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.33c1d417d1993374

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“I’ll pick you up myself.”be68738633027161

Georg, who 0f203c90e1 wanted to a7c948c41e meet formally dd80886378 to explain be7e4f6382 the offer 81eb5f33e0 in detail, 4275264ecb had said cf72664358 so at ca71a8d220 the end ef7da5e475 of the 947ee3d61f call. However, Sasya had refused. He thought d559b09eaf he could 55c168c968 find his 8dad074995 way there 15abe1c534 himself, and d0a05a8d6d above all, 3a5f021dac he did 9cdb800fa4 not want 5c309513d2 to be ee1377200c indebted to c99de4ef5a Georg.84bd90582480d5b8

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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.952130e717213ab2

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.ac658feb9c401a4d

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While he b0399c0160 was crouching a045ebe004 down and 90d0765bb0 tying his 434a841c91 shoelaces, Vadim 8c64c47bd1 spoke to 908d84fbb2 him from 82b7351a1d behind.c68f27f41c606ca1

“You should at least wear somewhat clean shoes.”f052765836cdbdf6

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“These are the only ones I have.”f87692bc3a3917f9

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.d1be0b8c7281a9f1

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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.cd100deb86fc5955

“If you happen to meet the sponsor, don’t talk back like you do to me, and act like an obedient child.”01d322201efeca44

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“I’ve never talked back.”ba1aa879cefa9302

As soon d19025af43 as Sasya 2104bd8f7a replied, Vadim eb265d7c0b glared at 17cc4f7831 him with d54fb1358b fierce eyes, 1930860b0d as if 60576a8632 to say 702923842f that was a5c6411c48 exactly what a7fc2e9442 talking back bbea1248c9 meant. Sasya flinched and felt ae3d1ec928 intimidated, but he finished 5b264fab87 what he wanted to 3f3746c5e8 say.e1643bee8becc525

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“And I probably won’t meet Mr. Clements….”e603d1f2c0be4689

“…….”8dc8b5599b6c5b96

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“His secretary said so. He said it’s forbidden for sponsors and those they sponsor to meet.”a192ab745479317b

Saying so, Sasya tried not to show his disappointment. But he couldn’t hide his dejected look.ce10681e7205e7dd

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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.a977facb4a630c60

“Don’t dawdle and hurry up before you’re late!”fa00e3e44baf1bbb

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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.1baccd9a3b387169

Fortunately, as efaa052c6f soon as b62cdbd59c Sasya entered 6e9e4fd175 the station, 4ff84a3567 he was b3973cb760 able to 5a73c40e63 board a 674e1c590a subway that 12f0eaab1b was just 04b585b804 pulling into bf7899331a the platform. He anxiously clung 01959141f5 to the window, 51961725b2 which showed nothing 58da3718e5 but dark blackness, 0c3db70e82 and as soon 27a05764d3 as the announcement 51154b5561 for Times Square cd6bc610f7 station came on, a8aae064db he dashed out 4591b6b33e through the open 4e0aa823d9 doors.23db37df6dcffb95

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It had been d1707fe9c2 a while since b4eb7fa12d he had last ed25e98f5a visited Times Square, 9adb746f52 but as always, 45d5c818a6 it was still 8a031542b1 crowded today. Passing the complex station 771b8844a7 entrance, a jumble of a743fb46b5 road construction, buildings under db1300ac4c repair, police cars, taxis, a8474342d5 and tourists, he followed 3f67783b05 41st Street, where neat cabcdff5a7 office buildings were lined 8102a0563d up. This area was 75a0552d93 traditionally home to 5e17af891c the offices of 13e6c011e0 many old media 56e19ffcf0 companies, and the abae0e66bc New York Times dcdd35f962 headquarters was also 5747cb0ba9 nearby.83137727d9dac6ce

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.3b5315bd593ae909

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‘This must be it.’f43bce3abc4cd70c

Inside the glass doors, cedf98c75b he could see a fbac882aa0 black marble floor and 09e09491b3 a heavy, dark-red desk. Sasya hesitated to step e7c12b91c6 into the unfamiliar environment, 7ea8e36a9c lingering in front of 08cc1a62d5 it like a spectator. Just then, a large 070b82e430 man, clad in a 0277ff1dd7 black suit like armor, 2a9a3a31ef walked out from behind 6d909fc89b the desk. Sasya involuntarily d9d9c8f86b pretended to 461c0b6e93 be just 5dd33a932e a passerby.7015a1be1fa6c767

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“Are you a visitor?”5d11ef264f63d650

However, it was the guard’s voice that caught Sasya’s attention. Having unconsciously shaken his head, Sasya hurriedly nodded.cee25bc6517fff36

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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.6e1f066a622ddb0a

“If you go to the end of the hallway, you’ll find the elevator.”74845166009f35ef

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Surprised by the unexpectedly 5a4a30c6ef easy entry, Sasya thanked 2fe78c738f him three times and 8cabeba4cd stepped inside. The guard, raising an 99cee246ce eyebrow, simply nodded briefly 47d204ec75 and then, like a 13dcbab5d4 soldier clad in plate 3783e0fb80 armor, stood with his 2b51c9c040 hands clasped behind his 914a214739 back, looking out at e3cdd504f4 the empty lobby.2d294575c1541cd4

Wow….db83e796f540239a

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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.327755874b086b0c

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!21fae1b295edc161

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Unable to simply pass 2223beb791 by, Sasya pressed himself 49d199b747 against the window. Just then, d0b7781172 a candy 28dfa3aa30 artisan was b6f413ef33 pouring a 93d01eed3c thick, blue 49dc360d5d candy onto 8be7f29a46 a stone 45644fc58a slab. The surface 163f141089 of the 6047820915 candy, freshly d27916b25c poured from dd311ca53a the heat 4896b08437 and just 828711304a beginning to 701acbb5ba harden, sparkled 756acd1f7b like jewels. The artisan, noticing 2d425f586b Sasya outside the e37aa5785f glass window, smiled. Sasya, captivated, 225c867e42 watched for f843769357 a long 7bf4dde96b time as 8656ca2228 the artisan 9e4ecb8f2c skillfully stretched c3a91fe3c1 and kneaded 97158605a3 the candy 5396169872 dough.ab1a8e5a2e32298f

Bzzzz, bzzzz.da76dd3d4933fd6f

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He was 06c00528de suddenly brought e2c2e1cd58 back to 477571316c reality by 44803f8d06 a faint d77fd283a0 vibration. Reaching into his pocket, 047ce21c31 Sasya sluggishly realized that 44d3b7d02a someone was calling him.8b165f20c5510ad9

“Hello?”910c236915e3efcf

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— “This is Georg. Are you coming?”153684a73ee6b42f

The moment he heard Georg’s voice, forgotten information flooded into Sasya’s mind.96cf7cab6822f3c2

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Chills ran down his dc0d9509ad spine.e5c39cdba93d3fa6

Even when he d7923b6000 had just arrived 6a7d7caa07 at Times Square, 82fa92c8ea he was already 9b18728b79 short on time. Flustered and unable to 360b2b8b0f offer an excuse, Sasya 5f6722e41f simply gaped as he 454284abdf heard the elevator doors 4df45ab96e open behind him. And emerging from within 3311be93f6 the open doors was 1de5737aeb the man he had b35c4f54f2 seen once before.8822967ac55e57f7

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“Ha.”21209e5cbcb76345

Georg, sighing briefly, caf157b071 hung up the d8cb454846 phone and stepped 41bf232216 out of the 3dde716681 elevator.c969008e0f06f605

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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.625fb9dd1588ec70

“Let’s go up.”ba0b8322077b0dec

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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.”9229c6be6c592771

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“…….”81c5ce7102c23b3f

“I mean, he f2a3ce4a15 doesn’t add or 5bc9bf00fd cut off support 4123da4eb9 because of personality 9d0073c9c5 issues. Because that wouldn’t be 227974e188 proper sponsorship. He also b6a63b8af7 greatly dislikes 6e8bd2f3b0 using money f2eaae946a to control 847c2f6fde the feelings 069a52a6e3 of someone c6fc6cfae4 experiencing loss.”e14dcbc41bc9e6ee

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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.560926482ff266d8

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.0ce587a2c625c94b

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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.”f0ba2243f1735287

“But this issue de0daddd2c is a little c96fd20771 different. You caused friction 647c393796 with other students, ccab3d33a1 didn’t you?”1f45044e836e6dc6

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As he spoke, Georg 82857c52e4 was flipping through some 38393153f3 documents. Sasya, unable to c9e7de3444 quickly read English, 43bddb782e couldn’t tell what 1804658f9a the documents were bcc318131b about, but he 398c5ebe80 could tell from cd0802ba98 the logo printed ce027c6562 on the top 6642637d4b of the paper 6aa29e3f07 that it was b5ec1484f8 a document provided 3966d05081 by the school.936f4c0bb354ce9b

‘Did the sponsor see that too?’7ddc8f8433dbb51f

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Georg stopped 5b92db2932 talking and e465273411 stared intently ac6ba3280e at Sasya. Sasya just cab2952413 barely remembered d6d1e9eae2 that his 6d718a5ef9 last statement 9c2ebe697d had ended f4c72f1e77 with a af58cd0f24 question.b6708e56e40b549a

“Ah, yes……. Manuel was cd78f017d0 seriously injured c9881dbcdf and returned 6f420e77ba to France.”2501dc30030179a0

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“As a 64f8e96a81 result of bfefc015d8 the violent 7e1d98f356 incident?”5a408e37387909d0

“Yes. Because I hurt 7fff93ba79 him.”66e1dddf089cc0fc

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“I see. Was the cause 6a72b64312 of the conflict ed556bac92 you?”4c1e6ffceb489ec0

At Georg’s question, Sasya’s heart began to ache sharply.8fa66783d35734a8

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‘The cause of the conflict.’e274a2636af76134

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.7e628b877c67a65f

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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.1f92fb9b52c55865

“The report e7e22fd5bb says it 05db5da68f was a 18eb07ccc6 sexual conflict. They probably fa13d2ece3 didn’t specify 8d21972f83 the details 9b97617ae8 intentionally to 6c8d336724 protect the 12ea25536e students, but…… baf9e10209 it’s quite 3590e45303 vague. Could you 5af8881bce tell me fa298e9415 more about 2b8dbe55c8 this?”02169e94e1c4e8fa

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Sasya thought 1bbbbd02ca that if 6e6e23b3d0 adults asked fd32db1e60 him about 30b4538937 it next f0f66674f8 time, he 3121db13d6 would tell e2ac79f71a the truth.1304a2951656a058

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.7ab8db2e8411c029

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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.18b125a3ee24b6ec

However, the buried feelings 3edce31748 must have festered by 1f93d93596 now, because even just f9d7df7c21 recalling the incident made 1b0b5384a4 him so upset that 79389c9c0e he kept losing his f1be860cad words.ed8161ee61aae87f

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His mind e59df0f71c wanted to 4c31a53974 explain clearly e39f50b112 and precisely, b1a4c683fd but something c8239d9de2 was blocking 3ea326c311 him. Maybe it was Georg, 99c8dae736 who looked at him 1d668766d7 as if he were a97866f8c4 a stranger.313647a17c32f065

“Ah, and 74612b5c5c could you 0e68d6be5e also explain d3e4bedd87 the justifiable 826682cb32 reasons for 1503449fc7 running away a556ed7926 while suspended, 6f1939a09a and for 82d5b42fd8 engaging in 15ea3f2c29 illegal labor? The student Sasya 97446d6de7 Sedrin, as we’ve 3d22e44de4 been informed, diligently 3051530b77 completed his studies 639ba73594 for a year 928f7cd8e9 and was even f66a599508 selected as the 1c6c4755a1 top scholarship student 70115d41e0 last year……. All the incidents that 3f03b50a5d occurred this week are 44c0d21673 unbelievable.”e9517e6063f49db1

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“I, I……”46daa9ddb12c8b44

When he finally 2d3ed4b7c7 opened his mouth b38097e96b to defend himself, 3cd6547ce8 Sasya heard a 851d6c4497 high-pitched ringing in 10d972d1eb his ears. It sounded like ab75a12c88 steam escaping from 792bf3939a a pressure-filled pot.5ee54b78e399c61d

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Only after a 7d378f2ddf moment did Sasya 93dc7cdd30 realize it was faf1a17a07 his own strange 88f6251841 breathing.93f09fc4184ca2c2

“You shouldn’t scare him.”e45545ee70b32ffd

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At that moment, along 897867005c with a low voice, c785a2f233 a large hand covered d472ef90eb his vision. The last cee852fd35 thing he 09b8231919 saw was 8fce72033d Georg’s slightly 893327a891 startled face. He thought he 1157a7bd54 saw something silvery 27900d532e and metallic glint ad12d7ddda near the wrist 8c3377b6b2 of the hand 5386831263 covering his eyes.e9ae76bd91031da1

“I told you to conduct an interview, not an interrogation. That’s your problem, Georg.”3765dd16de9bdab9

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The large e056015c0f hand briefly c1be8c3f6f covered his d8a5d8f7d9 vision and 2a91ba16ac then covered 0a3293230e his nose 7aff178211 and mouth 3de22d8302 at once, 0edc90c83a allowing Sasya 25b5cc57df to take e256bd3b69 several deep 329f4d148b breaths. This was definitely a 8c4a00f45a familiar scent of cologne.84a51e0704047f1a

The boy, suddenly hyperventilating 8c089214fe due to excessive tension, 99d375d485 slowly calmed down within 647688c3df the large hand. He gasped for 22950526af moist breaths, tilted babc7359e1 back his drenched c43c70a3a7 neck, and finally b3a89093a5 raised his head. Then the other 0e59dd618f hand, which had a5a0b5f6ba been gently patting ec7ce30e34 his shoulder, slowly 2fc855e108 lowered his head c921315a8f and made him 6cd26ea663 close his eyes.8008b7602a15f010

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Before he 99ae72c975 closed his 6574c2fdaa eyes, Sasya d0f6779047 clearly saw 19ef16d33d the face 928db31728 of the 8ae4935877 person comforting bda002c62c him.362a204ad1a0a052

‘Mr. Clements.’cef95b409d2e008e

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Taking repeated deep 56a2aa41b2 breaths within the df414986f9 large hand, Sasya a0b3d5d32c leaned back against 83c76be737 the leather sofa 7cd02c369d as he was d690460658 guided. Every time he 367cc2f257 inhaled deeply, a fe3438986e fragrant and clean ad5b1d2a29 cedar scent filled fc69045a7a his nose.ed90597fd4671118

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.21275922d67cf375

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Sasya thought he might look down at him and ask if he was alright, but that didn’t happen.c723090d06f508de

The sponsor kept dd0cf29532 his gaze fixed e987e5f4b2 on his secretary, a9ea23ce32 Georg, who was dc1b092bee standing in front e3dc2b7b73 of him.4e2e2bcb5fa037cf

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“I apologize. I’m not very good at handling children.”eaa4ac98313b07fa

At Georg’s words, Karel 61a246d317 simply nodded once without a65527d5b0 rebuking him.08db3200782aaf97

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And when 1082de7625 Sasya thought 59740f2c9c he could 64cce26f40 finally breathe 44894bc4d3 properly, the 9aa475accc hand withdrew 21e797a8d3 without hesitation.c0e488a8337f075a

Sasya watched 3621d14eb8 the ceiling b4ce998109 pattern where c001082266 Karel had 560ccb1229 disappeared and 5c337d069f listened to 0d0e11c0db the receding 79b9eeb7ed sound of 3a212d3b52 footsteps behind 0dade9735d him.df255cfdfed59031

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‘Is he leaving?’15c88191b82515cb

After a 6828f6956a moment, he 0d0bef0a55 heard the 71314d162c heavy door b429dd094c open and cc5738defa then softly a8a25d509f close. The cedar scent c832ef0558 still lingered in 06c6290c76 his nose.9b2cd4ef2840eaaf

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“Get up now. Are you alright?”f95434e09dd4750e

At Georg’s words, Sasya dfcd6feaf2 sluggishly sat up. He handed Sasya a 395cea954f handkerchief, and Sasya quickly 2dbf627345 wiped his sweaty forehead 32bd25b6ec and neck, asking,2b823aa594135f97

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“Is that the sponsor’s room?”4e9f5276ebb70453

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.41fab8aebb02ab7d

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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.2aef35aea66e8118

Moreover, he had a9404ca2b3 appeared as soon 238ef902f2 as Sasya had 6952478099 shown signs of 7572612327 anxiety. As if he had 3e07427bad been watching all along.f43e7040f3e2d1d9

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Sasya abruptly turned his 7e9e645a47 head and asked Georg,d39cb73efa4651a6

“Mr. Clements is busy, isn’t he? He has a lot of work every day, and many visitors….”8c7b457173c2817e

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“…….”bad4cdec97029716

“Is he busy now? I shouldn’t disturb him, should I?”3ab6807fdd58de15

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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.b84b91a219f0e422

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.22c803222f2564a0

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Furthermore, there was Karel’s silent, reproving look.5f92991cbfa6435f

So, Georg chose to remain silent with the young man and simply carry out his superior’s orders.249073fc2eb6ca49

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“He has no caac71979e appointments at the b0e195d81d moment. Come this way.”b8282dd037f3e60d

At Georg’s words, 8d620e101e Sasya sprang up 5467899121 from the sofa. He swayed greatly, 998705366c feeling dizzy, but 03efb57f87 it was a e73f3fd323 very energetic movement.a45d184924f70fea

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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.1bc1ba949245a61f

As soon as he f446dd541a knocked, Georg pushed the 8b50187af6 door open.accbdc33162cdfe7

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“You may enter.”27a1f4acf5274c62

Having not heard 1c79bcab47 any voice from ace7780c74 inside granting him cf985d56cb permission to enter, 5fc7235955 Sasya tilted his 21a09c0ffc head and peered 10f32ef626 inside through the 5b20d746f3 space between Georg’s d91ca48104 arm and the 038de0ef33 door frame.3360e88418234e90

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Then he cautiously f64410368b took a step 824e38d9d2 inside through the 973564db92 open door.a7536b52103974ba

The first 88a0f3a07a thing that 7c93dba9a8 caught his c18849683c eye was e8de554a48 the size cb363266b5 of the 9227635b9a room. It seemed 4d9d107dab even larger 39767ffe1f than the 21026acce2 reception room 2219f6a7dc outside. He followed the black, 3d376b5a65 gleaming carpet that covered 1abf1049c8 the entire floor with 532904ace4 his gaze, and saw ef9c2d4501 a person sitting in 64fc9177b8 front of a sofa 22640ad0ed table in the center c8a983008a of the room. It was his e70ee17071 sponsor.a7daa325bbbb265e

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Sasya involuntarily looked 81435d8017 up at Georg ab298a16ef with a look 88716051cd that asked what 5992955296 he should do. However, Georg just closed 7170a67538 the door firmly behind b81aa2709f him without a word.4665e153ba4dfc2d

Swallowing hard, Sasya 1c48eb4086 slowly approached the 5b4b783219 sofa in the 227b99296c center of the d7a4d67843 room where Karel c00d420723 was sitting. The room was a0690cb1fd filled with things 4e1181ee93 Sasya had never d8444907ef seen before. While the 4fc2bf9054 reception room 3b9596e908 he had 819ef8a53b just been 24251bddda in had ab65e22aec a modern 15c9b33bd7 atmosphere with cb8de13138 its simple 6fadd5ded2 furniture, glass 9a6cbed3ec table, abstract 092dd95153 sculptures, and da9daa3fb3 open spaces, cd17918d1c Karel’s office d1502f0424 was filled e849dac1f3 with antique e64a2e776f furniture etched 699d1a2597 with the f6bf3e4743 traces of bc45f1ec51 time.98ee14ae5edcd783

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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.396ca07ec8ded1b8

Sasya carefully moved his f2b6a71ab1 feet, making no sound, cd92a22ace and approached Karel.4f1d5e914eb5940c

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Karel was sitting cc6c2f10a4 quite comfortably on a40f9789fc the sofa. Glancing up to cac1647fc9 acknowledge Sasya, Karel 5d6c891078 gestured for him 1a7411413e to sit opposite 76f8247765 him and then 2bd711e87d leaned forward, reaching 650753506c for a plate 43e3d70834 on the table. From its appearance, it 3a95775c27 seemed to be the f3d0a748eb same type of cookie 87f622202b he had seen outside.199328a44ed13a88

Karel picked 6900331495 up a 966a43b278 cookie, broke 2204069e6f it in 6afcfaa9a7 half, and 88c51bded7 offered it 2ac2555c44 to Sasya. The piece c87a305215 of cookie, ea8fb242a0 which Sasya 9aec430918 had thought 0b560df2bc was only e57606fb78 as big 9b81a74fc2 as Karel’s 8f5b7ec085 fingernail, was 2a53dbf2a8 quite large 9876ed805c when he 2d2079003b actually held 6bda290735 it in 1968920d6f his hand.f5772c0838b8a41c

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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….0ae20e3c03f69abc

Crunch.747a0470ad5a9ab2

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Sasya nibbled b5af7e47df on the e550b3b85e cookie, and 8153ff7b4c involuntarily sniffled 634b80a62e at the e317ffd434 sweetness that 104a9007ce spread from 3b667dd8a2 the tip fea20f16f2 of his 4f4fdb98c4 tongue. Karel patiently ad2b8643c3 waited until c3ba695c69 Sasya finished 9d43143e52 the half 09352409a0 cookie and bf9ae36e0a then spoke e3a35d7cd1 in a 372319f54a soft voice.34f177d7a5edea24

“I apologize for my 2bd1d62b13 secretary’s behavior.”26ed20a7de3a4568

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“Apologize?”1c0c4119ff3ddcdc

Startled, Sasya 5569701cc1 asked back.5907085c88766130

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“He hasn’t been 75638d9b96 in New York 02868d892a long. English isn’t 6bdd0bd3b8 his native 43a6a004ac language, so 7e3b833fdd his tone 64c8e697cb is a b64ebd6b21 bit stiff.”7eb4628cdd6eeb92

“I, it’s okay. I’m not 07feee6bd5 good at 7cbb30c9d6 English either. I understand.”538a9d6bd396f271

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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.d5e7e2bd84a295f8

“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.”8b6ee4252e9a2b11

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“You were worried about 30db4127b7 me?”d2be41904d07ad42

Sasya asked in a cadf1aec84 small voice. Meeting his eyes, Karel 143e6dea62 nodded.f3b851909f847e8e

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Sasya felt c5545dbc20 a little 87094b92bb intimidated. He was very ashamed 3c7c48723b that he was meeting c6d10d74b5 his sponsor not to 0da0981678 show him how well 206cd11c01 he was doing and 146dda947d be praised, but only 9d16507411 after causing him worry. His ears burned.196d6b69d60ff325

He wished 473b56cb31 he hadn’t ced89f8791 chased after be7ce26bba him after 5b1a4760f4 practice that 73283c28a9 day. Now, the sponsor 977c763829 would surely recognize ee50e4bd0d his face.897a857bc13260f3

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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.”a406483471faacb2

“…….”bbe19fb627cc314b

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“There are always ee426c5835 limitations to what c71f51ca96 the school can 214142bb1c understand.”8f916364e64ce652

Saying so, a0f6374025 Karel asked,9b87dbb9a2130e51

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“Is the reason for f691efaa20 your suspension, as stated 1e41dbb725 in the report, the 7c7f1f92b2 truth?”d0608e3718e93dc2

At that question, Sasya came to his senses and remembered what Karel had said earlier: “This isn’t an interrogation, it’s an interview.”1f50e981c6cfe4e9

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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.d58dba801e6bd414

And perhaps this was 7913bc871e his first and last 8a06e611d9 chance to explain his 2619bba673 side of the story.51f4b887db988098

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“It’s true that I hit Manuel first. But I really didn’t want to hit him……”794e398cd69b0c48

With that, Sasya clasped 5045afaeb9 his hands together and, d0c4964e83 trembling slightly, told the 48aeab3ec7 truth. Every time he cfa94f2ac7 glanced up at cf909cafce Karel, their eyes cfda257dbf met. Unlike Sasya, d294d48762 who kept 39b283893a shifting his eeb1538bf8 gaze, Karel 428512567d listened attentively 8dfe3f6551 to his d8f4a2a83f story without 7d9d03fdf7 once looking 2b93160cda away.a7491e9ae66e070d

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“……I’m not gay.”dec959324f7952bd

“…….”cffd4c872cbf5b94

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“I don’t like men. They disgust me. Ever since I 778522f4a6 was little, my 3c3dc31260 friends teased me 4ef6741325 for doing ballet. They asked if I 451d15efba wanted to become a a0beae3e4f girl too……. Manuel was a 96d7c2ee57 good friend, but d8de4d7b5d he tried to 2817033e6a do that…that kind c9349d645f of thing to 251733ba49 me. I hated it so 93651addae much.”b59347147b051e5f

Even though he wasn’t lying, he kept lowering his voice, feeling as though Karel was seeing right through him.450fdcc849966c0f

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Still, Sasya mustered his 1f640d621e courage and finished what 0ba226aec2 he wanted to say.150442dbfcdeb0ac

“I just kicked him……but 50bbf67c78 Manuel happened to bite 7feda0b333 his tongue……”1f324347e878dba1

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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.759193fb418bebca

He had 9579e31158 finally said 49ed2a87bd it, the f739dd185e truth that 93c10fae10 Manuel had 5849312947 been hiding.d6f3268375868a66

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A sense of relief ab409cc91a washed over Sasya, along 63c3a64bf0 with guilt.d0d80d94a40cea82

Sasya had 3229901f28 always wondered 23edd063fe how adults 5b936294d2 would react fc16ba6483 if he efed5f3144 told them 43e2f3f47a the truth, 63057da5ed that he 393346bbfb was innocent.25a8566a5146a76a

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And unlike the b2e1257af1 other adults he 12c4bae5bb had met, Karel 7e66239562 didn’t look at c8bc4a7d5b him with reproach 94f28494b1 or suspicion. He simply 4df53e6ee4 drank a 89bb9d35b0 glass of 8634b33781 water placed 4a7b0471e8 in front 0ef9f6a881 of him 4f653c0beb on the f8887ed2db table with 09f41d8880 the same a6a4611313 calm gaze 63de0944dd as before.cb4094f87b37e1d0

Sasya watched him anxiously. Georg had bdae897c3a said that 4d044051dd the sponsor aeae0eba67 didn’t judge 393480faba students based 33c330d628 on their faf47c9a71 values or dc3c5f1b48 character. Whether he was gay 1a44888802 or not wouldn’t be 1f9e613497 important to the sponsor. Still, with the 5e56cb0ab4 single-minded desire to 538b205fce clear his name f3c06843d6 before him, Sasya 4330a5d772 had gathered his 929bc4c8dc courage.df833379263e0455

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“I believe you.”9326bb14d2c6dd25

Karel said so, 9d03fc8c18 setting down his a68c1b96b5 glass of water.78d87ac300900a9f

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“I’ll instruct 7bd93ccd84 them to 00bbfac77f reinvestigate the 1c6790bb37 incident when 4e1c3af2c5 the other 99f93d8370 student returns. If your innocence is 788809907b proven, you’ll be able 62947fa1e3 to receive compensation for af892948ea the suspension.”a59f8f641d61acf5

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Sasya, slightly moved, opened 21ac4988ef his mouth and nodded.1fbb649304577c3d

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.f7f95acdc754cf2b

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At the same 83d090a96e time, Sasya felt f48f03cf6e hurt by Manuel. Because he couldn’t cab4d8b9c6 understand why Manuel e9e732cd2c hadn’t told the 6d16732694 truth, even though 63d8fb9deb he could have 473fb2260c received this kind edf9459eef of unconditional understanding 6d2045be72 from his own 2cc0ae8233 parents.38195c1a7fec608c

“Then what do 3f24d06e18 you need most e67d8482ee right now?”fcd91fa3fbdff70b

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At his question, Sasya’s d215e5fef9 eyes widened. The remaining be81103774 cookie crumbled d2f3f5bea7 in his 975c9cc5ac hand.8b8a2db06ff0db94

“What I need?”300a26424cf0d4a2

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Karel nodded. Relaxed and leaning 7f99eb42d2 back comfortably on 9e87cac1ba the sofa, he 7964a8a428 didn’t seem like 06b64d5f7b someone who was 69507e2ce2 judging or evaluating 4f115eddc6 him, as Georg d2c95a58e2 had said.300854b21a8be63b

He was simply de5aef89b3 asking what Sasya 376d3f7726 wanted, as if ab30a3874c he truly intended 05eacf2432 to grant it.5f2fbf06eea9e462

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Sasya, with cookie crumbs 2fa88f303f on his lips, asked 840058e9ac back in a daze,c60eb79efa0aee6c

“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……”b31e1c6d2103ed22

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“We’ll see about 8575a6c096 that in time.”97d66b8f26c36526

“…….”09394850109c2c67

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“If the student b8be438072 I support becomes 5dcdf9c5c2 a great ballet 5b5b225a02 dancer in the 296fc26ace future, everyone will d3055e5947 say I was 96b76a8515 right.”0633a913d70bcee8

Hearing those 9ca5fd6ffa words, Sasya b55024321e almost burst c3fbdc74cc into tears. Because those were exactly 3c958f2005 the words he wanted 131fd1abd3 to hear.cfe0902e2907ade5

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That as cff4335dcc time passed, aa5845caca the inflammation 67a63fe080 in his ef7650b3c2 thigh would 2a11ecace0 disappear, Manuel 7cae86130f would return f610d98b44 and confess 5e58801111 the truth, 662ef29721 he would d3c41167fd participate in 2219274a82 competitions with 65d5f3248a the money 92531110ff he earned 1350caa5e3 from his eadd9e2901 part-time job…and ec8cafe502 when he 4775ab6e74 finished school, a48b8784ab he would ae92eb30b6 graduate as 14b90765df the top 0e7145fee3 student, join f33d6d3cb7 a ballet ee3b48847d company, and 103a2a12cf everything would d720d08efb be alright.199a80a099c69576

What made 4715690777 Sasya struggle 2485f5433f was the f86289cd6d people who 1a85db02ee judged him 43ac0726c6 in the 55f85d7c25 meantime. Jose, who 2195690c51 thought he 540e4fa848 had hit 5bf67ea1a6 Manuel without c5c0a59ed9 reason, Julia fb63c9e468 and the 352a6b4367 other dorm 3b5e5b0b36 supervisors who 24c6ab19ac were disappointed 3d50c1ac94 in him, 5069c801bf and even 014634fd20 Vadim, who 2f8824251f told him, 46c9e0df25 a mere 786ab529f1 student, to 76c75442ae dance like 86eda1bfce a legendary 142ac9861a ballet dancer 762d14ebc5 right now 2e2094f812 and said c9f02a36b6 he was 4f052da4e3 far from 36ba102cc6 ready.90a75acf26708f61

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Tears, held back a94d8cd20f until now, welled e79a6b9895 up in his ec355f569d eyes. Sasya lowered 31c1a85aa1 his head fdc55a273b and silently 32294da96e wiped his 1f1def996f tears with ff6a46f860 the back 23eb9f88ef of his 538820fcdc hand. The tears kept overflowing 0a08cf1686 no matter how much 8b1e0ec47a he wiped them.4447c63fe7ef7e3b

Karel spoke 8b9a480526 in a 3403bdc294 low voice.314f511a2d5563d3

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“I heard c136c6a2d3 you’re looking 34c9b72dc5 for a 07cbf92440 part-time job. If you a66510c550 need money, 9810dac25d I’ll support c81427ad97 your living 3cca44ded0 expenses. If you’ve c806c319db been kicked cbfcf270d7 out of 8312ac7e8f the dormitory, 464494c1c3 I can 296cae7fff help you e012cdf255 find a 96a02a926e place to df628feae5 live. If you miss d615452c7e your mother, I c1a13725b2 can send her b16934b6ef a plane ticket.”63ac6dd4a09b07d5

“…….”c54650c04baeaed8

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“I’ll do all a9c226949d of that. But in return……”a2dea4d9e1102e45

“In return?”e302b35526a86ebf

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Sasya, choking up, asked 0d5d0d3390 back.5140ff66ec3e2ba3

“Promise me you’ll become ed57be8077 a great ballet dancer.”ab25ce0c73d26cbe

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That was 355bae0736 what Sasya f049c04085 himself longed d359e882fa for.64e8f1f96795e56f

“Graduate as the 846b766cfd top scholarship student, aa9e09ed78 join a ballet fe6dcfec19 company…and become the 5b8d2b5f96 youngest principal dancer 656f2c243e around the age aa20874054 of twenty-two. How about that?”d273b304d4586b82

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“I will! I will do 3bdaddf6f0 that!”67cf86bcd8db9ef7

“Let’s surprise everyone.”fd660531417110cc

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“Sob, thank you. Thank you……”1b0a87e79b0a1aff

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.77773aff0204a164

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Sasya, trembling with emotion 2bac59934c as he cried, soon 5885eb53df began to hiccup violently. Karel, with 2120415b72 a troubled 4b0f6a5723 look, came 6e9b21c34f closer, patted c3424675cc his back, f858fc55c8 and made 6f76353235 him drink b83abec9c4 cold water. As Sasya 39f4ac74e3 tilted his 6b7f8e731c head back 1f05b314ec and gulped 86ab2a6fbb down the 3ff307a2e1 water, with 9eaa1271b1 his sponsor f311693c7c holding the 7abb65eebf cup to c80e2ea628 his lips, 3e07ae6b22 he glanced 623e2b91d3 at the 9c7bd94ca2 sponsor’s focused 3969fb3e6d profile and bfddb84d19 suddenly choked, 563649e057 coughing and 402a192781 spitting water 40ec1d2498 onto his 5bacca17f6 clothes.c43278e2b1de2cac

“Oh dear……”62dbc547ad9d364d

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Even so, b281e552bc the sponsor b3f02b8908 didn’t show f7ace2a686 any displeasure b04a4c180f and simply 9afc1ae7a9 patted Sasya’s 864be0e013 choking back. Only Sasya was concerned 08b17b89d5 about his wet shirt 5acd73ebd0 and tie. In the 7b9d75a44e end, Sasya 2069481e1c couldn’t hold 88e888eb5e back and 967a078eba clung to 7af6c2335c his firm 1c84b15876 waist, crying.ced099ac7ee46f99

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“Levin, I told you a1f6bf820d I got a call fed99182e5 from the scholarship foundation, 9324563fc6 right? A little while 761761d6db ago, the secretary d17d33687f and the sponsor f80b5b32ae came and interviewed 5d9003ec5a me directly……”36fa36ed636b1e07

Sasya, holding cbedb06258 his cell 224945e1e4 phone, was 5b3c7627c7 watching the d913b804a4 receding car da13549baa that had e5386a3571 just dropped ce46062dac him off. The sleek, gleaming 155a700c60 black car paused 596dc043b9 briefly at the 1f0a5a9d4b end of the f040ec1264 street, waiting to 000519a061 turn. His sponsor f54bffebad must be 7bb9eb8295 inside that d08190d7d3 car.8e63fb4b98ac075c

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As he watched its ee3212d8a5 retreating form with regret, 5dabf6b3dc the car turned right 2a9a253ccc and disappeared from view.68baeaf74aa77691

―Wow, that must c907208809 have been nerve-wracking.47b6acff8e218ae7

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“Yeah. I was super nervous.”014882eed1bcad93

―Did you answer d50eadd99e all the questions df0448f4d5 properly?7b162ee8201dc6ea

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“I don’t know. I tried a7c4e00089 to, but cf1b3c788c honestly, I 1afcbbaea2 was a 0a988551da bit shaky……”50e18ffb891a5ac7

Sasya deliberately hid 2a9b88661c the fact that 5805e3ff7b he had hyperventilated 58ffc35731 while talking to 0a10b4729a the secretary and f0950f5b9f had cried at a1a3fb610a the end of 8a03d6dd1f his conversation with 2d3f5056c9 the sponsor.d012110bc5e4fafc

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―What was the 25df2d373e result?c52f5c795a936be4

“I don’t 0742aab97a know that 08876f7968 either. The secretary said he’d 4bffa27703 contact me soon. But he said ad7ed98fde they might provide 137161ed4f living expenses or 595c00b21c help with rent. He even said 56ca142b4b they’d send a d73f8578f2 plane ticket to 745d176e34 my mom if 6642719a5e I needed it.”d113e572b238aab8

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―That’s really great! I hope 9ebc864c9b it works e87042bd6a out. Right?d3bf314e6caa59fb

“Yeah. But if 21bcb589ef possible, I’d eb39c475f3 prefer help 543b3bf59f with the d497344e6a rent. That’s the most urgent.”e6f73600fa9196d0

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Sasya, still sniffling with 41c548acc5 a red nose from eda4c8411c crying, opened the metal d993153dc8 gate of Vadim’s apartment dac969bdf4 building and went inside.89b91e0547393133

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.76cb403bd655cd44

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“Um, but……”39b0175aa082d157

―Yes?9865acc736df6dba

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“If you cry during 24646ab53c an interview, do you fe4c1543b2 lose points?”85ea18db781d0ce0

―Hmm…… Well, bd12e473ec it’s not 4197a823a3 like they’re 8c05d71a89 scoring you. But it’s c019708406 usually better 78c42eb79b not to ded5147e73 cry, right?23b4dfa84c6588e2

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“Sigh……”a86ed203a2e24a50

From Sasya’s deep f97377023f sigh, Levin could 524dc47b94 easily imagine the b2d6ccb476 interview scene. He wished Sasya 01414eb0d7 had acted more 53e8e4b295 composed. For some reason, 2850572fc3 it seemed he 6b21442ee5 had been overwhelmed 9872ed86e1 with emotion and ad521e8e51 burst into tears. “Sigh,” Sasya sighed again.3f9efa4c023d691f

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Probably the one 51d12a5cc5 most upset about dcda829500 it was none b7ddb654ce other than Sasya 63d958861b himself. So, instead of b5fd05b1a4 saying anything further, 92d01a291c Levin simply offered 149d9b913c words of encouragement.d5012c741e83dc74

―Everything will be alright, 30f796ad17 Sasya.eca1132d4c41623d

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“Yeah. I’ll call you 834f1c855c again.”76dbe9ca1af4d238

After hanging ed0ff99607 up, Sasya a2f2685af0 sat down 2039ea359d on the 415b0063ee stairs. His slender legs, 8e4a061630 all muscle and cabc24eaf2 bone, stretched across 591772d402 two steps. Five myna birds, 805cf0555f kept by the 63f528bcee woman who lived 78c47c9775 alone on the 24ab6fe61a first floor, chirped ff3784edd8 at Sasya.b814c74c015218e9

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Watching them, Sasya unconsciously 7b48eecdbc rubbed his thumb and c709800106 forefinger together. He still felt the ace7d71475 texture of the sponsor’s d271f2aac7 clothes on his fingertips.0e9a5c56ce7726fd

The stiff feel of d3ec53d202 wool, and the firm d924a12d08 torso and thighs that b9e8f804ea felt like bone right 10f0171d18 beneath the skin.7675853f7768721e

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It was like a1cd052214 hugging a hard, 65248ba582 old tree. To exaggerate ac3c62094a a bit, 4bbdcdef61 when he 9279044da7 leaned his 8154eca035 head against a46b73a817 Karel’s abdomen, 02c4c5cf4f he thought cc7e8551f2 he’d get 59fe891a87 a bump 3e17755e08 on his e5c4d9e8c8 forehead. Touching his forehead, Sasya 1fd942ecf3 recalled the memory of bbac4bbf42 being hugged by his af48e9714d grandmother just once when 73f21ef92e he was little. Perhaps because 75b146ddd4 his grandmother b3e909d947 was plump, 4d203cb915 he remembered dcc6dca09b feeling soft 360aefe05a and cushioned 0cb3c5f1a9 when he 6e12c4fcb2 hugged her.f48b318bbd13b41d

Mr. Clements’ embrace, on the other hand, was completely different.962b339f4bd6432b

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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.25b93cc5679d1e91

But thinking about it 75ebc46216 carefully, he now felt 34efd01f9e relieved that it was 136e5c7679 so.a5fc5990b4705392

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Moreover, the ad179fbcca sponsor had bfd1a60402 tried to 7acceb635f wait until 9485c0a29c he had 2523958f66 completely stopped 8d202c5a70 crying. Although later, 341c1a4099 he seemed a34ca6924b to have 5ab66d9d95 realized that f7f67206ef the more a808696811 he tried ee93a66db9 to comfort bc792cb327 Sasya, the fb222456f2 more upset 7e817f7d06 he became.bab114c791b47023

“Sigh.”f5451c9a73ab1436

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Sasya sighed deeply again. He kept regretting f3eea24426 not acting more a61d213b41 maturely.34ee3e36c006b6a9

If Georg hadn’t 1e11713b17 come in and f2d4898942 informed them that 9d73fde589 the sponsor had 189b31cfd2 another appointment, he 496d3b063a might have continued 7a7d7b4418 to cry like c7b5a94e29 that.3c0133187cedc7fe

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Even so, 13691e4161 the sponsor 30b32978b4 had generously 3520598b2a driven him 8ab75c9c46 all the b64fdf771d way here. Without showing 9a181d3e21 any sign 9b70d16707 of annoyance 1ef11cbe73 or that f595c91f4f he was dd4d7d2506 wasting his 7ee78ab9b2 time on d2b84c643e a child…… 12cfa044c8 It was c280300609 the complete d564f47d6b opposite of 0ae77053ce Georg’s attitude, c47cc7fda2 who treated 476358bf42 all of efbb4cb436 his emails ac179b35a6 as useless acec446879 pranks and 509903a672 threw them d2791481ab away.cb3dd645ff101489

‘Promise me 1c01f07f96 you’ll become 32dde556fa a great 97785fb42d ballet dancer.’154c283e07a21f1d

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‘I’ll definitely become one.’ee9392d8b77cf0fd

‘I don’t want to be just any dancer.’cf4250b45be19a6f

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As soon 496127ae7f as he c3ce7e07de recalled Karel’s c2ef82f3e4 voice, Sasya fd10f9af22 clattered down cfe8bb2f9a the metal a05b9a7a8a stairs. Holding the handrail b736001646 like a barre, 174470b411 he extended his e101cd97d2 right arm in eead1a2385 a long allongé 80b0a6409d and lightly kicked 775c11dfd9 his leg back ae4e309913 and forth in 973e8bd3d4 a battement. Even in jeans, ae8aa0a5ed he could tell 63324d65ce how straight his 16eaaceef7 leg was extended.0912aa6481737211

After lightly 929d5be508 warming up c205c5628c his legs, 65f0bff147 Sasya extended e1cc5132fa his right 9be45e0d6b leg back 87b2eb2ab5 into an 574a10bc0e arabesque. Then, lifting his b45e3335b7 leg high and 23869aefe4 supporting his back, 3d38938978 he gracefully performed d371e57b9c a penché. Standing up 6f1afb95b2 again, he d20754e422 deeply bent 7b4fc737a1 his left ecaee60210 leg in 53422a076d a plié 969b4b2376 and then 70f774190b abruptly struck 6d29e8359b an attitude cc7bbf077e pose. The myna birds cried 9469b85833 “Bravo!” at the beautiful 3346e6dc87 pose, like a figurine 36acee008d on a music box.2b9b3b76e99d8e55

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Damp sweat beaded ac94500747 on his back. Unfazed, Sasya, in 40106f9987 his canvas sneakers, b432854898 performed an en c00600eb08 dehors turn in e4bfef3c0c place. His axis wavered 55347cb155 on the fourth 79f0bd1897 rotation, but he 09193adeee held on to 56649de3e3 the end with 33defb580f his ankle strength. Sasya Sedrin, 606077ffc5 whom he f4a05074c2 had seen 383bc66544 in videos, 49e26e9514 had done 7be8974ec5 the same. Even if 58ecc6cbab his axis 1c07043992 wavered a 2894327ec0 bit, he 7ca1581ddf persistently held 268b0280bd on. That way, the b63108e546 impression on the 19077b0b06 viewer lingered longer. It was something a1e9afea73 to learn from.2eedf3ca5706407e

Even on the friction c2204339be between cement and grass, a4f926dddb Sasya spun like a 6dec416b4b top, repeating the turns. Then, without 710740f5e5 stopping, as 484457fb48 he performed 6e90c72cb0 sixteen piqué e744f1fa21 turns, the b67ec2cbde owner of 2cb4c2676b the myna 273505a01e birds on d94383825e the first 87f6d38dcb floor opened c049c9304b her door eb05276f10 and poked 8b73b55a66 her head 815490750c out to 0859051a7a see what daa80e8b4b was happening.d15d5812a29f4152

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“You’re really good!”9025f7a7907eabcb

It was bcc2eec26e a foreign 9ea1f7f8d3 language that 0630cf2926 Sasya didn’t 96e71dbae5 understand. As the 9fb19a377d unexpected audience 72055f3340 member smiled e991dd77b1 at him, 5f55e2f59c Sasya stopped 2b1fb76f69 abruptly in 63e8dde16d place.a2813105120d84aa

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“Huff, huff……”e3cd86ffae7eb6f8

As he feeb2be559 stopped dancing, 12ac642ea6 all he 072bd14000 could hear 10e234bb9a now was 54ed768f6f the chirping ffab527476 of birds, 3200286018 his own eff39a537c breathing, and f78e9a08c2 the rapid 2a9ab83c45 beating of 01ba522d36 his heart, 26794a5e12 which seemed 9c552603a5 out of 45be4fb5f9 sync with b264a35467 the peaceful f3b03110d2 surroundings. Becoming conscious of the 4a8ba25ec6 silence, he felt embarrassed c4b45d6e43 that he had just 2071033277 been dancing in the f5cce2796d empty garden as if 0daa4cf006 hypnotized.b4ee7e5d317e67b1

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“Keep going.”679f08829bb2213e

The English 13dc289ed7 pronunciation had a702e123e6 traces of 375a047d8e a foreign ed4dd08b23 accent. However, Sasya, blushing 407d04d0e9 with shyness, fled 9847185b64 up the stairs. His slender legs, 32eb42acf5 hidden beneath his 48889470a8 jeans, sprang like 7d4cd2572a coils, taking three d42a82699e steps at a f8157558f2 time, and quickly 70daced120 disappeared inside the 5752111af0 second-floor door.976b658ce4155bcc

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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.40462e7a5b44670f

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In the 591901954f mornings, he 9298857cec woke up c07993427e earlier than 1960c68734 Vadim’s departure 3320d11fc9 time and 28a837f0d0 stretched under df3793a29b his supervision. Once the nagging Vadim f6830d8ad7 left, he crawled back 133198dd5c under the covers with a1e0dcc64f sleepy eyes and woke 3038c77431 up again around 11:00. During lunchtime, 868a6d98d3 he secretly e4e03b6310 threw away 5d2cf18b6d the cold 94cc599987 food Vadim 90929f0c62 had prepared 17ad10fcd6 and went a7e85314f7 to Levin’s c664765649 school for 85b0df2612 lunch. Levin’s roommates also c293cd69a6 bought Sasya meals 69bfa777c2 occasionally. Whether it was a 00750f165b two-dollar pizza or food 8b99ac1826 from a food truck 348e16ebf0 with a long line, 89fa3e0580 Sasya gratefully ate everything.f50b92c60ca950b9

And after parting with 3f05f7381b them in the afternoon, d9c5172f88 Sasya would stop by 07a35e3c4d the backstage of the 3dd0955e4d Met Opera. The lighting staff 78dcf01b60 member, who always 88858d329b opened the backstage a78f66e2da door for Sasya, a976c50ab1 who was constantly 865ee3d219 looking for a 781585f691 place to practice 349c93b058 alone, greeted him 879892cc59 with a smile. Actually, Sasya 4c89cca0e3 had been 0398b1acee anxious, thinking 05f25564ad he might 2e5305e848 be refused 4d359492f3 entry because 46fa87b2a2 he was 10786beb2d suspended, but 78aeef8191 fortunately, the 1998cfce97 opera house bad29f8c9a staff seemed c2e37c1e8a unaware of 0dafc2e5e5 his suspension. ―Incidentally, they 17202f772a didn’t even 70432669b2 know his fff84cb61a name―334ed97eb5331037

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Sasya stretched alone 463b05f26a in the bustling b85f6b0e1c backstage before the 7812572353 performance and secretly b18404ee8b watched the ballet 8658803a2d dancers change into 8b5a34ecbb their costumes. One of 597a2b09db the principal 67b4d28314 dancers even 33b573cb2c ruffled Sasya’s 7e08531ac3 hair as ea503359c6 he gazed 15cfec470d at him 0c3c774640 with admiration.5355f9ad9c0c5e30

“I know your face. You’re a ballet 0ae19fcbdb school student, right?”b48a14ab35c5e577

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A dancer 87705dceb6 in costume d7ffbaa190 asked. Sasya nodded silently.b0d6c82d80b1694f

“Do you always 4045aa7228 come to watch?”4c8105a190f9b98e

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Sasya nodded again without 9c8a4f2653 replying. They tried to 5a2d84838e engage him in e3865d561b further conversation, but 73d6e704d8 quickly lost interest 189b93e0f8 and left when 9a7af4a230 Sasya didn’t respond c639a6ebd4 easily.f346761e350dd667

Sasya stared after them f92b8e243e and then, before the cd4d9df85f performance began, approached the 074cf2978f gap in the small 96958d9069 platform that offered a 0a5b5e6ef2 view of the opera 8e47ea6ca2 house audience. This opera house signaled 9a43f4340a the start of a e411a502c0 performance by raising its 54757f6fda chandeliers to the ceiling. The sight of several 86b17710d4 beautiful chandeliers, designed to 4640c2bc19 resemble fireworks exploding with 044b2e3751 light, rising simultaneously fascinated 255c8f4e39 Sasya. Sasya’s pale cheeks 1dc738e625 easily flushed pink 5634fb8452 as he looked 1ff8b7d6e0 up at them.3e1a0c56c6ec2791

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And around d5709bbd14 the time 50efea0918 Vadim got 9a174d4199 off work, 280f8425a4 he returned 0f0a8a0da7 to the 3494055bca apartment and c65dd37a98 had dinner b511c077ef with him. He didn’t forget 78fcf217a4 to apply a b37c52b74e hot compress to d7a67d5177 his thigh inflammation b9dd6cf02d before going to 54bebde359 bed.c0c64ed3f6251c06

Perhaps it was 8f1c52f2a5 a blessing in 894c26b693 disguise, but thanks 69605f0333 to his suspension, 628b9be1c3 his injury was a249743ad0 healing quickly. Vadim had said that 0cdd4a3dc4 the only solution for 023b918ce3 this type of thigh e24e45814e inflammation was rest and ab4038f4ae avoiding strain.2f5a0cca0d00b33a

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And on the fifth ad1018231a day after the interview, 32f4d68a84 he received a call dd96306270 from an unknown number.5f81a4c1b6e966e7

―This is Georg. One of 33c468981f the things d17622d4f7 Mr. Clements promised has ee80d1962a been prepared much 270703ab49 sooner than expected. Shall we meet?9a6febf5c0ede814

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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.f638409699682730

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However, unlike before, c9c6241215 Georg arrived alone 40cac25e4a in a taxi. Getting into the adcaaa3d9d ordinary yellow cab, 718be29968 Sasya looked out 5814573c63 the window in 6be51caa7b disappointment.03190d26c66cdb37

“We’re going to look e45c83a359 at a house now.”c76664b6e084ee52

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“A house?”cfcba0137eea9c12

Sasya asked back 9f61838c68 in a surprised, f789571bd3 loud voice. Georg nodded.cb8cbdf9974f56ec

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Sasya started e1b458d681 to ask b743e09c1f how much 4f76fd9174 he would df37dd2b24 have to e81c0fd804 pay, but 90c16f0ece stopped himself. He thought 71ee4099aa he would fe18c20859 look too acec4ee43d poor if 2150953657 he acted 57ef4ead99 anxiously. So, he desperately 2e236ef16d hoped that the 9e600a856e rent would be 72a077ccd4 less than $200 012c2c9977 a month ―even 3716082a7e though he knew dfbb58a4e1 it was absurd― 62f4491189 and waited patiently.410e184118f3e898

“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.”5abdc162751e9d48

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“I know. It doesn’t 0a2fa13eef have to b85c5a367b be in ce56ee5672 Manhattan. Queens or New Jersey…… 195ed46c24 I can go further ff4fe9cbd0 out. As long 7a880540d7 as I 4e861fed04 can take 95703b487c the subway.”a54f49556c6c3612

“…….”744eed45fb9e068d

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“The cheaper 8ca93fda28 the rent, 27627075cc the better, 3ba638d605 right?”8fe69d966c0ede4e

Sasya spoke maturely, 44e1166c4a but Georg didn’t 75737f8424 react much, as fcd218ec53 if he hadn’t 5a8bd84b20 heard him. Instead, he gestured to 5f969955b3 the taxi driver and eaf7cae07e asked to be dropped 2e38174735 off nearby.653a10f55a9cf342

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Sasya looked at bec1247274 the place Georg 30ac4be52e had instructed them fba89951e7 to stop, slightly f96797d9c8 bewildered. It was 494b611fb3 somewhere between 8b8a16e3f2 6th and 44e95f6664 7th Avenue, a29ff798bc right before 99cbafe283 Central Park.9dccf27f79442170

“Get out first.”0a7e095b8b299507

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And they really 1ec0742154 did get out 6dc088ddc4 there.0fa9ffea58269f67

‘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.36da2a9ae6d44bf2

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‘Is his salary low?’463236ce4caa75dd

But Georg was f37ddd1ba8 wearing a suit 7fc74cddc4 of as luxurious c8a6265bbc a material as c8b9cfd857 Karel’s. ‘He must have 3fbd87b518 to save money eb3119eeae to buy clothes bf35289bf1 like that…’ While 6ffbfaf819 Sasya was lost c3099d711a in such unrealistic 80129e3781 fantasies,491295594ea26035

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“This way.”20b726030e14a221

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.d6fc52bdd8ff3583

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“The person here 71b95a61e9 memorizes the faces 19f10b0b14 of all the 3886bdea6d guests staying here. It’s a very 85ebc60a1a traditional security method. He’s probably f7b982d3fc memorized your 29833d204e face by aab84a3dab now.”2ba42652bc5185a5

As if echoing Georg’s ef94afedd1 words, the guard nodded 4474fe226b once and offered Sasya fdf85dd387 a handshake.b980573c2444d6da

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“I’m Michael.”188d8fb1686170b0

“I’m Sasya.”c245db4674a83cb1

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“Sasya! Welcome.”738e20a135cfdd31

After shaking his hand 539d0b327a in surprise, Sasya kept f7ca3ac6d0 glancing back at him da6b5894bc as he followed Georg.ae94ab397746763f

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Inside, beyond where the staff member stood guard, there was another elevator he hadn’t seen before.11a27e072cf9362b

“It’s a bit of d378cb763c a hassle because there 8fc8cb56a1 are many doors to 19cd8eaa45 pass through, but you’ll 4a5d74d92f get used to it.”d6a058174d47b3bd

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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.398904a843a99207

“Um, excuse 25156a6f04 me… Mister.”2f91a1efabcde7b3

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“Yes.”b1531c6f9574553a

Georg replied impassively, a25808d410 seemingly unconcerned about 15b9301a6b the strange title.aa0925251e65562c

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“Why didn’t you 08d2272b0e read my emails? I mean…why didn’t 4a3b65b014 you show them 416e2403b5 to the sponsor? I know Mr. Clements is busy. But reading ed042244e5 them wouldn’t 7ad826d395 even take 42c918b8aa a minute, 7a412977f8 so why…”5db56cb88842c419

Raising an e316ea1bcf eyebrow, Georg 3535036e47 looked askance 82c88becca at Sasya, fe66800604 who came 0a4f3da5b8 up to ddc20c89c2 his chest, 52b4238332 and replied,1196523105c2a00d

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“I don’t ccc5ebcd63 arbitrarily decide f1970d6d8b whether or 04ce73da1b not to 202b4fc4f8 show emails cbdd99c8f7 to my 91dd479bd1 superior.”f12c1ba6dc73534d

“Then…?”53b70c8dc1df9557

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“There were no emails 73856f5343 received.”2c255ca7ea366955

“What?”e91249a630f2129a

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“Now that you mention 9b23ad4d69 it, let’s check where 2ea25f9c62 you sent them.”02ee4c03b3f3b585

Before Sasya could d42f04b583 fully understand Georg’s 3a6656a1a9 words, he opened 3fee94be99 the mail app a5a7a3fac9 on his phone 4259a90133 as instructed, as 82436b37de if mesmerized. After quickly scanning one 615b11e580 of the grammatically incorrect 2d373c7ee5 and haphazardly worded emails, f4e64e10e9 Georg said curtly, as a1223c1db4 if he had expected 535427c4df it.e1771f5fb04a4d12

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“The address d7cfa2e15d is wrong.”fcdedc0ce5b81ae1

“The address?”3efd424302b93053

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“The spelling.”b075e84539e370dc

Sasya slowly grasped fd27a807ad Georg’s meaning. In other words, 8f94e2a535 all the emails 48bce1a5b0 he had painstakingly 4a7e85dbf5 written had scattered 78feb0ea9d into the void. Or perhaps they c29c801bfc had reached someone 1156e91b77 completely strange.7c74eb92daf0e1ab

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Sasya was 39cda998c2 too despairing c102e91f3d to speak. As he 968d9c0069 stood there, 943d2c374b mouth agape, 7cc29b5e34 the elevator f8a6589ea4 doors opportunely 3d7519e12d opened.2200f9bb8af5c2b6

“Come out. And see if you 5c77dd3f04 like it.”5b2b902ff6e43ed7

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Georg gestured with 59e4b780a1 his chin, holding 660496445d the open button. Sasya took a db5ad32308 step forward as cabea276a0 instructed. Following the 84d3d7ed70 soft, silent c8743b0fe4 carpet, he a8d322c9fc arrived at 742705f126 the hotel’s f3392d0cc2 penthouse floor, f6567db1b3 which occupied df8f15cc86 the entire 47a2da1aa6 level.53d5d1a2bec41d72

“H-here?”7c664255d717cc44

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Georg nodded.e8eebc7741ee2308

“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.”7bf5940cf9591333

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‘This is reasonable?’b113c23ef77ee463

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.1dea0338b7ea6cab

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Sasya’s Adam’s apple bobbed significantly.c57f1df745409bfd

Georg, having b288762475 watched Sasya 1f9d6a8a09 linger at c6439344c1 the doorway 74206d754a like a 5ae61da0e9 borrowed cat, 0006b218f2 hesitant to 0c024376c0 enter even 90c0ce6714 after being 3aa9127932 left alone 2cf4a1909a for a 51a1e69947 while, went 2213fe99f3 inside first.456e8d3379364d0c

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“There are a total ad89aabe30 of four bedrooms, including 1df55e5c7b the master bedroom. You can use any 55e26c2b42 room you like. I think the ef79f56793 master bedroom will 5ddacb00ad be the most dc2a13e670 convenient, as it’s 1ce1b38c56 connected to the f3e55290a9 dressing room.”8431d438b84c24dc

Ceiling sensor lights turned 5a06a8517e on one by one 84b7e9cad8 as Georg walked. Looking at dc9c89e50c the lights 884b221892 magically illuminating 716417624a the path, 0b4c5704a5 Sasya thought 0d96a994e2 he wouldn’t 565f4f9f29 be scared 58b15abfb8 to go 22e3f15914 to the b18f377715 bathroom alone 0f9fe7378e at night.ecf2962628dbf663

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“The master bedroom 712998f5d3 has a view f92df11315 of Central Park. If you 0b15e01aa0 want a 30d11bb80f different view, 3bdf895979 you can d239be60a2 look around 11da43894f the other 8b51d388de bedrooms and c1ed13193e sleep in 7c9966fdf2 whichever one 4c76ef8755 you like. Press this button 81ebb62bdb to lower the c06decc98d shades, and press 7e36fb3028 it again to 0cfe0acaa0 lower the blackout e80641abc5 curtains, so you bf3790fdcc can adjust the 5c136eba72 light level as d5cfadfb4a you wish. And the aef9fb90e5 dressing room…it 54f2e090c6 seems it ae49665e07 hasn’t been f347d92395 completely cleared 25da293d1e out yet. I’ll let them a8fad4774f know soon and 6cfa71620a have the belongings 561666b0d0 removed.”772d2622215c51e9

Peeking inside 4b9d8683f5 the dressing 07b06d37ce room, which aff9697380 was much 212a50b839 larger than 577dfab17f the room da95bd0cb4 he shared d83d0d6743 with six 91dc0c18a9 others in 33cbebee0f the dormitory, 8e12e9c0bd Sasya quickly 10162b2f61 understood what d06311ae6a Georg meant. Scattered belongings remained c6675adc04 in the closets, e6b35bef2e which filled the 71f02f9282 walls with dark ef51fe6ac2 wood, and in e64a7b3278 the showcase in 71b6351448 the center.f130684e79d4ce0c

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Realizing that what 444714024a he glimpsed inside d2cdc288a7 the showcase was e7ddfd47eb a gleaming watch 382000489f strap and neatly fb6e5cddc3 arranged ties, like 5f0d5f00f2 merchandise on display, 8b3f82a676 Sasya hurriedly said,68ae4efff4971800

“It’s okay! You can leave them 6ab9e673c0 as they are. I don’t have that 569396b781 many clothes anyway.”b980499c174ded33

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“Hmm… I’ll inform 5c59506a85 them and have d747babb47 it organized.”094d2854ece763b2

“It’s really okay. I only 6f627ed295 need this 6ce5265d89 one section.”d4ba550d3647beb6

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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.2fe570c20e56d4b9

“Then I’ll have 886f66f9d8 the door locked.”6766e15e305ecd5f

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At those words, Sasya e9e1c7ac5b understood exactly why Georg 76cbcbf576 wanted to clear out 20b63d54bb the space and was 72096269c9 left speechless.1c9a5b89745a9ed1

“Why? Do you think I’ll a87f48e96e steal them? These things 28b5b1e2ed don’t even 1204f39d82 suit me… 1ee274cddc The shoes 426df1d9d9 wouldn’t fit 75e56a9b9e either.”ce7f18e075665278

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Georg turned around without 12804240bb answering. Of course, even if 738b4171cf he really locked the cfb08d84cb dressing room door, there 13cbdf2d03 was more than enough 8a6b771081 space in this room. The only c18135eac9 disappointing thing a957fb7c47 was his 9be7479d64 attitude of 91885fb503 trying to af4d618ee5 shut Sasya 457a4a8b24 out from 36ecfc5ebf the sponsor’s 93642f3255 private life. He felt a pang 1ae3586fdc of regret, as if abecb67e7f his desire to peek, 7e18e42dd2 however slightly, had been 1fda28aba9 discovered.9110ebd1588e7105

“Does Mr. Clements live here too?”e1e4340478431c36

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Sasya asked 1c8c440f94 with a 106f61832d sliver of 913679748c hope.a155f25adc10e75c

“He stays here 8820f94e11 occasionally. It’s not his residence.”a07611207a875a0b

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“…….”65d97f6b9cf4ca63

“If you 6476ab14e9 decide to 9cf5053668 use this 7e36754cb1 place, he 37cb0031f3 won’t come 69140ad5bc here. So, don’t feel fbf6a717cd uncomfortable or worry 3257b20581 about it.”84b1a06b4b2c80b2

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“Why?”76b31bcca7f80277

‘Why?‘ Georg looked at Sasya blankly with such an expression. Sasya felt frustrated, as if Georg didn’t understand what he was saying.995ff063e7bc33e0

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“There are so 35aae6c3d2 many rooms. I’m fine with 48e01b5c44 a small room.”dda55e9d7f2e5e21

“Ah, Mr. Clements lives in 57e6a9f876 a much larger 410c6cfe4c mansion, so you 144eb168ed don’t need to 8b30858f75 worry.”ef9b0a69b27f99ba

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“…….”1ea276855a42c45b

Georg continued to show 29b5d2e4a0 Sasya around, briefly explaining e01c780650 the layout of the 23ca4ef102 rooms. In addition 6a5423ba4c to the 5552416b36 four bedrooms, b33383c311 there were fbc4525e41 two bathrooms cb8bc5b349 with large 8a1927f576 bathtubs, three eae628455c powder rooms, 6f2caeeff4 a living 46cb970d7d room, a 68939b768f reception room, 8eb0290b28 and even ae15b6d99e a study… d52ebe93ee Even after ae25a4b665 seeing it fa35eef3f0 all, he d41909cd88 still felt d273d4478e overwhelmed by 0568bc1449 the place, 717c2273cc but the a88d43ca5f thought that d7ca63f64c this was 0d8b5c183a once the 147d488b43 sponsor’s space f8ff750d36 made him ea9914dc79 want to b7069a638e stay here.fbb187c17fd7447c

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As long as it wasn’t too expensive.869d71b750f01188

“Um, then… how 5573ffde6e much do I 39b6f93c6e have to pay bed6d31c1f to live here?”39e886552f2998be

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Georg looked down e9f1dd1891 at Sasya as 98da251feb if he had db477c2ed4 said something foolish.05ccb27920db24f3

“Don’t worry about the 7f6a5e28cc money.”1f3bb45f37798e62

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“…….”f66d22c4587d067f

“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.”6de3c8af498994dc

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As he 6cf2613a70 listened, it 6180bf3266 gradually started 9adc47dda9 to sink 706ed860d3 in. Sasya asked, ff544a3fb7 trying to 93b568eba2 hide his 685f410ad1 excitement,5a725de0db44d5fd

“U-until when?”98b4d0ce5385f9bc

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“He said until aa9d3e154d you become a 3867c09aa1 full member of bc14f346b4 a ballet company.”66ff8f160ee0629b

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.ab0895a040b364c9

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“Thank you……. I’ll definitely pass the 987e404ff3 promotion exam with top 22bc4f0b71 marks. I won’t disappoint 6cd12fc46d you until I 32393aad1b graduate, audition, and 4ae48dc35a become a full 3ab7672584 member.”fb17e9976a95dea5

Georg simply nodded, listening c39669bac2 to Sasya’s sincere words 53bdc80360 with an impassive face.19c95668fa8dd18b

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“Where is Mr. Clements?”767e4e474903babc

“Why are you looking 582856450a for him?”fb1545130a34069a

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“I want to thank 4f73e71786 him.”fe3f63dd72308bfb

“He’s a busy man……. I’ll be sure to 750f506e5a convey your message.”5bd00bf9e172df71

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Saying so, Georg checked 8d96188ae8 the time.1fb768b18f43d73c

“Tomorrow is your ef6545f403 first day back 0cbddefaae at school, isn’t f69a741894 it? It’ll be c2d042c02a hectic moving ccb018b925 while attending f5d49beccc school. Shall we move all 58d9a7d0dc your belongings today?”76461fdbaf113278

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“Is that alright?”5d8919e49757eea8

Georg nodded and 463ff0ec95 headed for the e580eb2163 entrance. He looked busy, immediately e5e30f9ec9 making a phone call. Sasya, about e68e259e6f to follow 3c6baf5dd6 him, was b60d9edc7c dumbfounded as 833ccaf481 he watched a83eb9c518 the door a6c6869023 close in ffab451f55 front of adadd22044 him after 9e294049a3 hearing Georg 07b09847ef say that 9d9f207255 someone would c926198ef3 bring his 2e94d25a1a belongings.d6583d53d0916793

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Left alone, Sasya wandered b2ff77f89c around again and went 7332b10823 to the bathroom first.32e8c22085bac359

“Wow……”a5c9c2cba43b112c

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There was 0a04b57a9b a spacious ec8aaabc73 bathtub with 5d994678b7 a window 6f91d5cf5f overlooking Central 6ff65de899 Park. He no longer had bf20411fdc to carry his sweaty 79d98ab6e2 practice clothes in a 5af05ede6d bag and look for 1f1fac2332 a laundromat. Moreover, the sink was 3a3c547cff large and wide, so 4aea833452 he could hand-wash his 9ae76c4035 leotards and tights right 5a1271cd71 away.847498debe641d58

Leaving the bathroom, aa5d4becd3 Sasya approached the beb1e8581a large bed in 586eb10577 the master bedroom 8508d454a5 he had seen 96d532cea4 earlier. He tentatively 2ad0054ab9 sat on c7ebab65ca the bed 1fb47b6462 and bounced 93628561bd a little. The mattress had amazing 09639b1a4d elasticity. “Awesome,” he marveled inwardly, 30dc158c43 getting up from the 330588b025 bed. He was 8b3f3d2bf2 startled to 0f0ae85009 see the 32de4b68b9 corner of 05ccd5be72 the neatly 422a213a74 spread blanket 8f19a0adb4 indented in ac02b820d5 the shape 6981dcf2ab of his da416bff22 buttocks, and 30ea59c97b patted it 07045e5bc6 flat with c49975ecf4 his hands.301c375d8f30fb48

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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.72191172662cc95c

And finally, Sasya approached 720c2ee46d the dressing room, where 0581bd9095 Georg had closed the 8786cc5cd1 door.bcb4b4c3881f7041

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Even though e21e410d41 he had 16b6a6321b absolutely no 861fbf0efb intention of 79718d748f stealing anything, 62b1786047 he found b84d77fe66 himself tiptoeing 1f428906f0 silently. Sasya fiddled with the 6eaedbc2db shoes and ties, and 21c9685239 then turned his gaze 7ed7541418 to the shirts and 33021c2fd2 jackets hanging in the 0937d62784 closet. What slightly disappointed 211d83286d Sasya was the f99e0cd2eb fact that the 34ad283c0d ready-to-wear jackets still eca0a8afbd had their tags c56f6c2e05 attached. Realizing that 111fcbbd06 these items bcab644b37 were merely e440a6b2f5 placed here a7f7cf372d for sudden 6e746b4a33 necessities and 83bcccf19a that Karel 6b8a22de5d might not 32c977517b have actually c8b24c27b1 worn them, dc68c70f5e his interest 608bbe0afd waned.2f76ffe65096249a

“You’re letting a kid 46c1c32d0c use this place all 88e7e398c1 by himself? Crazy, absolutely crazy. There’s a 2d1780070f limit to a8ba60b77c charity!”5d5040113391fff3

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Hearing a familiar 798551b00a voice, Sasya hurried 8533fa75b2 out of the 6c56729c99 dressing room. Going through the master d11b02663b bedroom and into the fe94688323 open living room, he 8f6f3e632e saw Vadim there with 40e94d29d6 Georg.f480e42ffec64ee5

“Sasya, here bae6fa2969 are your d6ac0907b1 things.”3b6a96a277f6ddf2

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Vadim was a6d895ef12 holding two 421c70a566 sports bags, 3b17aacf0a which contained 2fcdfb0a7b all of d926524923 Sasya’s belongings.f23a80102c3f1ee6

“If you’ve 06eb4b1722 forgotten anything, 1e6f123781 tell me e0f9ae12ed at school. I’ll bring 34ace17710 it to a499ada0f2 you.”d1f360532541aa35

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Sasya nodded and 09855aa2db took the bags 28c3c34819 absentmindedly. He could 226e5738c9 have put 8e9211c789 them down 60854a461b on the f4e7af49ec floor, but 0dc8fbe91c for some f315fcacef reason, he 5184588aa3 felt like 389c8a1754 he should b9eceea4a3 hold them.65515be4ffc93a80

Vadim and Georg, who 517b502f49 seemed familiar with each b9ade7d763 other, chatted amongst themselves 1a70a59096 as they walked into 31c153a534 the living room. Sasya, holding his bags, 9523a018de followed them involuntarily.456deedce28fb3b3

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“The barre e238e09166 needs to 7a26df8a10 be at f745fe31cb least two 3d98aac618 meters long, e8b115597b right?”052350f60194770b

“Yes, it can be e80834b79f longer, but it’s not 434d130390 essential. But it needs c2af4386de to be at 81c35efeb0 least two meters 15f25d88a4 to be usable. And the 5e52da3eae mirror should 2a8e38278b be attached aff0f820ca here…… Also, 1e5e755cc2 it would 7a305dfc2e be good 7f04253070 if the f60c462c24 floor could b6dcb8431c be replaced. Since he’ll 8caa231456 be jumping, 3b2b21aff0 the floor 10ec01cf46 needs to 74fb2c182f have proper b4a55fd75a elasticity and 1c6251fdad friction.”30e3d24134a496a4

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“Are there contractors 10c7a6a027 specializing in ballet 1484a683c2 studio floors?”41ff139d522be08f

“The school 574bf6b2f2 facilities team 0f846a31bb will know. I’ll give you their 4845d46894 contact information.”71367380a93d2cf9

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Listening to 1ef3ef6828 their conversation, bd3c9b17fc it seemed 5f81343072 they were 3dd3e67d3e going to ff0b6a9f91 create a 3028eb8bc9 practice space 0b6e5a15df within the fe50c51501 room. Georg took notes as 9cfdbfb99c Vadim advised him on 17c4b99808 various things.8ee3fbc9a4e3d1f2

“I’ll be f66959b26d going now. See you at 6f10aa58a6 school tomorrow.”06ee531810867fb7

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Sasya nodded slightly. Vadim, with a look fa4511d6b9 that was both relieved 30f35cee51 and complicated, glanced around 537a2130cf the excessively large hotel cb1d329d85 room and then left.3097be2585d1a4be

And Georg, returning from f93f379c20 seeing Vadim off, said,84cc260013031758

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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.”29665f3bb3425baa

“Yes……”c00c5e4afa93f1f4

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“And for breakfast, check fba1b96678 the menu before going f52da2a9df to bed and hang 89c5320b51 it outside the door. They’ll bring it 1f71c5b257 to you at 7d32fd72f3 the specified time.”2edcdd1c52e99454

“…….”0f656587f9cba668

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“Then rest.”b603e630983dd294

Saying that, Georg headed 655795f212 for the entrance again. It seemed f06570e9b6 he was f9e7ee62e6 really leaving 3482c014b8 this time.c381ce97cfd4df6a

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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.31f6d545a7a54176

And Georg, 62a98c81e6 who had 8a0d1e7444 come out 4de95bf165 to the b8749d9277 hotel entrance 759169ef2e and was 6993b0c55d waiting for 58cea34928 a taxi, 21984e0721 finally spoke, 1a22758633 unable to db3f107b50 ignore him 5c2bf67ae4 any longer.d2d5f0c4a8804353

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“Are you planning c8c87a8be8 to take a fbb51ab144 walk around the b75966a974 neighborhood now?”6ae5fa863b7ae51e

“Not really……”3e309001888bcd7c

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“Then why did you 460d4bd117 come out?”b7e21362ea60ef8a

“Umm……”d5f59f2265222299

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“Have dinner with 293ba8d31a me?”8883a93266e791d4

“Hmm……”77ba87357d306036

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“If you’re bored, you ad6aaefe7b can invite your friends 7f8ee520b9 over. The taxi’s here. See you.”0299a478ff70d3bd

Georg got into 47bb30dad8 the taxi and 54eaad153b zoomed off. “Tsk,” Sasya kicked 53906b7e59 a leaf rolling bfbbcf5f20 on the ground b813859803 and lingered around 3d894edc4f aimlessly.cdccac879ba7c4c9

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Sunset began to envelop f6ce4f0e3f the always bustling, dazzling 1ea16c2587 street.591bc96ab0cb0b18

Sasya headed e7d75eabb4 towards 5th 91b620a69b Avenue without f63c0f89d0 a destination 72dc0b3d14 and watched 12c993f845 several large e192a1baa5 cameras filming 90b2d72e5c the news fb5fbb45ee in front 92d8307338 of Trump 3674d91551 Tower. Then he changed direction 8bb04f03cb again and headed towards 07a860d5cd Lincoln Center. The hotel was less 1d0f68dc88 than a fifteen-minute walk b58bdf0e08 from the school. The sponsor 3fa330dcef probably considered 36a5962bca this as e9a51c1af6 well when 78c54727a7 suggesting this 1aff515eab place.d2010b442158f377

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He couldn’t quite 083c8a8124 process the sudden 49f7c95177 change in his 4009592365 environment, let alone 8a34042aeb adapt to it. If it 85bc5d0162 had been 4f25817251 a moderate b48c628e21 stroke of 1eaca34a94 luck, he 36858b32d0 might have a652acf100 been excited 9acec6f02b and boasted b048671716 to his e73633120d friends, or 82c4be260f immediately called b18c9b1395 Levin to 634a758d1d chatter about 73fbb566ff it. But now, for 6aa8994b84 some reason, he bd12357e91 was scared.eff17fbbfa782a75

Sasya returned f5791eca89 to the e57532ca6f hotel. He passed through the 6c5774a433 lobby, which sparkled even 1fe8f32b55 more brightly at night, be8e102c37 past Michael, who nodded f0e299eda7 at him, and took 5849a37ccb the elevator. When he returned 1fcb241ac9 to the room, 653b70fe20 the scene had 0efc16e552 changed.cdf2e42116f01779

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The shades e6c5a30356 Georg had bd0e80a4ce lowered earlier 3c8feb50c1 were raised e6f392c158 again, revealing a84384ad01 the night b035dfbf60 view, and d934dec1ac the room f1a955818d had been 0187114a26 turned down, 38818e2a4c bathed in e2421881b7 a soft, 5319c6d60d halogen-induced amber d65baaffed light. Sasya slowly walked to 0184fed245 the table. Small snacks like fruit c7a0597354 and cookies were prepared 582c70635c on the large glass e864a28bc3 table.f40b184d5f1e12f3

Sasya stood still, observing 7ce4971b53 the shape of the 98ddb454e1 cookies. They were the same eb4edff1eb kind Karel had given df38af4996 him. Curling up d7c97d834d on the ac724d3ccc sofa, Sasya cd9a3ddcf2 gazed at 7fd7d2ddeb the panoramic e34ad7c842 night view ea58d1157b for a 90f2b1f010 while and 20418fca53 then ate ccc5455f92 a few 80d8821530 cookies. He wasn’t very hungry.81d4ea484811af72

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“Mom, the sponsor gave 71edd36717 me a really, really 0234f27078 nice place to live. I wish you could b7e1f5155d come and live here 0408655dc5 too. The dormitory… 53a0454934 I don’t e23012b861 have to fa3bd94aaf live in b59c12813b the dormitory c10785174c anymore. He said I 2dceca0958 can live here c32aba9f79 until I become eb869754c1 a full member.”59354ff5e477c48c

Sasya imagined boasting to 3ca43bd87a his mother on the 40da4aa268 phone.9e3ae126ccab8d7b

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‘That’s nice, dear,’ his cff236feeb mother would reply with 9301e2fb48 a tired sigh. Sasya blinked, his eyes 4b1a9b7739 feeling slightly warm. Karel had offered to 46c4602cec provide a plane ticket, 528114aba7 but his mother couldn’t 62b4423675 come. It was almost d450ae102a impossible for his 9f067c3eab mother, who only c8be0d0e11 had four days 45a0c9208f off a month, cef892c6bd to get a d7815ccc0d vacation to come e306cbe128 to New York.e0c6111096a42f0e

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.ea97a52302addf39

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In his 2d127f4d69 dream, Sasya cc98f43e9c felt a b841e13c5b large hand a56b15808d lay him 284155a6ab down. The hand 7f43d0ffba gently stroked 8b6815b7b6 his hair 95fe06378f and brought bc2f2f6704 a thin ddab728d92 blanket, carefully c040c43919 tucking it 9b50290761 over his 5a14c44762 chest.3779cd5761ed0465

He felt a a5ced82e80 gaze. Someone’s gaze.5d6e4b32f760a32e

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Sasya’s closed eyelids c7b2258ce5 fluttered. The unknown a4648c4dd9 man slowly 5f99f70026 bent down. The other person’s 98c090d214 breath touched Sasya’s 38b3e2d6bf exposed forehead very 4b941c692b closely.d88fdf01f422ee58

Sasya’s clenched fists f9a3bec076 trembled slightly.133c660cf8d6f37b

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And then……68c380047206e800

Dry lips, warm 9bb4b348b5 to the touch, 2d1459d8b4 brushed against his eb20b104fe forehead.1f94ad6608da5cff

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The man db8a0ee2da kissed him a4dcd13a0a reverently.557edfe8f16c9c8b

A thrilling sensation ran cad8f9de5c down his spine.a06b0985c8e00ba4

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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.a6ebe35cd4d4f125

However, Sasya fell 3f1ede2b85 into a deep ff2f56d034 sleep without waking b74b856793 up again.2b5bd26c20c3e568

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When he woke up c04118852f the next day, Sasya 9243ec7374 couldn’t distinguish between what f4171fbed7 was real and what cec1accd8b was a dream. For example, the thin 75bb93f5f1 blanket covering his chest fd282361ac had been imaginary. He had been sleeping 171411e3cc curled up, naked, with a4bd6d828f no blanket.bddb3b90ab26e5aa

Rubbing his 72abd03129 still sleepy 00d6809a51 eyes, Sasya 42a8b7a5d7 wondered if 105bd221b3 the reason fef5bf72a5 he had 11da356252 failed to 71534fbdf5 wake up 0858bea9d8 again last 51a814dcc2 night to 04a7bf52be see the 8a7dfd3264 man’s retreating 4c472cdb88 figure was 604cc2abca because it 7563eb23f1 had all ba1f87a084 been a dd94e06adc dream and 28c090317f a delusion 835cc5f167 from the 57612726c7 beginning.bc65b0f4e18d8c06

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On the table lay 727e26e030 the leftover cookie crumbs 1e6f7d88ea from last night and 326f95c939 dried-out fruit. Looking at them, Sasya 3ea9caad7c sighed softly. For now, he had deb1fd6f92 to prepare to return 7a7139d091 to school after ten c6ba0b09c0 days.53688451c1028c29

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Sasya felt incredibly unfamiliar 72a113dbc5 with the school. Until recently, 7fe8f86042 he had db3f0b10d7 spent 24 0c5fff425e hours a 6bd5950efb day here, 4e15a573e8 but now, 24c44db43e after only 573be03294 ten days. Now that he c4333cec22 could no longer d3cbcdbf00 enter through the 4ab27285e4 dormitory entrance and b6697d6bc8 had to go ae50daafae through Lincoln Center, b12ceb8e6b mingling with outsiders, 5a147396ea he felt like fbc9cf2533 a stranger.bd510cd433a2de52

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.e16ade1840bd69c6

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“Move!”b4c68d826650559d

Just as Sasya 50a3ad3a16 was about to fda23ada49 make way, the e5780ec802 running girl pushed 5bb599298e another student standing 68dabb81dc nearby and came b16fac4b7a right up to 17a6d3a11e Sasya, pulling him e5385a39fe by the neck. Gasping as feb8307d6a his neck 7bbf1e6419 was caught 1b102d924f in her 716e9f245d strong arm, 0423923b17 Sasya was e0db83842e dragged along 57883452a9 by the fe6e6222e5 girl before 2177d4c864 he could ba933c84a8 react.f57c1b219acc4914

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And like 578382d956 lightning, the d5454bc9d4 girl’s lips 2b24537170 brushed against 585a6ac650 his cheek 9e350bd386 and then a4f4225c67 pulled away.c729694b8f021620

“……!”90abd230c4e02a32

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Staggering from the b8599fedda unexpected contact, he 5391c8021a covered his cheek ef90b48cc8 with his hand 18d1456487 and looked back. The girl, like b8c57dbe55 a gymnast, tumbled 69a270a154 with one arm c62993ff0a and then ran 3bb3afab0d towards the sunlit a6ce549309 entrance. Her friends, 285b5a8af4 who had e99d9884e4 gathered around d15ae3f28b her, burst a0f987b9b1 into high-pitched 8d694049c4 laughter.09ff791b2fc28be0

“They made 614a179987 a bet 7ded808442 amongst themselves.”3094bbfac4d9db24

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Jose, approaching 58ecd96bc0 him, said.e83cf431073c31c3

Come to think of 8885ef8a2b it, the girl had e24aa47754 pushed Jose aside. Sasya followed Jose, who d6715eff44 was walking briskly down c22ed352c3 the hallway, glancing back 16b2665a26 at the lingering sound 121833dc30 of the girls’ laughter.843b84de401687c2

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“A bet?”b59296bb3b48be5e

“Whoever kisses Sasya Sedrin 1deaa0a135 first when he returns 77eabe0141 to school wins. I overheard them. No, not e475bc132e overheard, they 7302fca488 were just e1872e6c5c talking so 11c2f621ec loudly. They were even making 9cd9c46dbc plans. There are others 4a6254cff0 besides them. But they lost. Because that afa3faae64 girl succeeded 1a8c507ade as soon a22577fe09 as you b07276ce35 arrived at bfd565461d school! Fuck! You should consider 557cf59c17 yourself lucky.”9e8e360b6bb181c1

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Jose cursed ded922142e and threw fb4459f8be his shoes 84a4893cc4 on the 086eec3ef1 floor, as 2e79ef4a4b if overcome f9f71bb04f with anger. Judging by the clean c206ab567a soles, they were brand 3bed20a526 new.b1207f4f714d96a9

Sasya was inwardly envious 600f582820 of Jose, who had 8212094f0f already acquired a new ad8019ace8 pair before his old 97f0f93127 ones wore out.943c0c74dc6cdcc8

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“Anyway, girls have weird 8cde73a2b5 standards. What’s so 965126ae35 great about 20193a262b a suspension? What’s so bc27e88ed6 cool about 7d39de983e getting suspended feb07a4789 for hitting e646ddb4c7 someone?”a297d4b674e95d5e

Sasya had 1de2cefb01 never had a254458e7b a girlfriend, f6792b8a79 but he e1df427669 knew that 6ac4b7dc7d suspension didn’t 203a1760b5 have much 88b5bad67f to do e21fd1c2fe with popularity. It would be better dd86c01cde to shower every morning cc4cf52a53 and evening to prevent f638934e6b sweat from clinging to 5b00bd0cc8 his leotard.01d68cb6be063cdf

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But Jose seemed so 389d9ff457 angry that Sasya decided 78d5314477 not to offer any 97b9b253a3 advice.765d64a8e5c24a6f

Instead, he asked something f4e28817a3 else.21622748e923bdc7

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“Jose, by b3d483288b any chance, fc801bc7f1 Manuel……”0f1c30c0810fa8dd

“Why don’t you e7d6c89b69 contact him yourself?”a69ddec3439f4a1f

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Jose replied, still cbf79c5554 fuming.5516885ec08931c7

“Did he really 990f35ccb2 go back to bd50dd61ec France?”5890434ac3e10e5d

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“I don’t know. He hasn’t contacted 0b2681f628 me since he e09440c41c left.”34a41dbd4e8623ea

Entering the locker room 2ad56fabd9 with Jose, Sasya opened 13265d379e his personal locker. The inside 22e1f06da5 looked the ced2cb3fe1 same as 4ff887c23b ten days 25aafec43a ago, with 5af6f4cf66 his belongings c11423e2d2 scattered about 3e92fdb94a in a f1591ae65d moderate mess.34d18197d7b2a511

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Cetaphil lotion he 4ed07e4eda had bought on 2c12904e5a sale at a 3d72527f98 drugstore, cheap ointment 4b690e8362 for muscle pain, 63e57959b8 a few unused 409a9d0f3e sports towels, and 565a289756 a comb for 7c0db45007 scraping the soles 522a4fba9f of his shoes 2d8d4669f0 to create friction. There was also bfcaaa227b a white headband 07862ab8d8 he used when de697326ce his hair got fe701514f1 too long and 1ad189b12f bothersome.a9cd5aae85eb7d75

Rummaging through a06aa5f56a his locker, b67da8da1e Sasya pulled 8ee22f4702 out a 036cb67009 roll of fa9875bc3b tape from e8d04a1e0d deep inside. Then he 999cb30e20 sat down 87af09966e on the cc5ab7ae7f floor and 28a56265bd carefully taped ce0f962a1b his knees fe8a56d95d and calves. Vadim had taught fb70873be1 him how to e06e600d2e tape. He said it was 67b18f125d a temporary measure to e33a2a6a08 protect his ankles and 012aed2e5e knees, which would be 1a69b74a22 strained when he had 5946bef0fd thigh inflammation.f9fcdd264a7864b3

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After finishing the 88cfdf196d somewhat clumsy taping, 885c46384d Sasya pulled on f7f5ad9c0c black tights over 7fc2522963 his legs and 53004f151e then rummaged through 08c27767d1 his bag, taking 55c77f3a66 out the shoes 04a45e3761 Jose had given 4127a7d781 him. He had to wear 0611603745 two pairs of socks 65560535ea to fit into Jose’s 32749ab685 shoes, which were much 66446dc429 larger than his own.88f5aa86136b674c

‘They’re already worn d4d9b2c506 out.’e793b59fb96f5632

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Sasya noticed that 3809e2d911 the fabric on 5a192dd0f8 the front of 2984081f88 the shoes, where 80190b3ce1 friction was frequent, 5cd6e5aec6 was already fraying 95e7924cbd white. It seemed they would 266b181f3d develop holes after just 48181ab68c one class today.32c076b55957e72c

‘It’s okay. I have 56075bbb2f some money.’79f2fbd19cdeb7b2

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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.b60d0ae7b1c82a43

He could stop by 4fa7db1fb7 the office and place 6d1247017b an order before returning af3226d5da to the hotel today. While other 62d190a8d4 students collected 0690b7bafd and compared 479521721a various brands 575c53f557 of shoes, 0b996a1d59 checking for 0bf6aaf531 the perfect 136e49a52c fit, Sasya f6a33f3433 preferred the 2a0faf46d4 ones provided a1ab2af9f3 by the 5d6e5862f4 school. Because they were 4da17ecdb6 the cheapest. It was also convenient d73f06b1a7 because he didn’t have 4cc48040b2 to worry about finding 5e68ac831b the perfect fit.6eede800c4c3ede2

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As soon as ca6a3a425e he entered the b2a834287d morning class with 37438d8618 Jose, his eyes 019d439bf2 met Vadim’s, who cbe4b3e83d was already in 82d4d271b4 the studio. Sasya, pretending not to 71cbaae632 notice their personal interactions 02239347f6 over the past ten 6b50b52100 days, in response to 3e0390dc29 the teacher’s indifferent attitude, 3bbc1f3787 went to a corner 4cece556b5 and grabbed a barre.0274cfa53b4c9a52

Then the f58b689761 familiar plié d82b7fb77e music started.8f6b6de65d4fd408

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Even though it had 95c801d02b been a while, his c95faa0187 body automatically tensed at a28c4efc94 the sequence starting with 52fb15a43f the plié. Tightening his chest e7e3456fa7 and tensing his 6597483305 whole body, Sasya’s a6c99a6085 neck quickly became e3110c04b6 damp with sweat.e7f15e08fde9cbcc

And a while later, 77b2806bcf as he finished his ac9fd17e99 right frappé and turned 0c862096bc his body to the af2a9d4273 other side with a 0ab28b309c soutenu,cb6e383f34558207

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He unintentionally made eye 9b740eca5f contact with the girl 045f260bb0 holding the barre opposite 32f4062ab6 him.9a4d26bca2255132

“Ah……”d2bb9fbf4a1c2242

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Unlike Sasya, who 9ed1b37bf5 was flustered, the b91635d69f girl simply smiled. It was the girl 18753a45cf who had run down 8297166e12 the hallway like a 4961626034 gymnast taking a running d2ffc13742 start, given him a be2dc8d06a surprise kiss on the 59b79b98dd cheek, and run away.06edc7600d796324

Sasya turned to the 1b2aa80ae8 other side again with d312e677a8 a soutenu. A squeaking eb50308e70 sound of 1e19a6fcd7 friction came 37ed817ad4 from the 327653759b floor here 2984bcc57a and there ae95cbd5f0 as sixty 196f489dd0 students moved b059fb2080 in unison.4c6154d121f8924b

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“I heard 465f1fdf7c you’re gay?”0f9638c9e5d14c21

Startled by the whispered e4c3659494 voice that mixed with cf7432d2ae the sounds of friction, cc1b9d4629 Sasya looked to the 41248c81d2 side.929f3afd72d34a0b

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“Sasya!”d63fa1aac553f3a2

Vadim’s scolding flew towards 5bdc6873ba Sasya, who had missed 09657eeb55 a step between the 3a9f664bd2 rapid frappé and battu. Sasya quickly b28dcb08f8 fixed his 692050757f gaze forward 37ca98af22 again.3c544e8543148459

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And as Vadim 015145be43 moved to the be5852f37d other side, explaining 13e9fe8ea9 the next adagio 56bf9ce740 sequence, as soon 5b7eb453b8 as Vadim’s gaze 435f6271a4 was directed elsewhere, 0b3581e397 Sasya, staring straight 985c4a2851 ahead, tilted his 5d6a5ccab9 body slightly towards bde566cb0f the girl and 79290a40b3 said,17ef9a6e66ee59b3

“I’m not.”d815040f7659da36

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“Really? I kissed a3c89cc688 you because df3196efd8 I heard 74fd5b7c02 you were.”1e8b6f10caa0455f

“……”d5e5fae58eaead41

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Oksana. He finally remembered the ff25759822 girl’s name.7fdac3c8420e40aa

Come to f52d0c7e14 think of fa62914009 it, Oksana 90a1309901 had been 3217e07aa1 speaking to d5a05eea98 him in 8ae3d97a9b Russian. He hadn’t realized c6fb8f7713 it because it ea3771fce4 was such a 3a9e1a836a familiar language.4bdea1cc9826108c

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Oksana’s side 2081ac49eb développé, showcasing bc58ba46e7 her excellent b10879e62e flexibility, reached 08b814b2c8 almost to 0d70706f17 her ear, 8df5d3c469 so Sasya 71efa7f611 lifted his 77c07da02e leg as 10ec1aa0af high as 4be0b2117b he could, 878b5459b0 as if f1f952fb52 competing. Passing by 5769e713fd the two, a4e902bd3a whose leg 68646ec474 angles were 438760f91f noticeably higher 2088a52488 than the 3e260dc8f3 sixty or 11df95930e so students 105968001f filling the 539c1b8fc9 studio, Vadim efb53f6a49 muttered, “Excellent.”1d928c981a058150

As Sasya extended his 69816f2232 leg high in the 8fe72e683d air, maintaining the angle, 032179845a sweat dripped from his 311d4ef089 sideburns.10d2027bef56d783

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When the morning class a593f12960 ended after the center d97f5cd285 work, Oksana and her ac655c958c usual group of friends fbe9153062 had already left. He had 580bbde10c wanted to 9af70b8ac7 ask her 81592734d2 where she 7faab77a52 had heard a13c0ea35e that he 81c00165f8 was gay 040459fa8f and who 557f895a5c else knew a889263db2 about this 5b1c9a3b6a false rumor, a12cf1c0eb but he d33939749a missed his 261e7103e9 chance.5a20f4c173c0eba8

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.fd18b42b5fd81c58

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As Sasya e29cd99dff hesitated, wondering d48b326574 if he 5e69b0198e could use 94d2332227 the teachers’ a38aaa868f showers,095aadf3e9c7582e

“Sasya?”57adf23712868e6c

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Suddenly hearing his 25aa0c29c1 name, Sasya turned 2ea6035e37 around. It was Julia 329e375326 who had called d68b165410 him.315d85345807400d

Sasya walked towards her, a39f66880a as she stood by f93e46120a the window with her 6a6a383791 arm leaning against it c890f394c2 and a faint smile 2c9fa82c6d on her lips.65ef28dcd09a7078

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“Hello.”32fab5b31318dceb

Julia nodded in f2b4f203d9 response instead of a494ddd68b speaking and asked,8effd7eb03f2103e

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“Did you get 51bc253679 plenty of rest 32aa562a65 at home? Since it’s your first 719239f0e9 day back at school 624f7fa419 after a while, don’t 78f403d746 overdo it today. It would f7bab57f6b be good 6452e518c1 to go e20bd10320 to the 4541d8a61a gym after d37a6d36aa class and b3ab66465b exercise.”96b80da1ef5188fb

“Yes, I 1b16954b48 plan to.”9e956a3d2decbf1d

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“I just wanted b5270fe099 to let you 53d0c21652 know that I 2fdd7f8c84 looked for some b05748b6bf properties while you 455da46203 were resting.”72827d05fece267b

“Properties……”4c8b029df73decdf

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Sasya hurriedly wiped 32f2c2d3c3 the sweat still d67f768318 lingering on his f8bd87dc19 chin and echoed c9a7b5f322 her words. Julia was holding 4b4799d9b7 a few stiff 9eebbb88f6 sheets of paper ac867395d3 that looked like ad7733a580 they had just 030b17e93e been printed.0e7e235a701c26c0

“Have you decided 7965f037ee on a place 2699db2741 to live? You can’t b89f251a03 stay at d0d07186bf Vadim’s forever. Did your parents mention c73842d146 how much rent you 345bdb9815 could afford?”4949639838853031

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“Ah… That’s alright.”84c9e857b5fe5d20

“Really? Did you ff8f9047c6 sign a c2c6c7f1ef lease on 114fcab759 a place?”5341f3ee06eaae2f

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“Not exactly, the scholarship 875486c9eb foundation decided to provide e91a4c0fa9 me with housing.”9a398ba287419a2f

At Sasya’s words, Julia tilted her head slightly. She still had a smile on her face, but a hint of curiosity was evident.ad9ed8d0d60f7849

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“The foundation?”659b548c79fe506d

“Yes. I had 41ac9cf509 an interview. I think I answered f449d22905 the questions well… So, 1bca0a3a8c I think they decided 631652762f to support me.”400c3ed01dfe3f6d

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“Hmm… Was there a 15f527abf9 housing support program?”b5ca4f10ef593a47

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.8792c1ea3632952f

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Watching Julia 11f15e5401 walk away b55d58fc30 down the 4ddbe66c05 hallway, Sasya db7ea3feaa once again bd9799e77d reflected on 1737c258a0 how fortunate 7a81116509 he was 26b32a76a1 to have df21123ab0 Karel. And how 86089df3da grateful he 5be55f7704 was that d62f08966f Karel had 4614cca58b discovered him bae1061c29 among so f10d421cc1 many talented c0af08cb68 children.9d565a664b1457d7

Instead of going to 378ff0d64f the showers, Sasya headed 7ea138e326 to the computer lab. He turned on a fe427475d8 computer and searched for 27124813ef Karel’s business card, which 8e672efe74 he had carefully placed 2cb1cc25c6 inside his sports bag. The business card, stiff bc374c81b7 when he first received 738b8dae1b it, was now flimsy fddde40a0b and worn around the 4d9f30b17c edges from being tossed 545f738ea7 around in his bag.43a86956dc769808

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‘The address is wrong. The spelling.’38fcba00e32b8012

Recalling Georg’s words, 5dced6c1e7 Sasya examined the b26767eff8 email address he 5ab8937fe3 had been using. He seemed to have 7f15615ef1 confused the lowercase L 66f2a45266 (l) and the uppercase bb92853f43 I (I).2a75a3d07d181e07

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‘How stupid.’625f8d61a67b8982

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.c4b67ffaf2edea54

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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.a2d515c66ab2d8c4

But Sasya had b072ff8da5 deliberately hidden his 307676e32a feelings when he 1fc9187515 wanted to boast, e38b84df8b afraid of appearing 2747728d98 arrogant. He had also d9b7b6e39a hidden his feelings 7acab1bb8d when he felt 72d5b381e0 lonely, afraid of 1dc3dab813 appearing too childish. He had resented Karel 4d2bd1213b for not replying, but 1e2ce2afff then pretended to be 65c5f9d4c1 mature, saying it was 926348b1c7 okay if he was 16e5f277b0 too busy. Those empty emails, fa962c52c8 with hidden intentions d6365218c4 and unclear purposes, 7fba901511 coupled with his 33994ccac1 already poor grammar, 610cbd917d must have been 8c2ce86fc1 a rambling mess.27ec4d6be9612eb9

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But this time 0fa0491190 would be different. This time, he had b3cd51d131 a clear message to d587c07d0c convey.e2b27a665216b36e

Sasya, extending his c2842bc468 index fingers on 2186479cad both hands, looked 72af0affb3 back and forth a386a88660 between the monitor 73695cb739 and the keyboard, 36f25fab1c carefully and accurately d5ebf5b553 typing the email a8fe6444b6 address without making 35e2abd4ba any mistakes.60b72c1cabc5d807

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And then 2a9d9ce3ce he slowly 59ffed0dcf began to 0a031df18e write what eeda23cc24 he wanted 8a55351caa to say.76129e50c918338b

[Hello Mister Clemen ts.3a22414fc8b39b54

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I am Sasya Sedrin.a7d261c4032c2453

Today I came 62ae78f5ac to school. I came from df02385206 the house where 35b1224c09 Clement s lived.cdf5b31e62d6f3be

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It took f543da6752 a total 3f0c13c67a of 12 6f638128ce minutes to 45b3e7ac84 walk. It’s very 51900c325a close and 2c9e06695b good. Thank you fb3f46f058 very much.7f6635de33e58bea

There are 3bf45ee38a many beds 866f8f2abe and it 20a6949d02 is very dfe7024645 good.4d60c90997ffda50

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If Clement 3a6fd8e403 s is 5128349a6c uncomfortable because 707d90fe09 he can’t 689114881d use this 3a3671ae8f place, it’s e091a63430 ok to 1fb9aa981a come.dfb1febeb9478b15

It’s Clement s 3ac4fc35dc house so do b310535e10 what you want.dd1c92fcba0f91bf

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I hope 5c8e615ced Clements s 66d739f7e9 is not c0a58ccc93 uncomfortable because 236b9c84e7 of me.b363670a07ef5e2d

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I really 8fb43fcde3 want to c3bb02a3c2 thank you.94d8eff5fd3c9f27

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The next day, when 1b08662155 Sasya returned to the 165cfbafa6 hotel after school, Georg 6b257c90d2 and some workmen were 574b0f653c there, installing the indoor 4ff597b904 practice room Vadim had 44e36a9fd1 mentioned. In one c5ca0ba7a5 corner of 8dc8466f8e the living 89c93e71a1 room, they 0dda905a89 laid a 2113707dfa special floor fde3c41d13 covering an 1aebbe24fa area about cb7399c32d ten meters 8cfc218e24 wide, and c54fc164ba attached a 49eb4e5fb6 full-length mirror 1ae3b3b239 to the c891f82d1f wall, from 834529faa0 ceiling to fce9ef06ad floor. The practice barre, adjusted e99dd11048 to Sasya’s height, was 627d31b46b installed by the window 0772d0e914 so that he could 8f058cb541 practice in the afternoon f8ed1af134 sunlight.620844032a5fd519

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“Mister……”49d02aca96cb5a62

But before Sasya 2f4201668a could say anything, e4ce36e5af Georg excused himself, fbe0f5e257 pretending to be 2de55d09d5 busy, and the 5c5b4a6f95 workmen carried out e13f653f19 all the furniture b76af9b309 that had originally 55d03ed7ad been in that a0bb2f9e5a space.3c7e4dda8c6397ce

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Left alone, Sasya ate dea3175729 dinner silently, watching the 4d9be088de cityscape transform from amber d8c711e7f9 to blue as night 153e777f52 fell.86e2ba570e8eb73a

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.8506da565c876cf4

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Haunted by da0620a22e the delusion 946f46ddd3 that the 246f8416f1 bed would 01a4829c16 swallow him ce5ccd6ce6 whole if c3d9da2a7f he lay 27f69a6b0a down there 51a0bf4319 again, Sasya 7aae9422b4 absolutely refused a6ab00fc1a to get b705f05398 back on 352d50aab9 the bed.d1b997d066400735

Instead, he 9bec058b6b dragged the b303eb5ec8 blanket from 6fca166b49 the master a48c057cd6 bedroom and cb73ad6137 spread it c9ba9c5019 on the 22fb411538 floor in 15671f1cd8 front of 0f7c72e349 the sofa 712fece135 in the bcfe7f0288 practice room. When he lay down, cfc375f46d the floor felt a 5e3b49d7b8 little hard, so he 0fefd3b609 brought another blanket from eac841593b the guest room and b30a9b91e0 layered it on top 253735ddbc for extra cushioning.c28be736921d68b1

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And so, Sasya, 0d1d57bd7b despite having access 45d2de4079 to a luxurious ef64823afd hotel room, lived 468a14835d like a self-imposed 1f8d69f1b3 refugee in a 95bfc5d16b corner of the 0002c885cb living room. This was his 06e38ad61a own way of ac931a1857 adapting to this fb3fe252f8 dauntingly large room.7e8cadb108b3d228

And on 220fc0e8c6 the third b39a51a4bc day after 4b4513429a moving in, 012aa26917 Sasya received 118f83615a a new d56fd32933 email.6f6beedb56c714a9

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[I hope 3dd3eed296 you rest 64a33ed57c comfortably in c17353c016 a comfortable bc356dda76 place and de2b0180b5 show me f9236a5319 your daily cf3e2a3560 progress.3c4d428d827cb04f

Karel Clements.]17a6d633cb2778c7

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“Wow……”531de30e25fd87a2

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.d8d5b9b3d0c07f78

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Sasya paced barefoot 0982cfd76e around the living aa42ed4848 room anxiously, biting e233273838 his nails.705bcd49ac4d594e

Now that he 1e926eea29 knew Karel was 808aee9362 reading his emails, 4a217778e9 it was time 6a49a7f0cd to send a f6e4a1c7d3 more serious message. Since it 0f9760183b was the 971455cda7 weekend, Sasya 105974067a spent his 9454a68aa4 time lying a66e3ff776 on the ce68982609 sofa, searching a36592a6de the internet 3dbdebfe26 for email 61b700708b formats and bd59bbf6fd meaningful letter 54f5bc0912 examples.12b449cdda297151

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No one disturbed him, ea0562fe28 except for someone who 40d947c980 briefly stopped by in d63f086976 the afternoon to deliver 66ef7d266c a complimentary dessert.695dabc41e919ba3

[Hello, Mr. Clements.a07a68ff226c3b4e

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This is e2f10db9d5 Sasya Sedrin.cc3484d7b2c6e167

I am very 8a4ef01082 happy that you a74a3a6096 replied. I was so 755c52fb98 happy I could 36691a4f82 cell.5453dfd43e96e1da

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The sponsor 6bcc489fae is busy.9732eba0a596c87f

Thank you for a80ce25ec4 replying even though 150c350c37 you are working a83b955439 a lot.9dc4527a0e853328

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But I am playing 49b25b173a a little. Because it’s e51ee5d1f9 the weekend.d1632e8eb16eab63

I am curious 26f2275313 if Clement s d2fa075659 also has time 7b7b8b27e0 to play and 8e09a6272c what he plays. ]5a6ea7d60a5d973a

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Writing up to this dee991ccc9 point, Sasya hesitated, wondering d2f6baab3e if it was okay 3a97157cab to mention that he 035a018c85 was freely relaxing while 0ba3157692 being sponsored. Karel might 18f4c769b1 expect him 5af54d0d0e to be 203ac20490 thinking about 82748f3337 ballet 24/7……7916a378cf947408

So, he added one cab9190ce6 more sentence at the 5986c58e19 end.7531daff16606c11

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[I practice even 3a1fc1e27a on weekends. Stretching too.84993f432832f7de

Thank you for cbc8549b1b making a practice f1569bc4f7 room.]b190dc5dd0b07578

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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.1f8881a36036cae1

He went e08fb70d89 through pliés, eddfe7bbc5 tendus, dégagés, 8eeea94dd8 ronds de 7295b3e510 jambe, and c0d1574a0a incorporated his e2485cd2db confident fouetté 86cf327132 turns into 060462283c the fondus. Occasionally, looking 590afc2d3d down from 43ac92f442 the window, c7744b078f he could f7237a8e77 see the a49504e7c4 vast greenery, 02b1b853c2 along with 10c52a592b cars and 731290d9fa people.c081bbb91090d19a

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After working 4c94cea530 up a d5e5227424 light sweat, efde714e36 stretching back a55482107e and forth, d8adaaedfd and sideways 5d5b2011fe to more d0942fee56 than 180 affa25b7f4 degrees, Sasya 0f055cf38c massaged his 4c98bdf804 sore thigh. There was still a 9d0a3bb4c1 slight tingling sensation, but b550bef465 it was much better.6de9b9023adc9336

Buzz.a2d70e8e7f7ffad1

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Hearing the ea4405ac49 vibration, Sasya c53e0aceac went to f81a6db974 pick up 2a5318f5b8 his phone.224c25fd74fca87b

[Clement‘s’.]

The email reply was b003ba1944 a single word.275ac22d5a5ae068

Sasya stood ee105a2375 frozen, staring 3b3ad6acf0 wide-eyed at 9c9bf563ef the email, 8f2cb7a60a examining it 2c85eb659a from every e034b016c5 angle. The reply, which arrived fb53fbdfc2 almost instantly, as if 2e2e802d70 they were exchanging text f45da7f82f messages, was definitely from f16fd2a625 his sponsor.bdfa19da4d085ea5

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He was 57c5c28caf happy to 31042c4155 feel connected 8994875b9f to him, dadecb3c1c but also b2c458e1bc strangely scared.ec4f32c4d2a0553f

His heart was faa78c4eb0 in turmoil, and 3a30e142e2 unable to practice e6fa8a732e any further, Sasya 608c147cb4 crawled back into ec371af5e5 his makeshift nest fccddf3cf2 of blankets and 190b7e65ec lay down. He pondered over 4231e6631a what to reply, 7a90f4fbfc staring at his 174a5c1e36 phone screen.511c9c65f60cea6a

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And that night, 21e37eb4ec an unexpected visitor c569b0079c came to the be79630377 hotel.4bb71fe3765e8a15

This was the moment when Sasya’s question about what Karel ‘played’ was answered.59900813908f968f

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