Touching the Heart of Ace

??Daym son, where dya find dis??? Hell slapped Vanya??s butt, making her scream.

I cracked up. ??That... was... so bad.??

Our street performance was a blast. I was so pumped up. My dance was well received, there was enough audience and they applauded really well.

But Hell, Vanya, Jing, Liam and Manu did a piece on domestic abuse and stole the lime light. Everyone was in tears, including me. I saw a man clutching his sleeping child watching this dance slash drama and crying soundlessly.

It was touching.

The dance was about a family where domestic abuse was a normal thing and a child growing up in that family finally fell in the hands of a paedophile when she searched for attention, love and care outside her home. It was tragic, magnificent, haunting, there were no enough words.

I hated the dance and loved it, the same time. It was more amazing because we dancers did not know about what others were playing. Hell was one awesome choreographer.

We were on our way back to our homes and Hell decided we should walk because we needed our bodies to stretch and taking a cab this tired would only make us fall asleep.

I was staying at the apartment Jason got under one of his office friend??s name. It was tiring to schedule where I would be spending the night.

I sighed.

Was he still looking for me?

Was he really sad?

If he was here would he like my dancing?

He was going to be a father too. Would he be hurt by the drama?

None of your business, Ace. Robbie said it himself. Stuff happening in his life had nothing to do with me.

??Is your knee okay, David? It was one hell of a split.?? Jing looped her hands on my neck.

??Yeah. Hell had put my knees on a safety belt. I had been practising on it for days.??

??Only for days? You did it so perfectly.??

??Yo, dawg, stap d school shit. Groove wid us.?? Liam did a swirl and walked in a very hip hop fashion. He was the only one who could pull that walk off, and make it cool.

you know. I can find you a tutor for free. Get your high school certificate and groove all you

need no education.?? There they went singing on my face. I slapped Vanya??s face off

different with

loaded, she had a college degree and even worked of a MNC before turning to her passion. Vanya was doing online college courses along with her modelling and acting. This dance lessons were for her resume and better roles in films.

black kid who was stabbed on his back and ended up in wrong crowd. I really did not know his whole story,

trapped his elbow with both of

I

either!??

There he went all defensive and all. I

You have nothing to worry. I am serious about what I said. I could get you a

like dose ass licking men-in-black doggos. Will my homie, with same name as me, he went

offense taken.?? I cleared my throat. ??Thanks for accepting though. Education is not for getting high end jobs, Liam, though it is a nice outcome. Basic education helps you a lot with your life. Helps you understand the world a bit better. You can groove all you want, would not stop someone to

not bored him

positive you need to pay fifty dollars? You paid him, Liam. It might be funny for a lot of people. But not for me and certainly not for you. All the people

because the students under that scheme were kids who really wanted to study and their financial status was hindering them. Liam was afraid of studying, I thought he had very bad experiences with teachers or figures of

to my dorm forgetting

??Will it hurt???

frowned. ??Will what

studyn?? and

him? I tried very hard not to show my surprise and

when you ask. If anything hurts, tell me and I will find someone else. I can help you too,

??Think about it Liam, people might be taking advantage of you

to call Dr. A and thank him too. He was my mentor and now that I was not his student we talked more frequently over phone. I could visit him and thank him personally. I should also call mom and set up a meeting with my high school teacher Miss.

felt a hand slither up my shirt from behind, I knew that touch, I dreamt of that touch; I shivered when

Time stood still.

if I turned around I would see him, I would see that gorgeous precious gems

reminded it to do

??Shh...??

I whimpered.

The hushed whisper demanded and

down my face, the feelings inside

know how I reached my dorm, ran to the powder room locked it