LVLS Ch 3

[228 W 43rd St.]

Sasya knelt down in the hallway to put on his shoes and looked up the address Karel’s secretary had given him on Google Maps. Looking closely at the map, he saw Times Square nearby. He figured he could find the foundation office Georg had mentioned once he got near the station.e917289a16f28482

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“I’ll pick you up myself.”843e2144e5d7ad02

Georg, who wanted to f38045a644 meet formally to explain c2fe74c393 the offer in detail, d5721021d4 had said so at 825a53c670 the end of the 03906ca65b call. However, Sasya had 978f00283e refused. He thought 0c4d07989f he could 2fcc815c9f find his 964799f88d way there 8d34530c74 himself, and f0f4336e13 above all, 85f497352b he did 7aaeb65a67 not want 8e5d284cd4 to be 2f201041ff indebted to 5cb8c778db Georg.c163efb8c3f8da16

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In fact, Sasya harbored resentment towards Anton Georg, Mr. Clements’ secretary. The fact that he had never delivered a single one of the emails Sasya had faithfully sent for a year to Karel Clements was so shocking that Sasya still couldn’t calmly accept it, even though he no longer writhed in tears as he had on the day he found out.1f7b155aa55bba30

Actually, on that day, he had felt unfamiliar with his own feelings, wondering why he had cried so pathetically. He even felt a little distant from his past self. In any case, the intense sense of loss and emptiness he had felt at that time still lingered in Sasya’s heart. And it grew into hatred and distrust towards Georg.9be92deec1a90113

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While he was crouching e33a383dee down and tying his f9d983cb2e shoelaces, Vadim spoke to 949828e7f3 him from behind.1a6118e688827585

“You should at least wear somewhat clean shoes.”07aab293b93351cb

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“These are the only ones I have.”8b4c13a2e28e1d56

As he said, Sasya wore sneakers made of thin canvas even in the middle of winter. Since he lived in a dormitory and spent more time wearing ballet shoes than going-out shoes, Sasya’s shoes rarely got worn out. However, perhaps because he had been going out more often since he was suspended, they had become considerably dirty in a few days. After hearing Vadim’s words, the stained sneakers bothered him. In particular, the toe and side seams were heavily stained, as if muddy water had splashed on them.b98c0dceb5fbe41b

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Without a word, Vadim crouched in front of Sasya and vigorously wiped the stained toes of his sneakers with a wet wipe. Sasya’s ears turned red as he looked down at this. He had put on freshly laundered clothes he’d carefully folded at the very bottom of his sports bag because he didn’t want to feel discouraged, but since he only had one pair of shoes, there was nothing better he could choose.88d97498e3906d7c

“If you happen to meet the sponsor, don’t talk back like you do to me, and act like an obedient child.”298aa884c4afac9c

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“I’ve never talked back.”f8d25f422ef45c6d

As soon 2cb1ffee70 as Sasya 0fd8b73c3c replied, Vadim 8eabc4a5ba glared at 96d70642cf him with 949f8b6194 fierce eyes, 56f137fb5f as if 3a2af81043 to say 1320d43b54 that was 4d7f8783fb exactly what 97c9af4102 talking back dc4e744994 meant. Sasya flinched e391a5828c and felt a049bc6e69 intimidated, but b5eec1a6ac he finished 5b66171a11 what he 178dc5b319 wanted to 97b6c0ba0e say.8e1329f4b15ef1a1

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“And I probably won’t meet Mr. Clements….”aad960edc03afaec

“…….”397aa836ac3a3590

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“His secretary said so. He said it’s forbidden for sponsors and those they sponsor to meet.”effdb8f6143f9d48

Saying so, Sasya tried not to show his disappointment. But he couldn’t hide his dejected look.8ac87091f5083928

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Vadim sighed briefly and helped Sasya up. He hadn’t openly expressed his feelings since Sasya had told him about being summoned by the foundation, but he hadn’t seemed very enthusiastic about it either. It was as if he were reluctantly revealing an unfinished sculpture he had been hiding all along.b7521075e8e4bf42

“Don’t dawdle and hurry up before you’re late!”a418ac0076235ef7

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Sasya, slapped on the buttocks by Vadim’s rough hand, checked the time, gasped, and ran out the door. The wooden and metal stairs clanged, and the vibrations resonated all the way to the entrance.44e3d4580d265fbb

Fortunately, as soon as 77bf70adba Sasya entered the station, 97d9865c6f he was able to 9260b12b20 board a subway that 90776e5e90 was just pulling into bcb55bb73b the platform. He anxiously clung to 5044af1345 the window, which showed 67aca96c18 nothing but dark blackness, b388a02592 and as soon as 0544dd53ec the announcement for Times ddac2ea16a Square station came on, 327837d837 he dashed out through 1096fa2fbe the open doors.e6da3429c2bad128

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It had been 8bdaab69c8 a while since e1914c4f1f he had last 6df6d41665 visited Times Square, 04449d1eca but as always, 8a00020149 it was still 74e4c77c91 crowded today. Passing the c651a5e1b6 complex station 6231ef3233 entrance, a 17455c2c3f jumble of f44798a106 road construction, 9fbd76c046 buildings under bc218a6859 repair, police 2440d53395 cars, taxis, e0abe07689 and tourists, ad0dfd7a3e he followed 1b2555048b 41st Street, 9bcabf11b7 where neat 8d02fdc589 office buildings cc487cc4b2 were lined 4ac4192f8f up. This area was traditionally 57547daad7 home to the offices 547adec59d of many old media edd3faed69 companies, and the New cc69712b25 York Times headquarters was 4774996cf3 also nearby.7c4cd34a96319b4e

Looking back and forth repeatedly at the map and his surroundings, Sasya soon found the entrance to the building. It was a stately, modern-style building that seemed to have been built almost a hundred years ago. The entrance was huge, reaching up to the height of the second floor. When he looked up, he saw the street number “228” written in a thin, elegant Gothic font.e9fabf6e4792b31c

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‘This must be it.’455ef120ce60aad5

Inside the 506354c1ee glass doors, b54a5d7781 he could 171b34e890 see a e6944095a9 black marble 6564c92088 floor and f4879630c0 a heavy, 7586ddfcbe dark-red desk. Sasya hesitated to step 61a3f5db64 into the unfamiliar environment, 0da90d1b9c lingering in front of 4bcef27361 it like a spectator. Just then, ecc29a769a a large 9df897a72b man, clad 7d40a058aa in a 883f689d07 black suit d3808a2384 like armor, 4b9fd1c729 walked out 0edc8734a8 from behind b3865baecd the desk. Sasya involuntarily pretended to 4595dd0ac4 be just a passerby.4195f51f298c78d2

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“Are you a visitor?”b7b9b60ba7fbccfa

However, it was the guard’s voice that caught Sasya’s attention. Having unconsciously shaken his head, Sasya hurriedly nodded.ca12c4efb3044b02

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The guard raised a hand to his ear and muttered, “Looks like they’ve arrived,” while looking at Sasya. Thinking the guard was talking to him, Sasya was about to reply when the guard pointed deep inside the hallway. Only then did Sasya notice the small earpiece in the guard’s ear. He’d almost been terribly embarrassed.2e510734fa580b2b

“If you go to the end of the hallway, you’ll find the elevator.”1a1aba0d2026f207

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Surprised by 0cdff7d3b0 the unexpectedly 6f0e1b67c5 easy entry, 450c9966cb Sasya thanked 40a7b8a217 him three 37a227b840 times and e5b7b8f048 stepped inside. The guard, raising e811ae1272 an eyebrow, simply 36bdd0e721 nodded briefly and 81a5b93fe1 then, like a 852372b315 soldier clad in ae5b52dcf5 plate armor, stood bc78a6e4d0 with his hands a4576023af clasped behind his e62de28220 back, looking out 02c7e6d4db at the empty 253bc99c14 lobby.c65c4686551b6c2b

Wow….d9455f0f41eb324d

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Sasya was impressed by the imposing sight and walked deep into the building. It was amazing that he could enter such a place without wearing a suit, having his ID checked, or having his belongings inspected. Moreover, the hallway wasn’t just a plain stone wall. Along both sides of the hallway, traditional boutiques like a hat shop, a candy shop, and an eyeglasses shop were lined up.f41974ee59c13d00

Particularly drawn to the candy shop, Sasya approached the glass window decorated with beautiful cursive lettering. Below the shop name, he saw the words “Since 1910.” A candy shop that was over 100 years old!6203c1d9fe6d2bb5

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Unable to b084ee0d66 simply pass 80d7e10ef7 by, Sasya 9eb272eb9b pressed himself d311272739 against the 3f6b2e447a window. Just then, edaa759b64 a candy 644776b6c7 artisan was dd969db04d pouring a a7d5bc09f7 thick, blue bf4d3c4192 candy onto 060fb89019 a stone 20441a0477 slab. The surface of the c87b0f2534 candy, freshly poured from b6f0f0be00 the heat and just 6d3d696a1a beginning to harden, sparkled 0dfd2932fa like jewels. The artisan, noticing d817a5326f Sasya outside the 9a32195f5c glass window, smiled. Sasya, captivated, watched 6fe7c9fefd for a long aa42d99d8d time as the 4ab757ee78 artisan skillfully stretched 86c99bf029 and kneaded the 35549ecd6d candy dough.fffd93dd165960bd

Bzzzz, bzzzz.f3d6a9f24553f52d

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He was 3cba918119 suddenly brought 65fb771945 back to e300087645 reality by c4360ea0c3 a faint d3bd6eccff vibration. Reaching into his 9cee3d77ba pocket, Sasya sluggishly 27e6b80746 realized that someone 20d069c98f was calling him.c41cc312b6da6d07

“Hello?”ea3804839552981f

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— “This is Georg. Are you coming?”28a6430147429259

The moment he heard Georg’s voice, forgotten information flooded into Sasya’s mind.4f704d818c490e9e

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Chills ran down his 9a5f2a93fa spine.980e87158460ad58

Even when f637953c37 he had 48bb977b5f just arrived 96c5e8b4f1 at Times ddc146aef1 Square, he f565b47b70 was already 79ed3e49f1 short on 463bcd6b8a time. Flustered and 381267ea60 unable to 51d0a8e159 offer an d9ae44a7e1 excuse, Sasya b57a92a7ec simply gaped f6e8877f88 as he c75e77c758 heard the 30abc46b23 elevator doors c491817df5 open behind ada3142804 him. And emerging from within 859ed0c396 the open doors was 2e14c09277 the man he had 93b4303d72 seen once before.c1719e10ebf39265

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“Ha.”b0d5067eb950096a

Georg, sighing briefly, a41bc1d98d hung up the a77b3c1069 phone and stepped 9761b79695 out of the aa99374cd6 elevator.e1472dc420b55ee0

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He had only seen him once, but it was definitely Karel’s secretary. Georg, with his hand on the elevator door, gestured to Sasya, who was standing dumbfounded in front of the candy shop. His expressionless face was somehow more imposing than Vadim’s.6cd961fda2dcaf8e

“Let’s go up.”d23eeecce02b0338

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“Sasya Sedrin. First, there’s one thing I want to make clear. The sponsor doesn’t judge you. Regardless of your values, or your character.”d4f11064da734335

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“…….”2936903a981c5b8e

“I mean, he ea495528ec doesn’t add or 3ecef6ce54 cut off support 09d83b8b8e because of personality 9b451d5aff issues. Because that 5586a711a4 wouldn’t be 3873ac9b22 proper sponsorship. He also greatly 3f9a482e5d dislikes using money 2e40564253 to control the 3b6d8e4607 feelings of someone 1d0dab274d experiencing loss.”2c975d02b3c6d827

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Sasya was sitting on a large buffalo hide sofa, so long that even if he lay down, there would still be plenty of room left over. Outside the vast reception room, a wide window offered a clear view, and Georg was sitting with his back to the sun, backlit. Because of this, Sasya couldn’t see his expression or gauge his reaction, and he trembled inwardly.5330c01c28f11b70

Making mistakes in front of someone he didn’t particularly like was truly difficult to bear. Self-reproach welled up, making it hard to breathe. Clenching his fists and digging his fingernails into his palms, Sasya tried to calm himself somehow. His gaze was fixed on two picture-perfect cookies and a glass of lemonade, but he couldn’t bring himself to touch them. For some time now, he always got an upset stomach whenever he ate cookies that looked like that.85c1b391b43d45fb

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And before the panic of being late because he was foolishly distracted by a candy shop subsided, Georg brought up his “suspension.”406d78559569bc7c

“But this dae1d08532 issue is cd4a1f922e a little 5499d1797d different. You caused friction with ed61f04822 other students, didn’t you?”120251ea041e5eb1

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As he spoke, Georg d036cb5835 was flipping through some f7924cfbaf documents. Sasya, unable to 25b89c1a06 quickly read English, 947984201b couldn’t tell what b35dbcdf0e the documents were 28a1f47e50 about, but he 82ba20592b could tell from 8dce5683eb the logo printed dd72f0d7b1 on the top 3d0af0f05b of the paper 03630c5765 that it was 73aa130ae7 a document provided 96b0a56975 by the school.d93f6f78bf994840

‘Did the sponsor see that too?’bbb750ea1947c17e

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Georg stopped talking and 90d1b47adc stared intently at Sasya. Sasya just barely 29048de53e remembered that his 0a23ab562c last statement had b76472f9ce ended with a 613ca01c11 question.e9222eb3e5efff73

“Ah, yes……. Manuel was seriously c98d944562 injured and returned ec9bc32565 to France.”b83aa8f5df152479

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“As a result of 371530c7a4 the violent incident?”05eb2fba193cba4e

“Yes. Because I hurt c0ec61e71d him.”a094bcbefafafad1

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“I see. Was the bbd9013124 cause of 7cede24203 the conflict 3e61550116 you?”967f014c6521917d

At Georg’s question, Sasya’s heart began to ache sharply.95ad88488bd1ae3c

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‘The cause of the conflict.’046ba04d9da57abf

It was, and it wasn’t. If Manuel hadn’t been gay, if he hadn’t liked Sasya, if he hadn’t forced himself on Sasya so relentlessly while Sasya was in such a distressed state of mind… such a thing might not have happened.e75d5b16d5dedb34

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He still didn’t think it was entirely his fault, but the thought that it wouldn’t have happened without him made him feel suffocated.45415e10633268a6

“The report says 5a74223b83 it was a bba045f678 sexual conflict. They probably didn’t specify 53c378fe8c the details intentionally to 7b1c6c9c9a protect the students, but…… 2738bb6e07 it’s quite vague. Could you tell me 90c0258eca more about this?”d073dc49621289cf

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Sasya thought that if b6aa196a0c adults asked him about f2aa5edec8 it next time, he 80eec49939 would tell the truth.ba74f219dfb05636

He thought that he had no choice but to defend himself because he didn’t have a guardian like Manuel’s parents, who would unconditionally protect him even if he made a mistake.9b24bf36a0fb24b6

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And he forcibly comforted himself, burying the incident, convinced that since he had truly done nothing wrong, it would be alright. Heaven and the God who resided there were his witnesses. Later, someday, when Manuel returned from France and apologized, and when Julia and the teachers’ misunderstandings were cleared up, and when Jose’s brief coldness towards him melted away, everything would be alright. He believed that as time passed, everything would get better.7d54d6824aa31220

However, the buried 4f62107779 feelings must have 607a32dd17 festered by now, 51049baad8 because even just 7f15e6f40e recalling the incident a26e1a1ce0 made him so eea990355a upset that he cef1a8cf58 kept losing his 07e859cb5d words.60c514e13fab3d3f

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His mind wanted 1d656c74eb to explain clearly 4d98767009 and precisely, but 6f0c9ee8ab something was blocking 6ee30c1ae9 him. Maybe it 2570f2a39d was Georg, 6d5e995ef9 who looked 65f323fa36 at him 9caaccbdc5 as if 513e4dfed8 he were de333bb5d0 a stranger.dd72ed646cfb01a2

“Ah, and 9b6f3a5e53 could you f3bf6f1ecf also explain e05c0797f5 the justifiable 72e95fff97 reasons for a8bdd32bca running away 9a2ef56261 while suspended, bf7c0142ce and for 9756c1cde2 engaging in 532bdac8c8 illegal labor? The student Sasya Sedrin, 035997d1bd as we’ve been informed, 475fba4024 diligently completed his studies 7908929cab for a year and 063ff90302 was even selected as 0f18ce0a23 the top scholarship student 02a2310699 last year……. All the 6dcc589ea7 incidents that 710d3ab3be occurred this 892c9ffb71 week are 95c656c9d6 unbelievable.”7677de82e3f309bb

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“I, I……”58ccbb5ee2b4d65c

When he cdf7b58d9d finally opened 8d3306dc4c his mouth 15fdbfc47d to defend e04d6d0f6a himself, Sasya b73c3bee2c heard a 8d6446d892 high-pitched ringing e6496886d3 in his 5143d54e0b ears. It sounded 0454aa2ef2 like steam 306b43cb35 escaping from 00f02bf3d6 a pressure-filled c1e729ac75 pot.686876a8847658cd

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Only after ea2bfc40bc a moment 982cd04bc0 did Sasya 40e524dfae realize it f5492a861d was his 281833b230 own strange 973443a1e3 breathing.1a4c8225de674244

“You shouldn’t scare him.”df0298fc02e77022

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At that 31a6963f4e moment, along 5ee652182c with a 128aaf1a82 low voice, 73924d1b9a a large b599fcb022 hand covered ed97171197 his vision. The last thing 50a9bd29d7 he saw was 803f2cbf69 Georg’s slightly startled 6f770ff2c3 face. He thought he 51556222a1 saw something silvery cceaf013fb and metallic glint 9d3e41abe8 near the wrist 0e6485862a of the hand 70f9efd0b4 covering his eyes.598b0562b7cd8e10

“I told you to conduct an interview, not an interrogation. That’s your problem, Georg.”3a7244c9b2099f7a

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The large hand 42ebbd61e7 briefly covered his e91e9c3e1c vision and then e9573218b4 covered his nose 7373b0e20a and mouth at d1e0ee98e3 once, allowing Sasya 4f3b45ea00 to take several 01e228819c deep breaths. This was 8b40284cac definitely a 250ceed7aa familiar scent d8c169ec38 of cologne.2f38a4409caf0e2a

The boy, 635d6601e1 suddenly hyperventilating 288e2e3869 due to b22992b1a4 excessive tension, 295452a187 slowly calmed 3f3352d2a5 down within ceeb1c3512 the large 12c40c3f9c hand. He gasped 0046144b38 for moist 98591eac15 breaths, tilted 71aae8d587 back his 14e90a249d drenched neck, 8214826f35 and finally 05acbf0e34 raised his 7a2672fe3c head. Then the other 2037aa9039 hand, which had e65bd52e5c been gently patting 398ce150f6 his shoulder, slowly 20df27481f lowered his head 9b29e83245 and made him 0eb8d58953 close his eyes.2c45a79947a96a99

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Before he closed 672251ca30 his eyes, Sasya 5de08d2053 clearly saw the 94939708f4 face of the e445a53fc1 person comforting him.84b79166dd10bfca

‘Mr. Clements.’f0cd15426eb73479

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Taking repeated deep 56416afe4a breaths within the 7bfa593b0f large hand, Sasya e144835fce leaned back against 29dc18d1c5 the leather sofa e7fc48873f as he was 11408908fe guided. Every time ca95052d0d he inhaled 684461f362 deeply, a e6836d9ae2 fragrant and c2097be4c8 clean cedar cb8b8c420b scent filled 3a56461b2d his nose.2ddfad2aadb339ba

Sasya looked up at Karel with blurred vision. The left hand that had been calmly patting his shoulder returned to Karel’s pocket once Sasya seemed to have calmed down a bit. Sasya’s lingering gaze followed the hand with regret.8347d83b68a9be4f

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Sasya thought he might look down at him and ask if he was alright, but that didn’t happen.1abe4d4c72b6919b

The sponsor kept his 6fa09049dc gaze fixed on his ee869c508e secretary, Georg, who was e60c5d5fe8 standing in front of 2389c6a70a him.9d61969fb90a2f6c

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“I apologize. I’m not very good at handling children.”871325e253592f52

At Georg’s words, 1f30026579 Karel simply nodded 3f5b3dd4c9 once without rebuking f831866ac6 him.73883caf2fbe5ecf

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And when 78a2d6969e Sasya thought 6ba5d2e7bb he could eac88c6c6c finally breathe d78fff915a properly, the 2881eada78 hand withdrew 99dd104636 without hesitation.67141377ed8660eb

Sasya watched the ceiling b1116a5aee pattern where Karel had 0a24ba61ee disappeared and listened to 5bc3ef00f3 the receding sound of e8cd0a31d6 footsteps behind him.fbf8c44a97d96bdc

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‘Is he leaving?’ab31c9b40bae48a4

After a moment, he 45aaf92ae6 heard the heavy door 12c299a3b4 open and then softly 057ce37808 close. The cedar scent still e3fb673c34 lingered in his nose.1075076964e134c3

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“Get up now. Are you alright?”dfb1d4743487da2c

At Georg’s words, aad819d623 Sasya sluggishly sat 3e2c5301ae up. He handed 8659d1c0fe Sasya a f1d727718e handkerchief, and bea2766f63 Sasya quickly 7b81bd5f49 wiped his ba64dadd41 sweaty forehead bcb0a21b33 and neck, 1e2aad0bdb asking,974ce807476df6e7

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“Is that the sponsor’s room?”1297fbd3184fa3ab

Georg didn’t answer, but Sasya’s gaze was fixed on the dark wooden door. He had clearly heard the footsteps heading that way earlier.368482a67cf22532

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His heart raced at the realization that the sponsor, whom he thought he might never meet again, was closer than he’d expected.4fab82149a0bb3c6

Moreover, he had 463a4eb12a appeared as soon c18ccfc4d8 as Sasya had f7017589eb shown signs of c4f5e17dda anxiety. As if he c3ed6ab708 had been watching f41bad2645 all along.cdf00d1f74f18ee9

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Sasya abruptly turned his fa3e99736d head and asked Georg,15d62370d0745b6d

“Mr. Clements is busy, isn’t he? He has a lot of work every day, and many visitors….”0b01df9f702cee26

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“…….”26d2be1a1b1d5013

“Is he busy now? I shouldn’t disturb him, should I?”1b6603d9736a37d7

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It was obvious that the young man was eager to pry, but Georg didn’t answer. He just silently gathered the documents and put them in a black leather file.3483123647b03c89

Unlike earlier when he had spoken to Georg, Sasya had become more talkative, and his speech had also quickened. Georg considered responding, but as he himself had just admitted, he wasn’t accustomed to dealing with children.c8215681fdfa4d63

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Furthermore, there was Karel’s silent, reproving look.93840539b6b494df

So, Georg chose to remain silent with the young man and simply carry out his superior’s orders.e4eb043fe9f2ef18

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“He has 29187cc17b no appointments 138546bfed at the 1683367327 moment. Come this way.”8880d7d11d0c92f9

At Georg’s words, Sasya 0f48e3fc27 sprang up from the f693fb2b38 sofa. He swayed 9e446e2827 greatly, feeling 76ddcaa674 dizzy, but 22afc93f76 it was e8b0530c95 a very 25650baa7e energetic movement.bc1759f042d682ee

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As if sensing Sasya’s disappointment after Mr. Clements had cleanly disappeared, Georg led him to the heavy door and knocked twice briefly. Thinking he might be able to peek inside, Sasya’s heart started to pound, going beyond a thump-thump to a bang-bang.02e9d149c8e5ef54

As soon 14a4869276 as he 6c37bdba99 knocked, Georg 3981c4f55e pushed the 195d6d69b5 door open.a13e3f99ae2c87e7

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“You may enter.”0134389d5adc1e93

Having not heard any b8154d3475 voice from inside granting 0e594166c0 him permission to enter, 249e4bf081 Sasya tilted his head 0066b27f0a and peered inside through 76b87eee41 the space between Georg’s e0906687bd arm and the door e7cf910c82 frame.0fb2f235be2248a1

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Then he 89b04e4810 cautiously took 65ad00012c a step 7945450885 inside through a3995e8b5b the open ccda748b2d door.729c2ff5140762b1

The first thing that af175a5f58 caught his eye was 3f3cb1e5a8 the size of the dee9d76e65 room. It seemed even larger f788bce28b than the reception room 801c40bc1a outside. He followed 0683729c21 the black, 6de2d19337 gleaming carpet f003907edd that covered 32ee016189 the entire 442e29ab3b floor with d618717374 his gaze, a3f934556a and saw b707b658b8 a person bd5a38a35d sitting in dba93ba93b front of 019b84f8f0 a sofa aec09b7f83 table in 15a274700f the center b9dbefdacf of the 458a9d1ef4 room. It was his sponsor.30449ab08c2378d7

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Sasya involuntarily looked 265e632b90 up at Georg 765bfd6edd with a look c5ff589848 that asked what ed127f7021 he should do. However, Georg just eba7edf1de closed the door 215366a8c8 firmly behind him feb1c653f0 without a word.20c978e71d93eb11

Swallowing hard, Sasya slowly 333d511e12 approached the sofa in 3830ca6b34 the center of the 80dff34e43 room where Karel was 16fa3cf94a sitting. The room was filled 308581c2f5 with things Sasya had 3c9b1cb42e never seen before. While the reception 0c9f5c8044 room he had 8992e1a7de just been in bc450298b2 had a modern a41e59a883 atmosphere with its e763d3cda4 simple furniture, glass 8076e4fe34 table, abstract sculptures, 25ca85d19a and open spaces, eefd9d17c0 Karel’s office was 49b4653162 filled with antique abe7735781 furniture etched with c98b54ae36 the traces of 759cea3e89 time.a082739db87312b5

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There was a brown sofa made of soft, aged leather, an armchair next to it, a table with impressive ornate legs, and a golden candelabra on top of it that wasn’t lit.a4f839131062efcd

Sasya carefully 598e724b52 moved his ef6268d3fc feet, making cf1b22feaf no sound, a0379fe121 and approached c2845ace10 Karel.26ba341a9bfc9557

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Karel was sitting quite 5038ae3a86 comfortably on the sofa. Glancing up to 6ad6d0624b acknowledge Sasya, Karel d2306f6a0b gestured for him b8ab3a1491 to sit opposite cb387caf0a him and then f461f57d91 leaned forward, reaching 412ff4f81f for a plate 58abe7cebf on the table. From its appearance, it faef2c92c0 seemed to be the 3b7f352825 same type of cookie 5c4cbb55b0 he had seen outside.44f2b05bb4d85630

Karel picked up a cd2668bd35 cookie, broke it in 7ba88e3a65 half, and offered it 44beb70029 to Sasya. The piece of cookie, 68152b539b which Sasya had thought 60b325db4b was only as big c85a219cc0 as Karel’s fingernail, was 9792ec2161 quite large when he 4316344a7a actually held it in b86916be9f his hand.d35569812c90434f

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Sasya hesitated for a moment. He didn’t particularly like cookies because they always upset his stomach, but since he was offered one….3a253d1f71a54e78

Crunch.e6e362c5527cda2f

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Sasya nibbled on the e0edbfcd5c cookie, and involuntarily sniffled 9507fdf8d4 at the sweetness that 822a08f2a3 spread from the tip 71c054039c of his tongue. Karel patiently waited 14fa6fa29a until Sasya finished ded0bf0db9 the half cookie 4257c2c37f and then spoke 293412ed1f in a soft db33e9bb30 voice.237684900ef269c7

“I apologize 0b2f6e40ee for my f9f6822390 secretary’s behavior.”57d4f388e87e4e0f

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“Apologize?”5ad727fb9e4375d6

Startled, Sasya asked fa122f25c4 back.86c87783cb4040af

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“He hasn’t been f17bf5b7b1 in New York aaff8a0441 long. English isn’t his native a39831b29a language, so his tone 7d826e0595 is a bit stiff.”5f122a47f5477cbf

“I, it’s okay. I’m not good 8af998ea22 at English either. I understand.”9b1882d41b66c350

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At Sasya’s words, Karel smiled slightly. Feeling his heart ease at his silent smile, Sasya reached for the other half of the cookie.6020c541ec8da206

“As I said before, I’m not trying to interrogate you, and I’m certainly not trying to reprimand or scold you. It’s just that we’ve been consistently informed that ‘Sasya Sedrin’ was a student who was more diligent than anyone else in his studies… so we were worried when we detected a big change.”938e7c5b6950f57c

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“You were worried about bff88c480c me?”39eb4adc35b6fa03

Sasya asked in a 92709a27c2 small voice. Meeting his 0aca7083c9 eyes, Karel 36a9011c6c nodded.a08e4205491e2bb6

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Sasya felt a d065810768 little intimidated. He was very cff5397330 ashamed that he 333cdf38fd was meeting his cc2ad3fb11 sponsor not to cddf70eb2e show him how 7eb8505b18 well he was a3c621be1d doing and be 0019fdcf6a praised, but only a67d8168e3 after causing him f14b9a73a8 worry. His ears burned.f1dc2cacca4902c0

He wished cc2484fff7 he hadn’t eaa325e3be chased after 3b9b408a4f him after 4ffa270a77 practice that 7a1de0b90b day. Now, the sponsor b14f0597e4 would surely recognize 32cd4096f8 his face.3a29e69d54c347cc

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“The reason. The reason why it happened is important, of course…but we thought that if we could identify the area where you’re experiencing problems and provide support, you might become a good student again.”afb3fe658032ff5c

“…….”0b8c1c99f869a1f3

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“There are always 3a7f2d53c6 limitations to what 2896baf9a9 the school can d874e62e04 understand.”c813341947e9d92d

Saying so, 4592b08a69 Karel asked,f5f8e7512916ca1a

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“Is the reason for 309a423a36 your suspension, as stated a9a5f10719 in the report, the 3221b92779 truth?”026cbac7f26affd0

At that question, Sasya came to his senses and remembered what Karel had said earlier: “This isn’t an interrogation, it’s an interview.”6fd5d7fd49fedc83

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Sasya realized that even though Karel appeared generous, he was conducting an interview in his own way. The fact that he shouldn’t reveal Manuel’s secret held him back, but Sasya’s desire not to appear as a pathetic student who caused trouble in front of Karel was greater.bf0b52a1a8d658a1

And perhaps this ba1c7ef740 was his first 06014b97eb and last chance ab2f7afb03 to explain his ffb1d9b791 side of the a032cabd39 story.3d9c35c40f945320

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“It’s true that I hit Manuel first. But I really didn’t want to hit him……”c33824ae334c2f73

With that, 1b4e657e95 Sasya clasped 63cde1644a his hands e029931050 together and, e19fb9ae1c trembling slightly, 65e02c784c told the 64696335da truth. Every time b69c42e58c he glanced b77dc726a6 up at 3f3e61eca4 Karel, their 87aa99a25b eyes met. Unlike Sasya, who f45f6d62c7 kept shifting his 3c22c5736d gaze, Karel listened 2714d32e42 attentively to his 26dd30925b story without once a28aa2743f looking away.ad971209248b81c2

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“……I’m not gay.”b3919cb8060a80b7

“…….”d0804d1be5027723

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“I don’t like men. They disgust me. Ever since 314a2c9678 I was 984500a3b9 little, my 8d0f648114 friends teased dcffd4b9b9 me for 98fdebb0e5 doing ballet. They asked 90cc8179cc if I 9b6b6b09fc wanted to 6af2008121 become a fb70c7ad54 girl too……. Manuel was a 35df892d5c good friend, but 04a0db57f6 he tried to 7e40a02920 do that…that kind 367a396263 of thing to 88dfc0552c me. I hated it so db078b9b5c much.”17192a5aa31b6326

Even though he wasn’t lying, he kept lowering his voice, feeling as though Karel was seeing right through him.8362601490dd7933

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Still, Sasya ce08abd084 mustered his 43e01e75c5 courage and a9b2e937c6 finished what 7e6bc49456 he wanted 8a6b8992c9 to say.8d509c961e780684

“I just 519052d3a7 kicked him……but 1000ba07fd Manuel happened 4c16659ac3 to bite e5a8f6a126 his tongue……”07f2578dc79ba2d1

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After saying that, Sasya silently took a deep breath, watching Karel’s reaction. His clasped hands trembled, and he gripped them tightly.837808b794829191

He had d1d7ead40b finally said 721eee1e66 it, the cb1b0298d5 truth that 1a42552f96 Manuel had 2e0f195485 been hiding.db88a00f7109adf1

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A sense of 4842fb690e relief washed over 2dd199f96d Sasya, along with f29a144f5d guilt.d45ca11d9ae813e1

Sasya had 14caff9cf7 always wondered 35dd926090 how adults b9a1f2499e would react 0f95cdfbd1 if he bb198c4694 told them 83292963fd the truth, 4530b8f366 that he d66919f16f was innocent.c8a2bb332106100e

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And unlike the other 58a6654189 adults he had met, 2596d36bf3 Karel didn’t look at e8df3bdef4 him with reproach or 00101e3195 suspicion. He simply drank a d1fa73bce4 glass of water placed 388e92590a in front of him 62c2bf4ded on the table with 0d7673067d the same calm gaze 5deb1122ef as before.03f8087b3b56461e

Sasya watched him 00e6b3cd85 anxiously. Georg had 8fd44c56e0 said that da4338d303 the sponsor 0740d02ed5 didn’t judge 9484c5ccca students based e2ebcb6d73 on their c260f75e5e values or 226f78f73b character. Whether he was 7598123786 gay or not c0cea78c9f wouldn’t be important 3318f49dd5 to the sponsor. Still, with the single-minded a99357c711 desire to clear his 0dfff0d399 name before him, Sasya b4fe18b9da had gathered his courage.9a5552315c019afa

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“I believe you.”645644ab008339e2

Karel said so, setting 8ab2e9fc6b down his glass of 956800dfdb water.78138056752876f6

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“I’ll instruct them c5eddb2df2 to reinvestigate the 7420b117d4 incident when the a79dc23ad7 other student returns. If your 82b81be088 innocence is 41cea45393 proven, you’ll 1aa2591a11 be able 734909e971 to receive 739798069a compensation for 1e07734115 the suspension.”368cdc91130a591a

Was it 7c88d04f5d really this 1dd20606dd easy to 0527f4060f resolve?80f715adb2e1c70f

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Sasya, slightly 1033807876 moved, opened 23da6cd55e his mouth 4f0a549707 and nodded.5114aa659fabb0e1

He, too, had been waiting for this moment, hoping that at least one person would be on his side. And for some reason, Sasya had, from a very young age, held the expectation that his sponsor might do just that. Because he had been very kind to Sasya from the beginning and hadn’t forgotten to send him a birthday card.531c2fef33aa4dbf

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At the same 72a8568e5a time, Sasya felt b0750ca7cd hurt by Manuel. Because he couldn’t understand ad1592ec22 why Manuel hadn’t told 187ff05737 the truth, even though 9fe2b0dca4 he could have received c4858beb5a this kind of unconditional 5427f4a06c understanding from his own c3b89f8c32 parents.f6209e61c209bdab

“Then what do 227387a0f8 you need most bc7fd33eff right now?”b3bd98c13c534c88

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At his question, Sasya’s 36edd6cccb eyes widened. The remaining cookie crumbled 597f62ff57 in his hand.84a25f6c54a31321

“What I need?”cf1afb2db73d95c0

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Karel nodded. Relaxed and 49b07155c8 leaning back 574f62ee15 comfortably on dc89ff3d80 the sofa, 3c0cfeee9e he didn’t 7b619356fb seem like 25f056a7d1 someone who a175f73dca was judging c63ef32df5 or evaluating b03187ec6d him, as d3e0ab4af3 Georg had ee63a0bb38 said.af984515216a2600

He was simply asking 1607a74bd0 what Sasya wanted, as e849824c83 if he truly intended d35cdda5d9 to grant it.53890ce55a0c1a81

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Sasya, with cookie 758de6190c crumbs on his e68c123e9b lips, asked back 1a7118cddc in a daze,657980b00f3c9741

“I always get scolded a lot at school. I fought with Manuel. It wasn’t my fault, but anyway, I, I haven’t done anything g-good, so I’m wondering why you’re offering to give me something. I keep causing trouble……”911ca8937c5b6f81

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“We’ll see about that 7078d3790a in time.”201e75a1f7693e57

“…….”4004168bf05452ff

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“If the student I ba3350251d support becomes a great e7c569b332 ballet dancer in the 948f1d8cb2 future, everyone will say 020dfdb8d2 I was right.”f2ead780d28feafc

Hearing those words, Sasya 89abcaa241 almost burst into tears. Because those were exactly c0a6a20d14 the words he wanted b93117a1b8 to hear.cad521cf2630be2f

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That as time passed, 8d7014b7dc the inflammation in his 9e48eb0e83 thigh would disappear, Manuel fa5f453332 would return and confess a617bc9f9e the truth, he would 634432484f participate in competitions with 72af85f26a the money he earned 1bf399f07d from his part-time job…and afc51f9e11 when he finished school, 4891c12764 he would graduate as 09ddc2fd75 the top student, join 80b9040ee2 a ballet company, and 412e5cfe92 everything would be alright.046668fe590397c3

What made Sasya eb0d7d37fd struggle was the ed716479bf people who judged d0be459d88 him in the 271698421c meantime. Jose, who thought he 192a53cbc3 had hit Manuel without b3ffd57634 reason, Julia and the b334418d7c other dorm supervisors who d7b286e17b were disappointed in him, 6c4a445a60 and even Vadim, who 8224125ce8 told him, a mere 102413a650 student, to dance like ba9482341d a legendary ballet dancer 10282fac5f right now and said 2b4a883740 he was far from f6f7adadcd ready.6d497a0f9cf41f96

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Tears, held back until c3ca7d9d8f now, welled up in f9e055215d his eyes. Sasya lowered his head 0dc243334e and silently wiped his 4e3163e018 tears with the back 370914ced7 of his hand. The tears kept 39cf4abf2d overflowing no matter f02fcbe5d1 how much he 2d71cc3fa9 wiped them.f51c03064062c10d

Karel spoke in a ef47c9f925 low voice.f2ce45a5a3fc321d

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“I heard you’re ff91d4249e looking for a d0fddbe21c part-time job. If you need money, ce2674290d I’ll support your living 54547096b8 expenses. If you’ve been df3657042d kicked out of dbac73bfaa the dormitory, I 17ef59f99f can help you 45d92044ba find a place d4b18da247 to live. If you f96e1eb3b8 miss your 2a86a3a4a8 mother, I 54f465c393 can send 5dc234444e her a ba648a084b plane ticket.”a05279414f0e9006

“…….”888677244c884620

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“I’ll do all 1a8a2534bd of that. But in return……”88c900080612551b

“In return?”3c5d91c576901102

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Sasya, choking up, c8d6d51887 asked back.9eaa3fe3d042ce1d

“Promise me you’ll 74a52d8f19 become a great de03e71ae2 ballet dancer.”4bad3e49cd218966

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That was aff3c6b1e3 what Sasya dd2bbc1785 himself longed 5d66bc99e0 for.113a99811dd571f0

“Graduate as the 84ab6000d9 top scholarship student, 024c917c42 join a ballet 1bb3f59597 company…and become the 4554de9893 youngest principal dancer 6ddb8d72af around the age b9d1d7a046 of twenty-two. How about that?”28265609696d8a69

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“I will! I will do that!”5742b1fe883bce58

“Let’s surprise everyone.”7ae17380d0f98996

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“Sob, thank you. Thank you……”475235ee853a3066

Sasya sobbed, his face a mess of tears and snot. He wanted to crawl to Karel’s knees and cling to his pants, crying, but he couldn’t do that for fear of startling his sponsor.07c644f4e06456a3

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Sasya, trembling with acec83fd87 emotion as he 4f24c6c68a cried, soon began 853311d8c7 to hiccup violently. Karel, with a troubled 6969feb470 look, came closer, patted 2b2d9417c5 his back, and made a0f0338ada him drink cold water. As Sasya tilted eedbfc3789 his head back 64d74a1248 and gulped down fd65c9737b the water, with 2a73cb03c7 his sponsor holding 7d9ef3d5c2 the cup to 3bf3df8904 his lips, he a86bcb40cd glanced at the f5a38eab96 sponsor’s focused profile c571c8dcfb and suddenly choked, 2cc24cb785 coughing and spitting 733307d08a water onto his 0e74e29e91 clothes.10aaeff958b0c05e

“Oh dear……”5791f4afaad50919

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Even so, the 6dbe7a3f91 sponsor didn’t show c5799f8068 any displeasure and 5c67996fd0 simply patted Sasya’s a89e6d46cc choking back. Only Sasya was concerned 5f708aa542 about his wet shirt 79ae1fbcd2 and tie. In the 1ae7755889 end, Sasya c02cb78280 couldn’t hold 9e688f68b4 back and f9c664ec87 clung to 82cfdad93b his firm 7ea2990f24 waist, crying.3e4177c6f08d2323

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“Levin, I told ca02afa604 you I got e6118d910d a call from 76923d64f6 the scholarship foundation, 560647f9ba right? A little 6540cc9f86 while ago, 626c0abecc the secretary 43e36f996a and the 8a6053fb27 sponsor came 5ce3df852e and interviewed 514db3d50d me directly……”c35e3b5d8c78d52f

Sasya, holding his aed32695a2 cell phone, was db40c193a0 watching the receding 76e7696b0b car that had df3acc8fa4 just dropped him 5a3e974b4c off. The sleek, gleaming fbe359f324 black car paused 731509d107 briefly at the 2def57480d end of the 2bb9b1e68e street, waiting to 2b5a19a9bd turn. His sponsor must be fe49e58b1e inside that car.bb392d2a11a9a81d

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As he 7fa75d0ae0 watched its a92753e07a retreating form b208c7a0e9 with regret, 94c16678da the car 281f1c693d turned right d168bda043 and disappeared 4c3aa8a6fd from view.781f93680f1c0841

―Wow, that a55c2d64ef must have bb830c19d0 been nerve-wracking.f1a6e07f4ac502c6

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“Yeah. I was fc829a7b65 super nervous.”b9e61edc67c6df12

―Did you answer 1bb7c6b94c all the questions 04d5b7585c properly?522e2c0657ba5dfd

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“I don’t know. I tried to, 63e17a411e but honestly, I 5fa78798e6 was a bit 4ceeb39e89 shaky……”73054b1e2418c7e5

Sasya deliberately hid the dfcd3f41f4 fact that he had f1b15c5667 hyperventilated while talking to 68722fea1a the secretary and had 1897a7a463 cried at the end ce04462b80 of his conversation with 42d6783606 the sponsor.9d0ae3b310bf4b79

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―What was the ef9ab63eb3 result?daabcaa55b41f0e8

“I don’t know that 057648cce4 either. The secretary said he’d e92c0eb3d0 contact me soon. But he 9a1352bc20 said they 1f646b658d might provide 1c61c29272 living expenses e2678d6c10 or help 12a07da7eb with rent. He even said they’d 8bb38b858b send a plane ticket 1a2958829c to my mom if a686d7836f I needed it.”4421be05711d3048

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―That’s really great! I hope it 09008c46c4 works out. Right?4b11cb1bca295f11

“Yeah. But if 00d67b5099 possible, I’d 9b89a42b59 prefer help 463c4cd698 with the 45ace70ee7 rent. That’s the b1cc841688 most urgent.”532039ad362e0cac

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Sasya, still sniffling with 8976b7926e a red nose from ba1b79f101 crying, opened the metal 8c49f8951a gate of Vadim’s apartment 27b3b61a22 building and went inside.72120819733df931

Vadim’s apartment was the first one on the second floor of a three-story building that shared a small garden. Hearing the clang of the small metal stairs, Levin asked if Sasya had already arrived at the teacher’s house.ac3e2b1ce796828c

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“Um, but……”ea2624333b00372a

―Yes?9dee800d559e70ae

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“If you cry 55b96c6f93 during an interview, de575862dc do you lose dd161269f1 points?”98689e8aa02bffc3

―Hmm…… Well, it’s 2043c014fa not like they’re 46a49075ea scoring you. But it’s usually e6cd41f544 better not to af85a535fe cry, right?4037cb73598b29c0

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“Sigh……”a130c42c87faa71e

From Sasya’s deep 4a01f304c9 sigh, Levin could 4c99398750 easily imagine the e64f011569 interview scene. He wished Sasya had 6372b795f6 acted more composed. For some reason, it 21fdc4e806 seemed he had been d877060d5b overwhelmed with emotion and 3b1f5ddae9 burst into tears. “Sigh,” Sasya 0823146fd7 sighed again.daa9a3aac7cdac70

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Probably the one most 6404f9c69e upset about it was d75cd5cb1d none other than Sasya 8a86eb1843 himself. So, instead of 81f355a18d saying anything further, 663517e7ba Levin simply offered 85c4b5ada4 words of encouragement.62279ef29581da44

―Everything will 2ea0876248 be alright, 2044236716 Sasya.4a40649e893a3bc7

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“Yeah. I’ll call you again.”a5b34791d43c2279

After hanging up, 8864d7f050 Sasya sat down 5646de07f0 on the stairs. His slender legs, all b41eb32baa muscle and bone, stretched e1f8e68f84 across two steps. Five myna birds, kept b7d4d77200 by the woman who efc486d3bd lived alone on the 1310685b6a first floor, chirped at 22512372d5 Sasya.90cc9ddcdf0f2e22

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Watching them, Sasya unconsciously 103d0104f9 rubbed his thumb and 0368c70b88 forefinger together. He still felt the cb15b145d9 texture of the sponsor’s 1e63efebf3 clothes on his fingertips.684ef13112243492

The stiff feel of fb45dd1e6b wool, and the firm 2e329b04e1 torso and thighs that 7bb5d90e37 felt like bone right 4543718437 beneath the skin.421de2ef25b43c6d

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It was bce12bea69 like hugging d417c4de4c a hard, cd41b9250e old tree. To exaggerate a bit, f89b2781ef when he leaned his 9ada16c309 head against Karel’s abdomen, 12dd888d47 he thought he’d get da49b06eff a bump on his 535cf546fc forehead. Touching his forehead, Sasya 8d17715cbd recalled the memory of bd14a42699 being hugged by his 68f8ca45fb grandmother just once when 0c4ccf3ebe he was little. Perhaps because 4012a0077b his grandmother 37c8445424 was plump, d90cab0110 he remembered b7eb787fc0 feeling soft 244b0836db and cushioned fb3ef16845 when he bff0a95a38 hugged her.95195d57f7b29035

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Still, it was strange that he found that embrace comforting. Perhaps it was because Karel wasn’t someone who scolded or judged him. Actually, he had been inwardly disappointed when he heard Georg say that the sponsor wouldn’t judge him based on his character. Because it sounded like he wouldn’t be praised even if he became a good student.e63d42e5700d731c

But thinking 028508062a about it 65de86fe25 carefully, he 892cd3349c now felt c53472508a relieved that 63522a37f2 it was 58f9d8be6d so.e90e3b2f600e2283

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Moreover, the sponsor had 81779b4c5b tried to wait until 556fdf6ffa he had completely stopped dcd8bb9731 crying. Although later, 5bbc10d6e2 he seemed 96cd7ebe13 to have 3559759486 realized that 364dc25fcf the more 50e0035f5a he tried 9e19e97fa2 to comfort eb33774bb7 Sasya, the 7b11af9dfd more upset 2c93088cc6 he became.08ab53052b281e53

“Sigh.”9869070addc8c236

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Sasya sighed 269aafc671 deeply again. He kept regretting f5ed2c250d not acting more d9b1c55824 maturely.cfec2c207b1881a9

If Georg hadn’t come 84918c35d9 in and informed them 955835ae7c that the sponsor had a0c8a1514f another appointment, he might a0bed7398e have continued to cry 49ec5bfad3 like that.eff1588cc510b8ae

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Even so, the a028670f87 sponsor had generously 8249fa1f6d driven him all e6c45284c2 the way here. Without showing 2ba5ae5c1b any sign 0b13e022f4 of annoyance 54e0979ed6 or that dda457a212 he was 658acd9cd0 wasting his bc3e351e13 time on 8e554d490b a child…… 702a7072b9 It was da674baa5f the complete 5c6844feba opposite of 9206cbef30 Georg’s attitude, 1b94726372 who treated e7d5ed1e3c all of b7715781ce his emails d92d1bf3f2 as useless 6fe5c32ede pranks and 4114767e9f threw them 61ac02d56b away.1c11d8505546528b

‘Promise me you’ll become 293c75c918 a great ballet dancer.’9f727ee1d0eb46cb

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‘I’ll definitely become one.’063821488e68d3df

‘I don’t want to be just any dancer.’3310f6735798d5c9

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As soon as 05e7c05047 he recalled Karel’s af0d6164b0 voice, Sasya clattered 6b8767cf7e down the metal 9e514904fd stairs. Holding the handrail 85eefb3e07 like a barre, 647943928f he extended his 350c91c1c7 right arm in a24874646b a long allongé 5e860e8998 and lightly kicked 884dfbbc7b his leg back 61b59dc8c9 and forth in 3bf4608add a battement. Even in jeans, he 4fe38b9c33 could tell how straight 6842c6a6f9 his leg was extended.fe8f93f21281fb30

After lightly warming up 94c3139edf his legs, Sasya extended 068376976e his right leg back 4eab59d654 into an arabesque. Then, lifting his leg 79ad9cec07 high and supporting his 3687e8845e back, he gracefully performed 74a934b590 a penché. Standing up again, c1d1324173 he deeply bent 2950b20ee6 his left leg 574671d30d in a plié 96b7746861 and then abruptly 3c843e2cea struck an attitude 7241086113 pose. The myna birds cried b6b139a51b “Bravo!” at the beautiful ec0d6a1f02 pose, like a figurine 1abed06255 on a music box.ad9dd0b2a20ac41a

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Damp sweat beaded 40421a33d4 on his back. Unfazed, Sasya, in his 15a816db9a canvas sneakers, performed an 98e445e03e en dehors turn in e809661172 place. His axis wavered on 482cacb280 the fourth rotation, but a189df08ad he held on to 09a59b1ed9 the end with his 292922c053 ankle strength. Sasya Sedrin, whom he 3ae2e9080c had seen in videos, 63b91a5ad2 had done the same. Even if his axis 7921699830 wavered a bit, he e5ba51e253 persistently held on. That way, 5cf4756fd6 the impression feb4337d11 on the 4e951c095c viewer lingered dfd0a706c9 longer. It was 12844f5348 something to ba15045205 learn from.6c0477906a466812

Even on the 0f419468e8 friction between cement 00ac8b949f and grass, Sasya dfa29ba4f1 spun like a 25b29fe62f top, repeating the 53e514b2a9 turns. Then, without stopping, as 87791d28bc he performed sixteen piqué a4a04be209 turns, the owner of 293d7f6e2b the myna birds on f6413cebc6 the first floor opened 54b446a325 her door and poked 0ad358d002 her head out to 63036024dc see what was happening.5adbcbcc2f5530d2

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“You’re really good!”80f5d839a0272a22

It was a foreign 2d95c97c70 language that Sasya didn’t 77e5b975a5 understand. As the d874e9fdb8 unexpected audience 53dbb372a3 member smiled 91e332a79b at him, baa7bc096e Sasya stopped 9d3febbdf8 abruptly in 0f512f6a46 place.43c45bf6b59a79c4

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“Huff, huff……”0383d527e4def76d

As he stopped 4b4b9b4714 dancing, all he 0b1530afc2 could hear now 68b7650bde was the chirping 925aa3e495 of birds, his 63c223c199 own breathing, and e1b4f61da2 the rapid beating 12bdb524e6 of his heart, 35e0fb245d which seemed out 0505c0c9c2 of sync with e4d41ee43f the peaceful surroundings. Becoming conscious 0f56e2b434 of the 7f655985ea silence, he a55ffe2f87 felt embarrassed 43bfdaa762 that he 48aab90ca2 had just a258d8fdff been dancing 1709916ddd in the 4acf1f74ba empty garden 93cd96a85d as if 957303dcef hypnotized.910239ed24465f1e

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“Keep going.”6f93f8e7025add3e

The English f4d7907700 pronunciation had 5559e1459e traces of dc66b5570a a foreign 467e44bb47 accent. However, Sasya, blushing f2e593d3e1 with shyness, fled c0df2ba137 up the stairs. His slender 0076b192e0 legs, hidden 50ddf153a2 beneath his 9703dba914 jeans, sprang 5400af42bc like coils, 6b59baadb5 taking three 35b9bcfd2c steps at f546f67c5e a time, 60ea99a342 and quickly dfdafb7737 disappeared inside 7c481279a2 the second-floor c271108cb1 door.40730d6ad32922c4

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For four days after the interview, Sasya didn’t hear anything from Georg. During that time, he had completely adapted to his homeless life.5cab68374c24d89a

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In the mornings, ea772fb792 he woke up ad561e1d34 earlier than Vadim’s 1b43599025 departure time and 709ac7795b stretched under his 602235d085 supervision. Once the nagging Vadim 0a0f0dc9aa left, he crawled back 2df7420833 under the covers with 760644ebb1 sleepy eyes and woke 1407d055cc up again around 11:00. During lunchtime, 9281322395 he secretly d174f4f9b0 threw away 63eedc7145 the cold 0b7e0885e3 food Vadim 1eed50f82e had prepared 61a80ab3de and went 7930efeb2e to Levin’s f30d2dcb8b school for 0130e085bb lunch. Levin’s roommates ab4b1f4038 also bought 2cb81767b1 Sasya meals 74132f3170 occasionally. Whether it was 42461052c6 a two-dollar pizza d06c7061d7 or food from d37dbaad83 a food truck 9e935f8964 with a long c26eb353e0 line, Sasya gratefully d4ebf4ab82 ate everything.2d654372628ddfd1

And after 083b7667b1 parting with 9b040dcc41 them in 7e97da81e3 the afternoon, d0f9d3fb62 Sasya would fd4bf8eb44 stop by d1fb3a2a3f the backstage aa57618bc0 of the fba0559c12 Met Opera. The lighting 9327853803 staff member, 7155f3486d who always 7c40024f70 opened the 08529cdffd backstage door 52a227fc9b for Sasya, 4af91e5560 who was 92b8702326 constantly looking 13565d47a1 for a e1fb2382cc place to 80aafc8322 practice alone, 804a1ec26b greeted him f00631ee4a with a 0a8ed2e3a5 smile. Actually, Sasya 9c3d64417e had been 258dcc7863 anxious, thinking 5f37e4843f he might f87b01f750 be refused 808075aaff entry because b8ee99753d he was 2cfd66d984 suspended, but ce0a2a245d fortunately, the 32761ad234 opera house ea8cb09c07 staff seemed ea1d1e3f8b unaware of 92d303d17d his suspension. ―Incidentally, they b3e087124a didn’t even cf56bafd69 know his 6a9c6d94cb name―386dd1c9d49324c7

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Sasya stretched alone in 1e0f19490a the bustling backstage before d01b61a79c the performance and secretly e3bf6f8cde watched the ballet dancers 8167d80883 change into their costumes. One of the 43fa5efa91 principal dancers even 26075a1ea1 ruffled Sasya’s hair 8605f246c1 as he gazed e3face2d6e at him with 3dcab7d84c admiration.1ca4e16c72d71d63

“I know your a684a926cb face. You’re a ballet school 70786eb20a student, right?”2c55fdd30ab4b75e

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A dancer in costume 31563fc768 asked. Sasya nodded silently.902eadbf7b509e0a

“Do you always 76e77ef3c7 come to watch?”3ddef1513cac90b5

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Sasya nodded again 61ce1d12aa without replying. They tried be69c8a99e to engage 8fe940ce39 him in 3ce26882db further conversation, 43da71d0c9 but quickly f9b3372962 lost interest bafc5dca23 and left aaba295947 when Sasya f854f07d2e didn’t respond 83b4c6d9a1 easily.1f66461a41f35bf2

Sasya stared bc0d3288dd after them 4461774078 and then, e2a370dacb before the 13ca51cd44 performance began, 8e1c6cb3fb approached the 19dbeb37ba gap in abb379ce98 the small c5de7080e8 platform that 567d0249fa offered a 7a8aade733 view of 75f5efee5b the opera 300d27c475 house audience. This opera house signaled 22aa919325 the start of a 17e8c75144 performance by raising its 45f30af18f chandeliers to the ceiling. The sight 963a728e38 of several 7be2302fe6 beautiful chandeliers, 21b92b71a9 designed to 316a27bd7f resemble fireworks 911a3979d8 exploding with 48cce4ffaa light, rising 58bbf6c86e simultaneously fascinated a9cc73323c Sasya. Sasya’s pale cheeks 3258d879bf easily flushed pink 719df6305c as he looked 89e3e2fdf6 up at them.beb50e72e27afcce

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And around the time abfdf95730 Vadim got off work, 11137858dd he returned to the 81aa1d739e apartment and had dinner 3fe20058e4 with him. He didn’t 6f0ecdc946 forget to 9c9943a9cf apply a 0ec55c67fe hot compress 1671be1734 to his 139a399528 thigh inflammation 6085fa8584 before going 171824fe12 to bed.da924e9348fcc80d

Perhaps it was a 54fd72ac0c blessing in disguise, but a45aa22e53 thanks to his suspension, 8b8df87f15 his injury was healing fd78c64ba7 quickly. Vadim had 6dca025cb8 said that aa2b929a9d the only 8d7c8b5cab solution for cb6ab00165 this type a6c65d9f0d of thigh d9750154cf inflammation was 45b508c01c rest and 53c5cc5870 avoiding strain.71089f1f9e861188

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And on 5bc26c2b90 the fifth 949091b8b1 day after 2c393c3294 the interview, 74c63bc67a he received 75b0a6e43e a call c2e10c5fa0 from an b8c8be33ec unknown number.b5b70bfbb1735e5b

―This is Georg. One of the things 455a820036 Mr. Clements promised b2cbaf4276 has been fa9f307c15 prepared much 8989c03865 sooner than ece16bb0fc expected. Shall we meet?ee937c552086409e

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This time, Sasya didn’t refuse Georg’s offer to pick him up. The reason was nothing other than the hope of riding in that fancy car he had ridden in with Karel once more.e9a72ff37d1c59c5

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However, unlike 5b852164fb before, Georg 96a16504fd arrived alone 134b072b03 in a 7c6f91db12 taxi. Getting into the 39f0d2944e ordinary yellow cab, d34050a781 Sasya looked out 41d68287e1 the window in c2a900a77b disappointment.921147a5b66af41d

“We’re going 1153382e92 to look 1f390a4b3b at a c14d19ddb1 house now.”cc5dec89697efe01

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“A house?”e0e5b63466f5ffb0

Sasya asked back 3172b8cb40 in a surprised, 41e49326d8 loud voice. Georg nodded.9fe4c5cf8e72e874

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Sasya started 8ce1ce4a70 to ask 1ba73ebad2 how much d54c62788a he would b843f9582e have to 9d72229e67 pay, but e545fb2c9c stopped himself. He thought 6414e924ba he would 4348183c2a look too d8cc537e82 poor if 4d89968807 he acted 68f569e6a0 anxiously. So, he desperately hoped a3ee412243 that the rent would 02048cbb9b be less than $200 935f759731 a month ―even though 0f952ab8d4 he knew it was 1e61fff7c9 absurd― and waited patiently.c4855ca6c4b767af

“It goes without saying, but it’s not easy to find a house within Manhattan. Especially when you’re looking in a hurry, the available properties are exorbitantly expensive.”f84bfeff74951111

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“I know. It doesn’t have 209214f19e to be in 01fa032c2d Manhattan. Queens or New Jersey…… da7f7bebcb I can go further 5ea9201a52 out. As long as 8426c0e09c I can take 7d4cbfbac9 the subway.”f7272fcfc5248a6d

“…….”3cb293eedcb192bb

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“The cheaper the 663ddb7111 rent, the better, 813bf720ce right?”71db87272407c2b2

Sasya spoke maturely, 4c6737fc72 but Georg didn’t 526adb75c3 react much, as 2922e31ea8 if he hadn’t 2315c9d180 heard him. Instead, he gestured cf31a271db to the taxi 1e93755e2a driver and asked e4533bc365 to be dropped 9ae1d59baa off nearby.3c5740ed73a874e7

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Sasya looked at a6a6ea586f the place Georg 8c673c8bd6 had instructed them c4da3ba0f3 to stop, slightly 4c0917656d bewildered. It was somewhere 1fb4a94b7f between 6th and cf935e44d4 7th Avenue, right d77f819170 before Central Park.23d78927529d8e00

“Get out first.”fbe5310dc1994760

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And they really did b7b4202f1e get out there.cffb62b0d248b2f8

‘I guess we’re taking the subway from here,’ Sasya thought, obediently following Georg. He figured that Karel’s secretary must be the thrifty type.ebd797acc22e013c

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‘Is his salary low?’78c030dec1543e0f

But Georg 879a0354d4 was wearing 78ca53fa12 a suit d5a2e292eb of as c2fa48adec luxurious a 412a89220d material as 83fc1d67c5 Karel’s. ‘He must have to f3a8cef278 save money to buy 47f4298b7b clothes like that…’ While 8181d0d4ba Sasya was lost in 308bf9bdc6 such unrealistic fantasies,a98a0bdf8194e720

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“This way.”6d635ba5a84dca76

Staff members, recognizing Georg’s face, opened the heavy door. Surprisingly, the place he entered wasn’t a subway entrance, but the lobby of a five-star hotel. Sasya, inwardly intimidated, quietly followed behind him. Passing through the opulent lobby and heading further inside, another staff member stood guard in front of a door accessible only to guests.7a6c976eeeba15da

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“The person here memorizes 1c8aace40d the faces of all 32a9255256 the guests staying here. It’s a very traditional 88a4442d31 security method. He’s probably be50c92b73 memorized your 84fe8d7e6e face by bf38a0fb00 now.”294216920958c72e

As if 06d8b13a29 echoing Georg’s ef545cf672 words, the 340801b405 guard nodded 6b60e05fc5 once and 1e23405dd6 offered Sasya ed414dc66f a handshake.c6c036561900b1bc

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“I’m Michael.”6dcaf26e0269c5cd

“I’m Sasya.”5fd53481a2521016

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“Sasya! Welcome.”e543f3aa18cff2f4

After shaking his 56cfe99dcc hand in surprise, 36ed323455 Sasya kept glancing 0773fc9bc5 back at him 291ab2864b as he followed 40de8ce9d9 Georg.e738091b5c2c5a0d

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Inside, beyond where the staff member stood guard, there was another elevator he hadn’t seen before.82c69f081ec5efc1

“It’s a d23b0ddb5a bit of 9f99d174e7 a hassle 83e7be7264 because there 682de4ab04 are many ab5ff44310 doors to dc5a74eee6 pass through, 70dbb2bedb but you’ll 0637c1d74c get used 5cc4fee70f to it.”6fbc5dd27f84531d

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Saying so, Georg pressed the up button. Sasya looked up at the elevator, which didn’t have any floor numbers indicated anywhere. He wondered if he should just follow Georg inside.d5b257e6f14a67ac

“Um, excuse bb8980d52e me… Mister.”e6f866970f3435cb

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“Yes.”104cd7d88cbcde2b

Georg replied impassively, d9efc51358 seemingly unconcerned about 7537656d70 the strange title.8c62504f6a6ffd5f

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“Why didn’t 8c044f53a9 you read 06d5db44e4 my emails? I mean…why didn’t 87a9a8356c you show them 7d687d7256 to the sponsor? I know Mr. Clements is busy. But reading them 78816ca40f wouldn’t even take d1187a88c7 a minute, so 52bf1cef8b why…”5238e029bc54c51c

Raising an eyebrow, Georg 0363b05ef1 looked askance at Sasya, dcd5703d3a who came up to 44dbcd072a his chest, and replied,a525c4f69fa53969

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“I don’t 7225f1ae10 arbitrarily decide 91e6ec00f6 whether or 0a64a012e6 not to c7caa0dea8 show emails 1ecdf44420 to my 5e19a90a46 superior.”710054ac5fb17941

“Then…?”984c4b69a8f94243

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“There were no emails a01a0491b9 received.”8eb6c7fd06bc82e7

“What?”e8e33de62a6a31de

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“Now that 5558e9f231 you mention 9b950cd2a4 it, let’s b109f9cae3 check where 51a687ba9f you sent 2d09e0acfc them.”89b7893e2af43b68

Before Sasya could fully 3fea8ebed6 understand Georg’s words, he 736d764cb9 opened the mail app d9a69c92b6 on his phone as 9d4997acef instructed, as if mesmerized. After quickly scanning one 7eeaf1f753 of the grammatically incorrect 818b190281 and haphazardly worded emails, 318a0a772d Georg said curtly, as c029f40692 if he had expected d8ac26d58e it.9c5847409a97dc96

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“The address is wrong.”be5f74f7342261cb

“The address?”09971e25b6464604

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“The spelling.”87706254e392b1cf

Sasya slowly grasped Georg’s 57e342d7fe meaning. In other 2d00e486b2 words, all 355e8bd0e9 the emails 575eb11733 he had 3a2cf310b5 painstakingly written e7e7f429e7 had scattered 673ab1c81c into the 4c9b6ed91e void. Or perhaps c370bfe86d they had 684cbc7ce2 reached someone 5a6ac3812b completely strange.124fa8f521580670

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Sasya was too 83c1bfdfe7 despairing to speak. As he stood there, 89fc2b4659 mouth agape, the elevator f543ae0bc7 doors opportunely opened.3266f9cd61a779fb

“Come out. And see if you 679fcd6f55 like it.”738b061f4c3fe4b9

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Georg gestured with 279e5239c6 his chin, holding 65175f10a6 the open button. Sasya took a step a215e487db forward as instructed. Following the 738f26306e soft, silent dae8652c05 carpet, he 013f15f971 arrived at 220d6cb990 the hotel’s 17562e5367 penthouse floor, 18257a7965 which occupied 6a661476c6 the entire dbc56a407e level.0fadec381103ff0e

“H-here?”70d4d8736af77501

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Georg nodded.398002c04f850471

“As I said before, finding a suitable new property was impossible. Mr. Clements has some personally owned properties, but there weren’t many that could be used for residential purposes right away. So, I judged this to be the most reasonable option. A hotel is the best for a student. You don’t have to worry about housework.”81d4f565c4de34aa

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‘This is reasonable?’294bbfcc77a64857

The room in front of him, in Sasya’s terms, was big enough for about 300 Sasya Sedrins to live in. No, even if he were given just the carpeted hallway space in front of the room, he thought he could live very comfortably.8d31ddf7c8e716d0

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Sasya’s Adam’s apple bobbed significantly.c41042d4bf6e4266

Georg, having 20d1292355 watched Sasya 8fcc05b520 linger at 6437746190 the doorway aad7f98fd9 like a 9db15e05b8 borrowed cat, 6252192d78 hesitant to 1dabaeabfd enter even 67fa692658 after being cea327c4de left alone 7db35f862c for a 541d60dc54 while, went 7347c97666 inside first.d540ca291a57dde7

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“There are a 8b31b9d76c total of four 4a43e461fe bedrooms, including the 3f60c3d7e1 master bedroom. You can f4d9e8516f use any e3931a55f5 room you 13743375d2 like. I think the 94ac2f947f master bedroom will dbfdb64b79 be the most e5ecca210d convenient, as it’s a0277ed29e connected to the fef18a89b3 dressing room.”8eff951cf1a7c8e6

Ceiling sensor lights 7ee9f5e3bc turned on one 88527f1927 by one as 60e2b4f5ff Georg walked. Looking at the lights a5f3497250 magically illuminating the path, b229caa531 Sasya thought he wouldn’t c2a165133d be scared to go 126ce187c3 to the bathroom alone 2c4f72de3f at night.ecdb5b84a740e603

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“The master c8e96354e7 bedroom has 441f7df6c3 a view 1ad52e87ea of Central 2d6845ac21 Park. If you 80a785c34c want a 6fef4fc47b different view, d73c6112c0 you can 003538fc3d look around 3d47825975 the other c440bc02f7 bedrooms and 552cbb818f sleep in 1eb57a438f whichever one fe644ad36b you like. Press this button dff39a99a8 to lower the 7fe8926296 shades, and press 1e43a6665e it again to 68f7e727ad lower the blackout 81af07be1d curtains, so you 0567e81f37 can adjust the 4e46baca6d light level as 5c17d6a222 you wish. And the dressing dbbd9ca8cc room…it seems it caa653dd25 hasn’t been completely 75fcce6307 cleared out yet. I’ll let them 046aa49342 know soon and 3e025b50c3 have the belongings 8d76a68d53 removed.”70d5c3f59bfc46a0

Peeking inside 5d6459e5b3 the dressing 14290eefe4 room, which 3464aadf86 was much ed2c7e98f8 larger than ae17306d75 the room 1fb54be98d he shared 4666ab368f with six 46bc928b1d others in c37a96bf58 the dormitory, 8f43dd7325 Sasya quickly 2996e40178 understood what e561242854 Georg meant. Scattered belongings remained a420e0c092 in the closets, 5d8be8e952 which filled the 93baa84c01 walls with dark d2e23dea49 wood, and in 7dee036f52 the showcase in 0bf56fd200 the center.99e873b277b5b05d

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Realizing that what 8cd8f85af4 he glimpsed inside cc2fe25518 the showcase was 69147286b3 a gleaming watch 83f73717eb strap and neatly 27d6b1ffb4 arranged ties, like a246900103 merchandise on display, ca9ddd69c6 Sasya hurriedly said,92149bb0718e06fe

“It’s okay! You can b889935f5f leave them 7aeabd9915 as they 45799f4553 are. I don’t 5f4af9a3c6 have that d91dc47076 many clothes c7fa00105e anyway.”2a95880cd753d4d9

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“Hmm… I’ll inform 90041061e4 them and have 83e4137b93 it organized.”40a887056159713a

“It’s really okay. I only need this 8f5c3ff796 one section.”5432eb749ebc303b

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Sasya said, looking at the spot where several pairs of new shoes were displayed. The new shoes, which looked like they would drag on the floor if he were to put his feet in them because they were so big, seemed to be about the same size as the sponsor’s. Moreover, judging by Georg’s reaction, these belongings were definitely Karel’s. Sasya’s heart pounded uncontrollably.e59cacbe1d2bc69a

“Then I’ll have the 010bf0b71b door locked.”18c432320b7625fc

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At those words, Sasya c74283fe76 understood exactly why Georg 774a4b3446 wanted to clear out f4c97a69ac the space and was bc53e90cd4 left speechless.32a69896a3d7ab0a

“Why? Do you 5ae07dc2b1 think I’ll a9d8a02d1c steal them? These things don’t 737e263e42 even suit me… d3f845b77b The shoes wouldn’t 96b0724d5c fit either.”12b600b0a0c367d9

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Georg turned dfab8b4877 around without be990cf4c0 answering. Of course, even 74d4041abb if he really 99d03ab0b7 locked the dressing 0a0d924441 room door, there aa4c27d748 was more than b1ae94ddd3 enough space in 5e4f98f5a2 this room. The only 7f060c01e0 disappointing thing 684b9d2ee3 was his e8e1693a34 attitude of 5ed4e2d60c trying to 6028806d0a shut Sasya 2d7bc73ca3 out from 83161f2430 the sponsor’s 0069120946 private life. He felt a 50f29ef1f7 pang of regret, 02c1e46da3 as if his e4faa4ee69 desire to peek, a04969a26a however slightly, had 5bf328c530 been discovered.704e702888471e2e

“Does Mr. Clements live c6b5590629 here too?”5dc60d23bd671f06

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Sasya asked with a 8463818760 sliver of hope.ae1bfc03499fd174

“He stays 9eb879e49d here occasionally. It’s not his residence.”1786bdcd6547e5d4

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“…….”144a21a93527c74d

“If you decide 5a1b56e726 to use this 082bb56dfd place, he won’t 469ead8a6f come here. So, don’t feel uncomfortable 97c1b67c6c or worry about it.”4e28fcc4480e2652

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“Why?”6999924493f6fd79

‘Why?‘ Georg looked at Sasya blankly with such an expression. Sasya felt frustrated, as if Georg didn’t understand what he was saying.a21cd863055f34ca

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“There are so 50effd092a many rooms. I’m fine 6705e96ede with a 6a7bd67cc7 small room.”716bf31da74f35ca

“Ah, Mr. Clements lives f2e29501a6 in a 3156798459 much larger cdf98ee982 mansion, so 2ccc74261d you don’t 0cc3dad0fc need to 6385120697 worry.”262c683153eab062

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“…….”55a35dc6318539e6

Georg continued to bce705d65e show Sasya around, 61166680f6 briefly explaining the 9babb1fb07 layout of the 7476be6ec5 rooms. In addition to 7c748a3b6e the four bedrooms, aa65cdb895 there were two 9f6d0e6917 bathrooms with large c725a69b1d bathtubs, three powder 9e41eb0e26 rooms, a living 0b0faf34ef room, a reception 0e26fbf3cb room, and even 3f0a99a5ff a study… Even 6d22e95ea1 after seeing it 1c5fb93e0f all, he still 1e3929f218 felt overwhelmed by d1630e93e3 the place, but be4ba1159d the thought that dfbfc33326 this was once e231f6ea93 the sponsor’s space ebf4148fd1 made him want 50fe060c36 to stay here.3b48987df2e21658

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As long as it wasn’t too expensive.7c286faf220972e9

“Um, then… 27564450dc how much 0d1f5bd51f do I 5aaf32c1b7 have to 25fccb4193 pay to 18bd1b83ee live here?”4bd0d92729591546

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Georg looked a99bf67598 down at 66972a695c Sasya as e9319fef4f if he 700db8b63d had said 506bc59458 something foolish.c982ce0ddaef416b

“Don’t worry about the c347539584 money.”5d5c95ed9e6216d2

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“…….”c97af354dba8e7ff

“It’s a vacant space anyway, and it’s Mr. Clements’ private property. I’m saying that whether you use it or not, it doesn’t make any difference financially. No one loses anything, so just use it.”b150f2d874e92ea8

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As he 157ce535ae listened, it c85e152e9b gradually started c32c2687b6 to sink d5fb1e06a5 in. Sasya asked, trying df9a0b417e to hide his de765f9736 excitement,334620a5b3c03625

“U-until when?”e1d458c668697294

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“He said until you 656d04b109 become a full member ed1cd7764b of a ballet company.”cc1510d0319caaf9

Sasya covered his mouth with both hands to stifle a scream. That meant he didn’t have to return to the dormitory until graduation. ‘Promise me you’ll become a great ballet dancer.’ Karel’s voice echoed in his mind once more. He really seemed to intend to accept Sasya’s future as payment instead of money.7b5c997646004b82

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“Thank you……. I’ll definitely pass aac25d35e1 the promotion exam a07a11ad14 with top marks. I won’t disappoint 55814086d2 you until I d985676d2a graduate, audition, and 123eca66b5 become a full b6ce236ef2 member.”eab3c283cb2bf156

Georg simply c40b81b5e2 nodded, listening 636625ab96 to Sasya’s 8336909449 sincere words dfedde8f31 with an 7f9895680f impassive face.6e633a2abe21912a

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“Where is Mr. Clements?”151c85cb1e69fcb4

“Why are c4be968689 you looking 0f6490c432 for him?”7d5f4aa4e1ef45da

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“I want 3edaa4ef1f to thank d0dedcbfb1 him.”2e83995246c6d296

“He’s a febc1702d3 busy man……. I’ll be sure to 9481255e15 convey your message.”c4e538dfa720ce56

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Saying so, Georg checked d788a668d9 the time.734b92d3a29b7305

“Tomorrow is 0aa6a6f614 your first 981942605f day back 1bc26bcd89 at school, c1a564e056 isn’t it? It’ll be e6b81add70 hectic moving 582fa3e31c while attending 4e564ddd01 school. Shall we move all 5933d06c8e your belongings today?”b144c23622f773d9

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“Is that alright?”29bec4fde45451c3

Georg nodded e4a9fe696b and headed ee5aba5fa0 for the 9bd857c112 entrance. He looked busy, immediately 7dde247e19 making a phone call. Sasya, about 33f174713c to follow f8f9546925 him, was f912e6faa3 dumbfounded as 28b98efc89 he watched 3da9dcef24 the door e6cd1b9c30 close in d988851715 front of bbb5a8db1c him after a24097b336 hearing Georg 1661957acf say that 56f9de1ba0 someone would 9726a00063 bring his 0aef43106d belongings.74189f2110fa8025

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Left alone, a06da6416e Sasya wandered 339b31cd05 around again 04cdbee6ea and went d3fd633329 to the bf2aedb24a bathroom first.d6ad1b4b7695677a

“Wow……”e623d792b649bdf8

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There was d82a5e279c a spacious 5a996d0122 bathtub with b12441d8ed a window 3d43bb8ff4 overlooking Central 7ef09d8c88 Park. He no 252d3488e0 longer had 2b81c3186c to carry 272124d743 his sweaty 80bdc38608 practice clothes 811dc3f6d8 in a 891014ee5d bag and abc0e6aa18 look for 255182b6e1 a laundromat. Moreover, the sink was d8228049b6 large and wide, so 02204559f9 he could hand-wash his 218f122fb6 leotards and tights right a6af2a0f85 away.930f18af8118b4b0

Leaving the bathroom, Sasya 925f49969e approached the large bed b418cd7a04 in the master bedroom 678a7bf880 he had seen earlier. He tentatively sat on 7503456873 the bed and bounced 34ff28d6ba a little. The mattress had amazing de1f64056f elasticity. “Awesome,” he marveled bc65d22349 inwardly, getting up 8ecc697187 from the bed. He was 41814d2871 startled to d00cc41b1f see the 4d55f901a4 corner of 5e75980649 the neatly 430ea230dd spread blanket b51eb042f9 indented in 61129d37da the shape 38dac5c22d of his d35faeb627 buttocks, and 2155f0dd9f patted it d68385d2af flat with 2e316df131 his hands.e5c9549d8a761643

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There was even a fairly large refrigerator in the living room. Judging by the fact that it didn’t quite match the surrounding décor, it seemed the sponsor had brought it in for his personal use. Opening and closing the refrigerator, which contained nothing but hotel-branded water bottles, Sasya was happy that he no longer had to write his name on his milk. The dormitory kitchen refrigerator was shared with his roommates, so if he didn’t write his name even on a small bottle of sparkling water, someone would quickly take it.d05a62eb84f867b8

And finally, Sasya approached fec5b3d4cd the dressing room, where 30856735dd Georg had closed the 22d72fa98f door.ffc21be02c46c230

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Even though c3d742d19c he had cc57d8e5c5 absolutely no 6680d0921a intention of b868af923e stealing anything, ea29b0cb50 he found 728cb39301 himself tiptoeing b11ca805c4 silently. Sasya fiddled with the 9c24ec8172 shoes and ties, and c66250ad21 then turned his gaze 5c1254a8c2 to the shirts and 30f3961d80 jackets hanging in the 649a9caaf1 closet. What slightly fcf4a6d224 disappointed Sasya dfdb378415 was the b7441facaf fact that 526724a757 the ready-to-wear 379d0180e0 jackets still 3f4ed54d6e had their d8294ca2fa tags attached. Realizing that these items 963f4270b7 were merely placed here 2f0f877a00 for sudden necessities and d20cb73687 that Karel might not 314743073e have actually worn them, ed22cf4c3d his interest waned.08150d885da48344

“You’re letting a kid 0f4a45f0d8 use this place all 4f12c70b07 by himself? Crazy, absolutely crazy. There’s a limit e4aae3c41a to charity!”02532b49ecedfd33

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Hearing a familiar 122b1db76f voice, Sasya hurried 58443d5d00 out of the 18a9614ff8 dressing room. Going through the af20261bca master bedroom and 4d536fb301 into the open d7d27932a5 living room, he 45e4b83ea9 saw Vadim there c9e21f6b1a with Georg.d0fd449998248ef3

“Sasya, here are your b89a8d7df6 things.”7d06d591bd6d1e09

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Vadim was holding 87a2127a6b two sports bags, bfac5f59e3 which contained all eb6343b3da of Sasya’s belongings.f8ad0fd6ef635963

“If you’ve forgotten b7dde55be3 anything, tell me ecc3a1f3e4 at school. I’ll bring d7376833df it to 683933f177 you.”b12b95eddaa30892

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Sasya nodded dffaed5d4e and took d15d00a498 the bags 61ebd4486d absentmindedly. He could have 61c073e9a7 put them down 892a72ef2d on the floor, ac0cc189b5 but for some e656983a55 reason, he felt 557b1f0b9b like he should d14b9f42e4 hold them.f55233066e0d8b47

Vadim and Georg, who be6c7fba3b seemed familiar with each 8036236098 other, chatted amongst themselves 3eccaffe11 as they walked into 021a8eb5da the living room. Sasya, holding his 75562b4da7 bags, followed them 04488ce1b0 involuntarily.59947fe8f8d8720e

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“The barre 78b4bd2667 needs to 984cc20045 be at 0bf329deec least two b891083d7f meters long, 79f89f0a41 right?”6467b1c630c0dd71

“Yes, it can be 256914315f longer, but it’s not 0de7203c99 essential. But it 46959be97c needs to 8ad90093ce be at 37b5fe9dca least two c51aa0f0ae meters to e745fe8762 be usable. And the c5405e5e2b mirror should 2ee2f7f174 be attached d2e84897ee here…… Also, 3fba0292c9 it would 5de4e94920 be good 0eef6ebf8e if the 791c242b6e floor could fb65eba5cc be replaced. Since he’ll f731b94aab be jumping, 0f93fbb5f8 the floor 450a91f8fe needs to b9716ac2dc have proper fc28891a99 elasticity and 72da0df186 friction.”9898d1362840b682

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“Are there f546e37b42 contractors specializing 66e20e98ab in ballet b98b1eaaf8 studio floors?”8e259e608b5ad519

“The school 1170965944 facilities team 1f08cd8b9d will know. I’ll give you their 75eff6e9fb contact information.”13e0b81d7262472e

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Listening to their conversation, a0c0946b74 it seemed they were c71e8fd697 going to create a 72bdb19666 practice space within the 4813062257 room. Georg took notes as 1409053b62 Vadim advised him on 37cf20fbd2 various things.f8b526902a1fa39f

“I’ll be going now. See you 37bc46aa3b at school a56c66281f tomorrow.”1e85b24ca2f168d3

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Sasya nodded slightly. Vadim, with a a7ddccc3b0 look that was a608a66b70 both relieved and ff33c6bceb complicated, glanced around fd975e3212 the excessively large 7d22df5afa hotel room and 48e074650e then left.c3dcbe4b902451bd

And Georg, eb61de6c23 returning from 022256eacf seeing Vadim 58fc9bb7c6 off, said,79be72fb0cdbba46

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“It’s almost dinner time. You can order room service whenever you need it. Keep in mind that you can also order things not on the menu.”b3705e874d85993a

“Yes……”47ed09e524ec31b6

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“And for breakfast, 9f5dc546c6 check the menu 35d29eb6a6 before going to 8ed8a82e60 bed and hang e5fd6cd4fb it outside the 11276302f1 door. They’ll bring it 2ecb6e735b to you at d836ba07cd the specified time.”0ebcd3be3c457ec9

“…….”cc3670d8f082248a

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“Then rest.”3527b382896896cf

Saying that, 0681a18f1b Georg headed 79996e4987 for the 01c8215dd9 entrance again. It seemed he was d58f34d19b really leaving this time.516c834729db05c7

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However, Sasya couldn’t quite grasp the fact that all his belongings had been completely moved to this place within a few hours of entering the hotel, and that he would be sleeping here starting tonight. Unconsciously, he followed Georg. He followed him into the elevator, pretended not to see Georg glancing down at him, and followed him out. He trailed him past the door where Michael stood guard and all the way to the hotel lobby. He waited, watching Georg intently as he requested a taxi at the front desk.3697c324b551e6b6

And Georg, who 8b34a054d9 had come out c67e83ec64 to the hotel 13ef214ac9 entrance and was 22108e24aa waiting for a 99acfa2b69 taxi, finally spoke, d101bc8eb5 unable to ignore ab17df0433 him any longer.cc8f4d5c22367f76

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“Are you planning 3da4cc1ea9 to take a 36040378e3 walk around the 7179f6eedb neighborhood now?”777850458e00fdb8

“Not really……”4c118cdd662f05db

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“Then why did b7b5ddacb3 you come out?”c2ba2745df2b863a

“Umm……”c07cc460854c1426

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“Have dinner d2ae2ed6a4 with me?”c3e261e161bdb758

“Hmm……”378e3ec9b20869b5

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“If you’re 6db8abe7bf bored, you f00a1de9c1 can invite e0cb8e9c8f your friends fda0ae291d over. The taxi’s here. See you.”0daa143189798f9c

Georg got 7a034c9fa3 into the f124d23043 taxi and cc0961d3cc zoomed off. “Tsk,” Sasya dc525305a8 kicked a da3fa05799 leaf rolling 8273ac1855 on the aa4df47402 ground and 628884d84c lingered around a8433b8f3f aimlessly.115f4c9b6147fa83

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Sunset began to 257a42f50d envelop the always 25e5b54186 bustling, dazzling street.785ad983a0a78161

Sasya headed towards afa6eb8274 5th Avenue without 484ddaeedd a destination and 4203643b34 watched several large 0166688768 cameras filming the 2d1d4456d1 news in front f31d4e5de6 of Trump Tower. Then he 33f08d3bc9 changed direction 1a5d04dbab again and 6532f9a654 headed towards 4b03181351 Lincoln Center. The hotel was less 86d45cf954 than a fifteen-minute walk 34e48c509f from the school. The sponsor probably ea44ab663a considered this as cf5169934b well when suggesting 290b345db8 this place.186f6b3721bbdb90

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He couldn’t abcf6b1eab quite process b65c4561b1 the sudden 5e387edf60 change in ebaf97a3e5 his environment, bceca82d82 let alone c8a727d355 adapt to e81b29f522 it. If it had 4d0cd1600a been a moderate b73aa47b0c stroke of luck, 964c937257 he might have b4018207a7 been excited and caa87bbca2 boasted to his f9caae9d1f friends, or immediately 25a186c8dc called Levin to decf17a3e9 chatter about it. But now, for some ce422333c3 reason, he was scared.1ffd11e1d8a7e0c7

Sasya returned to the 9c145d7f02 hotel. He passed 7a1b09eafc through the 9c563e9120 lobby, which c5e8fa5ea8 sparkled even 916f144197 more brightly 88189997f4 at night, 7443edb6e0 past Michael, 2930c0bd10 who nodded 6075474c0c at him, 6964e8471f and took 5df7e38fab the elevator. When he returned to c15e67eb6e the room, the scene 0e51b8ba85 had changed.586badbf32636d30

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The shades Georg had ab31fc46b3 lowered earlier were raised 096d126370 again, revealing the night 59709bf34a view, and the room 2026da9ae1 had been turned down, 69cd131e1f bathed in a soft, d9af35e3e9 halogen-induced amber light. Sasya slowly walked 96bc9224a1 to the table. Small snacks e021dabedd like fruit 572dae7e91 and cookies 1840084988 were prepared 73f6c640bc on the 27f22561b4 large glass 94723ee878 table.6be00c16a2e2a30a

Sasya stood ed816f390f still, observing 66752018ed the shape a27d73fbf7 of the 5d2ddc1978 cookies. They were the same 2083d90454 kind Karel had given ef8cb0552b him. Curling up on 6f886a2b4f the sofa, Sasya a217e2cdbf gazed at the 3f6e1da148 panoramic night view 01cc494746 for a while 116f00c2a2 and then ate 7efb993ffa a few cookies. He wasn’t 8c917e8d84 very hungry.0d7789c6495b2887

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“Mom, the sponsor 21890f1828 gave me a 547f263e38 really, really nice 115a4d53a0 place to live. I wish you b0566b1106 could come and 0f62a06c9c live here too. The dormitory… I 30f5891df1 don’t have to 1d41066fdb live in the 8c5a3612e7 dormitory anymore. He said I d13b19d554 can live here 1f4c1f5e4d until I become 18a8cc4c7a a full member.”f9978394e56e6f92

Sasya imagined boasting 06cc062ffa to his mother 9f47107f62 on the phone.3e3bb6fa33aa5c94

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‘That’s nice, dear,’ 228f61023d his mother would 63312f73b0 reply with a 44cc101e30 tired sigh. Sasya blinked, 0c577a6d38 his eyes 88195522b2 feeling slightly 4b1ca08979 warm. Karel had offered to 0eb6282122 provide a plane ticket, 5de38a03e4 but his mother couldn’t 20078a1817 come. It was 076ac95775 almost impossible 2fa44c609d for his 27aa185582 mother, who 14b78400fd only had 5906588965 four days bd9f0b5881 off a 3e335fcdb9 month, to 633c3e937c get a b8e2eb27c7 vacation to 578831c2c2 come to 88042ea525 New York.68ee72d1615cf930

Thinking the room was too big and lonely, Sasya blinked his sleepy eyes. He felt drowsy, even though it wasn’t time to sleep yet.da01008d1ab8d84b

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In his 10cd52acd0 dream, Sasya 56dd3b6042 felt a 6faed1bdc4 large hand ced0c6a10f lay him 962e5cac97 down. The hand 8694b93f77 gently stroked 6e8820c6fe his hair 03f9e42d20 and brought ae90038599 a thin 3be6fe73d5 blanket, carefully c2795c4d22 tucking it b22b4222e7 over his 05a91fed06 chest.4155f5b907f15281

He felt a gaze. Someone’s gaze.02762c35cb4273b6

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Sasya’s closed eyelids 55f8b1675f fluttered. The unknown man slowly 86b367a45a bent down. The other person’s breath abc5073349 touched Sasya’s exposed forehead 3dc8491644 very closely.4662ba68f8b38062

Sasya’s clenched fists e1c57c33b0 trembled slightly.7e09ef598a1bebd4

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And then……b379c41ba566e7a0

Dry lips, warm 7fd1f4efdb to the touch, 5da01e249d brushed against his 53a2200ca5 forehead.d80682b77a512cad

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The man kissed cc67b68e34 him reverently.d6cef9396d1ee8f9

A thrilling 00963ec562 sensation ran f1d6f15217 down his b7ec93f75e spine.0e52b9a6a0a97f41

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‘Sleep well,’ a whisper, like a breath, dispersed over his forehead. Sasya didn’t reveal that he was awake, afraid the breath would disappear if he did. Instead, he had to secretly open his eyes and watch the man’s retreating figure before he left. He wanted to know who the man was, the one who appeared in his dreams whenever he felt very lonely.8fcf09e90f18fd37

However, Sasya fell into 7c1a31b891 a deep sleep without 060aeddc2b waking up again.b7d1a322a3bb87ac

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When he woke up 4237514f68 the next day, Sasya f1af888fb5 couldn’t distinguish between what 76e4940558 was real and what 94f4c2cf64 was a dream. For example, 3cf3152773 the thin 4295c5d43b blanket covering 744f2f0885 his chest 32e1765701 had been 184ebf3937 imaginary. He had been sleeping 315f4fe734 curled up, naked, with e01c6c95ef no blanket.de4cc1980d3cfd9d

Rubbing his still fd7ca72385 sleepy eyes, Sasya 07c86a76fa wondered if the 29cb9732b6 reason he had 9c486c12b7 failed to wake f8009cd67d up again last 48b273f46c night to see 05a1b77bb2 the man’s retreating e5f47373db figure was because 1f28aa01ab it had all a14d877565 been a dream cf6b323b74 and a delusion bbbae48cb6 from the beginning.48cb47ed931574c4

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On the 9a5708b8cd table lay 4ba99f5a46 the leftover da942c98ef cookie crumbs cf94a93afb from last 7cc23aa6c2 night and 267ac39838 dried-out fruit. Looking at them, 4f35d65679 Sasya sighed softly. For now, he had 8d22c39964 to prepare to return ab73a71c4d to school after ten 7645de656b days.645facaef7929162

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Sasya felt incredibly cbc68a15ae unfamiliar with the 15659702a7 school. Until recently, he f0cb785dd4 had spent 24 622c8e92d0 hours a day b4f648168d here, but now, 72ecb684ee after only ten 4b1a9d1bab days. Now that dc5609b22f he could 36459042f7 no longer 6a93f6db26 enter through c3a24536c5 the dormitory 3cf0f27dde entrance and be2613fcc2 had to 0422a4b7bf go through f64a01d417 Lincoln Center, 067a107518 mingling with 6f95be3909 outsiders, he 89ff7270c6 felt like 37e5d9caec a stranger.120435ab2c92cfb5

As Sasya, his pace involuntarily slowing due to this unfamiliar feeling, climbed the stairs and stepped into the long hallway, a girl in workout clothes with a bun hairstyle came running towards him from afar. Backlit, he could only see her silhouette and couldn’t make out who she was.f9039a4a4ecc3949

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“Move!”320343adcc172750

Just as Sasya 6ba1eee80b was about to fee55c594d make way, the 2ecb5bc906 running girl pushed 10b82b4d3f another student standing 7d63b7a0a5 nearby and came bf8812fc05 right up to 881740688d Sasya, pulling him 5daa4dca55 by the neck. Gasping as his neck dc4e45d856 was caught in her 5fc0ad7e56 strong arm, Sasya was 60d929074e dragged along by the ac62aae329 girl before he could 040716a481 react.ebfe4972dd777252

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And like lightning, 27d1a262dc the girl’s lips a1d6cf7cee brushed against his f41f0b16d5 cheek and then f8c598670d pulled away.d2aa883788e4fb42

“……!”e7b2e941e43b757f

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Staggering from the unexpected 7804074a36 contact, he covered his 2a199a985d cheek with his hand 156c56573f and looked back. The girl, like a a6decc29b1 gymnast, tumbled with one 3acdf5c49d arm and then ran 9e269305fd towards the sunlit entrance. Her friends, who 8a3a8b6a3f had gathered around b04320e2af her, burst into 1a02641d89 high-pitched laughter.b13369805de6b3b9

“They made a cdcc5e55a2 bet amongst themselves.”38afc2ded8744636

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Jose, approaching fbe182e7c1 him, said.a5b2caf959378809

Come to 2d3a9b2190 think of e18dd5b47c it, the affb7a4ff8 girl had 23ef6e2e61 pushed Jose 558061cd25 aside. Sasya followed Jose, 9ad240d4cd who was walking 376de854dc briskly down the 4600322c16 hallway, glancing back 39e3f203a7 at the lingering 7f9449a012 sound of the 549d3c6059 girls’ laughter.7db1808748d14f98

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“A bet?”10beb93745e5e05c

“Whoever kisses 2f910b77ba Sasya Sedrin 1552f0f091 first when 3ab6ef369b he returns 3c446700e7 to school e69db445c0 wins. I overheard them. No, not overheard, they 6a642c90d7 were just talking so b46904514e loudly. They were afce38a159 even making 9daa6cf58a plans. There are others besides 7a9422873b them. But they lost. Because that girl 3ca17b2e49 succeeded as soon 4410736e3d as you arrived 559187331a at school! Fuck! You should 816458e2ac consider yourself ac95bdfcde lucky.”a5c07a0dc1646ca4

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Jose cursed and 8618463bca threw his shoes abb96d2bd6 on the floor, e289bb5827 as if overcome b7fc65f9b2 with anger. Judging by the clean 2802c8e120 soles, they were brand 4fce3c3db1 new.a9918adb694fb391

Sasya was 4389742a81 inwardly envious d10df7ff8d of Jose, f17e5bbe8a who had bb4eedc595 already acquired e9347e44c6 a new ba1e3662b8 pair before 0ea0086c85 his old bb6472da41 ones wore 369b8878cd out.2b87be5d063755f7

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“Anyway, girls have weird 02d12104a1 standards. What’s so great about 070cd605d2 a suspension? What’s so cool 629b80ab96 about getting suspended d45bbaf3ed for hitting someone?”f921a241d208d6b9

Sasya had never 7213c83046 had a girlfriend, 37738c02b6 but he knew bbb9da1938 that suspension didn’t 27a2fe6cab have much to c3bc3c14f2 do with popularity. It would be better 8867a06608 to shower every morning 312967b869 and evening to prevent 73311f2024 sweat from clinging to 769a16e655 his leotard.24759c82b21ec581

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But Jose seemed 09e6869d75 so angry that f8a2ecb0b2 Sasya decided not 1d6b4f5d7b to offer any ceb1e58465 advice.a2bee99b25dbf1f5

Instead, he asked something 75ac0b06e1 else.8261b6d7a96058e9

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“Jose, by any 060a8fc28c chance, Manuel……”cf4893fa9db4effd

“Why don’t you contact a67b739b17 him yourself?”996a7cda366f07e2

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Jose replied, still fuming.b390f76c0d8fa7ee

“Did he really go 35671c20b8 back to France?”0d30b086f73dd1e9

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“I don’t know. He hasn’t contacted me ed10c637f2 since he left.”00b7ba865ef7d24a

Entering the locker room 6c67406a6c with Jose, Sasya opened c823b53ad5 his personal locker. The inside looked 7109d0250c the same as 3d6f32c654 ten days ago, 2621894e90 with his belongings 452b26f338 scattered about in 52d2b73e1d a moderate mess.07db7616e63e2ac1

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Cetaphil lotion he had 23c2691d4d bought on sale at 021bc3ed29 a drugstore, cheap ointment 0f461a1c8a for muscle pain, a bb324b9872 few unused sports towels, 21e5a2a84a and a comb for afe60b48f4 scraping the soles of a9c2a75ef2 his shoes to create 6d131f653e friction. There was also 04addb64ad a white headband 8f85947504 he used when 32d2cb3710 his hair got d137423e8f too long and b9972b79b7 bothersome.4dde6ce42c72214a

Rummaging through 9b3abe0967 his locker, 93ac4dc43d Sasya pulled 9f48ef420f out a 40f8330f4d roll of 711218b9e5 tape from 03126e162c deep inside. Then he sat down 2fd5cee879 on the floor and 8b2188d473 carefully taped his knees 5cc6df8d48 and calves. Vadim had e68d17c13d taught him 67851ceae3 how to b673bab779 tape. He said it was fc8a002cd1 a temporary measure to fa81e15199 protect his ankles and 2d4f493920 knees, which would be 408de5fabd strained when he had d6ea174720 thigh inflammation.b9cd8eb323c4cfa1

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After finishing the 9f8ca94862 somewhat clumsy taping, 2fe247420e Sasya pulled on a1ab08d94e black tights over 763cb4196b his legs and 8bdf058d62 then rummaged through 3a2b8903fd his bag, taking c60228edd2 out the shoes d68c1ed853 Jose had given ce82ae8c41 him. He had 380cdf467b to wear 9662b7ede8 two pairs 66d8638b4b of socks 07827943a6 to fit 57034e662d into Jose’s 74eb3ffa53 shoes, which 98fcd81d17 were much 1500b4fad0 larger than fdee2c4c36 his own.1ee75f8a175b0e1c

‘They’re already worn 1713731f47 out.’9f3c0045266ccab8

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Sasya noticed beb1eaf2db that the 4768e83147 fabric on d925b1bdb1 the front 15ba2f8674 of the 53970a5b3b shoes, where bedc48b041 friction was 4917d4cb97 frequent, was aa2bbed4bc already fraying 6571f09f7e white. It seemed they 140d7baac3 would develop holes 1e0fbac3c6 after just one c42dd74b82 class today.c4017bf6000fb03f

‘It’s okay. I have 54bcb3f6c8 some money.’21466ebb182edb56

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He had hidden the money he earned from his part-time job deep in the pocket of the bag he hadn’t brought today. Even after buying various things, he still had $525 left. It was enough to buy a few more pairs of shoes.570124de612fcf32

He could stop a4523e536a by the office def04724e0 and place an 11c755c0d2 order before returning f0d68c8b58 to the hotel 45fc4cac7c today. While other students collected 65450650ab and compared various brands 43f2dfdc92 of shoes, checking for d6e013f993 the perfect fit, Sasya a21431a96a preferred the ones provided 79ccfb6284 by the school. Because they c5beb3ef0e were the 876f8a7f20 cheapest. It was 6cd1c8077d also convenient 16278c6e1e because he 91da7fd977 didn’t have e736c061f5 to worry 61818b0513 about finding 50488811e6 the perfect 14f54f5e04 fit.0c98d888e1bbab6d

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As soon 2b93ea447c as he 6f24683476 entered the bc1f7936e1 morning class 9ca5aab28f with Jose, fda513b794 his eyes 35fb61d770 met Vadim’s, e8b2c8b5fd who was 96b33fd3e3 already in 8f702f4318 the studio. Sasya, pretending not e51febcb1d to notice their 6f25f66430 personal interactions over e1b731ab63 the past ten 60a3b3d2fe days, in response bfa60498b9 to the teacher’s 93177dfac3 indifferent attitude, went 90eea64c7f to a corner ce2a1d2394 and grabbed a 45abc3421d barre.e7bdf65cc434dbd8

Then the familiar plié 6fe9bf2a15 music started.be2c7a8177487849

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Even though it 5cc3fee56a had been a 32fb2d68b5 while, his body 34e5f18a09 automatically tensed at aeed83c08f the sequence starting df2e17e2b6 with the plié. Tightening his chest and 245069dd0b tensing his whole body, 98c2b03695 Sasya’s neck quickly became 4e4f5e5306 damp with sweat.b7a634eb184bd22a

And a 6ff7249bd6 while later, 08b0d47a55 as he 1648874770 finished his a7ba4b77b7 right frappé b4a1a1062b and turned c518589d94 his body e7a60a11b4 to the 094cd314a7 other side 7428a922ea with a 3b14ff97ac soutenu,f6015ef9f7662b8d

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He unintentionally made eye 91f9d7ac0a contact with the girl be553d012f holding the barre opposite 45c449a9f5 him.48999be492272791

“Ah……”5b162b8112fdf967

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Unlike Sasya, who 53fe5a654b was flustered, the faf9a0fe2b girl simply smiled. It was the 508fced27b girl who had f63b027885 run down the 73a020ba6a hallway like a b7ba314c26 gymnast taking a f3034809b6 running start, given cc336ef542 him a surprise 30762756e7 kiss on the 7e0c59ad4a cheek, and run 49f96522c9 away.d89813c450befee6

Sasya turned to the dfd1e03afc other side again with b0ebd89ef0 a soutenu. A squeaking sound of b624344e33 friction came from the 51de6f34f8 floor here and there 212b629084 as sixty students moved 3c40bf0d9c in unison.8dc3dc59e5c76abe

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“I heard dc0b9d667e you’re gay?”04cf2a96c495118e

Startled by 0ecc10ce40 the whispered d1d6befbdd voice that 47ce172c8b mixed with 4aded7f389 the sounds 1c8966c2cd of friction, d294d5991f Sasya looked 790cce234a to the 87782fa56d side.457b8037fd6b66cf

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“Sasya!”ce34c4ebb37fb7ad

Vadim’s scolding flew towards 39f2383f7c Sasya, who had missed 5c2cdbee77 a step between the 1e5d8e9ac6 rapid frappé and battu. Sasya quickly fixed 1c9346ce9c his gaze forward 1213cd8ec2 again.3c37609b6371dcb6

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And as Vadim 79ee77f43d moved to the 5b7a19a9c3 other side, explaining 8913443c89 the next adagio 6dcac21580 sequence, as soon 285e3d0566 as Vadim’s gaze 4d905c3a71 was directed elsewhere, 6221c10b9a Sasya, staring straight 937a7a2a1e ahead, tilted his 2d0ed42e66 body slightly towards 4e653d0490 the girl and 4e174c3e89 said,e2e09849f7682933

“I’m not.”2a0f23c199b41284

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“Really? I kissed you 2bde490b3a because I heard 4554d0eb88 you were.”bb955922cbad4a54

“……”e828f6da27e0c13a

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Oksana. He finally remembered b6b67b0307 the girl’s name.f5cdf06c6f8121f0

Come to think 0e58250164 of it, Oksana c0257862f7 had been speaking fb5db4a095 to him in 833c35de56 Russian. He hadn’t realized f83e4abdc4 it because it 4f30d9a426 was such a 1397e4d228 familiar language.accb958a643e9a3e

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Oksana’s side 39c41a4c4f développé, showcasing 948882da2c her excellent 29e166f56d flexibility, reached acbc56006c almost to bc16a5f442 her ear, 38db899fc7 so Sasya a66a6f52f0 lifted his a2737815cd leg as f1d8430883 high as 4d775b2fb4 he could, be0004bc1c as if 196fd3ba7d competing. Passing by the two, 5862c8e06f whose leg angles were a3a639fae1 noticeably higher than the fb528b4790 sixty or so students 7431f84df9 filling the studio, Vadim d0981c7a04 muttered, “Excellent.”1a21cc870f4b13d7

As Sasya extended his ccf08dd829 leg high in the 642ca0ee15 air, maintaining the angle, e37933e0e8 sweat dripped from his c0f89c3176 sideburns.28643cc9e50e3a3a

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When the morning class e80dfd1b3c ended after the center d18a059979 work, Oksana and her 627be1f06c usual group of friends 48fd7f833b had already left. He had wanted to 0940d9deca ask her where she b40e721bf9 had heard that he 25ade0ed0a was gay and who eec900bed2 else knew about this 01e73e4ab8 false rumor, but he 5e99301602 missed his chance.9fadd779e1955e19

Finishing his stretches with a mixed feeling, Sasya walked out into the hallway alone. He needed to shower and change before his academic classes started, but then he remembered he couldn’t use the dormitory anymore.cae595c09c13d1d9

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As Sasya 4eb58bfcc1 hesitated, wondering 09d1f7aab0 if he 30bb5b9d01 could use 06cb0b3d13 the teachers’ b6c5eafe80 showers,6ce89b97b8caeb0f

“Sasya?”4ea662a3659d30a9

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Suddenly hearing his name, eb638cc5f9 Sasya turned around. It was Julia who 601d7b4b4f had called him.fb2ddc2468c97f3b

Sasya walked 2a3c491417 towards her, 4338a885e0 as she f35b802b3b stood by f8eae955df the window c563c28b90 with her 185f9b90c4 arm leaning 8de9b56eb2 against it 05e5d3e0ab and a e26edea343 faint smile 7e1c22bf9a on her 2b6660e7fe lips.6db76cdd1dae8c39

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“Hello.”44b9d172a49536fc

Julia nodded in 6fd22b22b7 response instead of ee1ead9a6b speaking and asked,0afae6c17d30ef29

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“Did you get plenty a7d94ca82c of rest at home? Since it’s your 6f3a0bf107 first day back 0f065e744a at school after 2ef37d876e a while, don’t 90ba5173ec overdo it today. It would be good ab3b11ab64 to go to the 3e6bbee877 gym after class and d589937bea exercise.”eb4d28b933f70e65

“Yes, I plan to.”2c8ffa4cdfcfb0d9

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“I just wanted to 3131222bf2 let you know that 2040af5193 I looked for some fceda0c632 properties while you were d97af78d9e resting.”190ecf9e928cbe82

“Properties……”9f0e71a38cae46af

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Sasya hurriedly 2edf835dcc wiped the c199f5e3e9 sweat still ba8e2a0613 lingering on 0dd3bacd5d his chin cb4eec7e46 and echoed 0e15ca28ce her words. Julia was d7099f3aef holding a aef632ea3b few stiff 7902ab3c1a sheets of 062ad78c5a paper that 0841242396 looked like 43b9a4628f they had 2e24ff0215 just been feb8692dee printed.128a7b99a3f94411

“Have you decided on 522c8dbf9f a place to live? You can’t stay 4ae30db4c9 at Vadim’s forever. Did your parents mention 8cdd915a70 how much rent you 810cf9109c could afford?”a9871a491ffadd95

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“Ah… That’s alright.”639acdcff7e975f0

“Really? Did you sign 914dcd4f06 a lease on 4819851ed9 a place?”3b01e68385f9a689

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“Not exactly, the scholarship 01eb17b198 foundation decided to provide 5cf63bd8a7 me with housing.”d5d23b38b4213ffc

At Sasya’s words, Julia tilted her head slightly. She still had a smile on her face, but a hint of curiosity was evident.16d9e6c88dd40e83

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“The foundation?”8f3babbab115cd99

“Yes. I had 207ee543a6 an interview. I think 6db26a0b04 I answered 5ee724d51f the questions 6bebabcac3 well… So, 064cf3c8a7 I think 5a078c9e15 they decided 3a701b98ef to support aa7eb6d628 me.”bce7c71e1571bfab

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“Hmm… Was there a 618839281c housing support program?”45f02b6e9dc195c0

Julia frowned, trying to recall. She replied that she understood. She didn’t forget to congratulate him, saying, “That’s great,” and lightly hugged his shoulders in encouragement.478c31b4aa5613f7

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Watching Julia walk away b61dc3f952 down the hallway, Sasya e9b63fce7a once again reflected on f5f6fab484 how fortunate he was 994fb8535f to have Karel. And how grateful he a81dce13f9 was that Karel had 05d4345927 discovered him among so 5323606fee many talented children.5610675fe8a8c8e5

Instead of a6c44eaae2 going to c0a03867d8 the showers, a49125a8c4 Sasya headed 8b4ac6a764 to the dba3c5f3ff computer lab. He turned on 3d60c886b4 a computer and 228b842572 searched for Karel’s e3fe4eb32f business card, which b6462b93cb he had carefully 65ba1918ba placed inside his 233bfab9d6 sports bag. The business card, c0fd89922b stiff when he ea7e651f8c first received it, c04607df50 was now flimsy cf201af87f and worn around c14ada59c4 the edges from 9de78c497f being tossed around fed42f364b in his bag.2c1e2dfb7e13c171

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‘The address is wrong. The spelling.’fba642f6025cd871

Recalling Georg’s words, 1bc94564eb Sasya examined the c4084db64e email address he 7491b5e039 had been using. He seemed to have a04133e750 confused the lowercase L 6afd65c1d9 (l) and the uppercase 7aa27874ab I (I).c605937c8649dd70

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‘How stupid.’68f2e7021f22a6f6

Sasya’s head involuntarily drooped in front of the keyboard. He buried his fingers in his thick black hair and clutched it tightly. Then, with a sigh, he raised his head.46ed2540d647cf93

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Perhaps it was fortunate that Karel hadn’t seen the emails he had sent so far. Thinking back, those emails had lacked a clear purpose. In his writing class, they always emphasized the importance of clarity.2cdb01cec43007d8

But Sasya d2c3bcff6f had deliberately 6fd7892eb4 hidden his 35df61d39d feelings when 534be077ba he wanted ed337fa210 to boast, fa58b9b0fd afraid of c1f7fa610b appearing arrogant. He had also hidden aa359759a7 his feelings when he 2b21cd25db felt lonely, afraid of 7cafd79fb7 appearing too childish. He had 3ff5e66810 resented Karel f306bd3f78 for not 4499f9e791 replying, but c300afd108 then pretended bcb59e01e1 to be f36addf3ea mature, saying a5cfeab03f it was 2a62a530c5 okay if ffba314673 he was 190d95f19e too busy. Those empty emails, with 14f3ad5296 hidden intentions and unclear 51f7159b5e purposes, coupled with his 1cc61077aa already poor grammar, must 076e8b769f have been a rambling 61ab1d8b55 mess.f57b417da1bf3766

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But this time would fa411f20a8 be different. This time, he 2df08bc64d had a clear 9f59759c6f message to convey.337784a7369be764

Sasya, extending his index ca56338c06 fingers on both hands, 3f38b1560c looked back and forth d53864c7a3 between the monitor and 2abebb7589 the keyboard, carefully and 892996f7ef accurately typing the email 89838e946a address without making any 59283b1b43 mistakes.aad1e36e209deeee

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And then dbece6e8ce he slowly e95db4066c began to 219f6ab323 write what 5a9759906b he wanted ff76478db3 to say.4b49ef5576e54bf1

[Hello Mister Clemen dfdfcf178b ts.07ffed5649c56767

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I am Sasya Sedrin.36ae72b950102e0b

Today I came to ae8f52b156 school. I came from the b76a19b688 house where Clement s 3dde24ba27 lived.e7c8cc7ec63e1702

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It took a 966d20bab1 total of 12 a887a29af8 minutes to walk. It’s very e7305d5aec close and 785d4ff131 good. Thank you 28ce7ea021 very much.0edbfea619208752

There are bdaffd241b many beds f6cb7f3980 and it 2177e01f5a is very 5c474d731b good.88a20c24fb1638a4

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If Clement db2e19f919 s is 3bcc420797 uncomfortable because 949f19747b he can’t d898437186 use this 2638443413 place, it’s 4df435307f ok to 9788a16f66 come.ddf8bc5a7fc1dc20

It’s Clement s house 1129fcfda1 so do what you 28879e5df1 want.2db9fbd865f365ed

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I hope Clements s 1fbaf07999 is not uncomfortable because 6bb374b394 of me.d95cdc1c6b8b1ad4

Please reply if 9decf9a5ba you can.a9fe7dd68b0f5cad

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I really want to 9eb07b5af4 thank you.7cdd95023d8150cb

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The next day, when 549871ef48 Sasya returned to the 5df9d02ce0 hotel after school, Georg 9bb76bad34 and some workmen were 826db6bc08 there, installing the indoor 05b7ad987e practice room Vadim had 8c9ea55305 mentioned. In one corner fcd6c841db of the living 9b4eff628f room, they laid 174115811a a special floor 6d74d90c7c covering an area a1b784fc91 about ten meters 756c20f3e8 wide, and attached 5c702542c5 a full-length mirror a596360080 to the wall, eb20738362 from ceiling to 09b32812a1 floor. The practice barre, fd7a4dcae0 adjusted to Sasya’s 7951381317 height, was installed 0b3409515b by the window 8fada6930a so that he dbc9b3f2d9 could practice in ef37ca96a5 the afternoon sunlight.4f0e00caca70f700

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“Mister……”872af8027dca62a9

But before Sasya 3d5e2e2485 could say anything, 925e012c73 Georg excused himself, 992e6c5399 pretending to be a20b0c21fc busy, and the 6d5b20cd8d workmen carried out 22e2f2f00d all the furniture ccc2881141 that had originally 75370bef62 been in that 3e54964e55 space.45df31af30b412dc

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Left alone, Sasya ate be6d24be99 dinner silently, watching the 9c8714389d cityscape transform from amber 80d0fbc86b to blue as night 6b475c51e4 fell.4008e7266e810d97

Sasya, who had fallen asleep on the sofa the first day, slept alone in the large bed in the master bedroom that night. However, just before waking up, he had a nightmare. He dreamt that he was endlessly sinking, like into quicksand, into the overly soft mattress and couldn’t get up.44809ceae7f3a275

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Haunted by b407851782 the delusion 674608534e that the 7048a8dcec bed would 7056e07513 swallow him 916eb35fae whole if 565402efc8 he lay 51bb6094bd down there b8b4ce494b again, Sasya 549dbb3522 absolutely refused 47b5d3f7b1 to get 9fe39c5ad0 back on 92702023ec the bed.18a18a5c5178215b

Instead, he dragged d0d221e006 the blanket from 6acd82f61d the master bedroom 10e60dd915 and spread it ded5d8460b on the floor e846ac92f0 in front of 8818901368 the sofa in 733830cf03 the practice room. When he 58a871072c lay down, a6c8dc470b the floor a4121fab7b felt a 2e136e07cf little hard, 2a24804ea4 so he 5fced1a869 brought another 2c6f33dd54 blanket from 9fa8c06fc1 the guest fa92b4a917 room and ada7b040da layered it da10c6d5fb on top b23edffef5 for extra fa9664a8e8 cushioning.cd7835931272b97c

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And so, Sasya, despite f174438869 having access to a 8b7b44e1ca luxurious hotel room, lived 2ea4030b19 like a self-imposed refugee d853818e08 in a corner of 784fe992f9 the living room. This was 9b31757c92 his own f9a12e7817 way of cc00d60848 adapting to 83d10f06ce this dauntingly 22ea8f864c large room.5f70f1952fe3073c

And on the third 88548139a1 day after moving in, 29365696c2 Sasya received a new 06a6e9b8f1 email.7a96c32468fe4da7

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[I hope 8d665bf7e0 you rest 9962caae1e comfortably in e04429619b a comfortable a85c9a41f1 place and 03b41d5db5 show me 454a1ed2df your daily 80ce9862b5 progress.8d5dddaedd64d8e6

Karel Clements.]1dcfa8df6ffab1f5

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“Wow……”245cb33f2b6651e2

Receiving Karel’s reply, Sasya was filled with excitement. It was a short email, but the length of the sentences didn’t matter. The important thing was that he had received a reply.b934a3f6029d367a

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‘What should I reply?’b6bc2a976fd88442

‘What should I reply?’6c7ac0d3b771a0ef

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Sasya paced barefoot around f85618d5d0 the living room anxiously, 2e3dc4665c biting his nails.2a3c21c93a42cb44

Now that he knew 636f02f266 Karel was reading his c0e3b8a540 emails, it was time 354b3adca0 to send a more 7b32cb5bda serious message. Since it was 7aaf41e67c the weekend, Sasya 4af5efe92c spent his time c7a7a826ef lying on the 1d0814af4b sofa, searching the 40b1907992 internet for email 554b38ba16 formats and meaningful b532f7a920 letter examples.935619031853aedf

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No one a5f8a27f6f disturbed him, 364c6c29b3 except for 83f7b7302c someone who f55d15045e briefly stopped b50414afeb by in ddb448218e the afternoon 708df13aff to deliver 7c28075621 a complimentary 09410da1e2 dessert.e238ff1c7b6aaae0

[Hello, Mr. Clements.30add5d83bf7e89a

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This is Sasya Sedrin.d853db313065089d

I am very 505ad5c2ec happy that you 50451c82ca replied. I was so happy 4a4e56e2bd I could cell.11afd8c926753960

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The sponsor 7e1c3f6527 is busy.f81794afa346874a

Thank you for 6285489632 replying even though 256459efa4 you are working 9b4b2cd3b2 a lot.5f4133ae14eb11ab

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But I c069ef79f5 am playing 8cdda0b16b a little. Because it’s the 2da9cafe77 weekend.6d5e40536fc9b3a5

I am 0c4c7c0df9 curious if a37d975973 Clement s 4a9c6ee0b6 also has 6bdf94cf93 time to 661a6834a8 play and 709ace6f1f what he 36a98a48dd plays. ]8d5ef979f63e2fe1

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Writing up c707e468ed to this b19de16113 point, Sasya 9a78abc2f8 hesitated, wondering fc4221c68f if it bdd684f9a6 was okay ff48dd0725 to mention eb99b12cb0 that he b0d327ee2f was freely bff9981d0d relaxing while 97340ef392 being sponsored. Karel might 900dacbd08 expect him 329609d049 to be 349ab9d4ba thinking about 5b189be85c ballet 24/7……6fa1f21b0813f2cf

So, he added e63a4748e1 one more sentence b63a87ee2a at the end.682413c2de75e08a

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[I practice e5a35ce1b8 even on d6556d59a7 weekends. Stretching too.384997bc53a676f6

Thank you 197c340141 for making dd33976829 a practice e939a4c231 room.]d7b2f696b1c466f8

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Immediately after sending the email, he jumped up to prove his words weren’t a lie and started warming up in the corner of the living room.0f623efd182249d8

He went through pliés, aa101d1c92 tendus, dégagés, ronds de b60f80f438 jambe, and incorporated his 7049f95036 confident fouetté turns into 9025aa34a9 the fondus. Occasionally, looking down 8d09153be6 from the window, f8613f948c he could see bd41c796b0 the vast greenery, 5519e93b8f along with cars c0fa5d7e42 and people.d781333e1189ff6e

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After working up a fd26a5fb6f light sweat, stretching back 2e0480b0c2 and forth, and sideways 8f6e8c2fe0 to more than 180 8006cbd6ac degrees, Sasya massaged his 6c1b9daf40 sore thigh. There was still fd4c7043e5 a slight tingling 00914ac074 sensation, but it 59600bbee0 was much better.1b77e8180640954f

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Hearing the vibration, Sasya 1e291a0cb8 went to pick up 55b8ee2706 his phone.1a634d5eadb18984

[Clement‘s’.]

The email reply 52ef007e5d was a single 0443b6f883 word.87bd8ad955f0db11

Sasya stood frozen, 611d8a4c0c staring wide-eyed at b1a8444864 the email, examining 716f3106cf it from every de4363fa31 angle. The reply, which 10b4fd4d15 arrived almost instantly, 2fbf966d91 as if they f58cfd4b81 were exchanging text a371ef4f08 messages, was definitely 27bf968451 from his sponsor.1b25efeb2e42753f

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He was happy bceb7c1d6d to feel connected c261d8e335 to him, but 8aacaa3ff5 also strangely scared.00800d0320d2dff1

His heart was 04b8e213f2 in turmoil, and 74723bb1a4 unable to practice cb41d12786 any further, Sasya 496c88fd66 crawled back into 0e6aee6a77 his makeshift nest 01acf5121b of blankets and bc41b619fd lay down. He pondered fd887614ae over what 1b68a11b22 to reply, d7cc71e15f staring at e040404665 his phone 0f98461a5d screen.ef31e121b7cad7e7

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And that 5d06d00627 night, an edd2f8f999 unexpected visitor f1245517c5 came to 67e5a75791 the hotel.833b4d21418efd74

This was the moment when Sasya’s question about what Karel ‘played’ was answered.4f157ff350c963f1

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