Arkady has dedicated his life to the world of ballet. He is known as the bad boy of the dance world, and is an ever rising star. Then he gets injured in what is at first thought to be a tragic accident but turns out to be so much worse. He's lost ballet, and his life feels unbalanced. A friendship with his no-nonsense physical therapist starts him on a new path. He has her friendship, a more honest relationship with his parents, his beloved dog Lou and, for the first time, maybe love in the form of an artist with a disability of his own. But the past isn't done with him yet.

Rise Again

He starts to pass out, his struggles weakening, and that’s when the person starts to pull him back, tugging his body. Arkady blinks, and he must have blacked out because he finds himself standing on a chair in his kitchen, rope around his throat holding him up, and a man with a scarf around his face. Arkady gets a flash of an image, something familiar, but his mind is clouded with panic, fear.


“We have unfinished business. You were supposed to die,” a computer-like voice emits from a cell phone in the man’s hand as he types. “You don’t remember what happened, but I can’t risk you remembering. No one will question your suicide. It’s not like you have anything to live for,” the voice reads out, and Arkady tries to focus. What doesn’t he remember? Where has he seen that red scarf before? Why would someone want to kill him?


Chapter 21