The American And The Russian (Benny Watts) [The Queens Gambit]

Part 4 : Dance

I laid in bed in this hotel, listening to the change over of my security, and the two rooms either side of me changing security too. I looked to the ceiling watching the pieces move to there places and all the various ways they could move trying not to shut my eyes.

Moving Pieces as and how I needed to, everyone watching me and slapping my hand if I ever made a mistake "Again! Again!" Casak Yelled slapping my face so hard that I fell off my chair "do enjoy making a fool of me princess?" he asked

"No..."

"what are you doing!"

"I was-"

"quiet" He yelled kicking my stomach "Go dance. You've Humiliated yourself in chess enough today" He says

I picked my bruised body off the floor going out the room walking past my fellow chess players my security following me as I went to the room just down the hall with the other girls all dancing and stretching Miss L stood with her wooden stick

"Late!" she yelled

"sorry Miss" I told her hurrying to the mirror doing my stretches and poses standing tall on my little ballet shoes

"Straight!" she yelled hitting my ankle with her stick making me fall to hold my ankle "Dance!"

"My ankle..." I complain

"Dance!" she yelled forcing me to stand straight and do all my Ballet Poses even if I knew I had hurt my ankle alot, but I forced the pain from my mind and learnt to smile even thought  a busted ankle.

I heard the alarm going off so I hit it and got up as the door opened Casak standing watching me as I got up, They weighed me and forced me off to the shower. I had a long shower and got changed into my dress for the day,

"Dance" He told me sternly so I nodded doing my poses and stretches from my Ballet class "Play" He says fixing the chess board in my table I sat down and plaid speed chess with him and I beat him "Good princess" he says "Lets go"

I nodded as they lead me though to the tournament.