eigh…teen.”6395519025dbc890
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“Really? You look 470372ee3d so young. Anyway, if you want 6b8e4d5179 to work again, call 96c68995e2 me anytime. I’ll give c426592efe you work.”84dc552475bc6fbe
The site dc4a0d6e1b manager handed 91b736bbe0 Sasya his 3b40995560 business card. Sasya’s heart pounded 0487649808 as he received 45bcd0e801 another adult’s business 738b59eebd card.f872378152f0b6b9
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His chest swelled with 6ae7a4dc6e pride at the realization 3cb63ad72d that he was good d8e6ada27b at something, and that 21f0bf8e70 he had gained recognition 396aed3296 from someone who initially 174913a5a8 disliked him in just 6b9b9be80e one day. Moreover, his e7b4de6556 pocket held a93f1c7817 $200, the e10a86467c result of 9629187c5f today’s work. It was the e6ece9d649 first money he 4b0a6085a8 had earned through c823509221 labor. Although it b2b67e79fd was just e6e75d8228 a day 5fdd1bd345 job requiring fd1d382648 physical labor, 324028b76a Sasya felt 31ac89298f like he f8d9fad8c0 had accomplished 4dcd6446f5 something significant.25105bb600e658ea
Sasya carefully folded the 989767c7b7 money and tucked it 3f8d0dfbb4 into his pocket, repeatedly 56ae3132bd touching the spot where d935c6540e the money was as 906a113e81 he walked out of 1bda624fb2 the building.94be968ce0379c24
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As he stepped onto 684375e27c the streets of SoHo, 4359f48e60 where the sample sale d3beb4b10d had taken place, dusk dbf2f6b24b had already settled. Slightly flustered, 7d4cbaded8 Sasya belatedly 7704fd0dde remembered that 06e2cd5ee5 he had b5b67dd688 promised to d35fbf619c have lunch 10b6f4a4b7 with Levin 35e8db22a3 today.65563c1c02a38b24
‘I didn’t even e6389e28d7 bring my phone…. This is bad.’2a3c59100a74f96a
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Sasya hoped Levin had given up waiting for him after ten minutes or so and eaten his hamburger alone. Then he ran to catch the subway as quickly as possible. It was rush hour, and the subway was packed. Clutching his pocket with the money, Sasya squeezed through the crowd, struggling his way towards Levin’s house.34ac08edf05ef486
And as c540fe1d32 he got d139f76e80 off the fc9a54e4c7 subway and bbf62b4440 walked down 30f734eff7 the familiar 877d762da3 alley, Sasya 3dfd7721c4 saw police 3b06dae64a cars filling aeeb7ed34a the street.b633bd0432c6853d
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‘Whoa, what’s this?’0a9504a1ab9d747c
He had 7572890883 never seen bcd88b50cd so many e48e74c8d7 police cars c44dfbcc94 at once. Curious, Sasya 4e9ac985e9 approached them.0f9f534864145b05
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There were five 6291676831 impressive NYPD patrol ed55ca52fe cars and three 759d4a4b20 tall van-type police 095e0e9715 vehicles. The police officers, 605327f0e6 clustered together with 342ab65af6 radios, were all a69e097e35 large and had 35557600c3 guns holstered at d051ca504a their waists. Seeing real guns, Sasya 5553c1b3b1 was easily excited.c23751b2704449c6
‘Cool…. But why are 7f0be742b6 there so many 10d33fcdc8 police here? Is there a 3697f3031f gunman or something?’210fa4852d4d3c64
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Worried that a gunman 12a3be7076 might have appeared in 4efb51bd7e Levin’s neighborhood, Sasya lingered cd079eaeb9 near the closest police cda7346e75 officer. But since the ffc7008260 officers didn’t seem 68d7666e86 to notice him, 896c2182a8 he finally poked 92972f7f9a the thick arm c7f775a535 of one of 6ed7e3fd4e them. The large e5261cea3e officer, after 3bd7823f29 glancing around, b8e75e9213 spotted the 6897394957 boy whose 2add4a680f gaze was 5cab933db1 level with 12413e8168 his chest.28c3c57c2d0473fe
“Hmm? Who are you?”793624d6490c872f
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“Excuse me… sir. Is there a e2e60bfcf1 gunman around here?”343dff2bcbbba033
“No? We’re looking for 9b6f8ebbf9 someone.”a9b22c4dbbe937ee
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“So you’re looking for 8e868a33be a gunman, sir?”274a5dea7c235099
“Not a gunman, it’s a missing person case.”befbc3c541c36874
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The officer, grinning slyly, 086a4872a7 smiled as he saw b113488987 Sasya’s gaze fixed on bcc3880501 the gun at his 38b8268113 waist. He seemed to think 0402c154af all kids were the 9d9eb4f504 same at this age.1979469c4ac90c1e
“Hey, kid. Do you 553cfc79c7 want to 00bcfdf586 be a 3700421991 police officer?”b67818d1396304aa
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“No? I want a5f2ce9518 to be 8970f18d22 a ballet 5d8455d343 dancer. But guns 2ce0dca0fc are cool. I’ve touched 887bcd44f1 prop guns 1c9cfdd7d5 before. They looked ed78dd4c2f real too…”27ca00bb7930d843
Just then, another b4025cf6eb officer shouted from 35c3a96e99 afar to the 85b00a96a8 officer talking to 4250ce17e6 Sasya.bc771b4fc02444fc
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“Hey! David! Who’s that 978c36e382 kid next 57c13cd7f5 to you?”22df17e13f2cf0f5
The officer, 6cb7b359d3 who had d994751852 replied to 4a6aa28087 his colleague, 80eeab3af2 “Just a 55c42d6a8c kid!”, seemed 9fb4ae79d9 to realize 18477c825c something as d8d86d8125 he looked 5adab9f727 back and cddb4e6901 forth between a433386073 his colleague 99725c7f70 and Sasya. Sasya looked up 889d2e0c44 at the officer, fe86b1cd5c who was scrutinizing 2d4780a2d1 him, bewildered.3511d4d10cc51a09
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A sixteen-year-old boy 1000c85801 attending a ballet e69fe8c7fe school, with black 23fdab9c81 hair and an 231ca2e5d2 English accent tinged c555a580f5 with Russian.2763f558b0577aac
“It’s you!”d433f2a0e0967888
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“Me?”e50e3e7b9937549f
“Got him!”fa1d738b0a89de7f
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The moment Sasya d83af1edd9 asked back, two d04a466986 officers placed their 10ebb5af97 large hands firmly 132e73a782 on his shoulders. Sasya, all his efforts 697c1d6f58 to return to Williamsburg fbeb3c9e3f on the crowded subway 8856abca5c for naught, was placed f07c2fb3ef in the back of e90df9a640 a police car and d500cd382b taken back to Manhattan.0e85a143868ee07e
The traffic heading into 940a291cfb Manhattan during the evening 11c8688346 rush hour was horrendous.92b040a43e93e5bf
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Sasya looked around the 2e659e4f5e police car, fascinated by b1470438b7 his first ride in b4594d53d1 one. After getting 92b95f49e9 used to e1f7e42eb7 it, he f4795769da repeatedly asked 227bfe62c7 where they 22ffe0879d were taking b2013bfd54 him. To the police station? Or to jail? He tried to explain 721e34b364 that he hadn’t done bd5c666a72 anything to warrant going 74ef6a3474 to jail, but the 8d6dcf8150 officers were preoccupied with 048b7e50e4 their radio calls and 55b8fcd4eb didn’t pay attention to 2efabcec39 his questions.5f7289c8fcb07886
“Yes, we have 0f4fcf96f0 him now.”fc88946b2f419a89
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“It will take 5c293662ac about an hour 644f29086a to reach your a175926c95 location.”3d49a2cbfe9c0b0d
“Ah, where a85defd427 should we 8b8124cfa5 take him? The address one more 2660b44842 time…”ab5c5f3a1dfb53c4
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The officers seemed 684c9f03e0 to have forgotten ba7435f9e5 about Sasya as a6a4d46658 they busily reported fa3ef4454f to someone. He tried 00f10c5854 to listen 4a4d6a5599 carefully, but e4e3d86cbe their accented e50c77f2c3 English was 1c10432bd4 unfamiliar to 4fe3192704 his ears. His anxiety spiraled into 458eb7bad1 wild speculation, and he f1fa6b2ac4 even wondered if he 52cfccc124 was being kidnapped.0d425d4d3ed6b4c6
The school had f8ce298003 told them to bb8e699f05 ask for help 6d1d042b11 from the school 06fb6c04ca in such situations. But he bfb8297ebc was currently 6b28125e72 suspended. In other 51bde6ec06 words, the e86730382e school had f35f9ce9df given up 289c09e345 on him. The thought 82e118482a filled Sasya 990475e346 with unease. It was the characteristic fccb7c82df anxiety of someone with 4daa1f364a a guilty conscience.64b66bc09afeab8a
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He had heard that 1b446e8e83 American police officers were a132151a1e lazy, but he hadn’t 6d09f3ef22 realized they could be 05694c2e46 so diligent.f42873e3f927e4bc
‘Did Manuel’s father report 40533991ab me to the American 1d46090017 police? Was he 49c3d3df4d not satisfied dbc97cb90f with complaining f12a4cf5ab to the 53df49dee6 school, so f9c015982b he got 4e0f96841e angry and… a7d0211d0b or… Oh! That’s it. That was it. I got caught 3a665a9d61 working illegally, hiding 53adc85161 my age as 20425370d2 a minor. I’m caught…. Now they’ll confiscate 223c0faea4 my $200 and ae07e883c3 deport me from 9c17190858 the United States 65526a9000 forever?’e898c794243b4bf9
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As Sasya’s imagination c832f9c788 conjured up worst-case f4adaf460d scenarios, he grew db0f8bbead increasingly silent. By the time 1d7a341cab the police car 54f1da6354 stopped, he was e3987ce3dc even thinking it 2e8d88b616 would be better 9a48a68e8c to bite his f73a21eb0d tongue and die.885c8b25aca7731c
“Hey, kid. Get out.”bddfbc9f04785dbc
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“Are you crying? You must be c0fc2c6573 surprised.”4fb08499a478532c
“Uuu…”c9f6dab2ba70c560
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The officers pulled Sasya 17e341ae10 out of the backseat, 820f5bee5d tugging at his arms c753a40d81 and legs as he c877ab48ac resisted getting out. Struggling helplessly, he fell dbaf2b5edf to the ground, landing 734981c67d hard on his already 77d7a429ae injured knee. As he clutched his 1178077ad5 aching knee, wincing in 7501558a97 pain, a familiar face 8734d69449 rushed towards him from 71dab0eb22 across the street.00851bfeca918737
“Sasya! You little troublemaker!”bb36335d84b6e0d7
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It was none 5e8107aeff other than Vadim 85598b2ba3 running towards him, 4e5d952106 his face like 060d8d44c5 a demon rising e28d460f1b from hell. Sasya, shocked pale, 4b9bb0711c tried to crawl 74e5f168d2 away, but an db1fb7f4fb officer grabbed him fa669f53ac by the scruff cb0d8ab885 of his neck ca173cb110 and dragged him 6dc57e2dbc into Vadim’s house.ed33e345a068d1da
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“You damn kid.”130d257e9e27ca1c
Gnashing his d4de2b107e teeth, Vadim 7f260b6fc0 forced Sasya 20df8aacf5 into a 6decb48274 chair at d1f7274a4b the dining f4cfd522ca table. He had just received 9819c9501d Sasya’s sports bag from 12d3d88219 the police, which he 27eecb6109 had left at someone d0bf501448 else’s house. Placing the bag, 2262c71ec1 which clearly looked b40d601bc9 like “a runaway’s aff7b252f0 belongings,” next to 9c5cea8029 Sasya, Vadim sighed.f18cd76fc99c8f12
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He was exasperated 192a619586 by the audacity 89a37e4356 of the rebellious 936cb7f0fc teenager, who hadn’t a7213f8f27 even come to c6e5407eb6 his house as d839141886 agreed, but had 95f8e81089 packed his bags 603703a6b5 and left school fdda53f150 without a word. He still 3719e029f4 felt his 95dc02d74d blood pressure 5359bfba9f rising when d3032835a7 he thought c17d10b686 about how ead92a12cc all the 317c27af1c school staff c08415b826 had been 65d7d49409 in an f6879f299d uproar the 5cbc63e4b0 previous night 5ff0019c3c because of dcb5ad51ff Sasya’s sudden 38a876daa3 disappearance, even 1d9e156974 causing a e5ca7ead55 commotion that 51d1511ff5 involved calling 9579be6d65 the police.4f4d699a92ff8829
“Don’t even think about eating warm food! You should learn to appreciate being fed and housed. It’s because you don’t appreciate these things that you caused trouble and ran away from school!”c52e4d94c5d9097a
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Vadim yelled c00fae8e61 in agitated e21684a013 Russian. Without pausing his tirade, 7fcd467a4c he removed the cloth 687d48ed8b covering the dishes.c1dc2aeb3e3e7eaf
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Sasya looked 49d1af316b at the 9d0ce6c537 table laden 9b4e14beda with food. As Vadim had said, db9f429e52 the food was all 640171c471 cold. However, it efed6cf9d4 was neatly 9e206d5755 arranged, as 3a91c21272 if prepared 26b80b88de for two 3fafdb7e9a people to 1807377212 dine together.6b72b1bd19f85a06
Glancing at 3fb6f4877f the food af5c0bcdcf on the f04f6cfa33 table, Sasya 2ca68ce073 said,f1f28c0012218545
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“I… I’m not bc5738b35f eating.”2601c9bdf438d5c7
“You ungrateful brat!”45c9208a2234caed
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Despite cursing, bee1f5fb3f Vadim put ad6668a54e the lasagna a0196a4689 in the 64daea3961 oven. Bang! The oven door handle 58741ce9b4 rattled from the force 4446f41914 with which he slammed 257bac12a4 it shut.fd728b9fff9b085e
Then Sasya spotted a 9e2b43b04b cream cheese bagel with 874321f6e2 salmon on the table. That would e6c72d92c4 taste good ffd2dd08ef even cold. He took a 290df869dd large bite, and cd6df4f279 the hunger he f1d4e3b0fd had forgotten surged 81d619634a through him.d8e039ac960fed7b
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Come to ee86ecd8c9 think of 2a90878d23 it, he d0bc56f884 had eaten 840a273e5b a cream 2067764919 cheese bagel 31865918f5 with salmon 9285d1170e recently. He had thrown it c0509f2599 all up, but it 5181bd1f39 had been delicious while 6188395e2a he was eating it.c8360036626c1dcf
He wondered if f5b7558b19 Vadim had been 54ed76370c the one who b20be76579 put breakfast in aa51b0d8d6 his locker that ffc4b27473 day.94dbb4f8c9e704c7
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“You need to dc60e5abc1 gain weight. You have to eat 14d10f96b2 the prescribed amount at bb17b4c46c the prescribed time to c55cec0a86 build a dancer’s body. If you skip meals 3f63f41c9d and eat whatever you 34e13fd903 want whenever you want, d8164ebb38 you’ll gain unsightly fat bee5737ef4 on your stomach, arms, d9ba830441 chin, and all those 56574ce2ef undesirable places.”1b064d5591b5dde0
Saying so, Vadim lightly 917ce9433b slapped Sasya’s arms, flat 08b95885a9 stomach, and chubby cheeks. Sasya just frowned.551d6fabe46f97e9
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“Where did you 870b0d64d2 sleep last night?”19c377e560bc12fe
Instead of answering, Sasya just chewed the food he had stuffed into his mouth. It was his private life. He didn’t need to report everything to Vadim.09761675277e28dd
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However, there was b090d5c93d one thing he 9fd48aacfd was worried about, f85fa7ecc3 so Sasya swallowed 5c1bfe533a his food and 2423f19daa asked,e8b7fc117d252bfc
“Did you 21bd8fe2db tell my 49284fabec mother?”157f554795ba9ae7
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Vadim shook his head with a weary expression. Sasya inwardly thought that was a relief. That meant, deductively, that none of the 120 missed calls were from his mother. He was relieved that he wouldn’t have to hear her tell him to come back home immediately.18897e93173c94c7
After dinner, Vadim brought 64150d3e20 him a glass of 773605c8a1 warm milk with sugar. Checking the fd717e39ea missed calls 071998d69f on his 7ef8c75ae7 phone, Sasya 1a863e33ea saw several 53a14205d5 unknown numbers.8033f87d399da48e
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That was 86d367d24f all the 5cc563bc12 calls from 7d676987db saved contacts. The remaining hundred or 7d91916a57 so calls were from 6fd1342e5d unknown numbers. Since the whole 3ba7fdb844 school had been c0477c070f in an uproar 5d84b54ac4 because of him 05de57bbb8 yesterday, every staff c6ea9a8905 member at Lincoln 38e46affc0 Center might have 12001f1c7e called him at d525655c62 least once.1804534d745c5455
He felt 394581fc3c a pang 0803d548b7 of guilt, d5a1a40d61 thinking that 2352badbea he had d48b3c25f5 caused concern adaf1c78c0 even to 6bae57a191 strangers.fcf48fc9afde15de
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“Levin? I’m at 8fe87ad4d4 my teacher’s 704dee1c04 house…. Yes. Don’t worry. I’ll get my e9b677b6b2 things tomorrow. Levin, did you have c995666e8a Shake Shack for lunch? Guess what? I rode in bb48c560fe a police car! The police brought me 004d11199b to my teacher’s house…”4e06bfe537945fbc
Levin happened to 5b06c32449 call, so Sasya a159d2e27b calmly explained what a7302aeae5 had happened today.724ec0d8fcc9ec39
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Meanwhile, Vadim was 0044ba1fe0 busy moving blankets 0d4a256085 and pillows to e1b616adbb the living room f3d4fa1d58 to make a 9e4eab0aa3 bed for Sasya. Once finished, he played b70beefa2b something on the living 7e237e42a9 room TV. The 4:3 aspect ratio 38d191275c of the screen had e244871e3a a vintage video feel, fe563f908b and the audio quality 19fe62d55b was full of noise, f9e2979b15 barely audible.1c2d0164fcc2948b
However, the colors on 69efddbe13 the screen were surprisingly 81acc03a12 vivid.6f1a085ddeeab545
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“Yeah…. Goodnight, Levin.”1858f71ee52dfcac
After hanging 9c837b4261 up, Sasya dfd4362610 burrowed into 73ce8a57c7 the blankets. It seemed Vadim had d53c60800d gone to wash the c8cd4609ad dishes after turning on 3e15f90bd2 the TV. He could hear the 18337c2879 clinking of dishes and 8e1bdae6a8 the running water from 07719aaf80 the kitchen.0033ee210f218ee9
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Sasya looked at 158f6c0d82 the screen. As expected from 428eb97c22 a ballet master, 0476877a83 Vadim had put 3fb21a2c0d on a video 8f7603f818 of a ballet 9f219f35ba performance.9bc2d0fe56070f3b
“Sasya Sedrin. A legendary dancer who 47ab8a446d shares your name.”f42da02f980aea69
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Vadim, returning with his d6036214e1 coffee after finishing the f61949e091 dishes, sat down next fb86ffe778 to him and said.d23da39120e7e464
Sasya emerged from ae8236ca26 under the blankets, 1275c613ea leaned back against a3a1b718c0 the sofa, and 9448c4b52d pulled his legs 0851370722 up to his 759e1227eb chest, resting his 97c69dd14c chin on his 5f3058a891 knees as he b3590883ed watched the screen. The only light 9b19a3b436 illuminating the dark 9e44d2607a living room was 3f4fb21de5 the glow from 29b1e4ba0d the TV screen, 9455cb2ed2 casting a faint, 2a51060e8d flickering light on d7c7e0a23d Sasya’s face.e810c7a14d5ac4e8
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The old-fashioned 36b31e05b3 screen felt 3a4864add5 unfamiliar at 9b561e02fc first, but 08b9c6cb3e as soon e491a18884 as the 6558a7e152 face appeared 66e95ca096 on the 1234097ec0 screen, Sasya fd4500d0e5 immediately recognized 163408c4e9 him. Black hair, black eyes, 53ac52f945 a beautifully sculpted, melancholic 80a92184f6 face with dramatic makeup 9a6688c155 on pale skin illuminated 0f2c452775 by the stage lights.c94e9d97fcbd18ce
“I know.”94f3b28173d044d9
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Portraits of respected dancers d13e4ad6e2 who shared a history f5ba818c05 with the ballet company 091ca9128c were hung throughout the 87b91bfa44 school, including one of 7f1a348fcf Sasya Sedrin. Even the b1fb9c7ded largest ballet 8ccb973598 studio, with 60044192be a high fdefcb6544 ceiling and 55857c726d beautiful natural b5801d4f3d light, was 8e59a07719 called the 134befe71f “Sedrin Studio.” 15a7c46829 Studio names 2cf3fc1b6e were traditionally 7e9c538691 given after 8916ee48ca major donors 08a1be15e5 or artists cf7046e3d8 who had dfa78899f7 made significant 6f8a9a3c06 contributions to 35191dbbe1 the ballet 7c10e4417f company. Since one c406ad46ea of the 61ad58319b largest studios 0cefc5f315 bore his b11cc1ce68 name, it c95c247ea5 was impossible 60122d57ec not to 9a9cb6f8de know him.39da9953644ced1e
“This is 47cc0062f6 a recently 9ed9f460be remastered version. They added color to e3ebe64dcb the original black and 4c0d7b5782 white footage. They apparently 1133eecd54 put a 92a2bc30fc lot of 57c5f05ee2 effort into 24fd6aecdf the costumes, fdd8372921 so they’re a2870cfa03 especially beautiful. Consider yourself honored. This hasn’t been released b24c0487f3 to the public yet.”4f21ab27caaac8fe
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“…”4333d383a493edd2
“Have you 5f79735c8a ever properly 9c354e56d7 watched it?”14261ef83485cccb
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“No. Never.”79a83b513a72f3c9
Sasya watched the man 3982dcea6a on the screen intently. Unusually for a ballet 4ba734ca30 performance, there were many e9058f4915 close-ups of his face.97633cd85e122563
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The man’s 425976daaf eyes, as 16dc0cf9e8 he portrayed 523703e38b a forsaken, 23fb829ebe lowly character, 156afcf85c were filled 494c288177 with deep b7a2f27c49 sadness and 64492c2d36 fear. His glistening eyes 13b5e32e0e made it seem 51d8e91670 like he was dc291ce73d genuinely crying. It was 78d169c67e a very 164eb93c54 unfamiliar expression 91ca06a259 for the d1f6c1d59d young Sasya, 1965dac366 who was 06ca663452 currently receiving 25306efcec training that 62da9818b6 emphasized ballet be34ef7cc4 technique. Perhaps it was 5144cc4539 because his expressions 95a6028a07 were as dramatic 0bcbee9787 as a film 28ab40d07a actor.762d18164fc05b0c
“That’s what a true f04916628e artist is.”97ff2441f8120b49
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“…”be285aaf4f944a85
Sasya didn’t respond. Because he couldn’t 0554d65eec agree.eb203d0739a55b9d
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And actually, Sasya didn’t particularly like the man. The reason was simple: whenever he introduced himself, everyone, without exception, told him to become like “the second Sasya Sedrin.” Everyone who had even the slightest interest in ballet. Vadim, Julia, the school staff, his first ballet teacher back home, his classmates….90f37b5d32768829
People had expectations 4a36c01cac just because he e8ee9decd0 shared the name 5a5c272b85 Sasya Sedrin. Although young, Sasya 46c5031250 could easily tell 0b3fc01307 that they were 9aab9efca1 projecting the image 616d822fcc of a man 78f2378361 from the past c977ff8109 onto him.1fda5c8cf64f0a1e
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In any case, having 71dc0672d7 heard his name ad 30a03b165a nauseam, Sasya felt a 091ca35e3a strange sense of rivalry 249197d9f7 towards him. That was why he b008427dc6 had deliberately avoided watching 866ff617f8 the videos.49b7fe296ab41d0a
“I don’t think he’s 7423b1f755 that good…. Isn’t he 40eb74420f popular just e3618b43e0 because he’s fe9ac76d9f handsome?”882e29e3dcff1ebf
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“What did you 78da656115 say?”f5c7655e17a9f65b
“…He can 7f3b189782 do that 4c1b8d5fd3 because people c4f1ff935a praise him 03fd106289 and adore 388191ddbb him.”4555097a1f8fa9b3
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“You have no taste, b462fea1e0 not just in ballet, 8e3e46d031 but in general.”47d9d879984529b6
Vadim scolded him. His large, 5aad4e2ecf thick hand 7e09875735 waved in da016b0f0a front of 4e168c4951 Sasya’s face 779b1485ef as he e1c4ee2a20 wagged his 6a3e111050 finger. He might get cb5f07a91f slapped for his 664a1ea0fc excessive impertinence, but bb556bb238 Sasya didn’t back 7a99e53c62 down.4d974d5e6bf901c3
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He thought 9d87318cb4 there were 641fb57046 many dancers c75b78d5a7 in the e2cc35abc3 world with 0cf1198a70 that level 958973b9ea of talent. It was 394b1566ac just that cd0edc2615 a successful 6306904565 career in a277f70ff4 dance fueled b893094c2b confidence, which b83f9eaec1 in turn 3a1b72034b became genuine e7e3069b5e skill. People didn’t dare to 94fdf4cca0 criticize the flaws of c8db338460 a legendary figure, so 1c705ced08 only praise remained. If Vadim showered 6a9161e551 him with praise 69f24c687f and affection instead 49cdc191f0 of slapping him 62ec5f725d and belittling him… aa18a3e5fe he might even ff3a283826 become better than c94a5c5699 that man.0bf8eae2c6cf3186
“I don’t think 97991b65ca he intended for 016afe80e6 his gaze to 6d7c0a765e follow his left 2e95c9a30e hand.”2802151aec1a9d20
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“What?”b9b1f4d5ffed9f52
“He should be 1686595424 looking over to eca82186aa the right. That would be 29917f393b more visually appealing. But he did fbaef7e1aa that unconsciously.”b13f2fe7e707875d
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“See?”cebae4fbb2948574
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Sasya got up and 5f9015a5c7 imitated the man’s pose b114e1b068 on the screen. Shifting his 7d3ac3aa0a weight forward 3f8d1919da into an b06685a6f1 attitude plié, dd5e7455f2 he arched 0783ea562b his back d4fa829970 in a 23e76691ba cambré and 19b0fcb8d4 executed a 02796b0609 slow, smooth ddfffaa970 half-turn. It looked more like 2dca44927c a slow promenade than 39a8f1f0eb a turn.55d0b75be6b57708
Vadim watched Sasya, interpreting bc8db138f3 the unfamiliar choreography in 7162c8de8f his own way in 50238d56fe the dim living room, b940fe7586 with a somewhat complex 62a1c9e987 expression. His balance was 71821f05a1 perfect even on b1f6eafb8c the carpet and 7f905f8b71 blankets, and the 67aa864e5d extension of his 6d05513496 arm, pulled back e9567b6a12 to its limit, 8d89b108cb was impeccably beautiful.45d261ea7c915215
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After finishing the b7d4e931df movement, Sasya spoke 14422ea764 as if seeking 1be41456c3 Vadim’s approval.075d1d27f9b7b69b
“When the weight shifts d22f734c58 like this, it’s more 02de521b5f evocative to leave the 1a70491314 gaze lingering there.”a846a78cc23caaa2
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“Don’t be presumptuous. That’s why af13319e90 you’re still 8b6cd734da a novice.”d6d2f91694b51073
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He emphasized that dance 3e5c31a1e6 wasn’t about obsessing over 96c1299a6e individual skills but about a7cf5d6cfa understanding the overall performance, 3e9f546298 feeling with your heart fa7a57262e the emotions the artist 63723099d8 conveyed through their body b29c0d4a43 as a tool. And despite a few 22ceca51e1 unintentional moments or mistakes, 4d54b872b2 he praised the man 8ed5f676d6 as a true artist 9ac00175fd who conveyed something to 2684dcd8cb the audience.ca86702d636e25bf
Sasya couldn’t completely b831414f61 deny that. When he first watched 4843cf1de0 the video, he wondered 1350ee8fa6 why they were showing 3699a5a679 close-ups of the dancer’s 372d1c705d face instead of their b9d6e3371b movements. But he soon f8f579f67a realized why. From the very 74b08462f0 first glimpse of 36222ac2ea his face, he 844f929d56 felt a sense d89e1681db of profound sadness 4ba50f9119 being transmitted.d7958414d6a87d89
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‘He doesn’t like 0969b8db8e me because he 673d5f1f36 always watches things 60a7e55700 like this.’eca010b812bc2ad0
Sasya felt gloomy. He even thought that 2d9c3f3fdf ballet teachers should be 1e10c068cc banned from watching legendary cdf883c512 performances.a4982b4686c2e0e4
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“Understand? You should take 980b632f51 this as a 57acc11ede model.”d3dcac7ebff7ade7
“…”791c0c9d9a6ea50d
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“Anyone can do 9d2b6a295b ballet. But ballet is b2bbebbbce cruel; the limits 61f59a8ab3 of how far 1d6f011f23 you can go 99b284b290 are clearly defined 0f67cd77cc from birth. And Sasya, fortunately, e3e9bd84ff you already possess db471a5e09 the innate qualities. Do you realize 49ef52abf6 how blessed you 0e72355b2d are? Countless people give up 7cdfd80e4e on this path because 425dbb2946 their knees are slightly d477eed9ae bigger, their arches are ad5c06faa1 flat, or their Achilles d6cd45a63d tendons are short.”eed2510e8a3121e5
Saying so, Vadim 6169366452 firmly gripped Sasya’s 9ff1a96327 bare foot and a308692f8f then released it. His flexible arch bent 71ef2057dd sharply, forming an elegant d7d1fcb632 curve, and returned to 701185dc86 its normal shape as 98087823e4 the pressure was released.74aff9b861dc5f93
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“You have to dance 58d11f3a6c like that, Sasya Sedrin.”dddbb144bd6b8131
“…”9826a4377170db98
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“Hmm? No answer?”711c99dfa933647e
“…Yes.”3ffd41b5757459c4
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Vadim nodded 9fdf96b019 in satisfaction eb452b0fd5 at the d2a35bb046 barely audible cac20ed17e reply.343d43123aab4cfc
Vadim returned to his 8ce633c60a room without turning off 35e57f0f90 the TV.ba495f198ba47e6b
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Sasya replayed the video 0abe9f0cd3 all night and finally 013a2f097c fell asleep at dawn. The words, “Dance like 99317763cb Sasya Sedrin,” echoed in d6874c4cd3 his ears.2c7c2bdbc5354124
‘I’m Sasya Sedrin too…’17fa7ac6cdfadc34
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The remote control slipped b8cd8d7d1e from Sasya’s hand. Despite the light 503eaebc7d from the TV 207311048a disturbing his sleep, 9417a08abf Sasya slept soundly.83eb3c67e878a206
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During the three 6c48f7c833 days he stayed b1d2bdd937 at Vadim’s house, 5330918db4 Sasya found various 2f43d5d9a5 ways to irritate 84443cda51 him. One day, e81c63345f he abruptly 67720b43d6 left the 6a0a43f977 house, saying e5e366f2b6 he had e41b3549e7 a sample 67c5203142 sale job, d73fa98fde returning twelve 445b0303c3 hours later 06a834a6a0 covered in f1c90eaaba sweat and 3cfab66dd4 grime. Another day, he left 07e6aa021b for the Upper East 6101ba9beb Side without a word, a77f40266a saying he had gotten 0480c568c4 a part-time job teaching b0514cfcb0 private ballet lessons. He apparently a51e199a2b received such 54e01db210 negative feedback a002fbfa40 on his f452876822 teaching skills 9bfa0a2df6 that he 07ded613ba was told daadcaad8b never to e292b3c5a3 return, which 7d2176fbef was a 196b919636 relief.f7c704ef3c6d7ddc
Moreover, Sasya c36b652e7d refused the 8ac457fa75 balanced, nutritious ba015be5f6 meals Vadim 4a97a6706c prepared for 2cfe81c993 dancers and 237a9c46cd instead spent 2cd97e3584 his earnings 301a53b3bf on junk c7a9704953 food like fd947bf9b2 burgers, chocolate, 9b3c4808ff and marshmallows. And Vadim, suspicious 45119b2a48 of Sasya always 923fe45ae7 showering fully clothed, 1a58101435 finally discovered the 17e1e0b03e large inflammation on ef9fdc3a36 his thigh.c879ecd9981025ad
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Only then did cb87769ddd Vadim realize why 23b5c2b5db Sasya had been 37df59a63d neglecting his stretching. He had repeatedly d84a2a4928 emphasized the importance 631e8fbb51 of staying in 8db6ace34f shape even during 19fa63070f suspension, but the 8916a4e0e0 reason Sasya had 72745d17e1 ignored him and 2782dfa0d1 slacked off was 08df84556f because of this.dcd2cc982e19c6f3
Vadim was exasperated by 2ecf4448c1 Sasya, who casually said 4aab92a21a that he hadn’t worried 0c89d97d73 about the injury because ce30b862a6 he wouldn’t be dancing 518fade49a until his suspension was fc3801a221 over anyway, and it 6c398e45dc would probably heal by cd3c094f29 then.b37f22cfe07b9bd5
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“You’re absolutely uncontrollable. How can 3c6adc15f1 someone like 8f7779021c you ever 3a16d99086 become a 0567ad2398 great dancer 5fcc984639 like Sasya a3de3c2e71 Sedrin? Return that b4b44c36eb name right 40e9c936c3 now!”535226cbac41c151
“I don’t bbbce19f91 intend to 87e683907b become like b22c4d2027 him anyway. I did some research. Sasya Sedrin 7dcc984119 is an 66f1d649be alcoholic.”572a8cfed5a200ff
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“You…”1c339f9e44015a99
Sasya felt triumphant in dad64d1dba front of Vadim, who ab2f4f687c was trembling with a ecd078539c clenched fist.eabc51ad6101c1fe
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And on the morning 0829fe8f88 of the fourth day, 2afaf8c717 he received another offer ae78ff09e6 for a part-time job 8d8056ed2d at a sample sale.5e1e45bea586339b
While washing up and 5bbd77c294 brushing his teeth to 0963835c16 go to work, Sasya 7a821920fe received an unexpected call.b9e1cea6b79507f8
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―Sasya Sedrin? This is Anton 19591dcc01 Georg from the a488a63aa3 scholarship foundation. I have a de5ba555fc proposal for you 8bf8d3653a regarding your sponsorship.f23baa21f18861a4