Dear Valentine_A Gay Romance Story by Romeo Alexander

Author:Romeo Alexander [Alexander, Romeo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“They say it was sprained, if not fractured,” Gregor tells me at dinner that night.

“Huh?” I ask. The hours that had passed as the ambulance came and I had stepped in as the understudy, seemed to pass by in a haze. Madame had accompanied Eric to the hospital, and Mr. Schlewp had taken over the session, but not allowed us to dance under the dire warning from Madame.

“I overheard Angela talking with Madame Roussou. Apparently, he hasn’t been practicing or stretching to accommodate freestyle dancing, and only continuing to do ballet exercises. He didn’t think it was necessary for them because dancing is all he does anyway. Freestyle, combined with the ballet moves, is a completely different way of dancing, using completely different muscles sometimes. He didn’t account for the fact that he would be in a nontraditional costume, and interacting with props. He tripped over one of the props on the floor that was being used. He went down, and the rest is history,” Gregor explained.

I had just gotten done from a grueling session with Madame, who demanded I stay over the Christmas break for extra sessions to catch me up to speed with the rest of the leads. I was tired and ached all over, and she was going with Eric tomorrow for more x-rays, which would give me one blissful morning of peace and quiet as she accompanied him to the hospital. He had come back in a cast and the entire company fawned over him, as Madame cornered me and immediately began to work on my subpar form.

When that session had gotten over, I was still in a daze as I made my way to the dining hall. On the one hand, the stress of not having to worry about Gregor and Eric becoming too close was gone. But on the other, my malcontent had grown exponentially over the last couple of weeks. Internally I was berating myself, thinking I was a terrible person for secretly being relieved. An injury like that could potentially cost Eric his entire career if he doesn’t follow exact doctor’s orders. As much as I dislike the guy and don’t like him close to my boyfriend, I would never wish an injury like that on another dancer.

I barely touch my dinner as I listen to Gregor and the others recount what had happened. After a few moments, Angela begins to cry into her salad, having been terribly affected by the loss of her lead in Swan Lake. Gregor turns to me as others dole sympathy on her, with the exception of Katarina and I, because this could potentially be the break I need in my own career.

“Do you want to go upstairs and get away?” Gregor asks softly.

“Yeah, I think that’s a good idea,” I murmur. We quietly excuse ourselves as Angela continues to sob. The drama department is hanging on her every word as we retreat out the door. I vaguely feel bad for them that they have been sucked up into her drama, but then she’ll fit with them nicely at the end of the musical.

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