I can still remember his lingering stare. I walk excitedly to the subway. I can't wait to show off my skills tonight. I guess I made the right choice to stay with Victoria's dance group. I enter the comfort room and fix my hair into a bun. I don't want my bangs to keep on touching my eyes while I dance. I smile. I need to smile. I have to forget who I am tonight. I have to forget that I am that worthless, boring daughter of Choi Sang Hyun. I walk out of the comfort room with confidence and approached Victoria, together with the same people I've been hanging out for the past few days. As usual, we greeted each other and did small talk. I saw Chanyeol drinking soda together with Xiumin. Amber came along with the speakers. She connected her Iphone to the speakers and said, "Alright guys. Let's get this started. Shall we?"
Luna tapped my shoulder. "What do you have in store for us today, Ssul?"
"Um...I don't know. Let's just see.", I replied.
Chanyeol called Amber over. "Hey. Can you turn your music down? Imma make some acoustic sound tonight."
"Really, bro? You're going to sing?", Amber said. She was surprised. Maybe Chanyeol doesn't really sing that much.
"A duet with Luna. And I guess... if you have some words, you can rap along.", Chanyeol suggested.
"Cool.", Amber said as she grabbed her Iphone.
Chanyeol sat down next to Luna as he started strumming his guitar. The song was Realize by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. When Chanyeol sang, it felt like I have goosebumps all over my body. As he sang the song, he glanced at me. I wanna keep my head down to prevent myself from blushing but I just can't. He smiled at me. When the song was coming to an end, I was relieved. I didn't want to assume that the song he sang was for me. It might hurt in the end. And so, I volunteered to own the dance floor for awhile. I chose the song "Heartbeat" by Enrique Iglesias and Nicole Scherzinger.
I danced to the beat.
Suddenly, Chanyeol danced along with me.
Will you stop bothering me, Park Chanyeol?
Today seems really weird for the both of us.
It's like.... all of these happened after I invited him to stay with me at the hotel.
I want to slap myself or rub my eyes but I just can't. Hello? I'm dancing!
"I can feel your heartbeat"
His hands were already travelling around my body. I didn't mind, as long as it didn't reach my chest. So, he wants to dance with me. Well then, I'll show you. I touch his face and then his hair. And then I start to dance by the side. I come back to him and touch him again. It's like we're communicating through a dance. I could see a crowd starting to form around us. Our small circle became bigger unexpectedly. People watched. This is so difficult.
"They have chemistry. Are they together?"
I could hear the crowd whispering despite the loud music. Chanyeol's eyes met with mine. We danced like there's no tomorrow.
The song ended. I heaved a sigh and wiped my sweat. I don't know if I should laugh but then the people around applauded. It seems like they loved our performance. Chanyeol and I never practiced but I don't know why he danced along with me. Victoria handed me my towel and said, "You did a great job!"
People wanted to hand us their pennies but Victoria explained why we keep on dancing here in the subway without receiving any form of money. People clapped again. Chanyeol went near me and said, "We need to talk after this."
I nodded my head without even asking why we need to talk.