BARRED: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance (Billionaires & Bohemians Book 2) by Linnea May

Author:Linnea May [May, Linnea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-02-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter XXI

Sara

The last curtain for the season falls as we fly off the stage, arms extended, salty sweat dripping down our exhausted bodies, our feet crying in pain, still confined in the tight cage that pointe shoes can become after a while.

"Done!" Isabella announces next to me, holding her hand up for me to high-five her.

I follow her gesture, smiling, and still breathing heavily from exhaustion. The season is over, which means I won't have any big performances for the next few months, but it doesn't mean that I will be on break, at least not the entire time.

The end of a season always overwhelms me with a wide range of conflicting emotions. It's a relief on one hand, because it means that I will have more time for myself and can - theoretically - take things a little slower. I always gain a little weight during off-season, which is okay with me because my body always bounces back to stage weight once I start preparing for the next season. Besides, it's one of the perks of not being in-season to indulge a little. Not on alcohol, though, that's for sure.

But I'll also miss it. The stress, the bond that grows between the corps as we spend even more time together than we usually do, all of us working on the same goal - making this performance a success. Most of the other girls will still be there next season, but not all of them. The lineup changes every year, especially as some of us seek out other opportunities with other companies.

"You have anything fun planned?" Isabella asks me, as we meander to the dressing room.

I shake my head. "Not really. I don't have enough savings to travel."

She sighs. "Yeah, me neither. But I might lock myself in for a week of binge-watching TV shows or something."

"That sounds glorious," I joke.

She grins at me. "I know, right?"

"Are you going to do some touring with the company?" I ask. "I thought you were."

Isabella nods. "Yeah, I am going to. You're not?"

I shake my head, trying not to let it show how much this disappoints me. I know they don't necessarily ask everybody to join, but it was something I had been hoping for, especially after doing so well during this Swan Lake season. Money is always tight, but it gets worse during off-season. I can still consider myself lucky because I'm part of a big company, an opportunity that comes with its own perks, but it also means that getting up in rank is all that much harder because the competition is more fierce than it would be in a smaller ballet company.

Isabella is proof of that. We started at the same time and we're the same age, but she not only has that little bit of extra talent, but also the physique to surpass me when it comes to casting. She's only a small step away from stepping up in rank and becoming a soloist, and I know she has what it takes to make it all the way up to principal.

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