A Second Chance 110
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COMMENT Chapterย 110- โ€œMs.ย Scottย Siennaย stood upย inย aย hurry.ย โ€œThatโ€™sย notย whatย Iย meant โ€œStopย theย whining.โ€ย Brendaย raisedย herย hand,ย cuttingย herย off Sheย added,ย โ€œIย understandย whatย youโ€™reย tryingย toย say.ย Butย ifย aย dancerย wantsย toย proveย herself,ย sheย hasย toย doย itย onย stage. โ€œIfย youย waitย untilย youโ€™veย made friendsย withย everyoneย andย haveย earnedย yourย spotย toย perform,ย thenย whatโ€™sย theย pointย ofย Mr.ย Flynnย goingย throughย allย thisย troubleย toย getย youย here?โ€ Brendaย lookedย atย Siennaย withย aย sigh.ย โ€œYouโ€™reย soย obedient.ย Whenย fold youย toย slimย down,ย youย didย itย rightย away.โ€ Withย justย oneย look.ย Brendaย couldย tellย theย weightย andย measurementsย ofย anyย dancerย inย the troupe. โ€œIfย youย putย thatย sameย determinationย intoย yourย dancing,ย wouldntย beย better?ย Tellย me.ย Doย you wantย toย dance?ย Brendaย asked. Howย wonderfulย beingย trustedย was.ย Siennaย noddedย firmly.ย โ€œIย do.โ€ โ€œThenย dance.ย Danceย yourย wayย toย fame,โ€ย saidย Brenda. โ€œYes.ย Ms.ย Scott.โ€ย Siennaย wasย overwhelmedย withย emotion,ย noddingย enthusiastically. โ€œYouโ€ฆTheย moodย softenedย slightly.ย Brendaย pointedย atย herย andย sighed.ย โ€œLifeย isย allย aboutย networking.ย Doย youย reallyย thinkย youย canย makeย everyoneย likeย you?ย Itโ€™sย aboutย dancingย well.ย Thatโ€™sย theย bottomย line.ย Stopย overthinkingย everythingโ€ โ€œIย understand,ย Ms.ย Scott.ย Siennaย nodded. โ€œGood.โ€ย Brendaย smiled,ย herย toneย playful.ย โ€œJustย makeย sureย youย danceย well.ย Myย Lightningย Danceย brandย isย wellโ€“knownย andย hardย toย getย into.ย Ifย youย canโ€™tย makeย aย nameย forย yourself,ย thatโ€™sย oneย thing,ย butย donโ€™tย ruinย myย reputation.โ€ โ€œMs.ย Scott.ย Siennaย wasย serious,ย herย toneย steady.ย โ€œDonโ€™tย worry.ย Iโ€™llย practiceย hard Thatย evening.ย Cedricย cameย toย pickย herย up.ย Theyย hadย beenย seeingย eachย otherย oftenย theseย days. Thereย wasย noย hiddenย reason.ย Accordingย toย Cedric,ย theirย littleย playย had toย continueย forย now.ย Noย oneย knewย ifย Josiahย wouldย suddenly decideย toย turnย hisย attentionย backย toย her. Cedricย didnโ€™tย pressureย Sienna.ย Heย typicallyย justย droppedย herย offย atย 12thย Avenue.ย Occasionally,ย theyโ€™dย grabย aย mealย atย aย budget-ย friendlyย restaurantย andย splitย theย bill Tonight,ย Cedricย onlyย droveย herย asย farย asย theย intersectionย atย Lyceumย Street. โ€œIย haveย toย goย toย theย airportย inย aย bit,โ€ย heย said. โ€œIsย itย forย work?โ€ย Siennaย asked. โ€œYes.โ€ย Cedricย nodded.ย โ€œIย needย toย goย toย Lockagie.ย Iโ€™llย probablyย beย goneย forย aboutย aย week,ย Cedricย said. โ€œOh.โ€ย Siennaย quicklyย responded.ย โ€œSafeย travels,ย andย makeย sureย toย adjustย toย theย timeย change.ย Getย someย rest.โ€ Sheย grabbedย herย bagย andย gotย outย ofย theย car.ย โ€œIโ€™llย headย outย now.ย Iย wonโ€™tย keepย you.โ€ โ€œSienna,ย Cedricย calledย outย toย her,ย aย lookย onย hisย faceย thatย saidย heย hadย somethingย toย say. Siennaย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย laugh.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย up?ย Justย sayย it.โ€ย Heย hadย becomeย aย prettyย importantย friendย toย herย byย now. โ€œWell,ย hereโ€™sย theย thingย Cedricย scratchedย theย backย ofย hisย head,ย aย bitย shy.ย โ€œWhenย Iย getย back,ย myย birthdayย willย beย comingย up.ย I Chapterย 110 wantย toย inviteย youย toย myย birthdayย party Hisย birthdayย party?ย Siennaย immediatelyย thoughtย ofย theย oneย Mirandaย hadย thrownย forย herย atย theย Flynnย familyโ€™sย place. Couldย itย be?ย Willย hisย familyย beย thereย too?ย Thatย mightย notย beย appropriateย forย meย toย attend,ย sheย wondered. โ€œNo,ย no,โ€ย Cedricย shookย hisย head,ย laughing.ย โ€œItโ€™sย notย likeย that.ย Mrs.ย Flynnย probablyย hadย someย ulteriorย motive,ย whichย isย whyย sheย threwย suchย aย bigย partyย andย invitedย soย manyย people. โ€œMyย birthdayย partyย willย justย beย aย smallย gatheringย withย aย fewย closeย friendsโ€ Thatย soundedย muchย better.ย Siennaย letย outย aย breath.ย Sheย was,ย afterย all,ย oneย ofย hisย friendsย now. โ€œSienna?ย Willย youย come?โ€ย heย asked. โ€œOfย course.โ€ย Siennaย smiledย andย nodded.ย โ€œButย youย shouldย giveย meย theย exactย timeย soย Iย canย makeย sureย Iย donโ€™tย haveย otherย plans. โ€œGreat!โ€ย Cedricย grinned,ย hisย eyesย practicallyย sparkling. Heย glancedย atย hisย watch.ย โ€œIโ€™mย runningย outย ofย time,ย Iย needย toย headย toย theย airport.ย Seeย youย whenย Iย get โ€œSeeย you,โ€ย sheย smiled. back Siennaย wavedย asย Cedricย droveย off,ย thenย turnedย andย walkedย downย theย apartment,ย mutteringย toย herself.ย Iย shouldย getย aย giftย forย hisย birthdayโ€ฆย Whatย shouldย Iย giveย him?โ€ Byย theย way,ย sheย wasย doingย wellย forย herselfย now.ย Gilbertโ€™sย efficiencyย wasย trulyย impressive,ย andย sheย hadย alreadyย receivedย theย alimonyย fromย Josiah Well,ย itย wasย quiteย aย sum.ย But,ย noย matterย howย muchย moneyย sheย had,ย sheย couldnโ€™tย affordย toย spendย itย recklessly. Forย oneย thing,ย itย wasย aย habitย sheย hadย developedย overย theย years.ย Forย another,ย Joyceย wouldย needย aย lotย ofย moneyย inย theย future,ย andย allย ofย thisย hadย toย beย savedย forย her. Oneย couldnโ€™tย biteย theย handย thatย fedย them.ย Becauseย of theย alimony,ย herย resentmentย towardย Josiahย hadย fadedย considerably. Now,ย asย forย Cedricโ€™sย birthdayย gift,ย sheย wonderedย whatย sheย shouldย getย him.ย Givenย Cedricโ€™sย background,ย heย surelyย hadย everythingย heย needed. Forย aย gentlemanย likeย him,ย theย choicesย forย aย birthdayย giftย wereย eitherย extravagantย presentsย orย somethingย heartfelt.ย Extravagant giftsย wereย beyondย Siennaโ€™sย budget. So,ย itย wouldย haveย toย beย somethingย fromย theย heart. Asย Siennaย walked,ย sheย hadย alreadyย decidedย onย whatย toย giveย him.ย Insteadย ofย headingย straightย backย toย herย rentedย apartment,ย sheย veeredย offย toย theย nearbyย nightย market. Theย 12thย Avenueย nightย market wasย livelyย atย night.ย Inย additionย toย food,ย youย couldย findย allย sortsย ofย dailyย necessitiesย andย smallย goods. Atย thisย hour,ย theย marketย hadnโ€™tย officiallyย openedย yet,ย soย thereย werenโ€™tย manyย people.ย Siennaย wasย luckyย andย quicklyย foundย whatย sheย wasย lookingย for,ย andย sheย evenย pickedย upย someย ingredientsย whileย sheย wasย atย it. Backย atย theย apartment,ย sheย putย the ingredientsย awayย andย steamedย theย corn.ย Sheย hadย toย watchย herย figureย sinceย sheย wasย aboutย toย performย onย stage. Next,ย sheย changedย intoย herย practiceย clothesย and,ย withoutย fail,ย beganย herย dailyย routineย ofย basicย training.ย Afterย aย shower,ย sheย cooked,ย ate,ย andย finishedย upย theย chores. 20:47ย Mon,ย Janย 6 Chapterย 110 wasย spotless. Then,ย sheย openedย aย plasticย bag.ย Insideย wasย somethingย sheย hadย juย boughtย atย theย nightย market,ย aย pieceย ofย fabric.ย Pureย white, Onceย allย thatย wasย done.ย Siennaย clearedย offย theย onlyย largeย tableย inย theย apartment,ย wipingย itย downย until pureย cotton. Thisย wasย theย birthdayย giftย sheย hadย preparedย forย Cedric.ย Sheย plannedย toย makeย himย aย shirtย withย herย ownย hands. Siennaย hadย someย skillsย whenย itย came toย sewing.ย Herย grandmotherย Fiona,ย whoย hadย passedย away,ย hadย beenย aย seamstress.ย Itย wasย throughย herย workย thatย sheย had raisedย Sienna,ย supportingย herย danceย studies. Learningย toย danceย wasย noย smallย expense,ย andย itย showedย thatย Fionaย hadย trulyย adoredย herย granddaughter. Siennaย hadย alwaysย beenย aย dutifulย child.ย Inย herย spareย time,ย sheย wouldย helpย herย grandmotherย withย errands,ย andย gradually,ย sheย learnedย aย fewย thingsย aboutย sewing. Thoughย sheย couldnโ€™tย compareย toย herย grandmother,ย sheย couldย certainlyย makeย simple shirtsย orย dresses, Now,ย as Siennaย spreadย outย theย fabric,ย sheย recalledย Cedricโ€™sย build.ย Sheย hadย aย roughย ideaย ofย itย andย pickedย upย aย pieceย ofย chalkย toย sketchย theย outlineย ontoย theย fabric. Calculatingย theย time,ย sheย realizedย sheย hadย justย overย aย week,ย whichย wasย moreย thanย enoughย toย makeย aย shirt.ย Sheย wouldย takeย herย time,ย beingย carefulย toย makeย itย justย right. Afterย all,ย itย wasย aย birthdayย gift,ย andย Cedricย hadย doneย soย muchย forย her.ย Sheย hadnโ€™tย properlyย thankedย himย yet. Asย sheย beganย cuttingย theย fabric,ย certainย memoriesย flashedย throughย herย mind.ย Sheย hadย onceย madeย aย shirtย forย Josiah. Butย whenย heย receivedย it,ย heย hadnโ€™tย seemedย particularlyย happy.ย Later,ย thatย shirtย hadย beenย shovedย somewhere,ย perhapsย buriedย inย aย drawer,ย orย maybeย itย hadย alreadyย beenย thrownย away.


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