A Second Chance 117
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Chapterย 117ย  Atย Mouseaย House,ย whenย Cedricย arrived,ย onlyย Yosefย andย Thomasย wereย there.. โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย on?โ€ย Yosefย wavedย forย Cedricย toย sitย down. Thomasย putย downย theย cupย heย wasย holding.ย โ€œYosefย saidย youย wereย lookingย forย me.ย Whatโ€™sย up?ย Ifย Iย canย help.ย Iโ€™llย doย whatย Iย can.โ€ โ€œThanks,ย Thomas.ย Timeย wasย runningย out,ย andย thinkingย ofย Siennisย exhaustedย andย dispiritedย face,ย Cedricย didnโ€™tย wasteย anyย time. Heย gotย straightย toย theย point.ย โ€œTllย beย blunt.ย Hereโ€™sย theย situationโ€ฆ Afterย hearingย Cedricโ€™sย words,ย Thomasโ€™expressionย wasย hardย toย real.ย Thisย isย whatย happened?โ€ Itย wasย hardย toย believe.ย Backย then,ย Josiahย hadย workedย soย hardย toย gullย Siennaย outย ofย aย placeย likeย Mazeย andย getย herย intoย Brendaโ€™sย danceย studio.ย Andย now,ย beforeย sheย couldย evenย makeย aย nameย forย herself,ย sheย wasย gettingย kickedย out. โ€œThomas,โ€ย Cedricย saidย urgently.ย โ€œIsnโ€™tย Mrs.ย Zimmermanย closeย withย Ms.ย Scott?ย Doย youย thinkย sheย canย helpย out?โ€ โ€œWellโ€ฆโ€ย Thomasย hesitated.ย Itย wasย aย trickyย situationย becauseย Josiahย hadย alreadyย usedย thatย connectionย once. Butย itย wasย hardย toย refuse,ย soย Thomasย nodded.ย โ€œAlright,ย Iโ€™llย talkย toย myย momย andย seeย whatย sheย says.โ€ Thankย you.ย Thomas,ย Cedricย said. โ€œHey,โ€ย Thomasย wavedย himย off.ย โ€œDonโ€™tย thankย meย justย yet.ย Thisย mightย notย evenย workย out.โ€ Thomasย hadย heardย hisย motherย sayย thatย Brendaย wasย veryย strict,ย andย the onlyย reasonย sheย tookย Siennaย inย wasย becauseย ofย herย skill.ย Butย now,ย itย wasย aboutย theย danceย studioโ€™sย regulations.ย Itย wasย goingย toย beย tough. Hearingย this,ย Cedricโ€™sย heartย sank, butย heย stillย heldย ontoย aย glimmerย ofย hope.ย โ€œNoย matterย whatย happens,ย Iย appreciateย youย trying.ย Thomas. โ€œAlright.โ€ย Thomasย stoodย up.ย โ€œIโ€™llย callย myย momย now.โ€ Thanks,ย Thomasย Cedricย smiled. Theย phoneย callย didnโ€™tย takeย long.ย Inย aย fewย moments,ย Thomasย returned,ย holdingย hisย phone. โ€œIย talkedย toย her.ย Nowย weย justย haveย toย waitย forย myย momโ€™sย response,ย saidย Thomas. โ€œOkayโ€ย Cedricย noddedย withย aย furrowedย brow,ย stoodย up,ย andย glancedย atย Yosef.ย โ€œWell,ย Yosef,ย Iย shouldย beย going.โ€ โ€œHuh?โ€ย Yosefย blockedย his way. Whereย areย you areย youย going?ย Youย cameย allย theย wayย here.ย Whyย notย stayย andย haveย aย mealย withย us?โ€ โ€œNo,ย itโ€™sย okay.โ€ย Cedricย gaveย aย sheepishย smile.ย โ€œSiennaโ€™sย inย aย badย moodย aboutย this.ย Sheย probablyย hasnโ€™tย eaten. Cedricย neededย toย goย checkย onย her,ย tryย toย getย herย toย eatย something,ย andย reassureย her Cedricย noddedย atย Thomas.ย โ€œThomas,ย thankย you.ย Iโ€™mย goingย now โ€œHey,โ€ย Yosefย sighedย deeply.ย โ€œHeย reallyย hasย fallenย forย Sienna.โ€ โ€œItโ€™sย normal.ย Iย getย it.โ€ย Thomasย wasnโ€™tย surprised.ย โ€œDonโ€™tย youย thinkย Siennaโ€™sย changedย aย lot?โ€ Sheย reallyย had.ย Yosefย noddedย slightly.ย โ€œYeah,ย sheโ€™sย grownย up.โ€ 20:49ย Mon,ย Jan Chapterย 117 Sheย wasnโ€™tย theย sameย loud,ย dramaticย girlย sheย usedย toย be.ย Now,ย sheย wasย calm,ย composed,ย andย carriedย aย quietย strength.ย Andย withย herย stunningย looks,ย sheย hadย completelyย transformed Noย wonderย evenย Josiahย hadย startedย takingย anย interestย inย her.ย Butย theย questionย remained.ย Wasย thisย aย blessingย orย aย curseย for Justย then,ย theย doorย toย theย privateย roomย wasย suddenlyย pushedย open,ย andย Josiahย walkedย in.ย Heโ€™dย beenย delayedย aย littleย byย traffic. Whenย theyย sawย him,ย bothย Yosefย andย Thomasย exchangedย knowingย glancesย andย flashedย inscrutableย smiles. โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย on?โ€ย Josiahย leanedย backย onย theย couchย andย rolledย hisย eyes.ย โ€œAreย youย sickย orย something?โ€ Thomasย joked.ย โ€œSomethingย toย doย withย Siemaโ€™sย illness. Yosefย added.ย โ€œJealousyย syndrome.โ€ Theyย exchangedย looks.ย โ€œModernย medicine?ย Traditionalย medicine?โ€ Josiahย wasย stunnedย forย aย moment. โ€œEnoughย withย theย jokes.โ€ย Thomasย straightenedย up.ย โ€œCedricย cameย toย seeย meย justย now.โ€ Asย aย friend.ย itย wasย importantย toย keepย Josiahย inย theย loopย aboutย whatย wasย goingย onย withย Sienna.ย Afterย explaining,ย Thomasย askedย Josiah,ย โ€œWhatย areย youย planningย toย do?โ€ Afterย aย briefย pause,ย Josiahย scoffed.ย โ€œWhyย shouldย Iย care?ย Isnโ€™tย Cedricย alreadyย workingย onย it?โ€ He wasย herย exโ€“husband.ย Heย shouldย knowย hisย place. โ€œHey.โ€ย Thomasย sighedย andย saidย honestly,ย โ€œEvenย ifย myย momย stepsย in,ย Iย donโ€™tย thinkย thereโ€™s muchย hope Cedricย returnedย toย 12thย Avenue.ย โ€œSiennaโ€ฆโ€ Theย doorย opened,ย andย Siennaย wasย surprisedย toย seeย himย backย again. โ€œDonโ€™tย beย upset.โ€ย Cedricโ€™sย handsomeย featuresย wereย bathedย inย theย softย glowย ofย theย orangeย hallwayย light.ย Tmย workingย onย findingย aย wayย forย you.โ€ Heย brieflyย explainedย theย connectionย betweenย Thomasโ€™sย motherย andย Brenda.ย โ€œMaybe,ย itโ€™sย notย completelyย hopelessโ€ Siennaย frozeย forย aย moment.ย Heย leftย forย suchย aย shortย time,ย andย heย wasย alreadyย tryingย toย helpย her. Regardlessย ofย whetherย itย workedย outย orย not,ย justย theย factย thatย heย wasย puttingย inย thisย muchย effortย madeย herย feelย that,ย noย matterย howย badย herย mood,ย sheย couldnโ€™tย keepย pushingย himย away. Siennaย gaveย aย faintย smile.ย โ€œHaveย youย eaten?โ€ โ€œHuh?โ€ย Cedricย blinked,ย then shookย hisย head.ย โ€œNo,ย Iย havenโ€™tโ€ฆย Iย wasย aboutย toย askย youโ€ฆโ€ โ€œThenย letย meย treatย youย toย aย meal.ย Waitย aย momentโ€ฆย Siennaย turnedย around,ย grabbedย herย bag,ย andย lockedย theย doorย behindย her.ย โ€œButย Iย canโ€™tย affordย anythingย tooย fancy,ย soย donโ€™tย complain.โ€ โ€œWhyย wouldย I?โ€ย Cedricย smiledย inย return.ย โ€œDoย youย thinkย Iโ€™mย thatย kindย ofย person?โ€ย  Sheย knewย heย wasnโ€™tย likeย that.ย Ifย heย were,ย sheย wouldnโ€™tย haveย daredย toย inviteย himย out.ย 12thย Avenueย wasย anย old,ย compactย partย Jeiacrity.ย Althoughย itย wasnโ€™tย fashionable,ย itย stillย hadย itsย charm. Siennaย tookย Cedricย toย aย restaurant.ย Itย wasย theย fanciestย placeย sheย hadย beenย sinceย returningย toย Jeixerity, ofย  20:49ย Mon,ย Janย 6 Chapterย 117 ฮ  Consideringย Cedricโ€™sย background,ย sheย didnโ€™tย wantย toย inviteย himย somewhereย tooย cheapย Theย twoย ofย themย foundย aย secludedย boothย andย orderedย theirย food. โ€œIย heardย theirย foodย isย especiallyย good,โ€ย Sienna whispered,ย herย lingersย pressedย toย herย lips.ย โ€œIโ€™mย goingย toย haveย more. Sheย madeย aย smallย gestureย withย herย fingersย asย ifย toย emphasizeย herย point.ย โ€œNormally,ย Iย canโ€™tย eatย much.ย Withย dancing,ย Iย haveย toย holdย back.โ€ Especiallyย recently,ย inย preparationย forย herย nextย performance,ย sheย hadย onlyย beenย eatingย halfย aย plateย ofย foodย eachย dayย toย stayย inย theย bestย condition. โ€œToday,ย Iโ€™mย goingย toย catย toย myย heartโ€™sย content,โ€ย Sheย saidย withย aย listย ofย childlikeย innocence. Cedricย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย laugh.ย โ€œTheย wayย youโ€™reย talkingย aboutย it,ย howย Iโ€™mย hungry.โ€ Heย tookย offย hisย suitย jacketย andย drapedย itย overย theย backย ofย theย chair,ย revealingย theย shirtย underneath.ย Siennaโ€™sย gazeย pausedย forย aย moment,ย aย smileย tuggingย atย theย cornersย ofย herย lips. Itย wasย theย shirtย sheย madeย forย him.ย Sheย asked,ย โ€œDoesย itย fit?โ€ โ€œFitsย perfectly.โ€ย Cedricย raisedย hisย arm.ย โ€œYouย didnโ€™tย evenย takeย my measurements,ย yetย itย fitsย soย well.โ€ โ€œHey,ย basicย skills.โ€ย Siennaย smiled,ย herย lipsย curving.ย โ€œIย learnedย fromย myย grandmother.ย I canโ€™tย sayย itโ€™sย perfect,ย butย Iย canย usuallyย getย itย right.โ€ Sheย added,ย โ€œThough,ย theย fabricย isnโ€™tย theย best.โ€ย Itย wasย pureย cotton,ย Cedricโ€™sย shirtsย wereย allย pureย wool. โ€œNoย way.โ€ย Cedricย didnโ€™tย mind,ย brushingย theย sleeve.ย โ€œItโ€™sย aย veryย skinโ€“friendlyย fabric,ย andย itย feelsย reallyย comfortable.โ€ Everyย stitchย sheย sewedย intoย itย wasย madeย withย care.ย Noย matterย howย highโ€“endย theย fabric,ย itย couldnโ€™tย compareย toย theย loveย andย effortย sheย putย intoย it. โ€œIfย youย likeย it,ย thenย thatโ€™sย allย thatย matters.โ€ย Siennaย smiled,ย herย eyesย shiningย withย happiness. Itย feltย wonderfulย knowingย thatย herย feelingsย wereย beingย accepted.ย She couldnโ€™tย beย moreย thanย joyful.


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