The Laurier Series 2: Meet Me At The Royal Opera House

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Damn. Is this love worth risking?

I thought we'd still have time left para makapag handa bago pumasok but we got lost track of time. I asked him to come with me papuntang school para hindi na siya ma-late, but he's a hardheaded man!

Baka raw kasi magka issue sa school na may namamagitan sa aming dalawa? So what? I mean, wait? Kinakahiya niya ba ako? Hindi niya ba gusto 'yon?

I almost got hit by a car dahil sa bilis nang pagmamaneho ko. Sa sobrang pag-iisip ko ay hindi ko napansin na naka red light, hay buhay.

Na late ako mga 10 minutes, good thing wala pa ang ballet master namin. I knew that he's always 30 minutes late and that's the good advantage! That was useful, mhm.

Some students we looking at me as if they were a bit surprised. I didn't mind though, I just made a quick change para makapag warm up na. I forgot to bring my own pointe shoes with me so they let me barrow one.

When our ballet master finally showed up, we all stand up, stretching our legs and foot along the floor with our toes pointing while our head held high, encircling our arms in front of us.

He stared on us one by one with his clever keen eyes. And before he could speak, he cleared his voice first.

"I knew that this event will happen four months after July but I want you to all know this as soon as possible," Paninimula niya. "I will choose one of my best students here to present our university in one of the biggest royal opera house and of course there'll be on exception to you, miss Sylvia Laurier." He looks at me with so much pride and proud.

I don't know if I'd be happy or not. I was overthinking that what if, what if I messed up again? A memory of how my mother slapped me in front of everyone had flashes into my mind.

I couldn't feel anything else, my heart was beating so loud within my chest while my hands are sweating.

Four months pa naman bago ang event na 'yon, but why am I feeling so much nervousness.

"Hey, are you alright, Via?" Peony asked as he snapped her fingers in front of my face. I was already sitting in a sofa. I found her painting a new scenery on her canvas when I got home.

Yet I got bored so I annoyed her first about her painting, may kaka iba kasi. And I triggered something in her that it made her face flushed in red, in denial pa siya eh halata na. But then, hindi ko napansin na naka tunganga na ako.

I was nervous that I was chosen to be one of the representative but at the same time, I'd be in that mood for one of those 'girls-just-wanna-have-fun'. I knew that Peony wouldn't want to come with me but I tried to do the best that I can para mapilit ko siya and she really did come with me nga!

While doing our girls' businesses like dressing ourselves up with stunning dresses, heels and make ups, I did some research looking for n excellent bar. Though, I know naman na maraming sikat na bar here sa Spain since in this type of generation, teens wouldn't miss drinking alcohol and have fun with their circle of friends in every town bar.

Gabi na nang makarating kami sa desisyon kung saan kami dinala ni Google map. And just as what I've been expecting, maraming tao ang nasa bar. Most of them are teens. They're all careless, but just like what they say, you only love once and you have to live in your life to the fullest.

I've never had an alcohol kaya napa make face ako pagka inom ko ng isang shot ng tequila. The more i drink, I found the song inside of this room's getting louder making my head spinning like I'm in some kind of roller coaster.

There are some boys who wants me to do body shots pero hindi ko ginawa, I don't want to ruin my dignity 'no, kahit lasing ako, hinding-hindi ko pahihiyain ang sarili ko sa napaka raming tao.