Chapter twenty six: Forward

Isla heard the door opening and turned around. her eyes were widened in amazement. she shouted, "You look beautiful!" y/n circled around with her dress to see properly. she wore a black strapless dress with flower prints in the edge. her hair was decorated with shiny accessories and her earrings matched her dress.

"I bet the boys wont be able to take their eyes off you today." before she could protest but Isla interrupted "We have time until the party starts, it should be better sooner rather than later."

y/n sat still. Isla noticed her discomfort and followed. "what now? I thought we solved our problems. Is there anything bothering you?"

"I...couldnt find a partner to dance with yet..." at this point, Isla was not even surprised. . "Then, let me help you out."

"How?"

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Jay came out and sat facing Miles in the room where he was drinking alone. he was worried for him but didn't show it. "Are you sure you're not going?"

Miles simply nodded "fine but if you change your mind," he puts down a suit beside him and left.

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Jay and Henry were already present. none of them bothered to wear anything fancy. they only appeared in suits. they stood in a corner waiting for others. "Can you stop eating already ...?" Jay yelled, "But they're taking too long ..." henry replied angrily.

Isla and y/n entered the party hall. guys were looking at them from all directions. even very few girls glared at their appeareance, of course they didn't fail to notice it. Isla enjoyed it while y/n badly wished to run away. she couldnt stand the center of attention.

Soon they met the other two. henry ran to them, "You look beautiful!" as they predicted, they couldnt take their eyes off them. Jay looked more in fondness than Henry. but he stood still. Isla glanced at the awkward couple who stood infront and pinned to add fuel in fire.

"Jay, what do you think, doesnt she look beautiful?" as they held an eye contact, it become more awkward then before. unable to say anything, he looked away.

y/n felt sadden in his action. In her point of view, jay never really liked her and only saw her as a burden. she made up her mind to not bother him any longer.

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In the waiting room, selected dancers were getting ready for their performances. They all wore masks to match the dress code and looked fancy for their performance. this included Thomas and Grace. But for the past half hour they have not been able to find thomas.

Grace felt irritated and began to yell at the staff, "what do you mean you cant find him?!? whom am i supposed to dance with if not him?!?" The workers were too afraid to reply her as they stood still and listened.

Meanwhile, a male dancer has passed them and changed his 'lead' mask to a common one. he glanced at the angry grace and whispered under his breath, "I wont let you make me feel alone again." he left the house in silence.

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After the sudden entry of a guy, Isla's face became all brighter. she ran to him which confused the other three at the spot. they watched from distance as Isla wrapped her arms around him and they walked towards them like a couple.

"wait ...is that-" the closer they got, the more they realized who that guy was. Henry tightened his grip angrily.

"guys, this is my boyfriend, Lucas." They all recognized Lucas from the last basketball game. He was no other than henry's team leader. They greeted each other and the couple left ."How dare he-" y/n grabs his hand.

"Calm down. we should also consider Isla's feelings."

"he's a player! how dare he target her! , is Isla not aware of it...?"

"maybe...or maybe not. lets not ruin the night for her. we'll talk to her later."

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The dance party began as the music started to play and one by one all the couples entered the dance floor. y/n has waited a long time for this day. now when it came, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

Jay and Henry were nowhere to be seen. Henry will certainly dance with some random girl but Jay sweared not to go near the dance floor.

y/n stood in a corner while remembering the words Isla said to her, 'All you have to do is, take a deep breath and step forward.' she closed her eyes and took a light step ahead.

'look around, do you see someone who has the same desperate eyes as you?' as she opened her eyes, she came across a guy who was already taken. his partner dragged him away from the other's view. y/n lets out a sigh as she repeated the steps over again.

again, when she looked around, there was noone at sight. she began to lose hope and stood still. Isla's advice wasnt much helpful as she thought.

Just when she decided to go back, she felt a pull in her action while confusingly staring ahead.

A crowd moved away from her sight. There she saw an attractive guy, hiding behind a mask, staring at her. His eyes were searching for her the whole time. 'maybe he's looking for you too.'

He came to her first. once they faced each other, a spotlight fell on them.

everyone around kept going but only they were freezed. y/n was surprisingly familiar with his presence but could not say why.

he took her hand in his and kissed it lightly, "hey gorgeous."