Part One: My Other Half [COMPLETED]

T H I R T Y - O N E

C A T C H I N G  S O M E O N E

ARYA SAVIER

"Arya? Are you okay? You looked pale."

I stiffened at those words. I gave out a sigh of relief when I realized it was just Dwight, my classmate.

It's been a few minutes since that moron Brian said he'll observe me dance. True enough, he and his friends were staring at our direction.

Dwight must have felt I was nervous because I was very stiff during our practices, he is, after all, my partner.

It would've been fine if we were doing some kind of waltz like the juniors do, but unfortunately, our teacher picked off a tribal dance. I stole another quick glance at Brian's direction. Oh he was taking his time staring alright.

Minutes later, I observed their teacher go for a roll call and the juniors started to pile in the gym. My eyes were solely on him all the time.

Hah! Look at what we've got here! I am so going to watch him dance! Now it's his turn to be embarrassed.

Wait, does he look kind of pissed?

"Kyaaah! Brian Christian is going to dance!"

"I heard he and Claudette are finally in a relationship?"

"Really? Darn! They're partners in the dance too! Maybe they got close because of that?"

I overheard some of my classmates talking loudly about Brian's relationship with Claudette. I wonder why there's this stupid feeling in my stomach and my heart like it was tight and I don't like it that much.

Are they really together now?

What am I even talking about? Zip it Arya! It's not like he's yours or something!

We were currently on a break and just watching the juniors practicing their cotillion dance.

I watched as Brian took Claudette's hands. They waltz together with the music. As my eyes followed the two, I couldn't help but notice that they looked really good together. Brian was one heck of a handsome guy and like a prince out of a fairy tale. Claudette was undeniably beautiful, and besides, they knew each other too well.

I believe she also knows Brian's likes and dislikes.

Stupid Arya! This is what you get for having silly wishes.

I wonder how Brian feels right now. After all, he used to like Claudette.

Or does he still keeps his feelings up until now?

BRIAN CHRISTIAN HARVARD

This is plain crazy.

I knew she was watching me from somewhere. Damn! What am I supposed to do? Claudette was my dance partner and there's nothing I could do about it.

My eyes searched automatically for her. Their section was currently on the sides of the gym squatting around. I could hear some of them hooting for my name.

Man this is embarrassing.

Some girls playing around the quadrangle started gathering at the sides probably to watch. Here they go again. Whenever I'm practicing, you could see some girls gathering around the corridors of the high school building to watch, some would get close to the gym.

It's not as if watching me would make them my dance partner anyway. But, I guess I have to be forced to be on my best behaviour since many are watching.