Teaching The School's Playboy How To Dance

~CHAPTER 9~

-ADRIANNA-

"First position, second, third, fourth, and rest at fifth." pagbibilang ko habang pinapanood ko si Aiden, he is doing the five basic positions of ballet... nag-improve na somehow ang dancing skills ni Aiden also ever since we went to visit his parents many things changed- we're not awkward with each other anymore at hindi na rin kami palaging nag-aaway.

Ms.Camille even helped us on doing our ballet routine, pero wala sya ngayon so I have to teach Aiden by myself...again.

Nanonood kami ni Aiden ng video tutorials sa  YouTube about how to do a sissonne- one of the popular and common steps in ballet.

Tumayo ako to show an example to Aiden kung paano yun gawin...

I started by bending my legs habang nakahawak ako sa ballet barre, when I jumped on the air I should've landed on one foot, instead...na-out balance ako...at napaupo ako sa sahig.

"Adyy, are you okay?"

"No" I managed to say kahit sobrang sakit ng right leg ko, feeling ko may nabaling parte ng bones ko dun...no, this can't be happening!

I tried to get up- but, sadly I failed...my tears began to roll down on my face...

"Shhh, tahan na wag ka nang umiyak," pang-aalo saken ni Aiden habang pinupunasan nya ang mukha ko.

"Gosh, Aiden...what if, what if magka-injury ako?" tanong ko sa kanya habang umiiyak pa rin ako...I'm so scared, what if magka-injury ako? Hindi yun pwede, having an injury  is one of my greatest fear as a ballerina, if magka-injury ako there's a possibility that I couldn't dance anymore, or worst- hindi na ako makalakad pa.

While I was still lost in my deep thoughts...Aiden carried me and we went outside the studio.

"Where are we going?" I asked in between my sobs nung napansin ko na nasa hallway na kami.

"Clinic" tipid nyang sagot saken...nang makarating na kami sa clinic ay inihiga nya ako sa plastic bed.

After that, Aiden shuffled in the cabinets at may kinuha syang parang medical box galing dito.

"What are you doing?" tanong ko sa kanya kasi base sa kinikilos nya ay parang sure na sure sya sa ginagawa nya.

"Applying cold compress" sagot nya at kinuha nya ang ice gel pack galing sa medical box.

"Huh?"

"It's only sprain-"

"'It's only sprain'?! Sa tingin mo ba ganun lang kadali pag na-sprain ako?"

"Sorry...that's not I meant to say." sabi nya sabay hawak sa binti ko para malagyan nya ng cold compress, agad kung inalis ang kamay nya kasi bigla na namang sumakit ang paa ko.

"Wag, masakit."

"We need to apply cold compress kasi baka mamaga yan."

"Pero masakit talaga, Aiden."

"Adyy..." umiling ako tanda ng hindi ko pagpayag.

"Distract me then..."

"How?"

"Dunno...basta do something to distratc me, please."

"Okay..." I looked at him curiously.

"Promise me na wala kang pagsasabihang iba, okay?"

"My mouth is zipped, Aiden."

"Okay...I like-"

"Aiden, anong ginagawa mo?!" pagalit na tanong ni Nurse Annie- sya ang school nurse namin.

"Applying cold compress, na-sprain kasi si Adrianna."

"Dapat tinawagan mo muna ako, Aiden."

"Yeah,I know kaya lang baka mamamaga yan pag di agad nag-apply ng cold compress."

Kinuha ni Nurse Annie ang ice gel pack galing kay Aiden at tiningnan nya ang binti ko,"Na-sprain ang right ankle mo, Adrianna."

"See, I told you...ayaw mo kasing makinig sakin, Nurse Annie."

"Gusto ko lang makasiguro, Aiden." sabi ni Nurse Annie at dahan-dahan nyang in-apply ang cold compress.

"You need to apply cold compress for 2 to 3 days at least 3 times a day, Adrianna tapos after 2 to 3 days you need to apply heat compress." Nurse Annie explained to me.

After having our lunch, bumalik na kami ni Aiden sa dance studio pero di na kami nag-practice instead we just talked, talk lang naman...

"Adyy..." I glanced at Aiden. "What inspires you to dance?"

"Barbie" I answered habang inaayos ko ang mga gamit ko before stuffing them inside my bag.

Biglang tumawa si Aiden na siyang kinainis ko kaya binato ko ang water bottle ko sa kanya.

"Aray!" reklamo nya habang hinahaplos nya ang braso ko.

"Nakakainis ka kasi, eh!"

"Bakit ba naman kasi 'Barbie' ang sagot mo?"

"Because it's the truth..."

"How come?"

"Well, nung bata pa ako I used to watch Barbie, then I saw the movie Barbie In The Swan Lake...tapos ayun I got interested in ballet."

"Eh, ikaw why do you play football?"

"Well, football brings my family together...Joyce, Catha, Dad, and me would play football then si Mom manonood lang sya and she would cheer for us."

Aiden and I continued talking until we decided na umuwi na, hinatid nya rin ako sa bahay- may pagka-gentle man din pala sya.