Every Bad Thing

Chapter Twenty-Six

I drank water from the bottle as We Won't began to play on the speakers while Zeno was freestyling beside me. Nang malapit nang magsimula ang unang verse ay sinarado ko ang bote bago ihinagis sa gilid. Zeno smoothly positioned behind me.

The dance step started and I stared at my own reflection the whole time. Seryoso ako habang nagsasayaw. I moved as gracefully and fluidly as possible, just like what my younger brother instructed. Ginagalingan ko talaga dahil paniguradong lalaitin ako ni Zeno kapag hindi ko inayos.

Zeno's the once who choreographed the dance. Lyrical Hip Hop. He excels in this type of dance. My brother is a really good dancer. May fan page pa nga ito na siya mismo ay hindi alam kung sino ang nagha-handle. It has over a hundred thousand likes. Sa galing ba naman niyang sumayaw? Dagdag points pa na gwapo siya at maganda ang katawan.

The chorus part of the song started, one of my favorite parts of the dance. My body was slightly crouched and my hands were on my mouth from the last step. I fluidly raised my arms to the air, slowly bringing it down to my head, grazing it down to my body as I moved back, bouncing through the beat.

Near our pelvis, we swiped our hands away from one another, forming a cross as we made a single step sideward with a slightly complicated foot work. The next steps easily came to me. Sa tagal ba naman namin na pagpapractice?

After facing each other, we began to swiftly moved away from each other, stepping backwards. Si Zeno lang ang biglang naglakad palapit sa akin at swabeng nagfreestyle. Ginawa ko rin ang tinuro niya sa aking freestyle kunwari lang dahil praktisado ko.

The routine ended with us freestyling until we faced each other and I pushed his left shoulder. Tumalikod siya at nagsimula na ang sumunod na kanta. It's an upbeat one. Swalla by Jason Derulo.

Dito na ako nakangiti habang sinasayaw. It's fast but the moves are easier than it looks. Mukha itong mahirap pero nang ituro ni Zeno sa akin ay naging madali lang para sa akin. May kasamang body wave, pelvic thrust, at pag giling ang sayaw na ito pero lahat ay nakaya ni Zeno. He actually looked hot when he did the steps. It didn't look girly on him, he gave it swag.

Nang matapos ang sayaw ay bumagsak ako sa sahig at tumawa. We've been dancing for hours! Pumalakpak naman si Zeno.

"You improved!" puri nito sa akin.

"Sure." I scoffed. "You over danced me that you'll have to carry me out of this studio."

"Pabuhat ka kay Kuya Silas." ismid nito na sinamahan pa ng irap bago ako tinalikuran. Suplado!

Ako, hindi ina-ate pero si Silas, nagagawa niyang tawaging Kuya. Magaling.

A few gentle knocks rapped on the door. Agad akong napatingin doon. Ilang saglit ay bumukas ang pinto. I saw Silas and a wide grin broke on my face. His eyes immediately found mine. I didn't move from the floor.

I watched Silas enter the room and close the door behind him. He walked towards where I was but scanned the room. He knows I'm with Zeno, so he's looking for him. I can't help but look for my brother, too. I found him seated on the stool. Nakapatong ang towel sa kanyang balikat at nag-aayos na ng gamit sa kanyang bag.

"Zeno." pormal na bati nito.

Tango lang ang naging sagot ng suplado kong kapatid. He's actually warmer to Silas compared to me and Hadeon. Sa aming magkakapatid ay siya ang mortal enemy namin ni Hadeon. Namin... because we're twins, so we're a team.

Nagpatuloy si Silas sa paglakad hanggang sa nakatayo na siya sa gilid ko. Ngumuso ako at itinaas ang dalawang braso. "Buhat."

Bahagyang nandilat ang mga mata ni Silas. Namula ang mukha niya at nag-iwas sa akin ng tingin. Nawala ang pagkanguso ng mga labi ko at napangiti. He's too cute!