The Promise Under the Sunset (Amantes Series #1)

Chapter 19

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Pumasok na ako sa arena kasama ang mga magulang ko, habang si Kayn naman ay naka handa na kasama ang ibang ballerina sa backstage.

Inilibot ko ang paningin ko, ang daming tao. Halos mapuno na ang buong arena sa dami nila. Nakita ko rin si Hazel at Avery doon.

"Wait.. Aemie? Bakit siya nandito?" Nakita ko si Aemie pero hindi ko sigurado kung siya ba talaga o kamukha lang.

May kasamang dalawang lalaki sa magkabilang gilid niya na para bang mga sidekick, dahil kung tutuusin, mas siga si Aemie o ang kamukha niya sa dalawang lalaki kahit na malalaki ang katawan ng mga ito. Lalapit pa sana ako para maka sigurado ngunit nagsimula na ang competition.

"To our guests, judges, and audience.." Panimula ng lalaking host. "Hello and welcome to the annual cultural event. Tonight is the big night for every performer as they going to show their talent in such a big competition and front of worthy judges. The management decided to have a ballet competition that will give the audience something they will remember forever, something that shall bring smiles on their faces and something that will help them go home with a burst of emotions."

Ibinalik ko ang tingin ko kay Aemie na hindi ko alam kung si Aemie ba talaga. Wala na siya roon sa upuan niya pati 'yung isang lalaki. Naiwan naman doon 'yung isa pa.

"Weird," I whispered.

"We have some beautiful swans in the house tonight who have been preparing for this event for almost 1 month and a half now and worked hard to make a perfect dance step the audience will love and adore forever," the host continued. "Well, it's time to announce the contestants. Elite Emeralds, Glowing Swans."

"Glowing Swans, it's Kayn's group!" Ma'am shouted.

"Haha! Yes, hon. It's Kayn," Dad chuckled.

"And it's finally happening.." ang tanging nasabi ko. Mas kinakabahan pa ata ako kaysa sa kapatid ko. Imagine, nasa malaking stage siya para mag perform. Pero ano ba'ng bago? Sanay na siya sa mga ganito at sanay na rin akong nakikitang nasa ganito siyang sitwasyon, hindi ko lang talaga maiwasang kabahan nang paulit-ulit tuwing pinapanood ko siya. "You can do this, Kayn."

Nagsimula nangmagpalakpakan ang mga manonood nang magsimula sila Kayn. "Good luck baby!" Mom shouted. Kayn is going to play a variation as "Giselle". What they do is entertaining because they're like acting by using ballet. The scene was like two men fighting over Kayn's character, Giselle.

I'm not into ballet but I know some steps because Kayn taught me that. "Adagio? Pirouette... Arabesque," hinuhulaan ko lang ang bawat movements na ginagawa nila, mas bumibilis ang tibok ng puso ko sa tuwing lulukso ang kapatid ko.

The performance was clean and beautiful and for their final performance, Kayn will do her grande Jeté. Bawat perform nila sa stage o competition, ginagawa niya 'yon bago pa matapos ang palabas nila where Kayn will jump high. Sa bawat pagkakataon na gagawin niya 'yon, natutuwa ako at namamangha. Perpekto niya iyong nagagawa. Kayn is the greatest ballerina I know.