Chapter 2 -:2:Heartbeat
Ojasubi waved t us excitedly from the front row, holding seats for us. Without wasting a second, the three of us start walking fast toward her, pasting other students to claim our spots. As soon as we sat down on seats , Nami let out a satisfied sigh.
"Finally! Now we can actually enjoy the event." She stretched her arms, smiling .
Suhina who is not much interested in principal speech. She folded her arms and rolled her eyes. "Yeah... but first, we have to sit through the principal's speec"
I lean back in my seat. "Ugh, how much longer is this bald old man going to bore us?" My voice was filled with exhaustion as I slumped against the chair
Nami, who had been laughing and smiling with other a moment ago, suddenly turned towards me with a concerned look. "Are you okay?" Her tone was softer and hesitant , as if she sensed something was not fine.
For a moment, I considered telling her about what happend btween me and Rei, about the strom inside me. But , I just forced a smile and nodded. "Of course, I am. Now, let's just focus on enjoying the performances."
She didn't look convinced, but she didn't push me either. The hall lights dimmed, the music started, and for a while, we let ourself get lost in the music,
The deep emotion into a love song. The melody of the song wrapped around me, going somewhere deep inside. My thoughts lost away from the crowd, away from the bright stage those lights, into a quiet corner of my mind where a single question resting
was love really like this? Was it as beautiful, as painful, as overwhelming as people said?
Without Thinking other words, I turned to Nami. "Nami," I called her out softly.
She looked at me, slightly confused . "Yeah? What is it?"