CHAPTER 9
PAGEANT
Louise
It is the most awaited day of the students were in the pageant will presents. Miss Angel fetched me early to do my makeup and to style hair so when we arrived in the university she only retouched my makeup. I'm afraid coz after long years it's my first to perform in front of a lots of audience. Maybe everyone is thinking of what is the difference of joining the quiz bee/conferences and joining the pageant. There's a big difference on it, people focuses on the intelligence of the participants in the quiz bee/conferences while the audience focuses not just the intelligence and they also focus on your talent and beauty in the pageant.
When we arrived in the venue there are lots of students waiting the pageant to presents. The block mates and the professors of the contestants are waiting for the arrival of their participant. The venue of the pageant is so refreshing and the audience of the event are so excited holding the banner they made for their supported participant. While the others bring a drum to use later and the stage have a grand decoration.
Every student wears their shirt stating their supported candidate. After a few minutes the host inform us to be ready within ten minutes because the pageant will start. The participants are just retouching their makeup inside the dressing room.
The candidate no.1 ramps on the stage that made the audience to screams until it's my turn to ramp. Even though I'm nervous I still manage to ramp perfectly coz I imagine that I ramp without anyone watching. My block mates are shouting that makes me gain more confidence. The last one to ramp is Princess the partner of Kristoffe. She ramps wearing too short uniform that makes the audience to create a loud noise and whistle.
She ramps confidently on the stage and before she turned her back she winked in the audience, give them a flying kiss and flip her hair. I admit that she's good and there is a big possibility that she will win the title.
The next thing that we ramped was the sports wear, so I ramped wearing a volleyball team uniform coz I belong there. I ramped it while holding a ball and there are lots of audience whistle and scream coz the short I'm wearing is a little bit short. Princess ramps wearing a cheering squad uniform with matching pompoms so everyone screams and supported her.
The next is casual wear so I wear a pink crop top, black high waist short and white rubber shoes. Everyone felt amazed on how I look and adores me on how I ramp gracefully even though it's my first time. Princess wear a thin black sleeveless blouse, white mini skirt and a silver stilletos. The men are so happy on she wears that's why they keep on screaming.
Until the talent portion came and my nervousness fades little by little yet the hosts called us to perform. Michael went in the middle to play a guitar while I went to the side to play a piano. I started playing piano and Michael started playing guitar while singing and looked on the audience.
I found a love for me
Oh darling, just dive right in and follow my lead
Well, I found a girl, beautiful and sweet
Oh, I never knew you were the someone waiting for me
While his singing he is looking at me and I look to the audience and smile at them. I saw Miss Angel giving us a thumbs up so I smile at them and I look at him again.
'Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
Not knowing what it was
I will not give you up this time
But darling, just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
And in your eyes, you're holding mine
He's singing it smoothly with a wonderful voice that's why are so quite to hear it carefully. There are lots of women looking at him with full of admiration. That's why there is no doubt that women admire him dearly.
Baby, I'm dancing in the dark with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
But you heard it, darling, you look perfect tonight
I started singing while looking at the audience and I saw Kristoffe watching at us. He's looking at me with a different glow in his eyes.
Well I found a man, stronger than anyone I know
He shares my dreams, I hope that someday I'll share his home
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
To carry love, to carry our children of our own
I keep singing while looking at him yet if it is looking different angle it looks like I'm staring at Michael. Coz he is standing below in front of Michael.
We are still kiss but were so inlove,
Fighting againsts all odds
I know that we be alright this time
Darling just hold my hand
Be my man, I'll be your girl
I see my future in your eyes
I look directly in the eyes of Michael while were singing the chorus that made audience screams. He sings while giving a wink that made them to giggle and screams.
Baby, I dancing in the dark with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
When I saw you in that dress looking so beautiful
I don't deserve this, darling you look so perfect tonight
I can see in my peripheral vision that Kristoffe is still looking at me directly yet I don't mind it and just shrugged it off.
Baby, I dancing in the dark with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
I have faith in what I see
Now I know I have met an angel in person
I don't know why every time I'll see him my heart beats become faster and when I'm near him. I don't even have a heart disease so I can't understand why does it happened. I'm thinking if I will ask an opinion to nanay and tatay.
And she looks perfect
I don't deserve this
You look perfect tonight
Our performance ended and we hold each other hands to bow in front of the audience. Kristoffe and Princess perform dancing in the beats of the music rewrite the stars. While they are performing I don't know why I can't take off my eyes on him. There are lots of women admiring him dancing gracefully since he became a dance troupe member in high school.
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