The Lost Heir
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She looked at the floor, then back up, something caught between embarrassment and the need to explain herself.
"I used to be a ballerina," she said. Like it was a confession. "Before." She glanced at the mirror, then away. "There's no bar. I can't do most of it anymore anyway. I just—" She stopped. "It's stupid."
"It's not stupid," Maya said.
Emily pressed her lips together. She looked young — softer than the careful eyes suggested, something in her face still unbroken, still waiting for the world to be what she'd believed it was going to be.