CONFESSIONS (JOHNNY AND BEAUTY)  AND SECOND SIGHT (BEAUTY AND LOCHAN)

August 03, 2022 -The day after Beauty's birthday.

Beauty woke up because of the ring from her cellphone. She received a text message from their dance group leader, saying, "Good morning dancers! Yesterday was your rest day but today is your practice day. We'll have our practice later at the same time. Please be there on time. God Bless us all." Beauty sighed and prayed before going to the bathroom for a bath. After several minutes, she then went to the bathroom and started doing her morning hygiene routine and ate her breakfast which her sister-in-law prepared right after. After doing so, as usual, she packed her things and left the house early for school.

*After a couple of minutes, Beauty arrived in the school before flag-raising had started*

Upon entering the gate, Lance saw her and approached her. "Beauty! Advance Happy Birthday. I'm so sorry I wasn't able to greet you yesterday because I was just so busy."

"Oh! It's okay. I understand. No worries. Anyway, thank you so much." Beauty replied. "Anyway, where's your sister? Lochan, right?" Beauty added.

"Yes! She's probably still at home. ( laughed gently)" Lance responded. "Okay. I see. (laughed gently) Beauty replied.

After their few minutes of talk, the flag-raising had started and later ended successfully. Beauty and Lance couldn't keep in touch again after the flag-raising. All of the students then return to each of their respective classrooms right after the flag-raising.

Intramurals were coming, and the students were all very excited already. There will be lots of activities, sports, and school programs. Beauty will be super busy again doing dance practices as their group will be the one to offer dances during school programs.

As they arrived in the classroom, Agner, her classmate/best friend/co-dancer, called her. "Beauty!". Beauty followed the voice and saw Agner while eating some loaf of bread.

"Yes, Agner?" Beauty replied.

Agner then swallowed, and she bit the bread again and replied to Beauty, "Intrams are gonna be a few more days from today. Ugh! We're gonna be busy again both academically and for curricular activities, including dance practices!"

"Indeed. But at least we can challenge ourselves and explore ourselves by doing different things, right?! Anyway, we will be having practice later." Beauty replied.

"Yeah, right. Another hustle hard later! (laughed) Agner replied.

The conversation between the two then ended when their teacher came. They all greeted a "happy morning,", and so did their teacher.

Their first-class/subject was research 1, which was tiring for all of them, especially Beauty and her research partner, Willa.

"Hey Beauty, I think with doing research 1 paper, there will be no time for romance left for us (laughing)," Willa jokingly said to Beauty.

"Shut up, Willa! Think positive! We don't know that doing research 1 paper would enable us to meet the ones (laughed)" also jokingly responded to Willa.

"Anyway, let's just go back to our tasks." Beauty added.

*The two of them continued talking and planning about the "to-do's" to successfully complete their research 1 paper*

After an hour and 30 minutes, the class ended. And as usual, the second class/subject started and ended, and so did the remaining class for the morning and afternoon.

-FAST FORWARD-

The whole day class ended. Beauty and Agner then prepared their stuff for the dance practice and headed towards the other building where their practice area is located. After a few steps, the two arrived safely and did the warm-up right after. Beauty wondered why Johnny didn't approach her. Still, as a positive thinker, her mind spoke, saying, "Maybe it's just part of his plan" because Beauty remembered what Johnny said yesterday night, and Beauty refocused on doing warm-up and smiled gently. After 30 minutes, their group leader called for a water break. Beauty then drank her water and sat for a while before the practice resumed. Suddenly, Johnny came to her and sat down on the vacant chair in front of her. Johnny spoke last night about something he wanted to tell her.

"Beauty," Johnny said nervously.

"Yes, Johnny?" Beauty said while being confused.

"Hmmm….There is something I'd like to tell you." Johnny replied. "Yes, what? Tell me! (laughing)" Beauty responded.

"---I—-I… I have a crush on you. I started to like you during the audition day. When I hear your laugh that day, my heart beats fast, and I know that I am in love." Johnny finally told her.

"A-aaa-aaa… really?" Beauty responded and enormously laughed.

"Please don't be angry with me, and I'm hoping you won't change; I mean how you treat me, I hope that won't change," Johnny said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, big brother. I won't really change. It's okay. What you feel is normal. I won't take it as a big deal, and don't worry because I am not the same. If they know that someone likes them, they will become arrogant and feeler. So, don't worry, big brother. But please don't be mad at me because it would be impossible for me to like you back because I really see you as my big brother. But despite the confession, we will still be friends, and I can assure you, nothing will change." Beauty added with a very soft and calm voice.

"Thank you so much, Beauty. I really didn't expect this, but thank you so much, and I understand that I have no chance. It's your decision, and I would not want to force myself on you."

Johnny responded. "No problem, big brother Johnny. Thank you for understanding me."

Beauty then replied with a big smile. "Anyway, I just wanted to tell you this. I like men, but I like tomboys too. However, I promised myself that I would not fall again for a person who is a tomboy. Never again. Because I already experienced falling for tomboys when I was just in my junior high school days, and I just want to refocus my goal, and that is to fall in love with a man." Beauty added.

"Aha! That's why you can't fall in love with me too because I'm not like the one you are looking for, haha, just kidding!" Johnny responded.

"You really are a joker! (laughed). I hope you will understand and accept me too." Beauty responded quickly.

"Yes, of course, I understand you. I will support you no matter what." Johnny said with assurance.

"Thank you so much, big brother, Johnny. You are the best." Then Beauty replied while doing the praying hands.

When Johnny was about to respond to Beauty, their group leader shouted, "People! Let's get back to practice. Come on! Water break's done! Faster, faster! Position!". They then got back to practice and continued mastering the dance choreography by their group/dance leader.

*After another 30 minutes, their group/dance leader again called for another water break.*

Beauty decided to grab some water on the first floor, where the mini water refilling station is. She went down with some of her co-dancers, and when they arrived at the location, she saw a group of students playing badminton, and she noticed that one of those who were playing was her friend, Johnny's classmate/bro/best friend, named Dominique.

She grabbed water first. While looking at the students playing, she noticed a particular person she thought was a tomboy. When she saw her, she couldn't explain what she felt because her heart beats so fast, like it was hard to explain. What she felt was out of control. The tomboy was Lochan, but she has no idea that it was Lochan because when they first met, Lance's face was not really built by her mind yet. She then stepped forward and teased her friend Dominique and looked at Lochan again, and Lochan looked back at her, and that was their SECOND SIGHT. By that, she felt the unexplainable event in her chest.

After several minutes, their team leader called all of them and told them that the water break was already over. So, together with her co-dancers, they went back to the second floor and resumed the practice. During the training, Beauty can't stop thinking about Lance. She can't stop imagining and can't stop the giggles she feels.

-FAST FORWARD-

For the third time, they went on a water break. Beauty sneaked out outside secretly and saw Lochan again in the lobby. Lochan and her classmates were back in their classroom on the same floor as their practice area. When she saw Lochan, she felt butterflies in her stomach and felt the most mysterious feeling she had ever encountered. She then started to slap her two cheeks together using both hands and whispered, "Not again, please. I don't want to fall again with someone who is a tomboy. No! I'm not in love!". She looked at her co-dancers, and suddenly, a person in the back surprised her. It was Johnny! "Beauty! Who are you looking at, HAHAHA?" Johnny said while looking outside.

"Ooow! That's Lochan! She's Lance's sister. You're in love with her, right? Yieeeee I'll tell her," Johnny added.

"No way! I'm not looking at her! I'm not in loveeeee. Besides, I promised to myself that I will not be falling in love again with another tomboy like her!" Beauty responded furiously because she was caught.

"Don't lie, Beauty! I can see it in your eyes. HAHA! Here! Let me bring you to her," Johnny said while pulling Beauty's two hands outside the practice area.

"Please don't! Please get off your hands! HAHA," Beauty said with mixed emotions. Johnny then obeyed what Beauty said and removed his hands from Beauty.

"Thank you, big brother. (laughed)" Beauty replied. "You're welcome. Yieeee… I will tell Lance about this.", Johnny replied while laughing.

"Please don't, big brother! No way! Hehehe," Beauty responded. As the two of them planned to go back to their seats, their group/dance leader again called them back to their positions for the last round of practice.

*After two and a half hours, dance practice is done*

Everyone was then preparing to go home and talked about stopping by a store to eat some snack/dinner. It was precisely 7:15 pm when they arrived at the store where they planned to stop by and eat. So, everyone successfully ate and got home safely.

Beauty arrived at the house safely and went straight to her room and skipped dinner at home because she was already full. She changed her clothes and prepared her bed. She then surfed into the various social media platforms. And when she opened her messages, she received a chat from Lochan's brother, Lance, which made her surprised, shocked, and confused.

Beauty screamed while covering her mouth with a pillow...…..

"WHAAAAAAAAAAA. WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTT?!"