As Serena sang the last line, she felt tears beginning to blur her vision. She tried to will them away, but in the end, they still fell and seep down her cheeks. There was silence and she did not know if she messed up. She completely forgot that she was in front of such a large audience and just sang, projecting what she was feeling inside.
She raised her eyes to look up, and it was Charlton who she first saw. She noticed that he too had tears coursing down his cheek left unchecked. When their eyes met, it was as if time has stopped moving. She did not hear the roaring applause nor the cheers of everyone else. Everything else became insignificant.
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Charlton knew from the moment when their eyes met that she was gauging his reaction. In truth, he wanted nothing else but to go where she was, wrap his arms around her and tell her all the words he longed to say. However, he could not will his feet to take a step forward. What would happen if he does?
