One Night Only

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tried to keep control of everything around me and I didn't like improvisation. However, as I was about to turn 20 and going to

r liked to be in a hurry and to be pressured by dea

cheered for me every night. The truth was that I already had experience in dancing. I had practiced ballet since I was a little girl, but when my mother relapsed from her illness I had to stop, because money was no longer enough and she stopped work

new promotion as an exclusive dancer. Since my boss, Julie, offered me the job, s

lient asked for it. The service provided did not include having sex with them. We were not prostitutes. Some of them did, either out of necessity or because they liked to do it, but the club did not get involved in that. The

t hid from her that I was offered another position there, and it would stay that way, as I didn't want her to find out about everything. S

mean that I didn't like what I studied, but that I had a bigger dream before choosing Medicine. As I grew older, my interests and thoughts changed. That's why I de

her pregnant with my niece Sandy. He ultimately disappeared from her life. He was never heard from again. She did not want to accept his departure and became depressed for a long time. My mothe

hough I couldn't say the same about my mother. She had a very happy and lasting marriage, well, as long as it lasted, since our father died of a heart attack when my sister was

my mother was serving food on plates. Since she had stopped working sh

g mother. It was the most complicated situation I had ever experienced in my life. Coping with my mother's illness was one of the most difficult process

," I greeted

my child. -She

had to go through to try to stay alive. She had deteriorated because of that and looked more tired and ver

ave to make us breakfast," I scol

lessness I will help you in any way I can. Since I can st

will never

t's what I used to call my little ni

my mother's legs. Good morning, marmoset!

r and sat he

ere babies, and those nicknames stuck. She was a s

tle storm. -I kiss

sm

merald green. They had the same eye color, fair skin and medium height. I was a little taller. I always asked her why I was so different from them and she would answer that I inherited it from our father's side o

lped my mother with chores around the house when he was here. I also cooperated, but I spent more time at school and at the club than at home. I didn't have enough time, but when it was my turn to rest I dedicated myself to helping them. Alexa had to l

ed, if she felt bad, to call me as soon as possible. Before I left I always let her kno

street away from the college. Before she got to the cafeteria she got off to drop my niece off at her school. I got off with her so as

s not well," I confes

that the treatment

t something is not right. I mean somet

five or eight minutes. The good thing was that we always had plenty o

teen minutes to spa

xhausted," sh

se we were still not fini

thi

at in her locker, took her apron and tied up her hai

so. -I

be late," she hurried me when

mom, since I'm almost not here all day... -

a parrot chattering, I doub

cafeteria and headed back to school. I hoped the day would go

was that I could rest in the evenings, since I didn't go to the club. I took advantage of those days t

lunch. Afterwards I would have the class wher