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Winner
Creative Writing Competition 2016
Name: Emilia
School: Dover Court International School
Age: 15
Word count: 550

Odette
The silence deepens and deepens in anticipation as the audience awaits. I stand behind the curtains as I inhale
deeply with my eyes closed. All I can hear is the pounding of my heart as my mind starts to travel through my
memories. Slowly. Slowly drifting away to the very beginning.
It was my 7th birthday. My mum told me she had a surprise. She slowly put her hand into her pocket and took out
two tickets that said “Swan Lake”. It was my very first ballet performance. The dancer moved across the stage like
a feather with such fragility an