Chapter-81

Festival Day 2.5

Jay-jay's POV

I just saw a Worm Dance. Where the hands and
arms were like spaghetti in the air, twitching. "Here..." Ci-N said and suddenly started to squirm. "What's that?"
I asked. "Worms with salt!" He replied and continued. I just slapped my own forehead. What does he eat at
home to be like that? I saw Rakki arrive. He looked at Ci-N in surprise! Welcome to the club! "What's going on
with Ci-N?" Rakki whispered to me. "She's acting like a worm." I replied. Ci-N still didn't stop. We let her go for
now. She was enjoying herself so much by twitching. "Why are you here?" I asked Rakki. "I was going to greet
her..." I pointed at Ci. "...so busy." She was doing a chicken dance right now. What was that? "Ci-N! You have a
guest!" I shouted and her head stopped. Her smile widened and she immediately approached Rakki. I let them
talk for now. I first approached Calix who was practicing the steps of the dance they were going to do. But I
immediately felt embarrassed when I saw Mica approaching her. So I just sat in the corner. I wasn't the one
dancing but I was the one who was nervous. We were now in the back stage with the other members of the
Dance troops. Ci-N had entertained me earlier because I felt like she knew I was nervous. The others were
already in the front and looking for a place. I looked at Yuri who had his arms crossed and was staring at me.
He suddenly looked away. He had been grumpy the past few days. Even earlier when Felix was hugging me. It
was like something had gotten to him. Yuri used to be mean to me but that was when he was still a bad boy.
He was also changing after he came to us. Speaking of Felix, here he is and running towards me. The Felix I
knew was really back . "Are you doing something on Saturday?" He opened his mouth. "Nothing... well...
maybe..." I said while thinking. I wasn't sure. Maybe there was something I wasn't aware of. "Maybe you could
come along... It's a celebration of our basketball win. We would have liked to have you join us." He explained.
"Ours?" "My teammates. You said you were the reason I got back on the team." I smiled at what he said. I
suddenly felt embarrassed. "Okay, I'll come with you... I'll tell them too----" "No, Jay. They can't go there. Aries
and the others will be there too. There might be a fight." Why is that? I wish they were with Ci-N. "Why are you
going?" "Because you're on the Team." I scratched my head. What was that? "Okay..." I forced myself to
answer. Felix hugged me again and I could see that Yuri was alarmed. There he was again! "Thank you so
much, Jay! You've helped us so much." He said and let me go. He was walking away. He was probably going
back to our companions. He could also be on patrol. It was already 7pm. We heard someone speak on the
mic so he and Ci-N immediately turned around to join us. We walked back to the cobras who looked like they
were fighting over reserving seats. "You're here!" Edrix told me. I sat down next to him and the freshmen
students were in front of us. They still look like Totoy and Nene, that's why we call them freshmen . We don't
even know what year these are. "...Our judges for tonight. The viewers and the Section that gave life to this
program." The host said, which I didn't understand. "Let's start the competition! Draw lots to decide who will
be first and who will be next!" A woman approached the host. She was holding a fish bowl with colorful papers
inside. I laughed at the woman, because she felt like the host was Willy and she was one of the girls who
grinded the mills in Wowowin. Even more! "The first group is from Section D. 'The Adventurous'!" The host
said, and the people from Section D came out. I saw the one I had fought with before. He was still alive?!
That's good. The music started and the group danced. There was still some bouncing in the air. Gunshots and
other things. Oh my! My head hurts! They finished dancing. The host came out again and asked the judges
their opinions. Try saying it beautifully! Kingina! I'm going crazy here! It's a good thing no one told them. Their
music really gives me a headache. The lights are still on. The host drew again and here's the girl who feels like
a sexbomb dancer. Just grind! Grind! "The next group from Section A. 'Hotmen'!" The host said and the
Section A people came out. Kiko was in but it looked like Mykel wasn't there because he was injured earlier. I
hope it's not that bad. They said that Mykel was crying in pain earlier. The music started and the A people
showed off their skills. The music remix and the lighting were good. That's it, someone clearly didn't attend
practice. Their performance ended and the host came over. The judges were talked to again. But what I was
waiting for was the draw. I really bet it was Ate'ng kembot ng kembot. The conversation ended and... That's it!
The draw will be made again. The woman came out and there she was, tumbling, splitting and standing with
one foot in the air. I saw something. But I guess I shouldn't have seen it. "For the third group, from Section C.
'The Amazing C'!" Like the previous ones, Section C came out and the host spoke to us for a moment. It
seemed like our Section was long. I checked the time on the big digital clock next to the stage. It was 9:38pm,
we were about to go to bed. The new music started again. But this section was different . Ballroom! Okay!
Okay! This Section C is great. No need for a fancy Remix and a show. The dance ended and the host came
over again. It took a while to pull out! I was even more entertained by the woman holding the fishbowl. After a
while, the one I was waiting for came out. She was already dancing again, and then she raised her foot again. I
didn't see anything this time. Luckily. "The fourth group, the proud owner of Section E. 'Jay's Warrior'!" Oh my! I
glared at the one next to me. They immediately looked away. Animals! Are they using my name? Animals!
"Who thought of that?!" I asked Edrix angrily. "S-si... Ci-N and Keifer." He answered me and tried to look away. I
looked for the King of the Vipers. I wasn't disappointed because he was just close to me. He was smirking
and seemed to be teasing me. I gave him a hard time and looked back at the front. The song had started, the
music they used was simple. Not a remix, and there was no change in the lighting either. David and Calix were
in the back because they were the biggest. Eren and Kit were on either side of Ci-N. Even the steps were
simple but they were still staring at them. "Go! Jay's Warrior!" The vipers behind me shouted. Oh, you're so
good! I wanted to cheer but I couldn't. The names they gave the group were confusing. Maybe Keifer did this
on purpose. He was kidding! There he is again. Ci-N finished dancing and Host came over again. They asked
the judges for their opinions. After their conversation, we all ran to the back stage. That's why we weren't
allowed in so Ci-N was the only one who came up to us. "I'm great, right?!" Ci-N boasted. "I wish you did the
Worm Dance!" I teased her. "I don't want them to imitate me." We laughed and listened to Mica and Calix's
conversation for a while. They were so fun to watch. "You're great, my Baby!" Mica said while holding Calix's
hand. "I saw you earlier!" Calix replied. I looked at my feet. Maybe an ant was biting me.Shame on the
cuteness of these two. The last group's music and performance ended. The host was making an
announcement . "The winner of this contest will get new stuff for their room! But we won't announce the
winner now!" The host said. Why not now? "Why not yet?" I asked. "...We'll find out all the winners on Friday!"
The host said. We cobras looked at each other. It will be the same day as Mr. Ganda and Ms. Pogi's contest.
"Maybe you want to go back to the room?!" Keifer shouted. "Huh? Why, what time is it?" Edrix asked and
looked at the time. I also looked. It was 10:56pm, we were almost ready to go. We immediately ran back to the
room and didn't wait for the host to say anything. We already took the flash lights. We met up with our
replacements. It's a good thing we made it. We had fun dancing with Ci-N. Time flew by. "Second day down...
Three days to go."