Right From The Start {Book 2}

Off To Spain

While everyone has had a rough day, particularly Ludmilla, once Marroti ended the live stream she packed her things to leave. On the way out she passes by the dance room. With a quick glance she became mesmerized with the sight.

Gregorio was there alone coming up with more choreography for future lessons wearing his black pants, shows and an under-tank. What he was wearing was not what captured Ludmilla's interest, it was the birthmark on his right shoulder that did. As rare as it may be she feels as if she had seen something exactly like it once before. A birthmark of a shamrock on the same placement. 

A little bit of time passes until she'd pieced everything together. Diego has the same birthmark. The only clue Ludmilla has about Diego's father was that he left before his birth for a change in his career after he suffered through a fatal accident that ended his professional dance career in Spain. Prior to making any assumptions or rumors, Ludmilla needs to check for facts.

"Ludmilla!" [Gregorio]

Embarrassed to have one of his students see him in unprofessional attire he rapidly puts back on his over shirt.

"Sorry Gregorio, but I have a few questions for you." [Ludmilla]

"I do not have the time." [Gregorio]

"Please. After the tragic embarrassment I've encountered, I realize there is still a lot I need to learn. Consider this an interview from a very talented and wise professor. I mean, who else is better to ask than you?" [Ludmilla]

"Since you put it that way, I guess I can spare some time helping you." [Gregorio]

"Great, how did you first started dancing? Professionally speaking." [Ludmilla]

"In Spain almost 20 years ago I was a dancer on Broadway." [Gregorio]

"When did you begin growing interest in choreography?" [Ludmilla]

"Through further experience. While being on Broadway and tours, late nights I would rehearse and at times I would bring new moderation to the choreography." [Gregorio]

"I bet you were a real charmer to the ladies." [Ludmilla]

"I believe that is irrelevant, but yes I was." [Gregorio]

"If you were, how come you never found the one?" [Ludmilla]

"That knowledge has nothing to do with your footnotes." [Gregorio]

"You're right, sorry. How did you get from being on Broadway in Spain to here, a professor of dance at this studio?" [Ludmilla]

"During a show I injured my knee, that was the last time I performed on stage professionally. For a while I could never keep a regular job and at the time I was engaged. Antonio and I got in contact before at an after party of the first tour. As the word got around about my career ending he thought I would be a good investment into teaching. He'd opened his first studio in Spain. Years go on and the studio had shut down, but Antonio is quick to coming up with new projects. Saw an opportunity to open a studio here in Buenos Aires and I took the offer to join him. Here I am." [Gregorio]

"What happened to your engagement? You just leave the girl that loved you in Spain over your career." [Ludmilla]

"Not exactly like that. I had lost myself, naive and believed that once my career ended so did my entire world. Not appreciating the value she was to me at the time, the best thing for her was for me to let her go on with her life. I knew she wanted a family, a time of settling down which I could not provide her." [Gregorio]

"This does not make much sense. This studio did not open until nearly three years ago." [Ludmilla]

"That is because we spent the last 15 years or so finding the right location, renovating, gaining sponsors and enrollments. Going through several auditions of selecting students, this took a long process to finally opening up doors. Not to mention we had scouted talent from around Europe and Latin America, much traveling was also done within that time frame." [Gregorio]