The Original, Me

chapter 2

Loud music and guys with gals dancing on the dancefloor welcomed us. I'm wearing my white shirt with a print Pretty Girl at the front, tucked in with my black skirt just within mid-thigh and paired with my stilletoes. I can feel that I will have a great time here. But on the second thought, I'm not. Hailey left me here at the stools, she's with her lovable boyfriend and for all I know, they're going to make out again at one of the rooms at the second floor of this club.

I hate Hailey with times like this, making out with somebody else's. Come on guys! I'm not bitter, I'm just worried about her. I don't know why she loves making out with random guys. We're totally different.

"Hey!", I was interrupted about hating Hailey as this guy sat at the chair next to mine. He's smiling widely, and I can see his brown eyes like mine sparkling as he planted those eyes into mine.

"Hey", I just smiled back at him eventhough I don't know him. I feel safe as I looked into his sparkling eyes. I feel comfortable and that's new. It's very weird!

"Would you like to dance?", he looked so nervous but his genuine smile stayed in his lips.

"I would love to", he smiled wider, "but-", the smile in his lips faded as I said the word 'but', and surprisingly I felt bad so I continued, "I'm not dancing with someone whom I really don't know who he is", I smiled at him teasingly.

He chuckled, "Oh, I'm sorry, my bad, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Keith Shaun Reilly. And how about you pretty girl?", he reached out his hand and smiled again and this time, he looks like he's comfortable now, the nervous feeling fades away, I can feel it.

"Kailley Shan Rein", we shook our hands and we headed to the dancefloor.

He's really a gentleman. He never tried to do such things that will make me worry, not like the other guys whom I danced with before . When we got tired of dancing, we headed outside the club, find our place at the garden. And here we are, lying at the grass, Stargazing and talking about random topics.

"Hey, tell me about yourself", I said that still looking at the sky. He got up and looked at me.

"What do you want to know about me huh?", I looked at him and our eyes met. A comfortable silence field the air as we look into each others eyes.

"Ah, anything, anything you wanted to share with me", I smiled at him and my eyes flickered at the sky again, but for him, he's still looking at me, I can feel his stare and that made me feel like I'm going to melt anytime soon.

He inhaled, "Okay, I'm going to start with the basic. Again, I'm Keith Shaun Reilly, 17 years old, born on June 21,--".

I cut him off, "Is it true? Really? Your birthday is June 21?".

He nodded, "Why?", I looked at him and then I got up. "Don't tell me it's your birthday too?".

I giggled and shook my head, "Nah ah, nevermind, go on".

He looked confused but he continued, "As I was saying, my birthday is June 21, I'm in my second year, taking up BS Civil Engineering at Stanford University".

I was shocked, I didn't know that he's studying at Stanford too, I'd never seen him there, but then again, I'd never interrupted him. I find him interesting so I stayed silent.

"I love music, drawing and watching movies. I'm obsess with Blue stuffs. And I'm single, NGSB", he looked at me and he laugh so hard. "HEY! What's with the face?".

"You can't blame me. I'm shocked! With that face?", pointing to his smiling face, "You're NGSB? Unbelievable!", I rolled my eyes and that made him laugh harder.

"What's wrong if I'd never tried to have a girlfriend before? I'm not interested with girls!", I gave him an unbelievable look, "Hey! It's not what you think!".

And with that, I'm the one who let out a loud laugh this time, "Your face is priceless! Don't worry, I'm just teasing!".

He rolled his eyes and I just smile, "I mean, I'm not interested with the girls around me. They're the one who always do the first move, you know what I mean, or when I just talked to them, they're like going to faint anytime soon and I don't want those girls. I like the other way around. And you K-Shan,---"

"K-Shan?",

"Yes, and you will call me K-Shaun, you, you're the first girl who never treated me the way the other girls I'd mentioned earlier, you're different.", he smiled, "different in a nice way and I love it. Okay, that's all about me, you're next!"

From everything that he said, I can feel butterflies in my tummy, okay? It's weird! Ohmygolly, what's wrong with me?! "okay fine! Again Kailley Shan Rein here, 17 years old. my birthday is June 22", I looked at him and winked, "second year BS Education Major in Mathematics at Stanford University".

This time, he didn't help himself not to interrupt me, "You're really studying at Stanford? I'd never seen you there before!", amazement and happiness, I can see it all over his handsome face.

"Yeah, I'm studying there, and like you, I'd never seen you there, maybe because our departments are far from each other."

"Oh, I guess so", he said that while nodding.

"Back to the topic, like you, I love music, I also love books especially English novels, and photography. You, you're obsess with Blue stuffs, and as for me, I'm obsess with Pink stuffs. I'm NBSB, but I had my first love when I'm in my third year high school. We're just M.U. since I'm not allowed yet to be on a relationship. But then, I considered him as my boyfriend". I stopped and looked at the twinkling stars.

"What, what happened?", he asked hesitantly.

It took some seconds before I answered him, "He said, he will wait for me until my mom allows me to be on a relationship. We're so sweet, we're like official couple. But then, I realized, I was just his option, a rebound. When he courted me, I'm not the only one, he's courting another girl aside from me. And the other girl, he became his girlfriend, and as for me, we're just M.U., I was like a slut from everybody's eyes, but I promised I really don't know that he had a girlfriend, then if ever I know, just if I know, I'd never let myself fall for him and hurt".

I was shocked when he wiped my tears, I didn't know I was crying already, and then he placed my head in his chest and he wrapped his arms around me. I can hear his heartbeat, it is beating so fast, just like how fast my heartbeat beats when he hugged me. I felt safe in his arms and I feel better.

"He's such an ass for doing that to you. Maybe he's just a dumb. I will help you move on. K-Shan--", I looked up to meet his sincere eyes, "will you let me?".

I smiled and nodded. He grinned and hug me again. My eyes want to close now and all I know, I drift off to sleep in his broad chest hearing his fast heartbeat.