The Dance
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MatureComplete Wed, Jul 18, 201817m
"At long last, the curtains began to open. She looked up, her heart hammering against her ribcage, and greeted the audience with a smile."
Sarah is on her way to the last Performance for the night, but dreads for what she has to do; what she has done for quite a while, and what is expected of her to carry on doing for the rest of her life.
But as the evening progresses, a strange event takes place that might just change Sarah's attitude.
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