Chapter 166: Slim (6)
On the field, when the music stopped, everyone in the formation halted their performance and waited for the next instruction—except for Gracie, who continued moving.
This time, the school cheerleading team was performing a modified pom-pom routine that incorporated elements of ballet. When the instructor called for a stop, the girls had just reached the climax of the dance.
Completely immersed in it, Gracie didn’t notice anything unusual.
Her gaze was unfocused, and her smile seemed welded onto her face. No matter how she moved, the curve of her lips didn’t change in the slightest. Following music that didn’t exist, she danced on the field in complete rapture.
Ever since she was little, Gracie had dreamed of the stage.
She loved the feeling of the spotlight shining on her—being seen, noticed, praised, and recognized. She loved flowers, applause, cheers—everything that had nothing to do with her once ordinary self… So even though her stomach hurt terribly, even though her insides churned, even though her body was drenched in cold sweat and the urge to vomit was impossible to suppress, she still insisted on stepping onto the stage today.
Had her tenacious will finally overcome the weakness of the flesh? Not long after the performance began, she felt a warm, tingling sensation suddenly rise from her abdomen. It split into two streams—one surged upward along her throat, rushing straight to her head, while the other spread downward in a prickling wave…
Ah, her body felt so comfortable—was she in heaven?
The smile on her lips grew ever more radiant, and her movements became increasingly frenzied.