Not A Cinderella Story [Short Story]

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Chaewon bowed to him, "I have to go. Sorry to interrupt you, Sir." She turned away and walked away from him.

"Wait!" The young man stopped her feet from succeeding to go through.

"Yes?" She turned her body again, facing the young man.

"Perhaps, would you share a dance with me?" A gentle smile plastered on his face. He moved closer to Chaewon, sticking out one hand to the air, waiting for an agreement.

Chaewon was still in bewilderment. Her smart brain couldn't find a perfect way to deny his invitation.

"Please?" He pleaded.

"Why should I?" Chaewon asked. "Why don't you invite someone else to dance with you." She added, curiosity filled her head to think positively.

The young man smiled even wider, "Because I could blame myself for leaving a young lady outside in the cold." He shoved his hand closer to her, "Shall we?"

For the second time in her life, she felt delicacy inside her heart by a strange man whom she rarely knew because she trusted only one man in her life, that was her late father.

Chaewon put her hand inside his hold, "I might want to try it too." She smiled and this time it excluded the hesitation inside her heart.

The young man gently pulled her hand and brought her into the dancehall with him. Both of them stopped in the middle of the room, couples were already dancing along with the mellow music.

"Ready?" He asked as he put his left hand around her waist. Chaewon held his left shoulder and both of their free hands intertwined together and they gasped inside knowing that their hands fitted so well.

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