Chapter 8 - Ballerina

In the 1880s, is Félicie, a poor orphaned girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina. Unfortunately, Félicie has no formal training. Félicie then flees from her orphanage in rural Brittany with her best friend, Victor who is a young inventor. Together, they go to beautiful Paris. For some reason, they have to separate. Victor becomes an office boy in Gustave Eiffel's workshop. Félicie herself finds her way to the Paris Opera, where guards catch her without permission. She is saved by cleaners mysterious limp, Odette, who agrees to let Félicie stay with her until she stands. Odette works for the Opera and for the cruel and haughty Régine Le Haut, a wealthy restaurant owner. While helping Odette clean up, Félicie spies on Regine's daughter Camille, practicing ballet. Camille sees Félicie, insults her, and throws Félicie's prized music box out the window. broken.

When Félicie takes him to Victor for repairs, he intercepts the postman carrying a letter from the Opera accepting Camille to the famous Paris Opera Ballet school. Félicie, who is in a rage, hides the letter and decides to take on Camille's identity to enter school and pursue her dream. Of course, her struggle doesn't end there because her identity is finally revealed. Odette agrees to teach Félicie, who then learns that Odette is a former prima ballerina. Félicie found training very difficult, but with Camille's acceptance letter, she managed to take her place in ballet school. Mérante (Terrence Scamell), a former school choreographer, announces that one of the girls from the class will be chosen to dance to the role of Clara in Nutcracker. He fires the worst dancer in class every day. Félicie improves every day and slowly avoids elimination, but a few days before the final elimination, her lie is discovered. Mérante decides to admit Camille into the class, while also letting Félicie stay; Despite Félicie's serious infraction, Mérante stumbles upon her dancing at a bar she and Victor visit. The night before the final elimination, Félicie abandons training to go on a date with Rudi, a handsome boy from school, which disappoints Odette. Victor sees Félicie with Rudi and becomes jealous; him and argue. The next day, Félicie is late for the audition and is unable to perform well, so part of Clara goes to Camille.

Regine sends Félicie back to the orphanage, where she loses her spirits. She dreams of being a baby in the arms of her late mother, a ballerina, who gave her a music box. He decides to return to Paris to help Odette and apologizes to Victor. While clearing the stage, Félicie encounters Camille, and they engage in a dance battle which is witnessed by all the students, Odette and Mérante. Félicie did the jeté after the flight of stairs, while Camille couldn't. Mérante approaches the two girls and asks them why they are dancing, to which Camille admits that she dances only because her mother told her to, while Félicie talks about dance as a legacy and passion. Camille admits that Félicie has to dance to Clara. Near the Eiffel workshop, where the Statue of Liberty is being built, Félicie invites Victor for a performance. A madman Régine arrives, chasing Félicie to the statue's crown and forcing her to leave, but Victor saves her with Camille's help. They arrived at the Opera just in time for Félicie to don Odette's special pointe shoes; fishie kisses Victor on the cheek, and he appears on Nutcracker with principalerina. And Félicie's story ended," Dion and Ega's stories took turns at length.

Loud applause greeted the story of the two of them. Even Sister Maria and Emma also seemed touched to see all the residents of the orphanage looking happy.

"Do any of you want to talk about what we can learn from the story I shared just now?" asked Dion smiling.

"You have to be skinny to be a ballerina," said the girl with an chubby body earlier.

"Gosh, she's stupid," said a boy.

"That's not it. It doesn't matter if you are thin or fat, you can still make your dreams come true, so don't ever stop believing," said Ega smiling.

"Hm, we have to be active and try," said another boy with thick glasses.

"Yes, that can also be true. You were all so smart," praise Ega again.

"Angelina, you like Felicie too right?" Dion asked the girl beside him.

"Yay, yes. I like her," answered the girl innocently.

"You are the same as Felicie. Beautiful and talented and you will definitely find happiness someday in your own way," said Dion again stroking the top of Angelina's head.

"So whoever we are, whatever our skin color, even our religion, we all have the same right to express our opinions. Continue to love ourselves, yes and others will be able to respect us," said Ega finally.

Loud cheers and applause greeted them. The food and drinks they brought were all eaten up. Dion and Ega looked at the residents of the orphanage, all smiling without exception. Including Emma who was staring from beside Sister Maria.

"You are great," said Sister Maria with a warm smile.

"Ah, it's just a little," said Dion.

"Okay then I think we have to go now right," said Ega.

"Ah yes right. We still have a lot of work to do. One day we will definitely come again," said Dion.

"On behalf of this orphanage I also want to thank you once again. I want to hand over this," Emma handed over two tickets to the ballerina show next week.

"Ah, I'm actually not the main character. I will play Cinderella's stepsister there. I said it so you don't expect too much," said Emma friendly.

"Ah, you will definitely be a good stepsister. Hehehe. Thank you for this," said Dion finally and they parted there.

Shortly after passing Orion, "what do you think about Emma?" ask Dion to make sure.

"She? She is so talented and nice too. What's wrong?" ask Ega again.

"You're coming to the show?" ask Dion.

"I don't know. I don't think so. How about you?" Ega said.

"Me? I don't know either. Probably not," said Dion.

"Do you like a girl like Emma?" ask Ega again.

"Huh? All of a sudden? I've only met her once so I don't know. Why? Do you like her?" Ega asked also so curious.

"Hahaha. No no no…" Dion closed finally clumsily.

The two of them went down to the first floor of their residence and went into their respective rooms. Frankly, even though they only met once with Emma, ​​for some reason they felt the same strange vibe. How for the first time they want to move alone without each other. Something neither of them realized.