I Raised a Ballerina Who Destroyed Me
"This is couture. Ramon called in every favor he could to get it for me. Not that you'd understand anything about that."
Her voice went sharp and brittle, like glass about to crack. "All you ever do is wave that musty old rag in my face like some kind of weapon. What else have you ever given me? I'm Mr. Green's principal dancer now! I'm about to blow up, and you're not going to hold me hostage with your pocket change from the past."
The department head, Jack Shuttle, came scurrying out from backstage, drenched in sweat.
Eager to shield his school's "rising star," he didn't bother with pleasantries and jabbed a finger toward the exit.