Protecting What's Hers

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Felicity Pov

"Hands must be on your both side. Always make sure your hips are on level with your legs under your hip bones".

I watched how the dance instructor demonstrate the posture of a person doing a belly dancing.

I followed what she have said and I received a good job regarding to the instructions that she's giving us.

Our adviser chose an indian traditional dancing for our competition because it is just simple torso moving and at the same the impact that it has on the audience is above level. The circular motions and flexibility of hips is sexy, attention seeking and can hype up the audience energy.

Na-uupong nanonood lang sa akin ang mga kasama habang tinuturuan ako ng instructor ng mga galawan sa belly dancing. It was a solo dancing at the end of the show at ako ang napili nila para gawin iyon.

It's not instructor Woo who recommended this but the university president itself.

Tatlong araw na ang nakalipas ngunit hindi ko pa nabuksan ang binigay nyan sa akin. Nakapatong lang ito sa taas ng desk ko na plano kong buksan mamaya. Habang sa mga kapatid ko naman ay binigyan niya eto ng mga laruan na siyang tuwang tuwa naman sila dahil dito.

"You got it Felicity?" I nod my head in response as she gestures me to the center. "Now repeat from the start but now with music. I want you to give all that you got. Na parang nasa mismong competition ka na. Naiintindihan mo ba?"

I nod my head in response. "Yes po coach".

The music filled the room and my hips starts swaying along the rhythm. Hindi na mahirap sa akin ang mga ganitong galawan dahil na rin sa sanay ako sa club.

I got drowned with the flow of the dance along with the music. Sadyang gumalaw ang bewang at paa ko na tila bang ilang araw na namin eto pinraktis.

I swayed my hips professionally like how I used to do it in the club but right now it's my block mates that I'm entertaining.

Habol habol ang hininga kong tinapos ang mga steps na siya namang napuno ng palakpakan ang buong studio. Lumawak ang akin ngiti sa hiya at agad naman akong nagpasalamat sa mga positibong komento nila tungkol sakin.

"Good job Felicity. Water break muna tayo ngayon. I'll be back in a minute".

Lumabas saglit yung instructor namin. I spotted my friends naman that's standing on the other side of the room and I strode my way towards them.

My two friends have a wide smile when I reached their place. "Infairness ha may tinatagong kasexyhan ka pala". Sambit ni Clyde.

"Meron syempre at may tinatago din akong pagiging bayolente". She let out a loud laugh na agad naman sinuway ni Andrea dahil nga napapatingin na samin ang mga tao sa paligid.

Andrea push the frame of her glasses up to her nose bridge at hinarap ang isa habang nakaupo sa bench at may hawak hawak na libro. "Clyde, hinaan mo nga boses mo".

The latter stick her tongue out acting like a child like she always used to be. Napahagod narin ako sa likod ni Andrea kasi baka mahighblood sa isa. Mahirap na baka mag-bangayan na naman. Nong kailan lang ay nagkabukol tong si Clyde dahil kay Andrea.

"You guys have water ba?" I said nang malaman kong I forgot my bottle of water sa apartment. They shook their head no and a hand, holding a cold plastic bottle appears on my vision.

Sinundan ko ang may ari ng kamay and there I saw a pair of high heels on the floor. With those shiny pair and pointed heels, I already knew who's the person standing.