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"I see. Rachel, you didn't let me finish
what I
had to tell you downstairs. Rachel . . .
Jordan and Sara are still too young to consider this. But
you're older. You can look after yourself when I have to work
late. They can't. And . . . anyway,
look, the thing is, I've talked to your mother
about this, and she's not happy about it, but she says it's
up to you."
I turned to look at him.
"What's
up to me?"
He smiled uncertainly. "Well, it's like this.
Carla Belnikoff teaches in the city I'm
moving to. You know, she takes in three or four
promising
gymnastics students every year. If you wanted . .
.
well, it would be the best thing in the world, as
far as I'm concerned, if you came to live with me."
I almost asked him to repeat it. I couldn't be
lieve I had heard right the first time. Students of
Coach Belnikoff have won two gold medals and a
bunch of silver ones.
"Dad, Carla Belnikoff isn't going to take
me on as a student. She handles
professional-level
gymnasts. I'm too tall, and not good enough to
...
besides, you're saying I should move out?
Leave Mom and Sara and Jordan?"
"You're the only one who can decide that,"
my dad said. "But as for Coach Belnikoff, you're
wrong. You have the talent. I know. If that's
something you want to do, if you want to make
that your life, you could go places in gymnas
tics."
I shook my head. Not to say no, just to try and
clear out the confusion. "Dad, are you asking
me
to go with you when you move?"
"Yes. I know it would be hard on you and your mom and
your sisters, but we could make it work. I mean, this
job pays a lot of money. You could fly back here
any time you wanted. Every
week if you wanted."
Was he serious? It sounded ridiculous. Was he
actually serious? I sat down on the edge of my
bed. My thoughts were everywhere all at once.
Leave? Leave my mom and my sisters?