A Second Chance 125
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Chapterย 125ย  โ€˜What?ย Iย couldnโ€™tย haveย heardย thatย right,ย sheย wondered.ย Siennaย stoodย frozen,ย asย thoughย someoneย hadย paralyzedย her,ย unableย toย moveย aย muscleย orย evenย formย anย expression. Sheย wasย soย stunned,ย sheย couldnโ€™tย believeย it. โ€œYouโ€ฆย whatย didย youย say?โ€ย sheย hesitated. โ€œWhatโ€™sย wrong?โ€ย Brendaย chuckledย lightly.ย โ€œYouย donโ€™tย understandย me?โ€ย  Brendaย shookย her head.ย โ€œYouย onlyย getย oneย shotย atย this.ย Orย doย youย preferย pursuingย aย careerย inย entertainmentย ratherย thanย comingย backย toย dance?โ€ โ€œIย wouldย preferย to,โ€ย Siennaย said,ย herย voiceย filledย withย excitement.ย Herย faceย flushedย red,ย andย sheย stumbledย overย herย words. โ€œNo,ย no,ย Ms.ย Scott,ย Iย mean,ย Iย doย wantย toย comeย backย toย dance.ย Iย wantย toย danceย withย you,โ€ย she repeated. Herย thoughtsย wereย finallyย startingย toย clear.ย Overcomeย withย emotion,ย herย eyelashesย glistenedย withย aย tearย orย two. โ€œMs.ย Scott,ย Iโ€™mย sorry.ย Iโ€™mย justย soย happy,โ€ย sheย said. Siennaย couldnโ€™tย evenย haveย imagined,ย inย herย wildestย dreams,ย thatย sheโ€™dย getย anotherย chanceย toย returnย toย theย danceย studio,ย especiallyย withย Brendaย personallyย comingย toย findย her. โ€œThankย you,ย Ms.ย Scott.ย Thankย youย soย muchย forย givingย meย thisย opportunity,โ€ย sheย repeated. Itย wasย clear sheย wasย genuinelyย overjoyed.ย Siennaย hadย made mistakes,ย butย thereย wasย noย denyingย herย talentย forย dancing,ย andย herย trueย passionย forย it.ย Inย todayโ€™sย world,ย fewย peopleย inย theย entertainmentย industryย wouldย willinglyย chooseย theย danceย studioย overย fameย andย fortune. Theย glitzย ofย theย entertainmentย worldย isย tempting,ย andย notย everyoneย canย resistย theย allureย ofย wealthย andย recognition. Brendaย nodded,ย satisfied.ย โ€œYouย donโ€™tย haveย toย thankย me.โ€ โ€˜Ifย youย reallyย wantย toย thankย someone,ย you shouldย thankย Mr.ย Flynn,โ€˜ย Sheย thought,ย butย sheย keptย itย toย herself.ย Josiahย hadย askedย herย toย stayย quietย aboutย it. Asย forย whyย Josiahย wantedย toย helpย withoutย takingย credit?ย Thatย wasnโ€™tย forย Brendaย toย figureย out. โ€œAlright,ย Iโ€™mย off.โ€ย Brendaย stoodย up.ย โ€œWeโ€™llย finishย theย shootย tonightย andย tomorrow,ย youโ€™llย reportย toย theย danceย studio.โ€ โ€œYes,ย Ms.ย Scott.ย Safeย travels,โ€ย saidย Sienna. Afterย Brendaย left,ย Siennaโ€™sย heartย wasย stillย soaring.ย Sheย immediatelyย wentย toย findย Derek. โ€œDerek,ย Iโ€™mย sorry.ย Iย think Iโ€™mย justย notย cutย outย forย theย entertainmentย industry.ย Afterย finishingย todayโ€™sย shoot,ย Iย wonโ€™tย beย comingย back,โ€ย sheย said. โ€œSo,ย thisย isย yourย finalย decision?โ€ย Derekย wasย confused.ย โ€˜Whyย isย sheย turningย thisย down?โ€ย heย wondered. โ€œYes,ย sorry,ย Derek.ย Iโ€™veย thoughtย itย through,ย andย Iโ€™mย justย betterย suitedย forย dancing,โ€ย Siennaย explained. Siennaย spokeย honestly.ย โ€œIโ€™mย goingย backย toย theย danceย studio.โ€ Derekย realizedย whatย wasย happening.ย Surprised,ย butย notย opposedย heย smiledย andย didnโ€™tย pushย herย further.ย โ€œAlright,ย Iย getย it.ย Justย makeย sureย toย finishย theย sceneย wellย tonight.โ€ 1/3 20:54ย Mon,ย Janย 6 Chapterย 125 15 โ€œDonโ€™tย worry.โ€ย Siennaย wasย deeplyย gratefulย toย Derek.ย โ€œEvenย ifย Iโ€™mย notย inย thisย circleย anymore,ย Iโ€™llย neverย forgetย theย helpย youย gaveย me.โ€ Derekย smiledย back.ย โ€œSameย here.ย Iโ€™llย alwaysย rememberย youย asย aย friend.ย Iโ€™llย beย cheeringย youย onย forย yourย firstย stageย performance.โ€ โ€œThankย you.โ€ย Siennaย shookย hisย handย seriously.ย โ€œThankย you,ย Derek Theย nightโ€™sย shootย wentย smoothly.ย Afterย removingย herย makeup,ย Siennaย receivedย aย videoย callย requestย fromย William. Everyย nowย andย then,ย Joyceย wouldย askย himย orย Hannahย toย makeย videoย callsย atย thisย hour. Siennaย pressedย theย buttonย toย answer,ย andย Joyceโ€™sย chubbyย littleย faceย immediatelyย appearedย onย theย screen โ€œMommy,โ€ย sheย said. โ€œHuh?ย Joyce?โ€ย saidย Sienna. โ€œMommy,ย Iย missย you.ย Whenย areย youย comingย home?โ€ย Joyceย said. Siennaย feltย aย pangย inย herย heart.ย Ofย course,ย sheย missedย herย daughter,ย butย sheย hadย toย establishย herselfย atย feiacrity.ย Onceย Joyceย returned,ย theyย couldย haveย aย stableย lifeย together. Forย now,ย theย separationย wasย inevitable. โ€œJoyce,ย Iย needย toย talkย toย Mr.ย Thompsonย aboutย itย first.ย Onceย weย figureย itย out,ย Iโ€™llย tellย you,ย okay?โ€ย Siennaย said. โ€œOkay!โ€ย Joyceย obedientlyย handedย theย phoneย overย toย William.ย โ€œMr.ย Thompson,ย hereย youย go.โ€ โ€œThankย you,ย Joyce.โ€ย Theย cameraย switchedย toย showย William. โ€œHi,ย Sienna,โ€ย heย greetedย her. โ€œWilliam,ย aboutย Joyceโ€™sย surgeryโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย began. โ€œIย wasย justย aboutย toย tellย you.ย Ifย everythingย goesย asย planned,ย Joyceโ€™sย surgeryย shouldย beย inย lessย thanย aย month,ย justย underย twoย monthsย fromย now,โ€ย Williamย said. Heย added,ย โ€œTheย exactย dateย willย beย setย oneย weekย beforeย theย surgery,ย andย Iโ€™llย letย youย knowย asย soonย asย Iย getย theย confirmation.ย Youโ€™reย makingย arrangementsย toย comeย back,ย right?โ€ โ€œYes,ย ofย course.โ€ย Siennaโ€™sย eyesย instantlyย filledย withย tears.ย โ€œSo,ย inย lessย thanย twoย months,ย Joyceโ€ฆย sheโ€ฆโ€ Herย excitementย overwhelmedย her,ย leavingย herย unableย toย speak. โ€œYes.โ€ย Williamย understoodย herย emotionsย andย finishedย forย her.ย โ€œInย lessย thanย twoย months,ย Joyceย willย haveย theย surgery.ย Afterย that,ย sheโ€™llย beย likeย anyย otherย child.โ€ Suddenly,ย Siennaย pressedย herย handย toย herย mouth,ย herย visionย becomingย blurry. โ€œThankย you,ย thankย youย soย much,ย William,โ€ย sheย said. Afterย gettingย ready,ย Siennaย leftย theย setย andย receivedย aย callย fromย Cedric. โ€œHey,ย Sienna?โ€ย Theย soundย onย theย otherย endย ofย theย lineย wasย aย littleย noisy. 9 Cedricย raisedย hisย voice.ย โ€œAreย youย doneย withย yourย nightย shoot?ย Iโ€™mย passingย byย theย filmย studio.ย Iย canย pickย youย up.โ€ Heย wasnโ€™tย reallyย passingย by.ย Heย hadย beenย planningย this,ย butย sinceย Siennaย hadnโ€™tย yetย acceptedย him,ย heย couldnโ€™tย beย tooย obvious 2/3ย  20:54ย Mon,ย Janย 6 Chapterย 125 aboutย it. โ€œYouโ€™reย atย the filmย studio?โ€ย Siennaย stoodย stillย andย lookedย around.ย Iโ€™mย rightย outside,ย butย Iย donโ€™tย seeย you.ย Whereย areย you? โ€œIย seeย you.ย Donโ€™tย move,โ€ย heย said. โ€œOkay.โ€ย Siennaย nodded. Inย aย fewย moments,ย Cedricโ€™sย Paganiย stoppedย inย frontย ofย Sienna.ย Cedricย gotย outย ofย theย carย andย walkedย towardย her. โ€œHi,ย Cedric.โ€ย Tonight,ย Siennaย wasย inย aย greatย mood.ย Herย workย hadย takenย aย positiveย turn,ย andย Joyceโ€™sย surgeryย hadย finallyย beenย scheduled. Afterย allย theseย years,ย herย lifeย wasย finallyย bloomingย withย hope. Lookingย atย herย smilingย face,ย Cedricย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย smileย asย well.ย โ€œYouโ€™reย reallyย happyย today?โ€ โ€œYeah,ย Iย am.โ€ย Siennaย glancedย atย him.ย โ€œCedric,ย thankย you.โ€ Cedricย lookedย surprised.ย โ€œThankย me?ย Whatย didย Iย do?โ€ โ€œYouย donโ€™tย remember?โ€ย Siennaย smiled,ย stillย beaming.ย โ€œLastย time,ย youย askedย Thomasโ€™sย motherย toย helpย talkย toย Ms.ย Scottย forย  me.โ€ โ€œAh.โ€ย Cedricย pausedย andย nodded.ย โ€œButย thatย wasnโ€™tโ€ฆโ€ Itย worked.โ€ย Siennaย laughed.ย โ€œTonight,ย Ms.ย Scottย cameย toย findย me.ย She saidย Iโ€™mย supposedย toย reportย toย theย danceย studio tomorrow.โ€ โ€œReally?โ€ย Cedricย wasย pleasantlyย surprisedย andย genuinelyย happyย forย her.ย โ€œThatโ€™sย amazingย news.ย Butโ€ฆโ€ Heย seemedย uncertain.ย โ€œWhenย Thomasย toldย me,ย Mrs.ย Zimmermanย couldnโ€™tย convinceย Ms.ย Scottโ€ฆโ€ โ€œHuh?โ€ย Siennaย frozeย forย aย moment.ย โ€œYouย meanย itย wasnโ€™tย Mrs.ย Zimmermanย whoย helped?โ€ Sheย shookย herย head.ย โ€œBut,ย whoย elseย couldย haveย persuadedย Ms.ย Scott?โ€ Cedricย didnโ€™tย wantย toย takeย anyย credit.ย โ€œAnyway,ย itย wasnโ€™tย myย doing.ย Whenย Iย seeย Thomas,ย Iโ€™llย makeย sureย toย thankย himย properly,โ€ โ€œOkay.โ€ย Siennaย noddedย withย aย smile.ย โ€œIย shouldย thankย him,ย thankย Mrs.ย Zimmerman.ย And,ย ofย course,ย thankย youย too.ย Doย youย thinkย Iย couldโ€™veย talkedย toย Thomasย onย myย own?โ€ Sheย saidย seriously,ย โ€œThankย you,ย Cedric.โ€ Sheย wasย soย happyย thatย sheย turnedย andย pointedย inย aย direction.ย โ€œAreย youย hungry?ย Letย meย treatย youย toย someย lateโ€“nightย snacks?โ€


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