Learning the Ropes by Monique Polak

Author:Monique Polak
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUV031010, JUV039030, JUV006000
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2015-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

He stops at the circulation desk. “Where’s Genevieve?” His voice echoes in the room.

Genevieve doesn’t look up from the screen. “She isn’t here!” she calls back.

Leo doesn’t get the message. He marches over to the couch. Now he notices me at Anastasia’s computer. “Hey, girls,” he says to all of us, “you coming skating or what?”

Genevieve keeps ignoring him.

When I look up at him, he walks over to the computer. “I guess you didn’t hear about the accident,” I whisper.

Leo freezes. “What accident?”

“An aerialist with Cirque Viva died this morning. They think the carabiner broke,” I tell him.

“Oh no,” Leo says.

Genevieve has finally stopped watching the DVD. She comes over to the computer. So does Hana.

We’re all looking at the screen, not saying anything. Maybe because there are no words.

The librarian wipes her cheek.

That’s when I realize that even if the Gazette website hasn’t published the name of the aerialist who died, the librarian too may already know who the woman is. Didn’t Terence tell us she was a student at MCC?

“Did you know her?” I ask the librarian.

“We all knew her.” The librarian’s voice is soft and sad. “Louise and Terence trained together. At one point, they competed for the same position…” Her voice trails off, as if she’s remembering Louise and Terence together in la palestre.

“I guess we’re not going skating,” Leo says.

“We’re not,” Genevieve and I say at the same time.

So much for our catfight.

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