YOU BELONG WITH ME

forty four

＊˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚　[ yeji — • ]　˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊

"hoy, dahan-dahan lang!" sigaw ko kina lia. nagtakbuhan kasi sila papunta sa dance floor nang marinig yung upbeat song. naging routine na namin yun ngayong gabi. pag ballad or for couples yung kanta, balik agad sa upuan. takbo naman papuntang dance floor pag upbeat na yung kanta.

kaso syempre, hindi pa rin mapipigilang may mag-aya ng sayaw. mga close friends and classmates namin na magpapa-feel na kahit wala naman kaming jowa, may makikipag-sayaw pa rin para ma-enjoy 'tong gabi na nakalaan for the students.

hindi na ko sumama sa kanila since ang sakit na rin ng paa ko. kanina pa ko talon nang talon habang suot 'tong heels na 'to. i'm just taking a rest because of my sore feet and i'm watching them while they're enjoying.

time slowly passed. chaeryeong will be performing in a bit! i'm just retouching my make-up so i'll be ready to go home after the last dance. naramdaman ko biglang may papalapit sa'kin kaya agad akong humarap.

"hwangsungit! 'wag ka nang magpaganda, maganda ka na." sigaw ni yeonjun sa'kin at umirap na lang ako. hanggang ngayon ba naman, panira pa rin ng gabi.

"this will be the last dance for tonight, hurry up and grab your partners." sabi ng mc. agad naman akong hinila ni yeonjun. "what are you doing?" kunot noo kong tanong sa kanya.

"can i have this dance?"

"i know but why me?" seryoso niya lang akong tiningnan. nagtataka lang naman ako kung bakit ako ang inaya niya at hindi si lia. si lia ang gusto niya, 'di ba?

naputol ang usapan namin nang magsalita ang mc, "now, for the last dance. let's enjoy the piano performance of lee chaeryeong from 12-1. let's give her a round of applause!"

pumunta na si chaeryeong ng stage and we all clapped for her. i'm just so proud!

nawala sa isip ko ang nangyayari at agad namang nagsimula ang kanta. hindi namin alam kung ano ang ipeperform niya pero these past few days busy siya sa pagpa-practice.

i found yeonjun who's already holding my hand. ipinatong nito ang kamay ko sa balikat niya. "can i?" tanong ulit nito para hawakan ang bewang ko. tumango na lang ako.

we started dancing and talking at the same time. hindi ako makatitig ng deretso sa mga mata niya pero sinusubukan kong sagutin ang mga sasabihin niya.

i finally figured out what chaeryeong is playing. it's a piano version of taylor swift's you belong with me. "if you can see that i'm the one who understands you..." sabay ko sa kanta habang tumatawa.

"been here all along so why can't you see you belong with me?" sagot ni yeonjun na ikinagulat ko. kumakanta pala siya! tumawa lang din siya katulad ko and we found each other singing the song.

i had a glimpse of his eyes and i noticed that he's really handsome. it's actually my first time seeing him up close.

i suddenly felt giddy. i can't even explain what i am feeling and my cheeks started heating up. i stopped singing.

what the heck is happening to me?

"have you ever thought just maybe? you belong with me." says yeonjun. but he's not singing anymore.