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CHAPTER 26 [SIGNS]

WENDY

"8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" XiuYin counted as we we performed the steps. All of us are focusing ourselves in the mirror while dancing.

"OK, break!" the teacher said after hours of training.

I was looking for a spot to lay on when I found Hang sitting on a chair, drinking a cold bottle of water. There's an empty chair beside him. I went towards him since I wanted to ask him some questions.

I stopped on my steps when he suddenly stood up, then walked away.

I watched him as he went to sit on another corner. What's with him? Well, maybe nothing.

"Hi guys!" A high pitched voice caught our attention. It was her again. A girl with the long wavy pink hair just entered the room.

"Ah," XiuYin went close to her. "Ipapakilala ko sya. Sya nga pala si---"

"Hold your tongue miss. I can introduce myself." the pink haired girl boasted. She's standing up with such confidence in her eyes. Her chin is up, her chest is even sticking out. "My name is Megan. Short for Meganda." she flipped her hair. "I'm your new makeup artist."

I gave her a boring look. 'No one cares.' I whispered in my mind. I wanna tell it to her but chose to stay silent and keep it to myself. All of us weren't interested in her tirade until she spoke again.

"And... a new back up dancer." she smiled-no, she actually grinned. "Aren't you guys going to welcome me?"

Silence. No sound was heard, not even a scratch. There was literally nothing but a deafening silence.

Her face crumpled caused by embarrassment when no one even seems to welcome or cheer for her coming. She gave a glare to XiuYin.

*CLAP! *CLAP! *CLAP!

XiuYin's hands made a loud clap. And suddenly, the room was filled with a roaring sound of applause coming from every person in it. Well... except me. My arms never made a move, my hands never clapped.

With a smirk on Megan's face, she walked close to me. "How about you? Aren't you going to welcome me?"

"I won't. You're not welcome here." I responded.

"Yeah. I see..." she smirked even wider. "Wait, you look familiar. Ikaw yung kasama ni DingXian diba? Gosh, both of you guys look so sweet together. Bagay na bagay kayo sa isa't isa." I can sense the sarcasm in her voice.

Pairs of eyes were shot on me. I blinked my eyes tightly. "Don't bring up such thing."

She chuckled. "Okay, as if naman may pakialam ako sa inyo. Well, whatever. Just welcome me."

I gave her a smile. "Make me."

One of her brows raised. "Okay." She grabbed her phone and tapped on it. She then putted it close to her ears. "Hello? Dad? I've got something to tell you. About sa -"