8 CHAPTER 7 PRACTICE

CHAPTER 7

PRACTICE

Kristoffe

We are on the our favorite place here in the campus and they are chitchatting while I'm reading a book about World Geography for the advanced study then Mikaela came. "Did you know that Louise join the pageant? My gosh I'm so excited to watch that pageant even though the other candidates don't have a match on her" she said while jumping in excitement. "How about your talent to be perform in the pageant, cuz?" Jennica said while smiling at me. "Dancing" I said while reading. "Aish, why do I ask you? You always answer shortly, lifelessly and without emotion, cuz" she said irritatedly which makes everyone laugh and I just shrugged it off.

"It's her first time to join the pageant, right? It is a good thing that she joined the pageant after the long years of offering her to join" Mikaela said while eating pizza. "How about you, cuz? What made you accept the offer to join the pageant? How did the professor convince you? You don't even like it" Gavin asked me with curiosity while eating the chips. "They will kick me out" I answered and don't mind what they say. I'm worried that she joined the pageant because I know everyone will notice her. Even though she's popular because they're rich and she's scholar on the university. Through her intelligence and talents yet no one attempted to court her because she's just plain. Although, I'm happy for her because her confidence will boost up.

I'll expect that everyone will approach her to offer friendship. I hope she's not like everyone that just by showing a little bit of kindness and she'll trust them whole fully. Even though she's smiling I can see in her eyes the pain and loneliness. I can feel that she's going through a lot so I'm doing everything I can to stop those hypocrites to used her. Why I am worrying to her that much? Even though I don't care to anybody? What happened to me to be worried at someone that's not related to me? I want to see her beautiful eyes with a glint of happiness. There's something on her that wants me to be close to her.

"Who is your partner in the pageant?" Gavin said with a curious look on his face. "Princess Janica Fernandez from section 2" I said in a bored tone. "Cuz, you should be careful on the practice and on the actual performance because maybe there is someone that is jealous" he said with a meaningful look on his face. Even though curious yet I don't ask him what does he mean on what he said. When does the start that he felt concern on my admirers? Were just the same who doesn't care at anybody except for family, friends, and relatives.

I'm not used to talking if it's not important or someone's asking me. I love the peaceful and quite places that's why I love sightseeing beautiful spots and nature. One of my hobby is going on hiking thrice or four times a month. Also, scuba diving on the different places on the Philippines and travelling.

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Our professor dismissed us late so I'm in hurry because I'm late on practice for the pageant. After I came outside of the room yet unexpectedly I saw a woman waiting outside our room. I walk passed to her when she gripped my arm to stop me from walking. "Sorry miss I'm in hurry, so could you please let go of my arm?" I said to her and move my hand to lose her gripped on my arm. "Kristoffe my dear, I'm Princess waiting you here so we can go there together" she said and grin at me while looking at me in a malicious way. Yet, she caught my hand and grip on it tightly. It's one of the reason why I don't want to near at any woman because they have a hidden agenda.

As the time goes by women like that had a bigger number on the population, nowadays you can see a Filipina woman rarely whose prim and proper because most of them are flirts. "Miss could you please remove your hands on my arm? We have to hurry because were thirty minutes late already" I ask irritatedly. Yet, she acts like she doesn't hear me that's made everyone to keep on looking at us. She keeps on smiling at everyone that we passed by and the smile screams arrogance.

Every woman thought I'm a trophy so they want to get close to me. I really don't get them why they think like that. When we reached the gymnasium wherein the pageant will present. We approached the instructor who will teach us what to do in the pageant and apologized for coming late. While we talked to the instructor I saw Louise walks like a professional beauty queen. She's really intelligent because she can adjust easily. She walks gracefully like she's use to these things.

We attended late so were the one who walks in the end. I really don't know what I'm doing here, if our professor doesn't black mail me I won't joined here. I don't have an interest on this kind of things. Every time we go to the mall women will surround us like we are an artist. When my partner walks on the stage smiling so widely before she turned her back she winked and flip her hair.

After our practice, we went to our professor to make a decision on how we'll perform the dancing that's suits on the music choice. The music decided to be use was rewrite the stars. We started to practice it with the help of the choreographer that professor appoint to us.

I really hope that the pageant to be done already, I want to attend the practice of basketball the most than joining the pageant. My team mates were practicing for Inter- Collegiate Sports Fest while I'm doing the things that I can't imagine I would do. I think I have to believe on the saying that expect the unexpected.

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