The rehearsal had just finished and everyone else was packing up including Catherine who is helping her mother. Lyra shyly approached Catherine and Anita noticed her so she stopped for a moment and so did Catherine.             “Lyra! I heard Cath’s taking you home.” Anita said it with a joyful manner making Catherine frown upon her mother’s excitement.             “Y-yeah.” Catherine found Lyra cute when she’s a bit shy. Catherine even thought that Lyra looked like one of those anime girls that gets really cute when they blush or get embarrassed.             “How about having dinner with us, first?” Anita suggested and both Lyrah and Catherine said “No”    &

Few days later. It was lunch time and Catherine decided to have her lunch at their canteen as she was too lazy to go outside. She was enjoying her solitude but then Brittany and her friends invited themselves to join her.             “Hey” Brittany greeted and she flashed a smile at Catherine but was ignored.             “It was brave of you to defend Lyra weeks ago. I mean honestly that professor shouldn’t be really teaching, I mean……”             Catherine saw Lyra standing from afar and holding a tray. Catherine felt like Lyra was looking at her and she also admit that both of them had been spending quite a lot of time for like a week, already.     &nb

Monday came and Anita had started to become stricter as the ballet concert would be on Thursday. The ballet dancers have no problem with it as it was holiday and perfect for a ballet concert.   Catherine started working her thesis in her mother’s class as Anita might need some back-up coach because she cannot afford anyone lagging behind.   “Dex focus on your Sobresaut!” Anita shouted and Catherine feels the overwhelming tension in the atmosphere. It was intense that she felt like she wanted to vomit.    ‘She really can’t control her temper when teaching’ Catherine thought but it was understandable that her mother wanted this to be perfect. She knew that Anita was thinking of the future career of her students and that she wants all of them to stand out in their own way.   “Elena, polish your second arabesque.” Anita once again shouted and she knew that those ballet dancers won’t get their break

Catherine was standing in the dark, however, fear was not engraved in her face as she had been here before. In this familiar scene or so she thought.             Then suddenly there was multiple spotlight and clowns wearing red. They started dancing ballet and all of them moving in different direction and forms. It was chaotic.It was as if they portray madness.             She was suddenly in the middle and the clowns were going around here, dancing. She was trying to escape as she was feeling more and more suffocated even though she was not scared. It was disturbing in some way or another. The spotlight began to dim and Catherine had a bad feeling. Lyra was in front of her when the spotlight slowly became bright.             Lyra started dancing arou

Everyone went to the after-party of the ballet concert and there were critiques, well known-ballet dancers and critiques. Catherine’s mother had organized several ballet concert and shows but it sometimes still surprises her that her mother had so much connection. Catherine didn’t plan on going to her mother’s ballet concert but her mind changed because of Lyra. She went wearing jeggings and an over-sized button-up polo paired with her jelly-shoes while everyone was in their best formal dresses. ‘I surely stand out in the crowd.’ Catherine thought. She was scanning the place when she saw her mother talking to Lyra’s professor who did nothing but criticized Lyra. She approached them and they didn’t seem to notice her. “Lyra is such an extravagant dancer. She’s the best in my class.” The instructor praised. “I’m sure you e