IT'S NOT GOODBYE - Käärijä x Reader

Chapter 9

During the actuations I was talking with Blanca about some details of each song, at some point I was not paying enough attention and suddenly I can see a giant box in the middle of the scenario and I get nervous again.

Blanca grabs my arm pointing towards the stage and I see a one neon green figure walking to the box.

I put one hand on my chest, with the other I took Blanca's hand again.

The song plays and you can feel the sudden change in the audience. They start yelling his name and screaming for him. Even in the green room everybody was dancing.

Everything went very well.

There was only one thing that everyone could notice, a cable in the middle of stage that luckily Jere dodged and nothing more occurred so no one gave it much more importance. But it could have gone worse.

The song ends and they get off the stage. It is amazing how the people still scream for him even after he goes away.

After a few minutes I can see him in the distance, entering the green room, everybody is singing "cha cha cha".

He looks more calm now that he has done everything he could in this contest.

My first thought was to go and talk with him right away but a lot of people were demanding his attention, so I decided to wait until he was more available.

Meanwhile Mimicat approaches us to talk asking if we are having fun, she's always that kind.

Moldova's song plays and we pay attention at the performance.

Bzz*

I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket and I took it.

A Jere's message, but...

Before opening the message I see his profile picture, he has changed it, now he has a photo of the polaroid-photo that we took on the semifinal, I can see even the mini sun and the date I wrote.

That makes me smile to myself.

Jere: Today I didn't make any wrong steps, even I dodged something! I don't know what it was, it happened very fast.

I look at Jere's direction, see him using his phone and immediately realize that I didn't tell him that tonight I'll be in the green room.

-Excuse me. - I say and start walking in his direction.

I approach them from behind, and one of the dancers that was standing sees me.

-(Y/N)! - she says, smiling at me.

Jere immediately looks up at her and I don't give him time to look back. I embrace him from behind the sofa.

-Boo!

-(Y/N)?! W-what are you doing here? - he grabs my arms, clearly shocked but happy.

-Forgot to tell you that Blanca invited me to be here. - I let him go so he can look at me.

His hair is wet and disheveled, he's sweating from before and the bolero isn't helping.

-Sit with us. - he moves aside to give me space, he looks happy.

I do as he said and I sit beside him, our legs touching. His brother is at one of the sofa corners, the dancers at our sides and there's some more people that I don't know. I salute them all.

-You did amazing Jere. - I say to him, putting my hand on his knee.

-Thank you! - he looks at my hand, but doesnt say anything. And looks back at me. - Did you see that ?