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April in Moscow by Stephen Radley
April Fox is a dancer she works with a British dance company in leeds
Her boss. There is Maria Grant
one Monday morning April arrives early she sees Maria at the coffee Machine I've
Got some good news says Maria. There is an envelope in her hand
Really? What is it april asks Maria smile wait and see she says at
10 o'clock the dancers are finishing their first class suddenly
Maria Walks into the room can I have a word with you all please she says
What's this about asked April Friends, Laura?
I don't know april answers the music stops. I have a letter here from Moscow Says Maria
Ticker Russians want us to dance there next month
Six weeks later April is at Heathrow airport in London
You're going to have a very good time says her father of course she is George says Mrs.. Fox now april
Have you got everything ticket passport?
money
April smile, yes, mam. She says goodbye to her parents
Then she sees Laura and Maria come on says Laura. It's time to go
On the plane April and Laura talk about Moscow. They are both very happy
I want to see everything as Laura the Kremlin Red Square the Bolshoi
Me tooth of April, and I want to meet lots of people don't forget
We're going there to work says Maria with a smile in
Moscow a bus takes the dancers to their hotel
April and Laura's hotel room is on the second floor
Laura walks in and puts her bags down great. There's a TV. She says and turns it on a
Man is reading the news
She pushes another button now. There's a pop video. Look april. She says Russian rock and roll
But april is not listening. She is looking out of the window
Moscow she thinks I'm in Moscow
Next day the Dancers work very hard
Their dance for the festival green oceans is new and very difficult they start at 8 o'clock and finish at 6
Then after dinner they go to the Bolshoi theater. This is beautiful for April
Laura sits down next to her it really is she says
Then they watch the Russian dancers
They are all true strong and very very good
the day after
April and Laura finish at 3 o'clock
They go to a cafe and drink russian teeth
Then Laura looks at a map of moscow why do you want to go the pushkin museums near here she said
Ok let's go there live April
Then she looks at the people in the cafe. I want to talk to them she thinks but how I can't speak Russian in
A street near the museum there is a small market oh Laura looks with April
She can see some red and yellow boxes on a table. That is a pretty
There music boxes. There's a young man with glasses
You speak English for vehicle before smiles?
I'm studying it at University my friend Nikolai, and I only work here at weekends
April and Laura talked to the boys for a long time Sasha the one with glasses speaks English very well
Nikolai only speaks a little
After 20 minutes Sasha has an idea listen. He said we're going to the country tomorrow for a week's holiday
Some friends are going with us. Do you want to come for the day? It's not very far
Next morning, Sasha and Nikolai arrive at the girls hotel in the Father's car
There are three other people wisdom Lara Eagle and Sonya
They all drive to a lake near Moscow
Everyone is laughing and talking at the lake they have lunch after
that nikolaj plays his guitar and sings russian songs
April listens to him
There is a boat beside the lake late in the afternoon
April and Nikolaj go out in it Nikolaj looks at April and smiles
April smiles - it's very beautiful here and she says
Nikolaj looks into her eyes
Yes, it is beautiful, and you are beautiful
Too I think like April Laura shouts. Come on. It's time to go
Back in Moscow there is a lot to do all the dancers work very hard and have no free time
They promised tired sad - she wants to see nikolai again the towel. She thinks square when
He's in the country and I'm here in Moscow
Then the British Dance Company's big night arrives could luck everyone says Maria
the evening goes very fast
April only thinks about one thing green oceans
But then two hours later the music stops she stands under a white light
Laura and all the other dancers of the fighter
Everyone in the theater is throwing flowers. I think they like us
Says Laura, there's a sad smile on April's face. Yes, she does. I think they do
24 hours later all the British Dancers are at Moscow Airport
Now I'm never going to see Nikolay again things april, and I can't write to him. I don't know his 'red
Then someone says her name she turns
It's Nikolai
the Planes leaving Says Maria Grant
April looks at Nikolai. He gives her a parcel and walks away on
the plane
April sits next to Laura her eyes await. She opened the parcel or look for Laura
It's one of those music boxes the ones in the market, and there's a letter - what does it say
But april is too happy to speak
She looked at the letter
Can I come and see you in England only Kalai? Yes? She thinks yes, you can