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Scene Four

Scene Four

FIVE

The third day of practice for the Campus Moon and Star Competition. Thursday.

I never imagined that being this year's Star of Faculty of Engineering could be this exhausting.

Juggling my time for SOTUS, studies, and Campus Moon and Star Competition is a difficult thing to do. I fall asleep as soon as I lay my bed when I go home in the dorm.

I could use a distraction though because a certain beautiful person keeps occupying my mind whenever I am alone with my thoughts. I guess I'm not that alone as I thought I would be. At least in my thoughts, I had company.

I can barely spend time with Yiwah, except when we go to Uni every morning or a random movie marathon she insists we should always do.

We're on the third day of practice now. We're still perfecting the introduction part and the pageant catwalk so we know how we move on stage. P'Kongbop is very patient overseeing the whole process while still mentoring me and Forth. Next week we're gonna start practicing for the dance as a presentation of all of the contestants, after that there will be a beach trip for the photoshoot to take the official photos of the contestants. The competition is due on the last Friday of the month followed by a Freshman Night so all of the freshman students can mingle and meet new friends.

I'm tired just thinking about my schedule. That's just for the pageant, I still have SOTUS and I still need to study.

"Nong'Five! Smile! Smile!"

My musings were cut off when the pageant instructor called my attention. I forced a smile even though my cheeks hurt for over-stretching their muscles.

I looked at the guy beside me. Surprisingly, Forth is doing pretty well for his own good. He's quick to memorize the steps and he seemed natural on stage. Him and his confidence, really. Geez! He also started to get chummy with me too ever since he caught be blushing like a tomato on our first meeting for the competition. Whatever conclusion he came up that day, I will never comprehend what it is. He's not even slightly pissed whenever I shrug him off. He will just flash his knowing smile as if we share a special secret. He's the one who initiated we exchanged LINE accounts and told not to make P'Kongbop worry anymore.

"Yes! Yes! That's it N'Five keep that smile and please remember to walk a with a little more finesse. N'Forth you are doing a good job. N'Phana and N'Pring perfect as always!" He even clapped.

I felt something squeeze my heart as I heard the mention of her name.

Pring.

"Great! Perfect! Let's take a 15-minute break and we'll do a final round so we can all go home."

I sighed as I went to the side of the stage where I put my backpack. I took my towel and wiped the sweat on my forehead. We've been practicing for three hours now.

I sat beside my backpack and drank from my water tumbler only to find out it was empty.

There is a small refreshment area where the contestants and the production team can get snacks but it was on the other side of the stage and honestly, I'm too tired to walk towards that way. So I stayed there zoning out until my eye caught Forth and his gang hanging out with the three guys from the Faculty of Medicine. I've been told they call themselves The Crazy Doc Gang.

Prince Charming's name was Phana, he was the Moon of their faculty, the short and pretty one was Kit and the sexy and gorgeous one was Beam.

I learned their names when it was their turn to volunteer as an emergency medical team when we were having SOTUS activities. The two gangs went to the bar that day and they all become drinking buddies all of a sudden. Birds that have the same feather really flock together, eh?