#Chapter 60 Dress Rehearsal

Amy went home after breakfast. I missed her as soon as she went out the door. After watching her drive away, I wandered around the mansion, looking for something to do.

Due to a staff development day, there was no school, and there were no more dance lessons with Victor to fill my afternoon.

The music room didn’t hold much interest for me since I played no instruments, and the gaming room wasn’t much fun alone. I was bored within an hour.

Next, I went to the ballroom and listened to my footsteps echo through the ginormous empty room.

I stopped near the fireplace and studied my parents' portrait for several moments before I blew my mother a kiss. My father said she chose every detail of the room, and this was the place I felt the most connected to her.

Alex told me that she loved to dance and often came to this room alone to practice. So I tried it.

Envisioning myself dancing with Victor, I waltzed around the dance floor, my arms raised as if I were holding onto an invisible partner.

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