A Way To You

"Hold me tight"

"But I still recall the feeling

When I sit and reminisce

We weren't meant to end like this"

-Zuhair

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Days went by, and chances of seeing him became less and less, Jess didn't knew where he would have suddenly disappeared, She would wait for him outside the dorms at night just to have a look at him, she would wait and wait until Joohyun forced her to come inside.

For the opening ceremony of the event, a special performance was planned by the whole staff, and for past 3 days all the contestant were having practice hours planned for it, thus she only got to see him during those practices. Zac, himself couldn't bare the consequences of looking at her, because he knew he can't hold himself when it's her. 

All the contestants were lined up, in any minute from now they'll be making an appearance on the stage, faces scrunched in worry, bodies gushed up with adrenaline- however one thing was common. Anticipation, they were excited for this, all of them have been through a long journey to get here. However among many of these faces there was someone whose sole purpose was shifting towards something else. 

After giving several glances towards the door, Jess finally decided to ask Halsey about Zac's presence, as soon as the curtains opened up, Zac walked up on his spot.

She felt a relief, ridiculous as it may seem, that she was standing in front of her most achievable dream but the source of her contentment was someone else.

The music started, and all of them sync along with the rhythm, slithering and swirling through the music, black floral dresses waving through the air as the dancers dived deep through the music. 

The dancers joined together in unison, Zac turned around, eyes still on the floor, until he felt a similar presence in front of him, lifting up his gaze he stared at her for the first time in that night, she looked ethereal in that black cut-out dress almost too much for his own reluctance, she could feel his burning stares on her, and when they made an eye contact, everything went numb, as if only two of them present in the whole room.

But you stand there so nice, in your blizzard of ice

The dancers parted away, but his gaze remained glued chasing her everywhere on the stage and she did the same, if this performance would last for a minute more, he would've kissed her.

He tore his gaze away from Jess and only he knew how difficult it was, moving away from his position he noticed how she kept giving him a glance, in a hope that he'd look back.

Jess's head went low when he didn't, her feet kept moving to the melody, without even feeling a slight bit of emotion. Being that type of girl who gets a smile on her face just by the idea of dancing, was now doing something she love with utmost displease, this boy had a really huge impact on her.

The beat came off, and everyone presented a graceful bow towards the audiences.

There was an introduction to an additional round, for elimination.
two groups have to combat with each other based on same choreography in order to opt for better duo in final round.