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Hearing the love between the hero and heroine Emma started giggling. Annie could see the developing chemistry between the man and Emma.

Suddenly the lights dimmed and the stage curtain parted slowly while melodious music floated in the hall.

The whole stage was bathed in soft sky blue light. Slowly they could see glittering stars in the blue sky and beautiful flowers everywhere.

As the whole scene got dimmed another spectacle of snow covered mountains were seen in the background and two dancers made their appearance accompanied by sweet music.

The well synchronized moves, twists and turns were beautiful and as they glided all over the stage and people just sat mesmerized at the beauty of all of it.

Slowly the characters began their appearance one by one and the beautiful love story slowly unfolded in front of them as a dance theme.
Annie was amazed at the perfection of the synchronized moves made by all of those dancers and the skills they exhibited simply was superb.

The audience were simply spellbound so that none noticed one hour has passed when the ten minute intermission was announced.

When the lights glowed they could hear excited talks all around them and both of them expressed their appreciation to David. He acknowledged them politely all the more pleased.

Annie noted he and Emma are sitting closer and she came to the conclusion that the chemistry is getting deeper between them.

Some people were going out for the break and David offered them a drink which they accepted. Three of them went out to the reception hall and the waitress promptly served them fresh juices.

As David headed for the restroom Annie naughtily teased Emma.

"Wake up...wake up....Cinderella".

Emma giggled...."What do you think of him Annie, Isn't he charming?"

"Well...well..he is just average"....Annie smiled mischievously.

"You...." Emma nudged her.

They laughed together.

From the admiring glances they received it was quite clear to them that they were looking good well suited to the gathering. So they decide to play their part to perfection.

The next half was better than the previous one. The dancers exhibited more and more skills and people applauded them heartily.
The light and sound captivated the entire audience.

The love story ended happily and everybody got on their feet giving a standing ovation when the dancers assembled on the stage.

It was a great performance!

"Well...ladies....how was it?" David inquired.

Both of them showered praise.

"Well. I presume you both have been invited to the post show dinner tonight"....

"Yes...of course..we have been invited and it is our pleasure to attend and we feel honored".

"Good...I also will be there and sure you will be meeting some important people".

David said goodbye after looking into the eyes of Emma a little longer.

After he left Annie teased her again.

Both of them felt really on top of the world enjoying the whole circus.

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The man signalled a waitress who was carrying a tray full of drinks.

Annie opted for a cocktail fruit juice and Emma accepted a glass of tomato juice from the waitress.

"Enjoy your drinks, please...15 more minutes for the doors to open and we will be back to take you to your seats...Allow us to take leave of you, temporarily..."

They bowed and hurried their way through the guests to welcome other dignitaries.

Annie and Emma felt comfortable among the gathering of the elites. As they sipped their drinks they exchanged pleasantries with some people around. The rich, famous, elite and powerful in the country were there.

Some high profile people made their appearance and they saw the welcome team approaching them again just as the bell sounded indicating the opening of the doors. They checked their tickets and was taken to the VIP chamber and were shown the comfortable, reclining seats. The man showed them the buttons on the chairs to call the butler service during the show, the exit and the way to the restroom politely. Annie noted with admiration the luxury and efficiency everywhere.

The VIP box was very spacious with a wide walkway in between the seats at different levels. Annie occupied the side seat and Emma sat just next to her. All the rows were having three seats each and they wondered who will occupy the third one next to Emma. By this time the dignitaries were getting seated and Annie could sense the excitement on the air about the wonderful event they all are going to watch.

They could feel the excitement of the elite people assembled in the VIP chamber anticipating a wonderful show ahead. Then the entry door opened and they saw the whole welcometeam ushering in a handsome man in a well tailored suit towards their row of seats. He seemed to be a very important person being escorted by the officials in that way.

Finally they came near them and in the midst of... Excuse me...ladies let me squeeze in here..etc....but there was plenty of space there being a luxurious VIP chamber and he finally got himself seated next to Emma on the the third seat in that row. There was a flurry of thank you's from both sides and the welcome team slowly retreated politely.

"Hello ladies..allow me to introduce myself...I am David...David Markell...Production control of this ballet".

The man smiled at them and handed over them his business card . Annie and Emma felt little nervous introducing themselves but they judged him as an easy going guy, well groomed and nice while he talked to them putting them at ease.

He narrated them the story of the show they are going to watch, the myths surrounding the theme, something about the costumes, the music, the cast among many other things. Both of them were amazed listening to his vocabulary while he portrayed the history of the ballet troupe.

Soon they both found themselves asking questions to him as though they were great friends for a longtime.
The way he conducted the conversation skillfully without in any way disturbing others at the same time making it interesting was
remarkable. In between he became humorous telling them about the love story.

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"You look like a model, Annie"...Emma smiled.

"You too"...Annie replied as she watched the beautiful lights on either side of the road as the car glided along the street. They felt comfortable and satisfied at this sudden transformation and mentally rehearsed what they had practiced the preceding weeks to act sophisticated and high class.

As the vehicle approached the well decorated entrance of the huge theater Annie opened her handbag and checked the tickets and was ready with the citizen identification. They could see a number of security guards everywhere.

At the entrance the chauffer handed over the tickets and their identification to the security and they were waved through the fast lane to the VIP entrance swiftly. The chauffer stopped the vehicle at the porch denoting VIP entrance and courteously opened the car doors.

Just like what they had seen in the movies both of them slid out of their seats smiling, clutching their handbags.

"Hello ladies....welcome....welcome"
We are honored to have you both attend this event and sure it will be a very memorable one for you two...
Thanks so much."

A very handsome man impecably dressed flanked by two beautiful ladies welcomed them.They murmured thanks and were escorted inside the huge theater complex, well carpeted and illuminated by huge chandeliers. Soft music floated in the arrival hall and everything looked fantastic and wonderful. Both of them smiled at everyone and appreciated the admiring glances thrown by the people around. Annie saw many prominent faces in the social and political circles in the country that fill the newspapers and tabloid everyday and felt little nervous. They congratulated themselves for making a grand appearance like this for looking wonderful and felt justified in spending a considerable sum of money. Not bad...!

The welcome team took them to the main arrival hall.

"Well...I am sure you are aware of the laurels this ballet troupe has achieved all over the world. This troupe is about 10 years old and has visited almost every country in the world. This was started by a couple and now their grand children are running the show and all of themjust breath ballet.
The story they are going to play here is of the White Swan in the blue lake, a love story.
We began the preparation for this unique event 2 months ago and the machinery took a month to install.
Well....you can imagine the technical side of it. Almost 300 artists are going to entertain you displaying a wonderful performance laced with all sorts of modern wonders of light and sound.

The man's speech was impressive with occasional inputs from the hostesses.

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Both of them couldn't cope up with the excitement when the important day approached.

They didn't sleep well that night and decided to take half-day casual leave in the evening to catch up a little nap before they go to the ballet. Because they decided to keep this important thing between themselves only, friends, colleagues and relatives were kept in the dark. They never uttered a word to anyone about their adventure.But friends and colleagues secretly noted the glow on their faces and the new- found vigour which they attributed to new boyfriends and that's quite natural for them to assume - common sense !

After a light lunch both of them retired to their rooms and tried to relax in bed hoping for a light afternoon nap.

They still could not contain their excitement but they were able to relax somewhat.

Finally at 4PM both were ready and headed to the Spa in the mall to get some makeup done and hairdo.

Both of them had coughed up a good sum to buy expensive handbags and footwear to match the expensive attire they rented at the modeling agency and bought imitation diamond jewellery. Emma was in high spirits, was giggling and talking uninterrupted all the time; she was enjoying the whole thing. Annie was just wavering at times and thrilled with pauses of doubting in between. As the tempo of the preparation caught on she also was in jubilant mood and decided to threw herself fully into the circus.

From the Spa they went directly to the modelling agency to complete the rest of the preparation.

The technical staff collected the balance of their fee including a refundable deposit and ushered them inside their studio.

Both of them were ordered to undress fully except the undies inside the studio, brightly lit by lights, walls covered with full length mirrors. They felt only little embarrasment and thanked God because the staff also were ladies.

Annie was given a pink, crystal studded satin and velvet attire and Emma a blue one. Some adjustments were made and they got into their attire with the help of the staff who gave them tips about handling the garment carefully reminding them its' high cost. During the process they turned the spotlights at different angles and adjusted the laces, belt and straps highlighting their body curves. Annie and Emma were truly impressed and from the admiring looks the staff gave them they were sure that they looked wonderfully good.
As for the finishing touches the staff gave them some lessons for a graceful style of walking and finally some more makeup, lipstick and hairdo and they were ready. Their hair curls were reinforced once again and the staff checked their garments once more and said good-bye to them as they got into their hired chauffer driven luxury car.

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