Broken Ballerina

ment. They both rarely spent their days at home as April is busy with her wo

mmy," Ellery said as

asses down. Ellery sat in silence and kept her eyes on her mother's pen. "I'

" She asked fro

and it has been

marry him." Ellery stu

ce in your life Ellery. Any girl would be begging to

ot any

plans on Friday. The Whites will be he

s were clouded with tears. "I

to avoid offending your intended." Ellery was starting to sob at this point. But sh

le. "Listen, I'm not the best mother and this is something out of the blue for you. But I need you to do this. I need you to do this FOR ME. And I hope you don't

," Ellery

marry Dylan White and it's final." April didn'

er room and cried her heart out. She knows that no matter how much she protest her mot

crying. Looking at the caller ID sh

2 years, Nikolaj Nielsen, a senior choreog

u don't sound okay." Co

We need to talk. I ne

me the time

rose up from her bed to prepare to leave. She wasn't in a good mood so she wore a lazy pair of beige ice silk

her was around and quickly left in her Merc

-year-old man sitting on his swivel chair. His hair was black with grey roots and his face chisel

im and leaning for a kiss. He cupped her che

ong?" He g

" She blurted out. Nikolaj took his hand off her face and straight

u on, love?"

ng to force me to marry a man I don't

weirded out by his answer. "What? I

ove you, I want you to spend the rest of your

we're in rehearsals." She raised her c

ll

to leave me?"

ould happen to your career?" For some reason, Nikolaj was taking everythin

I love

things to learn in life. I don't w

leave me," El

lery to his arms. "I haven't told you this before but my ex-fiancee, she came back and asked for us to talk. And to be honest w

that you love me and that you want t

ry Ellery but it's her, and it's always been her. My two years with you were one of the best times of m

with the idea of being with a young woman. She was a thrill in his life, and it triggered his excitement. Ellery on