How To Save A Life

Chapter Eight: Butterfly

No matter how much he felt for her and no matter how much she was bothered by him there was still this thick invisible wall dividing them. There was this line drawn in the middle of them, separating them from each other. There were together skin touching skin but then there was still this invisible thick wall in between them.

‘May I have the attention of everyone,’ Sohee said against the microphone she was holding as she stood in the stage as every attention drifted on her. ‘What is a confession?’ she started as she scanned the whole gymnasium. ‘When you open your dictionary it will say that confession is noun and it is the act of confessing. And today we will see the confession of our 20 participants on Choi University’s annual Picasso with the theme of Confession: I was born for this,’

Claps filled the whole gymnasium as Sohee smiled to everyone. ‘Good Morning everyone I am An Sohee,’ she said bowing down. ‘And I will be your host for this event,’

‘I’m sure you are all excited to see what the talented students of our university came up with. We will not make you wait any longer as we will reveal all 20 artworks one by one starting from Joon and his work Blaze,’ Sohee announced as every attention drifted to the said painter as he slowly pulled the black cloth covering his artwork revealing it to the public as Sohee walked her way to him. She handed her the microphone as the painted read the metal plate he received a while ago. After doing so he then placed the metal plate on the holder of the wooden stand supporting his painting.

Every eye was focused on each painter as they get their highlight, much like his friends who were listening carefully at each contestant yet he was there staring at her as she was sitting at on her seat together with her co faculty members.

She was wearing a long sleeved dark blue vintage styled dress, her hair tied neatly on a bun and he can’t even think how it was possible that everybody sitting next to her wear all wearing makeup and dresses more expensive and eye catching than hers but she still stood up among the rest. It was like her skin was glowing and her beauty was shining.

And in the middle of that crowd she was the only one he could see. His heart fluttered as it thumped impatiently in his chest, his stomach soon was filled with butterflies as a small smile curved on his lips.

For the first time in his life, he wanted to win. He wanted to win so badly.

He needed to win.

‘Lastly will be our last minute participant G-Dragon with his work butterfly,’ Sohee said as she walked towards Jiyong and he felt suddenly nervous like he was melting. Every eye was on him, some are even whispering words of admiration for the young painting prodigy. Sohee smiled at Jiyong as Jiyong stared at her for a moment before exhaling hoping his anxiousness will leave his body together with that sigh, hoping to breathed out all the butterflies inside his stomach

He glanced at Dara as she was staring at him. And it made him more nervous. He swallowed hard as he soon gently removed the black cloth covering his work as it was slowly revealed in the public’s eyes.

Everyone stared at his artwork with awe and expression beyond admiration, beyond amazement as his art seemed to come to life before their eyes that the whole place was consumed with silence. Sohee was not able to say anything as she kept her eyes on his painting.