tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640957133622556527.post5786744264572832699..comments2011-05-14T09:45:53.907-07:00Comments on Miki and Sir: Project Update & Giveaway! :Dbombshellcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16152317874968116100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640957133622556527.post-72905209155670277362011-05-14T09:45:53.907-07:002011-05-14T09:45:53.907-07:00Alejandro wants to kick the other kids when they c...Alejandro wants to kick the other kids when they call him Alex, but he doesn’t. One time he tried, but his foot fell down. His shoes must’ve been made of rocks that day. Even his teachers call him Alex now, but at least his family still understands who he really is.<br /><br />School is hard. While other kids yell, sing, squawk, and chatter, he speaks softly, stumbles, stutters, and slurs. It’s like he has to climb to the top of a mountain for each word. All the other kids are at the bottom of the mountain where they can’t hear his shouts.<br /><br />It took Alejandro a year after moving from Mexico to convince his parents to let him take ballet. They thought it was only for girls. Finally, he promised to play baseball, too. At last they let him dance. It has been six weeks now. No, six months.<br /><br />In ballet he can fly. He twirls. He twists. He jumps. He leaps. He soars. He feels the beat flow beneath his wings. It doesn’t matter what language comes out of people mouths here. With ballet everyone can fly to the center, meet there, dance there. Ballet is the way everyone should talk.<br /><br />Physical characteristics:<br />Soft brown eyes<br />Medium skin<br />Lots of dark brown hair<br />Usually has a small, shy smile<br />But has a big, goofy grin when he’s really happy<br />Dimple in his chin<br />Wears hand-me-down clothes because he has an older brother<br />But wears nice, expensive ballet clothes, since his family is now proud of him<br />A little short<br />But strong<br /><br />Edit to your whim.<br />leonardamda@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640957133622556527.post-76336055133789029402011-05-14T06:41:56.206-07:002011-05-14T06:41:56.206-07:00Yes it is!Yes it is!bombshellcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152317874968116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640957133622556527.post-56852961036386181632011-05-14T05:40:05.692-07:002011-05-14T05:40:05.692-07:00Is this still open?Is this still open?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com