A Second Chance 116
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Chapterย 116ย  Brendaโ€™sย smileย vanishedย instantly,ย replacedย byย aย look ofย pureย fur โ€œSinceย youย startedย managingย thisย danceย studio,ย youโ€™reย theย firstย oneย toย ignoreย theย rulesย ofย theย groupย andย takeย outsideย gigsย withoutย permission,โ€ย sheย said. Ms.ย Scottโ€ฆย Siennaโ€™sย faceย hadย alreadyย turnedย pale,ย butย thereย weย someย thingsย sheย neededย toย explain. โ€œIย didย takeย anย outsideย job,ย butย thatย wasย beforeย Iย joinedย theย groupย alreadyย hadย aย contractย withย theย productionย team,โ€ย sheย explained. โ€œSoย what?โ€ย Brendaย roaredย herย eyes. Butย suchย anย explanationย wasย useless.ย Brendaย wasย knownย forย herย strictness,ย andย onceย aย ruleย wasย broken,ย thereย wasย noย forย leniency. โ€œYouย wereย stillย takingย sideย jobsย evenย whileย youย wereย inย theย group,ย werenโ€™tย you?โ€ย Brendaย asked Siennaย openedย herย mouth,ย butย noย wordsย cameย out.ย Itย wasย theย truth,ย andย sheย couldnโ€™tย argueย againstย it. oย room โ€œSuchย aย fool.โ€ย Brendaย closedย herย eyesย forย aย moment,ย herย expressionย aย mixย ofย disappointmentย andย regretย asย ifย sheย wishedย thingsย couldย haveย goneย differently. Butย theย rulesย wereย clear.ย Noย matterย howย regretfulย Brendaย felt,ย today,ย sheย couldย notย allowย Siennaย toย stay. Brendaย raisedย herย hand.ย โ€œCoย changeย outย ofย yourย practiceย clothes.ย Youย needย toย leaveย theย danceย studio,ย now.โ€ Siennaย jerkedย herย headย up,ย herย eyesย shattering,ย immediatelyย filledย withย tears.ย โ€œMs.ย Scott,ย Iโ€ฆ โ€œNothingย moreย toย say.โ€ย Brendaย raisedย herย handย again,ย stoppingย herย fromย speakingย further. โ€œIย couldย makeย anย exceptionย forย you,ย butย theย rulesย areย theย rules.ย Youย brokeย themย today,ย andย Iย canโ€™tย protectย you.ย Howย couldย Iย manage thisย danceย studioย ifย Iย letย thisย slide?ย sheย said. Brendaย lookedย atย Sienna,ย sighing,ย โ€œWhatย aย shame.ย Youโ€™reย ruiningย yourย future.โ€ Brendaย paused,ย thenย added,ย โ€œThenย again,ย maybeย youโ€™ll doย betterย inย theย entertainmentย industry.ย Withย yourย skills,ย Iโ€™mย sureย youโ€™llย succeed. โ€œNo,ย Ms.ย Scottโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย shookย herย head,ย โ€œIย neverย thoughtย aboutย that.โ€ โ€œWell,ย go,โ€ย Brendaย said,ย withย noย roomย forย discussion. Sheย added,ย โ€œWithย Mr.ย Flynnย onย yourย side,ย Iโ€™mย sureย youโ€™llย doย wellย inย theย industry.ย Itย wonโ€™tย beย suchย aย bigย lossย toย leaveย here?ย Brendaย wavedย herย hand.ย โ€œCoย onย now.โ€ Theย situationย wasย beyondย repair.ย Siennaย hadย nothingย leftย toย say,ย he wasย filledย withfegret,ย angryย atย herselfย forย notย handlingย thingsย better Butย evenย ifย thereย wereย aย wayย toย undoย itย all,ย sheย knewย sheย wouldnโ€™tย haveย beenย ableย toย fixย itย backย thenย either. โ€œMs.ย Scottโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย bowedย herย headย inย defeat,ย unableย toย begย forย anotherย chance.ย โ€œIย Iโ€™mย leaving.โ€ โ€œGo,ย Brendaย said,ย herย gazeย alreadyย turnedย elsewhere,ย dismissing her. Onceย outsideย theย breakย room,ย Siennaย stoodย atย theย door,ย feelingย theย darknessย aroundย her.ย Whatย shouldย Iย doย now?โ€ย she Chapterย 116 wondered. Theย excitementย ofย joiningย theย danceย studioย hadnโ€™tย evenย faded,ย andย inย justย aย coupleย ofย days,ย sheย wouldย haveย becomeย theย leadย dancerย andย performedย onย stage, Andย nowย everythingย wasย gone. Whenย sheย returnedย toย theย dressingย room,ย herย colleaguesโ€™eyesย hadย changed.ย Oneย byย one,ย theyย whisperedย amongย themselves.ย glancingย atย herย fromย timeย toย time. Herย phoneย buzzedย inย herย pocket,ย andย asย Siennaย lookedย atย theย screen,ย sheย finallyย understoodย whyย theyย wereย lookingย atย herย thatย way. Inย theirย WhatsAppย group,ย thereย wasย anย announcementย fromย Brenda:ย [Ourย designatedย leadย dancer,ย Siennaย Shaw,ย tookย anย outside jobย withย aย productionย teamย withoutย approval.ย Afterย verification,ย thisย hasย beenย confirmed.ย Effectiveย immediately,ย herย positionย isย terminated.] Tearsย welledย upย inย Siennaโ€™sย eyes.ย Sheย grippedย herย phoneย tightly,ย herย teethย clenched. โ€œWow,โ€ย Ninaย said,ย walkingย overย andย foldingย herย arms.ย โ€œWhatย happened?ย Ourย risingย starย gotย fired?ย Thatโ€™sย aย shocker.โ€ โ€œShutย up,ย someoneย muttered. โ€œWhy?โ€ย Ninaย wasย inย a goodย mood.ย โ€œTakingย sideย gigs? Thatโ€™sย impressive.ย Oh,ย byย theย way,ย Sienna,ย youโ€™reย soย talented,ย right?ย Iย heardย someoneย pulledย stringsย toย getย youย inย here.ย Youโ€™veย gotย theย connections.ย Whyย notย getย himย toย keepย youย around?โ€ Connections?ย Josiah?โ€˜ย sheย wondered.ย Siennaย didnโ€™tย wantย toย admitย it,ย butย evenย ifย sheย hadย thoughtย about it,ย sheย knewย byย nowย thatย sheย wasย ofย noย useย toย Josiahย anymore.ย Thereย wasย noย wayย heย wouldย helpย herย again. Ninaย laughedย loudly,ย tossingย herย hair. โ€œYouโ€™reย wastingย yourย time.ย Donโ€™tย evenย bother.ย Ms.ย Scottย isย allย aboutย theย rules.ย Sheย madeย anย exceptionย forย youย once,ย butย doย youย reallyย thinkย sheโ€™llย keepย doingย thatย forย you?ย Getย real.ย Youโ€™reย notย asย importantย asย youย think,โ€ย Ninaย mocked. Sheย gaveย aย littleย twistย ofย herย bodyย andย walkedย offย withย aย littleย sway:ย โ€œIโ€™mย going.ย Gottaย goย practice,ย guys.โ€ Watchingย Ninaโ€™sย retreatingย figure,ย Siennaย feltย likeย somethingย wasย off.ย โ€˜Howย didย Ms.ย Scottย find outย aboutย theย jobย Iย tookย withย theย productionย team?ย Whoย toldย her?โ€˜ย sheย wondered. Herย headacheย worsened.ย Evenย ifย sheย knewย whoย informedย Brends,ย thereย wasย noย difference.ย Theย factย wasย thatย itย wasย herย mistake. Feelingย down,ย Siennaย spentย theย entireย dayย lyingย inย bedย atย herย apartment.ย Inย theย evening,ย sheย gotย aย callย fromย Cedric โ€œSienna,ย Iโ€™mย atย theย danceย studio.ย Whenย areย youย comingย out?โ€ย heย asked. Siennaย turnedย over,ย herย voiceย weak.ย โ€œIโ€™mย notย atย theย danceย studio, โ€œAh?โ€ย Cedricย wasย confused.ย โ€œDidย youย alreadyย goย home?ย Didย practiceย finishย earlyย today?โ€ Heย rememberedย thatย Siennaย wasย supposedย toย beย performingย inย justย aย coupleย ofย days.ย Thisย wasย herย firstย timeย onย stage,ย andย sheโ€™dย beenย practicingย hardย forย it. โ€œYeah,ย Siennaย justโ€“wantedย toย beย alone.ย โ€œIfย thereโ€™sย nothingย else,ย Iโ€™llย hangย upย now.โ€ Theyย barely spokeย beforeย sheย endedย theย call.ย Cedricย stared atย hisย phone,ย bewildered. Somethingย wasย off.ย Siennaโ€™sย voiceย soundedย strange,ย almostย likeย sheย wasnโ€™tย inย theย moodย likeย something wasย botheringย her.ย Heย couldnโ€™tย shakeย the feeling,ย soย heย decided to driveย overย toย 12thย Avenue. 20.49ย  Chapterย 116 61%ย  Siennaย layย inย herย apartmentย herย thoughtsย gettingย darker.ย Whenย theย doorbellย rang,ย sheย hadย noย ideaย whoย itย couldย be. โ€œWhoย isย it?โ€ย sheย asked,ย feelingย downย asย sheย wentย toย answerย theย door.ย Whenย sheย sawย Cedricย standingย there,ย herย surpriseย wasย clear,ย โ€œCedric?โ€ โ€œSienna.โ€ย Cedricย hadย neverย beenย toย herย apartmentย before.ย Heโ€™dย actuallyย goneย toย theย wrongย buildingย atย first,ย andย afterย runningย aroundย inย theย heat,ย sweatย beadedย onย hisย foreheadย andย temples. Onceย heย sawย her,ย hisย concernย onlyย deepened,ย โ€œSienna,ย 1ย heardย yourย voiceย onย theย phone,ย andย itย didnโ€™tย soundย right.ย Areย youย okay?ย Didย somethingย happen?โ€ Siennaย hadnโ€™tย expectedย himย toย comeย allย theย wayย overย justย becauseย ofย aย phoneย call. โ€œCedricโ€ฆย Herย heartย softened.ย Sheย openedย upย toย him,ย tellingย hitย theย truth.ย โ€œIย messedย up.ย Ms.ย Scottโ€ฆย sheย kickedย meย outย ofย theย danceย studio.โ€ โ€œWhat?โ€ย Cedricย wasย stunned.ย Thatย wasย terribleย news.ย Lightningย Danceย wasย oneย ofย theย topย platformsย forย modernย dancersย Siennaย hadย beenย soย closeย toย makingย itย big,ย andย nowย thisย hadย happened?ย  Tmย sorry,ย Cedricย Siennaย onlyย toldย himย aboutย it.ย Sheย wasnโ€™tย expectingย comfort. โ€œBecauseย rightย now,ย noย wordsย couldย makeย herย feelย better. โ€œIย justย couldnโ€™tย bringย myselfย toย goย today.ย Iย wantedย toย beย aloneย forย bit.ย Thanksย forย comingย toย checkย onย me.ย Iโ€™mย sorry,โ€ย sheย said. Itโ€™sย okay.ย Cedricย shookย hisย headย quickly.ย โ€œIย understand.ย Iย totallyย getย it.โ€ โ€œWellโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย didnโ€™tย inviteย himย inside.ย โ€œIโ€™llย goย backย in.โ€ โ€œAlright,ย Cedricย stoodย thereย atย theย door,ย watchingย asย sheย closedย itย behindย her. Heย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย rubย hisย forehead.ย Itย wasnโ€™tย thatย heย mindedย makingย theย tripย forย nothing.ย Heย wasย moreย concernedย aboutย howย heย couldย helpย Sienna.ย Waitโ€ฆย Thomas,ย heย wondered. Cedricย turnedย andย headedย downstairs,ย pullingย outย hisย phoneย toย callย Yosef.ย โ€œYosef,ย itโ€™sย me.ย Areย youย withย Thomas?โ€ ็”ฐ SENDย GIFT 0


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