"Silly boy - you dare ask me that question?"
I frown at him instantly - taken aback when he gripped my chin. Yanking me close enough towards him, our lips almost touched.
The look in his eyes was one I've seen in wild animals who can't control the...
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|🔝Dawson Leeyung; differentiation - Omega ***
"You have any nerves at all?" I hear Knox ask me as we were due to go before thousands. I couldn't hear the crowds yet, but I could see them. Just the amount of people filling the stadium was frightening.
"Of course I do. I'm not one for big crowds - trust me." I shook my head whilst fixing my jacket. "I worked in a restaurant and even speaking with the people eating there was torture. This is agony for sure."
I could tell just by others reactions that it was divided. Some were ecstatic while others were just nervous. I want to promote myself and let people know who I am, but...why couldn't it just be recorded then posted?
I feel like having to go before thousands is a little too much.
"Some people can handle the stress of being around others - I cannot." I snort shyly, glancing to my left to see Dawson Leeyung prepping himself.
I have spoken to almost everybody in this competition - not him yet. He's been a bystander in some of the bullying against me too, so it makes sense as to why we haven't spoken.
Besides being a bystander, I've seen him be very kind to others. He seems very nice, and I don't think he has an issue with me...
"Dawson." I say his name, and he looks at me. I didn't get a rude stare from him or anything. He genuinely was waiting for me to say something. "Are you...looking forward to the event before thousands?"
He smiles at me, and I found his smile to be very charismatic. Had me wanting to be friends with him.
"I think everyone deep down has the nervous jitters - I know I do. I'm just trying to go about it positively." He tells me with a bright smile.
I give a thumbs-up, and his smile gets larger.
"I am sorry about your ear and what they did to you - that was too far. If I had been near I wouldn't have let that happen." Dawson ends up telling me, and I don't respond.
If that was the case then he wouldn't be a bystander.
"That's kind of you to say." Is what I respond with, and he grins.
Now him and I kind of just stood here quietly, not saying a word to one another. It was awkward...and I finally excused myself.
I see Vero gesture for me to come to her, and I go towards her easily. Once I stood before she smiled at me.
"Want to sit beside me when we have the televised program?" She asks me.
"Yes please, that'd be nice. I hope they aren't having assigned seats because that's not going to work for me. I'll try to trade seats if they are assigned." I state very firmly, balling my hands into fists.
I take notice of Maximus making his way towards our backstage area. He spoke to...Zelda Ell - I believe it was - first. It just seemed like he was trying to comfort anyone before the program.