Protecting What's Hers

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Felicity Pov

"Okay guy's, fifteen minutes break muna tayo and we'll wrap it all up".

Kinuha ko yung water bottle sa bag ko and took a large gulp na parang nakadepende ang buhay ko doon.

Six na ng gabi and may work pa ako sa el hiablo mamaya. Kailangan ko na magtodo kayod ngayon dahil sa kailangan ko ng bayaran ng buo ang tuition ko.

That sixty thousand per sem is too much for me yet wala akong magagawa but to work for it. Pero hindi ako titigil just to have my scholarship back. I'm acing all of my grades naman and it's still questionable why kinuha.

"Felicity". Instructor Woo called me kung saan lumapit ito sa akin. "About your outfit, are you comfortable sa pinakita sayo? If hindi I'll have the designing team to look for another".

"Ayos lang naman po sa akin yun". Sa totoo lang, hindi nga nakalahati yung outfit ko for belly dancing na inilahad nila sa akin compared dun sa sinusuot ko sa club.

Hindi na iyon bago for me pero syempre I have to act like it's my first time wearing such stuff.

"Okay good. Also I want to see you wearing that mamaya for our final practice. Pati rin kayo guys!" We nod our head yes as I excused myself to get the outfit that they give.

It's a red saree, an Indian traditional clothing and also a set of red bedlah which will be used for belly dancing.

The plan is to wear the outfit for belly dancing first and it will be covered by a red piece of clothing or a saree. Tapos huhubarin ito before my solo part.

Pumasok ako sa dressing area ng studio to wear it and it perfectly fits me, hugging all of my curves.

A knock can be heard outside and niligpit ko na ang mga gamit ko. "We'll start now Felicity, are you comfy na?" Ms. Woo asked.

"Yes po miss. I'll come out in a minute".

She told me na hihintayin lang daw nila ako sa labas. I placed a jacket on top of my outfit and went out the dressing room atsaka dumerecho sa likod kung saan ang entrance patungo sa mini stage.

"Okay! Get ready for we will start".

We went to our designated position atsaka hinintay magsimula ang music. The surrounding's still dark at doon ko na hinubad ang jacket na suot suot ko.

The music starts at kasabay nun ang pagliwanag ng paligid. We waited until three beats for it is our indicator when to start dancing. The harmonic and unique sound of South Asian music filled the room and all of us move synchronously.

The smooth movements makes it look more elegant as we all fell into a deep concentration of our performance.

Muling dumilim ang paligid and the spotlight shining over me is the only source of light in the area.

I dropped my first clothing to reveal the bedlah, a belly dancing outfit. There's a gold beads dangling around it, making it to look more elegant and an eye catcher. I started doing belly roll, rocking my hips from left to right while doing it in a fluid like manner.

The music embrace me, cushioning me in a comfortable emotion that had me close my eyes and let my body flow with it's rhythm. Hinayaan kong mahulog ang sarili ko sa sayaw, putting all of my trust in myself as the music guides my body to do its work.

My breathing hitched ng matapos ko ng tuluyan ang sayaw. Ang tahimik, wala ni isang umimik sa kanila at tanging hininga ko lang ang naririnig ko sa paligid. Did I dissapoint them?