Chapter 9 Adapting To Change
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After so much time that I couldn't even keep track of we had all finally stopped, Anat spoke some words to the other dancers again then came up to me with another written on papyrus paper ; "Usually dance training doesn't start as late as we started today, and we've only worked for about 1 hour since this is your first day" ...I felt my face go pale after reading that, what do you mean we'd only been training for an hour?! It felt like a century! Maybe if I had just continued that Russian ballet past the age of 13 I could've been accustomed to this. Divine Priestesses Anat took us to another room this time, it had quite a short but long table in the middle of it and something that seemed to be a straw-made rug under the table. We all sat down around the short table and some people brought in food, I'm assuming this is for dinner. The food consisted of fish and a couple of fruits aswell as some water. Anat left the room and its now just us beginner dancers.
As we all ate, the other dancers talked to eachother and ofcourse I couldn't join their discussion. I'd always been an extrovert and I'd easily make friends but how am I supposed to talk to them when I don't speak their language? Not to mention they won't even give me a chance or try to communicate with me even in the slightest bit.
Dinner time ended and we'd all finally went back to the room, everyone went to a bed and laid down before blowing out the candles.
The next morning arrived and the day passed quickly, we were taught more dance moves, praying at temples,offering to the gods, and all that kind of stuff. We'd been told that our paychecks are earned each month, and after the first month of training ends we'll be able to actually participate in rituals, I'm kind of excited for that.
We had just finished dinner and we're all laying on our beds. I stared up at the ceiling as I thought about the things that happened today..I mainly thought of the meals, we ate bread,fruits,and milk for breakfast, molokhia, chicken, and vegetables for lunch, and the same dinner as yesterday; fish, fruits and water. Thinking about the meals made me realise how much I missed my mothers cooking..I needed to find that cave as soon as possible, its not like I hate it here...actually I do, but it's quite mesmerising...anyway, I want to go back home, I miss when my phone would be charged nowadays I just stared at the blank screen that won't open due to there being no battery. I felt the corners of my eye getting wet and I moved my hand to touch them, I was crying, I hadn't even realised before...I really do miss my home despite it being...well..not too close to perfect.
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