The Luster of Stars in Moscow
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"That's it!" Cheri screeched as he jumped into a corner of the room.
The black cat escaped and rushed towards Mikail.
Mikail leaned over to ambush him, but at the same time, Cheri also lunged towards the cat. As a result, the two of them collided until the faces of the two almost collided and kissed.
Cheri nodded and held his breath. Mikail's face was so close in her nostrils.
Mikail stuttered and blinked. Then cleared his throat and hurriedly pulled his body up. "Where did the fuckin' cat go?" he pretended not to be nervous.
Cheri stood up and looked around. Then get closer to Mikail. "From the first time I met you." Cheri said hesitantly. "I actually feel that your face is as beautiful as a woman."
Mikail turned to Cheri and was stunned.
"Why aren't you on stage?" ask Cheri. "You're going to be a star!"
Mikail turned her face and bowed. Then smile wryly. "Beautiful? I hate this face so much" he muttered, barely audible.
Cheri stuttered and wide-eyed.
"I'd rather work behind the scenes" Mikail smiled. "Again being an admin is the only job that gets a salary in this theater."
Cheri frowned. "Then what theater?"
"They all work part-time" Mikail explained. "Every month, each member pays a dues of 1,000 rubles."
"Why wasn't I asked to pay my dues?" Cheri raised his voice.
"Rafael bears all your living expenses while you are in Moscow" Mikail replied. "I told you his family owned the giant Moscovich Corporation."
"Why am I always different?" cheri protest. "That's why I've been nicknamed the Golden Child. And now they don't want to be friends with me either."
Mikail. The blurred black cat came closer and wrangled at his feet.
"I also want to work part-time" said Cheri.
Mikail leaned over and lifted the cat up. "You're still in school, Cheri!" he said as he stroked the cat's head. "Not to mention you have ballet school. Plus now, you're gonna have to do theater practice, too. You won't have time to work part-time."
Cherry looked at Mikail.
The man thrust the cat in his hand at Cheri. "Focus on your role. Master your role perfectly and prove to them that you are not just a golden boy!"
Cheri smiled, "You're right" he said, extending his hand to retrieve the cat.
But the cat scratched it.
"Ouch!" Mikail gave a worried shriek and grabbed Cheri's hand. "You got claws."
"I'm fine" said Cheri. "If you're the one talking, I can understand. Your explanation is easy to understand."
Mikail placed the cat on Cheri's lap carefully. "The cat will come to us if it's not called" he said. "But if he's forced to, he'll be angry."
Cheri let out a short sigh and smiled. "Thanks," he said to Mikail, then turned around and rushed out of the room.
Before leaving school, Cheri locked the cat in his room. And when he came back, the cat was still in his room.
Today Rafael allowed Cheri to remain in the room. He said, "Today's training schedule hasn't come to the cat scene."
So, throughout the day that Cheri spent the rest of his time in the room. Replay video footage of the show, then learn the moves of the original cat, try to approach and fight to defeat his fear.
Twelve o'clock at midnight, Rafael just came out of the training room.
Cheri had already managed to master at least eighty percent of the cat's expression and imitated it.
Rafael peeked at him through the partially open door.
The girl was crawling and clawing while growling.
Rafael gasps. This child is too adept at playing roles that are not human, he thought. Am I right to give him the role of a cat? It might be risky, but with a role like this, this kid won't thrive.
Simultaneously, Rafael opened the door of the room and stepped in.
Cheri was flinched and screeched. Then hurriedly got up from the floor and rushed to the bed.
"Hey!" Rafael tried to hold him.
But the girl threw her body onto the bed and sucked her head under the pillow.
Rafael approached her while holding a smile. Then pull out the pillow that covered Cheri's head.
Cheri tightened his grip on the pillow and sucked his face deep.
"That was your cat, wasn't it?" Rafael jerked the pillow even harder and managed to get rid of it. "Come, show me again!"
"No way!" pekik Cheri did not dare to raise his face.
"Oh, come! Surprise me as always" urged Rafael.
Surprised him as usual? Cheri opened his eyes and raised his face slightly. But did not dare to look at Rafael.
Rafael smiled faintly, then sat down on the edge of his bed. Pulling the girl's shoulder and turning her face.
Cheri blinked and looked at him blushing. "I." she said hesitantly. "I've never been in a drama, so I don't know what to act like."
Rafael looked at him, but said nothing.
"I'm just relying on my imagination" continued Cheri, bowed. "I imagined what I would feel and what it would look like if I were a cat or a doll. Trying to guess what it would be like if I were like this or that. And finally various kinds of ideas sprung up continuously in my head. I'm just happy to try."
"That's good" commented Rafael.
Cheri raised his face.
"That was indeed the most important part—trying around," Rafael said. "And one more thing, this role has no dialogue except, miauw! You should be able to convey your emotions to the audience with that one word."
Cheri. Scrutinise.
"What makes you happy, makes you sulk, makes you angry." Rafael continued. "You should be able to show it through your movements, voice pressure and facial expressions. This role requires a special ability. But you're the expert."
Cheri frowned.
"So, I was thinking because this is your first role then I gave you a role that suits your skills." Rafael let out a short sigh. Then raised the script in his hands in front of his face. "But for the sake of making the new Beauty And the Bad Look, I decided to bet!" He pointed out while presenting the manuscript to Cheri.
Cheri stunned.
"Read this dialogue," Rafael commands while opening a certain page on the manuscript. "You don't have to learn the character of his character. Just do it according to how you feel."
Cheri read the page, "I will go to the house of the ugly, where I will be accompanied by the ugly. Compared to Dad, I am much younger. My flesh is softer, it is more worthy to be his meal.." Cheri gulped. This dialogue…
Rafael was still staring at him, waiting for Cheri to continue.
Oh, naw! Cheri squealed in his heart. This is the beautiful dialogue!
"If you dare to seize it, I will not hesitate to damage you in front of Rafael!"
Cyzarine's words flashed in his mind.
"Why silence?" Rafael. "Come, continue!"
"But—"
"Say continue!"
"Just teach me more about the role of cats" Cheri said.
"Continue!" Rafael growls.
Cheri frowned and had to continue. Strange thing, he thought. Why would he tell me to read someone else's dialogue? But there is no more time.