Swan of Endless Feathers (Book 1 of Swan Trilogy)

Chapter 56

Chapter 56

Sisne

Charlotte

Kumakabog na ang puso ko sa akin dibdib. Grabe ang kaba ko ngayon.

Ito na ang araw ng competition namin. Suot namin ang white ice skating dress na may white stockings at sequence sa dibdib at gilid ng mata. May feather pin sa gilid ng buhok namin na nakabun.

We are glittering swans in white.

Hours, day, or even months of practice led to at least a four minute to eight minute long performance in front of the curious crowd.

Ang simula namin ay group performance kung saan lahat kami ay magkakasama sa sayaw. Ginamit namin ang kanta na Arrival of the Birds & Transformation ng The Cinematic Orchestra.

Our movements are synchronized while gliding through the ice floor. Soldiers with blades on our feet and wings of freedom, striking the audience with our dance.

Every three partners lifted up the smallest one. Isa ako sa mga binuhat sa ere, ang akin binti ay nakaangat din kasabay ng mga braso ko na tila bang lumilipad ako.

Nang binaba nila ako, umikot kami at gumawa ng iba't-ibang formation na magandang tingnan sa paningin ng manunuod.

We formed circles while gliding, then we turned into a sun, and then a blossoming flower.

It felt like we're a flock of birds soaring through the clouds, trying to find our nest in the forest from a faraway island. We are the birds of white, purity, and grace that will carve our voices in ice.

Hear our song within our dance. Hear our choir in our glide. Hear the angels flutter behind our backs.

For the feathers will fly in harmony.

We ended our dance with our hands raised above us, posing like elegant princesses.

It took us almost eight minutes to finish the performance. It was all worth it nang marinig namin ang palakpakan mula sa manunuod.

Everyone was amazing in the team. They did their part and now it's my turn.

Hinuli namin ang individual representation ng ice skating team namin at ako ang magrerepresent ng sarili kong sayaw sa harap ng maraming tao.

I took the center stage of the ice rink. The spotlight is on me. All of their eyes are watching me.

Pinipilit kong kontrolin ang pangangatog ng akin binti dala ng kaba. Tiningnan ko ang akin sarili, ang prosthetic leg ko na kumikinang mula sa sinag ng spotlight.

I let my body pose at the center of the ice rink, my toes are pointing and ready to glide while I raised my arms like a swan preparing to fly.

My passion will embrace them all. My weakness will make me stronger. I am the girl with a broken past, but that doesn't stop me from gliding for my dreams.

The song from my playlist in the mixtape called If I Be Wrong by Wolf Larsen started playing as background music, resonating across the ice rink stadium, embracing my silent world.

Ito lang ang naririnig ko, ang pagsimula ng gitara, violin, at piano—a magical combination with deep, erratic meaning.

Ice skaters constantly move in a wide circle before doing a trick and that's what I'm doing.