The dream
December 1864
Annabel started dancing at the Opera. However each day she reconsidered her decision.
She honestly had no desire to be part of the arts again.
It was not easy that very first week.
So much pressure was pressed down onto her shoulders to improve in order to be on the level of the rest of the Corps de Ballet. Annabel felt incredibly useless and very far behind. It has been six years since she has properly danced. Though for some odd reason the head of the dance compartment, Mme Murie thought her good enough.
Annabel still couldn't believe it but Mme Murie kept pushing her.
They were already hard at work on the new production that would be staged in a month. The new production was called Hannibal which was an excellent piece but extremely difficult. They danced irregular hours because of it, late at night and sometimes resulting in only three hours of proper sleep.