Chapter 23: Chapter 21: Yes I do the dancing!
The party just started when we came to the venue. Everyone was having a good time chatting and taking pictures. The ambiance of the place was awesome. The organizers of this event really did a great job. But I somehow felt anxious when I felt eyes pinned on us from every person we came across as Luke and I wander around the place to search for familiar faces.
I stopped walking and turned around to face Luke.
"They're looking at us..." I whispered.
"What?" He uttered.
"Why are they looking at us? Is there something wrong with my face?" I whispered once again to avoid being obvious.
"You're fine... You look great... Just get used to it... You'll have those all night for sure."
"What do you mean?" I asked disturbed.
"I mean... They just saw an angel in a tuxedo... It's a rare sight." He said as he fixed my collar.
I just gave him a smirk. I can't believe he's trying to be cheesy.
"It feels like they want to rip me off." I kept down my voice.
"Relax... Don't mind them... Just stay beside me... Okay?"
"Okay..."
We finally saw Niko, Miya, and Pam waving at us from a distance.
"Hey bro!" Niko greeted me.
"I'm glad you made it," I said as I greeted back.
"Well... I can't let Miya go on her own without his handsome escort."
"That cast is a good accessory... I must say." I tried to poke fun at him.
"Of course... Nobody has it but me... It's called individuality." He sounded really proud.
"Don't be silly Niko..." Miya scolded him. "Let's talk about how awesome you two look with your outfits." She added.
"Luke got this for me... He really got a good taste." I made poses to show off how cool the suit was.
"Not bad..." Niko commended.
"I think I'm falling in love again." Pam made that comment but I pretended that I didn't hear it.
"Anything will definitely look good on him..." Luke said.
"I agree..." Pam said as she stares at me.
"Nah... It's all because of the suit... Wait... Have you seen Jenna?" I asked.
"She texted me a while ago... she said she'll be here in a minute," Miya said as she checked on her phone.
"Bes!"
"Oh... There she is!" Miya exclaimed pointing to the direction where the voice came from.
As I turned around, I saw her walking towards us with her arm clinging to Alex's.
She looks absolutely gorgeous in her sexy mermaid long sleeve black and white lace gown. Her hair was made in a bun that looks perfect with her smashing makeup. Alex looks handsome in his modern white open tuxedo as well. They look elegant together. They can be on the cover of a magazine. That's how great they are. Every person in the room looked at them in awe. I never saw Jenna looking so perfect like this. As she expected, I was surprised.
"You look awesome, Jen!" I complimented her as I came closer to give her a hug.
"Thanks! Do I surprise you?" She asked giving me that sexy smirk.
"I am... I was not expecting this at all." I was just smiling looking at her from her hairstyle down to her killer heels.
"Jen! You're so beautiful!" Miya cheered for her.
"You two look perfect." Pam made that comment with her eyes still pinned on me.
Alex greeted his brother and waved to Niko and me.
"It seems like we're all here," Jenna said happily.
"Wait... I haven't seen Jessie and Mike." I implored since I haven't seen them.
"They're just around here somewhere... Probably talking to girls..." Luke answered shaming his friends and everyone let out a laughed.
"Boys will be boys," Jenna uttered after taking out a deep sigh.
"Oh, guys... Do you want something to drink? I'll get it for you..." Niko proposed.
"I'll go with you... You need more hands to carry the glasses." Luke offered his help.
"Me too!" Alex volunteered as well.
They went off to get us our drinks. We took a seat at a table and the girls started chatting about how they look. I just look around and seeing all these people made me nervous. I still can't imagine myself singing in front of all of them. It seemed like Jenna noticed me being silent for a moment.
"Hey... Are you okay?" She asked.
"I'm fine... Just a bit nervous."
"You'll be great up there. I told my friend to give you time on the stage in the latter part of the party... So you still have time to shake those nerves off."
"Okay... Okay... Thanks!" I said as I took a deep breath.
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Hours had passed and we enjoyed the party a lot. We enjoyed the food and drinks. We also danced to the music. It was completely fun. Jessie and Mike joined after a short while. They just being themselves playing around, talking to random girls. Then the sweet music started to play. The mood of the lights suddenly changed, it became romantic. With the slow music of the violin serenading everyone in the room. Pair by pair, lovers, and lovers-to-be were going to the dance floor. Swaying side by side through the music.
Alex took Jenna's hand and lead her to dance. Niko did the same to Miya. Jessie and Mike asked random girls to dance and luckily got their partners. Pam was with me taking video of the sweet moments of our friends.
I was enjoying the sight when I saw a hand offered to me by someone. I looked up and it was Luke.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Asking you to dance with me..."
"You're kidding, right?"
He rolled his eyes and grabbed me by the hand and yanked me towards the dance floor.
We were face to face. He took my hands and put it over his shoulders. He grabbed me by the waist and slowly, we swayed.
I heard the people around us cheering and some were applauding. I glance over to Jenna and I saw her smiling giving me a thumbs up. But that didn't make me feel at ease.
"Luke... I think we should stop... People are looking at us..." I'm starting to feel uncomfortable as I noticed hateful stares from some of the girls in the audience.
"Ssshhh... Don't mind them... Don't listen to them... Just look at me."
So I did. I looked into his eyes and didn't mind the noise around us. His eyes were mesmerizing. He smiled and I felt my heart fluttered. It was a good feeling. A very securing feeling.
We were about to go on our own world but before we know it, the music stopped.
"Okay, guys! Thank you for all the lovers and sweethearts who danced to that music... In a short while, we will be hearing from some of our alumni... So please enjoy the night for the meantime." The host made an announcement.
We all moved back to our table.
"It's over already? I want to capture more pictures!" Pam said sulking.
"You can get more later on," Miya said to comfort her.
I still feel shy about the dance that Luke and I had. I took a glance at him and he was talking to his brother Alex.
"Bes, I received a message from my friend and she said you'll be up, after the next program," Jenna whispered to my ear.
"I see... I'll better get my guitar now."
"I will ask my friend if they can delay the program for a bit to help you put yourself together first before you get up there... Okay?"
"Okay..." I uttered.
This is it. The time is about to come. I've been waiting all night to surprise Luke with a song. I really hope that everything will go smoothly as planned.
I stepped closer to Luke.
"Uhm... Luke... May I borrow your car key? I need to get something from your car." I made an excuse to grab my guitar.
"Oh sure..." He said as he pulled the key out of his pocket and gave it to me.
"Thanks..." I uttered.
I was about to step out of the venue when I got a message alert on my phone. I checked it and it was a short video clip from Pam. I pressed the play button and it was Luke and me dancing, swaying from side to side. It made me smile. Pam sent another message.
-->I'm jealous.
Followed by a crying sticker. It made me laughed and just sent her a thumbs-up emoji.
I was already outside when I saw a gal in a purple cocktail dress pacing back and forth, looking for something on the ground. She seemed troubled.
I put my phone in the back pocket of my pants and moved towards her.
"Excuse me..." I called out on her.
She turned around and face me. She has a cute innocent face.
"I can see that you're stressing out." I made that comment to know what's going on.
"I can't find my other earring." She said as she held on to her left ear.
"Oh... What does it look like?" I asked.
She showed me her right ear and it was a pearl earring.
"It's my mother's earrings. So losing the other one would mean trouble when I got back home... I noticed it's missing just now but I can't find it here." She explained then went back searching for it.
"Have you been to another area other than here?" I asked.
"Hmmm. I went to the back of this building to see a friend."
I was a bit curious why they met back there. Then I thought maybe it's her boyfriend.
"I see... Maybe you dropped it there."
"Yeah, that's right... Things went wild and maybe it fell off while we're doing that." She said that very bluntly.
"Uhm... I don't need to hear the details..." I said. So this gal was not innocent at all.
"Sorry... I better go there and look for it."
"Yeah... Would you mind if I help you find it?" I offered.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah... I still have enough time." I just felt like I need to help her.
"Thank you so much!"
We went to the back of the building. There were no people around that area and that makes it a good place to do naughty stuff, like what this gal and her boyfriend did. The noise from the party was too loud it can be heard back here.
"We were around here when we did it." She said as she stopped and started to look around the ground.
"Okay... Let's find it."
I was looking around trying to sharpen my sight for any pearl-like object on the ground. I was searching for a while but still can't find it.
"Any luck?" I asked.
I didn't hear a response and I thought it was weird.
"Hey, Miss?" I said as I stood up properly but she was nowhere to be found.
She's gone.
"Where did she-"
Suddenly, a cloth-like material covered my head and I was dragged. I tried to fight back but I felt they were about four people pushing me back. I heard a door opened and someone kicked me on my stomach. I lose my balance and fell backward. I crashed to what seemed to be a large shelf. I heard something broke and ripped as stuff fell down on the floor. I heard the door shut as well. I groaned with the pain that I'm feeling on my gut. That kick was really hard.
I removed the cloth off of my head. It was dark. I stood up and tried to look for a switch in the darkness. I turned the lights on and I found myself inside a janitor's closet.
"What the..."
I look around and saw a gallon of acrylic floor wax that spilled on the floor. The scent was too strong. I tried to open the door but it's locked from the outside. I was trapped in this small room.
I pulled out my phone and got devastated, the screen was broken and it won't turn on anymore.
"Are you kidding me?" That's all I was able to say.
I tried to call for help. I screamed so loud, I smashed through the door and made loud noises but no one came to help me out.
"What am I gonna do now?" I asked myself.
I search through my pocket and was relieved that I didn't lose Luke's car key. But I also noticed that a part of my suit was ripped. I cursed.
I'm starting to get impatient as time goes by. Why did this happen to me? What will happen now? What about my surprise for Luke? Will I even be able to get out of here on time?
The stench of the acrylic floor wax really made me feel nauseated.
Luke... Help me...
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"Hey, Jenna... Is your friend ready?" The event coordinator that Jenna was talking about asked her.
"Uhm... He'll be here. Just give us fifteen minutes more." Jenna tried to buy more time for Kris.
"Okay... Just let me know."
"Sure... I will."
The lady walked away and Jenna started to get suspicious. It's been a while when Kris excused himself to get his guitar. She walked over to Luke who was chatting with his friends, Jessie and Mike.
"Hey, Luke... Have you seen Kris?"
"He hasn't come back yet?"
"He hasn't... He said he'll just get his guitar. But that was about an hour ago."
"Yeah... He borrowed my car key to get it but he hasn't given it back to me."
"I thought he went straight to practice backstage. I went there earlier to look for him but didn't see him. I'm starting to get worried."
"Where could he be? Let me check at the parking lot..."
"Okay..."
Luke went straight to where his car was parked. He searched his pocket for the key and remembered he gave it to Kris. He took a deep sigh and tried to peek through his car's window. He didn't see anyone on the front seat. He checked on the back seat and saw Kris's guitar.
"He hasn't been here. Where did he go?"
He went back to the venue to tell Jenna about it.
"His guitar is still in my car... He hasn't been there. Something must have happened on his way."
"Oh my God! Did he got kidnap?" Jenna said worriedly. Alex held her hand to keep her calm.
"Could be... But I doubt it. I'll ask the security." Luke said keeping himself calm in the situation.
"What's going on?" Jessie asked as he and Mike joined their conversation.
"Uhm... We can't find Kris." Jenna answered.
"What do you mean, you can't find Kris?" Pam asked as she joined them with Niko and Miya.
"It's been an hour when he said excused himself to get his guitar but he hasn't come back yet," Jenna explained.
"His guitar is still in my car. I'm pretty sure something or someone did something to him." Luke was tensing up.
"Have you tried to call him?" Niko suggested.
"I did. I can't reach him. His phone might have been turned off." Jenna sounded more worried than before.
"I'm about to ask the security for any information," Luke said.
"We'll go with you..." Jessie volunteered.
Niko, Jessie, and Mike tagged along with Luke to talk to the security.
Miya, Pam, Jenna, and Alex decided to look for him around the venue.
They asked everyone they know in the party if they seen or noticed Kris but didn't get any luck. Jenna was getting very apprehensive about her friend. Until they came across a bunch of girls that were laughing.
"That Kris must've learned his lesson."
"Sure he will... You kicked him like a pro..."
"Let him stay there until this party ends."
Then they laughed so hard, raising their glasses up in the air like they're celebrating. Jenna heard them all and approached them.
"Hey... Bitches... What did you do to my friend?" Jenna confronted them.
"What are you talking about?" They mocked her.
"I heard you guys talking about my friend, Kris." Jenna was getting frantic.
"Oh... So you're a friend of that loser."
"He's not a loser... All of you in your fan club are losers..." Pam joined the burning conversation.
"Huh?" Jenna uttered.
"They all from Luke's fan club," Pam explained.
"No wonder why you would do something to him... You're all jealous of him." Miya commented as she joined with her arms around her chest and a raised eyebrow.
"Where is he?" Jenna asked.
The girls didn't answer and just turned around.
"Don't you dare turn your back on me when I'm talking to you!" Jenna said furiously as she grabbed, the one who's acting like their boss, by the hand.
"Ouch... Let go of me..." She squealed in pain.
"You're jealous because your prince had all of his attention to my friend. Realizing you'll never get that chance... Now, you're getting back on him?" Jenna looked so mad. Her eyes were piercing. Alex tried to calm her down but Jenna didn't budge.
The gal pulled her hand off Jen's grab.
"So what? If we can't be with our prince... Then no one can... Not even, your pathetic friend."
"Oh... Yeah?" Pam yelled out and quickly grab the gal by the hair and pulled it real hard.
Then chaos happened. All four members of Luke's fan club and all three of them got into a catfight. Alex was trying to stop them but he can't do it on his own. He was getting pushed back every time he tried to get in between.
On the other side, Luke approached one of the security to ask for any incident that may lead to where Kris is.
"Excuse me, Sir... Was there any report that came to you concerning a guy about this tall, wearing a dark gray tuxedo?" Luke asked the security.
"There's none, Sir... All we have tonight is a couple caught getting steamy in their car." The security answered with his straight face.
Then the security's radio went off. One of the security officers reported a commotion inside the venue. The security excused himself to see what's going on.
Right after the security left, Jenna and the others joined Luke and his friends.
"What happened to all of your hair?" Jessie asked as noticed all of the girl's hair we're ruined.
"It's a long story," Alex uttered.
"I know where he is..." Jenna said after she caught her breath.
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I was sitting on the floor for a long time that my butt started to hurt. I covered my nose with a handkerchief to avoid inhaling the wax's scent. I was trapped in this small room for more than an hour now.
I closed my eyes and wished for someone to help me then I heard my name being called out from a distance.
"Kris!"
Someone's here. I stood up and started banging on the door.
"Hey! I'm here! I'm here! Help!" I scream so loud.
"Kris!"
I recognized Luke's voice.
"Luke! Thank God!"
"Are you okay?" I heard Jenna's voice as well.
My friends are here to help me, finally.
"I'm fine... Just get me out of here."
"Move back, Kris, We're going to crash the door," Luke ordered me.
"Okay... Okay..." I abode.
I moved to the side to avoid getting hit.
They took turns kicking through the door until it finally opened.
Luke came inside swiftly and wrapped me around his arms. His warmth made me feel secured. I'm safe now.
"Are you hurt?" He asked as he cupped my face.
"I'm fine... Just a bit dizzy."
"We better get you out of here." He said as he leads me outside.
We walked out of the closet and I saw everyone so happy to see me, especially Jenna.
She rushed towards me and gave me a hug.
"I was so worried about you, Bes. I thought you got kidnap."
"I'm fine now, thanks for your help."
"Wait..." I noticed Jenna's messy hair, I looked at the others and saw Miya's and Pam's hair we're ruined as well.
"What happened to your hair?"
"It's a long story..." Alex said then everyone let out a laugh.
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We were all outside the venue and the party was about to end. I didn't push through with my surprise because of what happened.
"You guys can go ahead and enjoy the party before it ends," I said. I don't want them to miss all the fun.
"I'm no longer in the mood to party because of those bitches..." Jenna said sounding so pissed.
"Me too..." Pam uttered.
"I have to agree..." Miya followed.
"I'm sorry if I ruined the night." I bowed down to show them how sorry I am.
"It's not your fault, Bes... Those bitches got to pay for what they did to you." Jenna said.
I nodded and noticed Luke was not around.
"Where's Luke?" I asked.
"He went to report the incident to the security office," Alex said as he put his arm around Jenna's shoulder.
"I see..."
I still can't believe that his fans can do something like this. I began to think twice if I would still go on with what I feel for Luke. What if this happens again and my friends are not there to help me? Will I even survive on my own?
"I already reported them to the security and our dean will talk to them tomorrow," Luke said as he approached us along with his buddies.
"What will happen to them?" Jenna asked him.
"Well... They could get suspended or expelled, or worst, they could go to jail." He explained.
"What? Isn't that too much?" I was shocked to hear their possible consequences. I didn't know it would be that bad.
"What they did to you is an assault, that is punishable by law. What if something happened to you while you're inside that room?" Luke explained with a stiff voice.
"But..."
"Bes... Luke is right. Maybe it's the only way for them to change the way how they treat you." Jenna agreed to Luke.
"Just think of yourself... They don't deserve your empathy."
"But they're still your fans... They have a reason for that. I just don't want you to experience the same hate as I did."
"I don't need them... I just need you..."
We looked at each other's eyes and it felt really good inside.
"That was so classic..." Jessie said as he slowly clapped his hands. He's teasing Luke as a friend would always do.
"You mean... Romantic..." Pam expressed cutting him out.
Everyone else laughed at them and it brought me back to my senses.
"Okay... Okay..." I uttered.
"So... What do you guys want to do now?" Niko asked everyone.
"All of us girls can't go back there looking like this... Besides, the guards might have been looking for us." Miya spoke on behalf of all the girls.
They told me about the fight they had with Luke's fan and I can't believe they did that for my sake.
"I don't want to go back there either. I just want to go home." I said as I stood up.
All of us decided to call it a day and went on our way home aside from Jessie and Mike who stayed at the party.
It was a big mess. The supposed to be unforgettable night ended up... Well, it's still unforgettable but in an unexpected and worst possible way.
Luke and I were on our way. He's so quiet while driving and I can see his narrowed eyebrows from the rearview mirror. I can tell he's mad and I wonder if it's because of me.
"Are you mad at me?" I asked.
"No... I'm mad at myself. I should've noticed something wasn't right when you took a while to return my car key" he said with his eyes still fixed on the road.
"It's not your fault... You got there on time."
"But you got hurt and I was not there with you when it happened... I failed to protect you." He sounded so sorry.
"I'm safe now... I'm with you." I said to comfort him and I put my hand over his hand.
He held my hand and gave me a smile.
"Would you mind if we drop by the convenience store? I want something to drink." I asked for a favor.
"Sure... We still have enough time."
"Enough time for what?" I implored.
"Uhm... Nothing... We're getting close to the store... Let me get you that drink."
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It was almost midnight when he pulled over in front of our house. I enjoyed my favorite yogurt that I got from the convenience store on our way home. Luke got off first and went to my side of the car to open the door for me.
"You don't have to do that."
"Yes, I do... They should see that I'm taking good care of you."
"What?" I asked. He's acting so weird.
"Come on... Let's get inside."
I was a bit confused by what he meant. He took the coat off my hand and carry it. I became more confused. What's with him? Being a gentleman, all of a sudden.
He walked over to the door, turned to face me, and ask me to wait for a moment. He checked his watch then counted.
"Ten... Nine... Eight... Seven... Six..."
"What now?" I asked still got no idea on what's going on.
"Five... Four... Three..."
He gently opened the door.
"Two... One..."
"Surprise!!!"
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