The Dancer
She smiles, she dances through her pain.
Meg woke up to the burning/reverberating twinges between her toes. She had not slept well, pain had made her restless and her bones ached. Slowly, she unrolled the bandages from her feet, wincing as the blisters clung, leaving tiny pieces of scab between skin and fabric.
Being lead dancer in the 'Ballet Rosseau', hurt. Still...Charlotte would kill for the lead role. The scouts would all be there, greater things awaited.
Opening night. Meg danced. First position, second, third, on she danced, through the pain, tiny hints of blood seeping through her soft, satin demi-pointe...dancing...shoes.
Standing...Ovation...Pain...Tears...Who...needed...perfect...toes...anyway?..Fame...and ...glory...awaited. BUT!!!!!!
Through...the...smiles...Oh...God...The...Pain...The...Pain!!!!!!
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Stunning work Novel! I could picture everything in my mind's eye! Well done! BRAVO! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Very effective Novel!! I had a couple of idea for this challenge but just didn’t think they were remotely interesting! I really like this one though. 😃
Novel this was an amazing story! They say it isn't true art of the artist doesn't suffer for it! This is a great story about that and you captured the feeling so well in such a small word count! Nicely done!
Great story ❤️💯❗
And yet, still a smile bolted on! Like a Swan, serene on the surface, but underneath such a contrast
No pain, no gain but some take this too literally. But if they're doing it without being forced by someone, we gotta respect that dedication and passion. Awesome story, Novlet!
Awesome!!!💖💕
Wow the perspective in this was so good. Great job Novel
The sacrifice we make to accomplish our dream, well done
I felt this. So much emotion and pain expressed in such a short piece, well done!