is this worth uploading or not? (short piece of writing in here)

And now, time for the main attraction. Me.

I listened to the gentle tinkling of the music and tried to be overwhelmed by the gracefulness a ballerina needed. I pulled my arms up over my head and brought them down in long, sweeping movements that brought a silence over the crowd.

“I am the water princess…I am.”

I licked my dry lips and lifted myself up onto my points like I had done for years, feeling the crushing weight on my toes. I was sure my ribs shone through the stretchy fabric of my latex suit, but that was what we were supposed to look like, weren’t we? Skinny and beautiful, that was what mal-nourished was to a ballerina.

"Pirouette now Nuala..." The crowd went silent as I stood on the stage, gazing at their eager faces; some wanted me to succeed, while others longed for me to choke.

I raised my hands in a delicate arc over my head and span, span like a spinning top. My toes ached and my chest throbbed with a longing dancing could no longer sate.

I crouched to the ground and brought my hands to my face, a shell against the harsh reality of the world. I thought about staying like this forever, maybe become one of the floorboards while I’m at it. But I had no time for that, of course, my home was here.

"And finish" Randy’s voice rung in my head, the person behind every back-breaking move. Preparing me for the grand performance that would make me a super star.

"Now bow..." The finale of Nuala LeBlanc, the person everyone came to see.

Incoherently, I joined the line to bow to receive the audience’s applause. But what were they applauding for? Were they applauding for my missing brother, who disappeared yesterday on this stage? Or maybe my destroyed toes? Or even my jealous mother? Nothing made sense anymore.

Can you tell me if im getting it right so far or not? please be honest, I can take it.

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it's well written in my opinion, just not my sort of story. I'm sure other people will like it though. Your descriptions are good, I'm not a dancer and I don't know if you are but if you aren't make sure everything you write about is correct that's all I can say :)

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@MalikaDreams OK thank you, I will make sure of that. And no, im not a dancer so I wouldnt know...thank you for your input!

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:) best of luck @RozalittleDhampir

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That's much better than I could write. I think you should publish it. Sounds like it might be a thriller, judging from the second to last paragraph. I think you should upload it.

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@Jaktaz wow really? thank you, i think I will;)

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