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Originally my typescript was quite a bit longer… too long for my publisher. She stepped up and caught sight of her reflection; a slim young woman dressed in jeans topped by a cream cheesecloth shirt. Intricate gold earrings dangled from her ears — a parting gift from Nicolette, who had said she should have them in memory of the night she lost her virginity. Lucky the dark glasses obscured the scared expression in her eyes. She licked her lips. It was only because of the wind that her mouth felt so dry. Bracing herself, she pushed open the door. After the turbulence outside, the lobby was blessedly still. Renee approached the desk. The doorman stood leaning heavily forward, one forearm resting on the magazine he was reading. Good afternoon. As he nodded, the folds under his chin increased and reduced like a squash box, the kind of piano accordion that was used for playing boeremusiek. He picked up the clipboard lying on the counter next to the magazine and checked through the list of names. From the breast pocket of his short-sleeved shirt he withdrew a ball-point pen, and made a tick on the chart. A lift carried her upstairs. A little way along the corridor and she was in the dressingroom. Two of the other dancers had arrived before her, and were busy taking off their street clothes and storing them in the tall, open wooden lockers. Renee set her bag on the counter top in front of one of the mirrors and sat down. She needed a little while to gather herself. Maybe it was true, what people said about the wind, that it could set your nerves on edge. Two hours later she bustled along the corridor towards the stage, aware of the tapping of the stiff blocks of her pointe shoes as they hit the floor in a staccato drumbeat. Her false eyelashes felt heavy on her lids and made her blink. She reached the black-painted area of the backstage wings. Rustlings, murmurs, snatches of laughter and conversation came filtering through the thick curtain. Scenery was in place, lighting programs set. Any moment now the house lights would be dimmed. Renee turned to face the black wall, her forearms lifted and resting against the uneven brick surface. She had to do this. She could hear the audience begin to settle, sensed their anticipation. The ballet had begun. With a smooth, mechanical grinding of gears, the curtain lifted, showing snow falling gently on fairy-tale houses, their windows gleaming a Christmas welcome. A murmur of appreciation for the set rose from the audience and swelled until it erupted in a burst of clapping. Renee leaned her weight first on the toes of one pointed foot and then on the other. She patted the flat bow at the back of her head to make sure it was straight. With one hand she held her skirt out sideways, then let it go again. Any minute now she would be out there, on stage. Concentrate on the music. That will carry you along. The steps will be there. Your body remembers. Just concentrate on the music. This was her cue. Renee pulled herself up, took a deep breath and ran out onto the stage. The black-painted recesses of the wings released her. She entered the dazzling glare and a different world of dreams and fantasies. It truly was like stepping into a magical kingdom. Clara she was. Clara she danced. The blinding lights of the stage shone at her, obscuring the audience. The auditorium was a great cavernous void. A glance at the illumined face of the conductor showed him, torso swaying, his baton poking at the air as he kept strict time. The triangle of his shirt front and the black contrast of his bow tie stood out vividly. His hands emerged from the white edges of his cuffs, while the rest of him merged with the murky background, giving him the appearance of being disembodied. Behind the maestro, Renee could just make out the blurred faces of the people sitting in the first few rows. Beyond that was only darkness. The only way she could tell that the rest of the audience existed was by the clapping that broke out from time to time, and the occasional sound of someone coughing. She could sense the energy. On stage while the ballet unfolded she watched the Valse des Fleurs, the Snow Queen pas de deux, the variations in the Land of the Sweets. Yes,this was her place, the realm where she could transcend the restricting bonds of her everyday self, be closer to that which she had to become. To find the perfect, pleasing line of an arabesque, to stretch arms and legs to form that pose, to use the whole body and soul to make beauty, to uplift the beholder, that was her continual striving. And the knowledge that every other person on that stage was as caught up in the purpose and the illusion as she was, as determined to create an artistic experience for the audience during these few, divorced hours while they sat, captive and captivated, made everything worthwhile. An usher entered from stage left, bearing flowers. Smiling and nodding graciously, the Snow Queen stretched out her arms to receive her large, cellophane wrapped bouquet. He stopped right in front of her. She stood transfixed, until the Nutcracker Prince, who was standing on her left, gave her a surreptitious nudge, and she held out her arms to receive her tribute. The exquisite perfume of roses wafted to her nose, the wrapping of cellophane whispered against her skin, but she waited until the curtains were finally closed before looking at the card. Be surprised by what she discovers three hundred miles east of Cape Town during her Garden Route treasure hunt. From my post a few yards away from Nick, I gazed at the view of Table Mountain. The moment that marked the start of my quest. Shoulder to shoulder we stood and drank in the spectacular beauty. Beyond and behind the still-glistening streetlights of the city, the flat-topped mountain rose majestic and grand. Above it the sky shone a jeweled aquamarine. However this time his British-accented voice held a different note. Tears rose in my nose. No way was I going to cry in front of him. Instead, I drew in a deep breath and went for snark. Which was kind of a half answer. All along Nick had been close-mouthed about his purposes. Once out on the water, that had quickly changed. I disliked being bossed, but it went with the territory. The guys were just lucky Ginny had been taken on as cook and not me. The truth was, I had exaggerated my knowledge of boats and experience of sailing, but surely that had been justified, given my need? The bulk of my hard-earned savings had to be reserved for my time in Africa. I had a full month, but only a month, to find out if my dad really had left a treasure behind, and, hopefully, retrieve it. If I could find him. I pushed away the treacherous thread of temptation, along with a strand of hair that had blown free of my ponytail. Right now there were more important things on my mind than romance, although extra time together might alter this tension between us. I was still kicking myself for having confided in Nick. Unlike me, he was a seasoned sailor. Too much could be dangerous. Always telling me what to do! As if he was much older than me instead of only five years. A SIM card was the only thing I lacked. We were drawing nearer to Cape Town harbor. Beyond it, my gaze roamed over buildings, trees and still, the mountain. He chuckled, a sound I found all too appealing. With his brandy-brown hair a little unkempt, just curling at the edges, his body muscled and tanned, the guy might look hot, but…. Maybe the fact that land was in sight had effected a sea change. I was really looking forward to meeting this unknown member of my family, especially as, back in Toronto, there was only Mom and my granddad. The semi-desert of the Karoo carries a magic all its own. Eagerly, Renee sprang down onto the red oxide earth and stood breathing in the wide landscape. The dawn wind had dropped. She stretched her arms out, as far as they could go, as if to embrace the wide, empty sky overhead, the land rolling away to the far horizon. As the cold retreated, the air was permeated with a soft warmth. How quiet it was, how still. A goods train passed by, miles in the distance. The sound carried through the air, soothing rather than enervating. At first glance, a stranger might think the environment empty. Yet Renee knew how much activity there would be around her if she took the trouble to search at ground level. Locusts would be eating, leaping; trails of ants scurrying from one round, eroded stone to another; and shiny black dung beetles would be pushing their burdens, rolling and rolling the ever-growing ball of dung behind them. Field mice would nibble and dart, taking cover from the raptors in the sky — black-shouldered kites, buzzards, and, at night, owls. And if she walked on she could easily come across a Cape cobra — the deadly rinkhals, lying in a sunny warm spot. Or she might catch a glimpse of larger species; quail and francolin, dikkops with their long thin red legs and habit of nesting anywhere, right in the middle of nowhere. Then there were the tarentaal, the guinea fowl who blew across the terrain in a cluster, reminding Renee of the rush of corps de ballet from one side of the stage to the other… Yes, to the outsider the veld might look desolate and devoid of life, but that was far from the truth. While her father worked, wire clippers in hand, she wandered away from the bakkie. Hands pushed deep into the pockets of her anorak, she roamed at random, breathing in the scent of the earth, relishing the blessing of silence, the absence of mechanized, background city noise. Thank goodness for the tranquility. Here there were no beggars, no dangerous streets. Here there were no sudden, unexpected riots or disturbances, incidents of brutality demanding that she reassess her outlook and beliefs. Here, in the landscape that had nourished and formed her, every thing and every body knew their place. Life was orderly, predictable as the seasons, the same as it had always been. Only she was different. If only she could share all this with Andy. She longed for his presence. Surely he would understand her deep connection with the land. Maybe he would come at Christmas time, spend some of the long holiday days with her here. Wandering free in the veld brought her solace and even a measure of reassurance. Yet nature could be unpredictable. Drought could be broken by a flash flood. Then the dry river beds would be inundated by a wall of water that would burst the banks and trickle onto the veld. Sometimes she felt as if the rushing waters of her life were washing away all that had been. Maybe she would be left to cope with a present devastation. Nevertheless, whatever chasms, dongas and hillocks awaited her along the way, there would be no turning back. Perhaps she would meet snakes, spiders, a jackal. But if she was lucky there would also be birds, butterflies and a few spring hares. Strangely enough, this is the landscape I missed most of all when I left South Africa in my youth. How can she come to terms with the Struggle for Freedom and open her heart to life and a new love? Never had the path up the lower slopes of Table Mountain felt so steep or so far, not even on the wettest winter day. Desperate to reach the University of Cape Town School of Dance in time for daily Class, Charmaine dodged and threaded her way through the mix of other students heading to campus. Twenty minutes later, she stood at the barre. Sweat beaded on her forehead and trickled down the back of her neck. Leg muscles screamed for release. Although all the students knew Miss Forde to be a demanding task-master, that Thursday, three weeks into second half of , the pace the ballet mistress set was even more punishing than usual. Not that Charmaine minded. Burning thighs? Oh ja. Aching calf muscles? Lungs begging for breath? Yes indeed. They brought complete focus on her body. Horror and grief at the drastic intervention in her love life, anger and outrage at the aberration that was Apartheid — none of those dark sentiments could take hold of her mind. In that, at least, she considered herself lucky. Touch the floor. Straighten up again. Balancing on one leg with both arms rounded above her head, she counted the seconds… One hippopotamus, two… three. And then there was her architecture student boyfriend, so attentive, so dedicated to the Struggle for Freedom… as Charmaine herself used to be. The ballet mistress drew parallel. Haunted by the past, aware of the injustices and inhumanity of the Apartheid regime, Charmaine needs to discover and make her own unique contribution to the world and, more particularly, to the city where she lives: Cape Town. Note: In our time, the right to be legally married is so weighted with importance. So I began to wonder, what difference does a marriage ceremony actually make, if any? Slowly the story of four different women and their relationships started to take shape and place! Nature and the environment are both wild and tamed. For the time being, at least. On all who have the good fortune to stay or be invited, the Land has its effect. To get there you follow a rutted dirt road. The way is winding, often bumpy, sometimes steep. After climbing steadily for a fraction over four miles, your car bumps to a stop in a gravel turning circle. Out you climb. You take a deep breath, your gaze resting on a couple of hummocky fields. An orchard forms the upper border, graces the lower slopes of the hills with old apple trees. Farther up, a forest mix of evergreens and deciduous trees reaches higher and higher. Marielle Mason sat tapping the odd-shaped envelope with a fancy stamp, almost afraid to open it. The faint scent of dying roses wafted through from the living room into the tiny kitchen. Her forearm rested on the sharp edge of the shelf that served her for a desk. Admonishing herself not to be ridiculous, she slit the envelope open and withdrew the card. She picked up the wooden knife one of her ex-kindergarten pupils had made for her last year as a Christmas present, slit along the top edge of the envelope and withdrew the contents. Serena and Rob joyfully invite you to join the celebrations around the marriage of their only daughter Fay, to Oliver, son of Nadine and the late Stephen Harrington. Marielle stared at the black and white engraved lettering, and a color came to her, a pale green hue. Yes, that was envy. It was true. She and widower Mark had gotten together with the understanding that a wedding would not be in their future. He made her happy and she loved to be with him. But recently…. The hand holding the invitation sank to her lap. She gazed across at the pinboard on the tan-colored wall. The postcards would be taken down at the end of the year. 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He stepped aside. You okay to take over? Get us cleared by customs and immigration. Judging by the dwindling numbers, she was going to be late. Miss Forde backed up along the line of ballet students. Before she headed to the changeroom? Usually able to hold a pose for a good six to ten seconds, Charmaine crumpled. Arriving is its own reward. If you can get there. Just like her life. Getting married. Who would ever have thought? But recently… She was happy for Fay. She truly was. Only, this was so unexpected. Cape Town by Brenda Hammond. Sailing for Trouble by Brenda Hammond. Dance to Remember by Brenda Hammond.

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