Touching the Heart of Ace

??Daym son, where dya find dis??? Hell slapped Vanya??s butt, making her scream.

I cracked up. ??That... was... so bad.??

Our street performance was a blast. I was so pumped up. My dance was well received, there was enough audience and they applauded really well.

But Hell, Vanya, Jing, Liam and Manu did a piece on domestic abuse and stole the lime light. Everyone was in tears, including me. I saw a man clutching his sleeping child watching this dance slash drama and crying soundlessly.

It was touching.

The dance was about a family where domestic abuse was a normal thing and a child growing up in that family finally fell in the hands of a paedophile when she searched for attention, love and care outside her home. It was tragic, magnificent, haunting, there were no enough words.

I hated the dance and loved it, the same time. It was more amazing because we dancers did not know about what others were playing. Hell was one awesome choreographer.

We were on our way back to our homes and Hell decided we should walk because we needed our bodies to stretch and taking a cab this tired would only make us fall asleep.

I was staying at the apartment Jason got under one of his office friend??s name. It was tiring to schedule where I would be spending the night.

I sighed.

Was he still looking for me?

Was he really sad?

If he was here would he like my dancing?

He was going to be a father too. Would he be hurt by the drama?

None of your business, Ace. Robbie said it himself. Stuff happening in his life had nothing to do with me.

??Is your knee okay, David? It was one hell of a split.?? Jing looped her hands on my neck.

??Yeah. Hell had put my knees on a safety belt. I had been practising on it for days.??

??Only for days? You did it so perfectly.??

??Yo, dawg, stap d school shit. Groove wid us.?? Liam did a swirl and walked in a very hip hop fashion. He was the only one who could pull that walk off, and make it cool.

a tutor for

education.?? There they went singing on my face. I

was different with everyone

with her modelling and acting. This dance lessons were for her resume and better roles in films. Jing was an accountant and Manu was a student himself though dancing

a very tough childhood. One of those really talented, kind and amazing black kid who was stabbed on his back and ended up in wrong crowd. I really did not know his

pulled Liam closer and trapped his elbow with both of

I ain??t

you either!?? I laughed at his horrified

nigga for you??? There he went all defensive

you even meant but I am not into you. You have nothing to worry. I am

dat shit, bruh. Not for me. I no need end up like dose ass licking men-in-black doggos. Will my homie, with same name as me, he went all shit with suit an all. Not for me. I groove.?? Then he

cleared my throat. ??Thanks for accepting though. Education is not for getting high end jobs, Liam, though it is a nice outcome. Basic education helps you a lot with your life. Helps you understand the world a bit better. You can groove all

bored him to

pay fifty dollars? You paid him, Liam. It might be funny for a lot of people. But not for me and certainly not for you. All the people who are with you claiming they do not need education have at least high school diploma. That

put him in that because the students under that scheme were kids who really wanted to study and their financial status was hindering them. Liam was afraid

took the turn to my

??Will it hurt???

frowned. ??Will what

studyn?? and

I tried very hard not to

it will not. You are not going to school if that is what you are worried about. I will find a person for you who will only teach when you ask. If anything hurts,

handed him my phone number. ??Think about it Liam, people might be taking advantage of you because you don??t understand what they are talking

him. What was that even supposed to mean? I was one privileged guy. Had I ever thanked my mom enough? I had to call Dr. A and thank him too. He was my mentor and now that I

knew that touch, I dreamt of that

Time stood still.

if I turned around I would see him, I would see that gorgeous precious

my heart not beating? As if I reminded it

??Shh...??

I whimpered.

whisper demanded

back, I ran away from him, tears dripping down

ran to the powder room locked it from inside. I barely remembered unzipping my pants, and