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But You're a Playboy"Wish me luck," Mike smiled at me before turning away, walking to the center of the room.
One thing about him was that he dislikes JooHyun very much. I supposed it was because of JooHyun's extreme ignorance towards women and women's feelings that disgusted Mike.
Watching him danced, anxiousness crept into my body. What competition will it be if the first competitor is already so strong?
I watched the trainees performed after Mike. The most remarkable performer among the ones I've seen was Emily. She had mad skills, and didn't bother to hide it. It was only that I couldn't really see feelings in the routine. She hung no expressions on her face. She will win anyways.
It's my turn. I walked to the center of the dance floor, eyeing the judges, staffs, the former dancers.
Looking at the CEO, I felt the anxiousness I never had felt before. Taking glances at the other three persons next to him wouldn't make me calm down, especially the one whose hair was in the colour of plum.
Staring straight at his face, my heart raced faster than before. My heart beat so hard that I could hear it myself. My face slowly flushed red, with shyness and nervousness.
Looking at the DJ, I nodded.
And the music started.
'7/11' by Beyoncé with a remix with ' Better Have My Money' by Rihanna was the song I arranged for the performance. It consisted of the elements of girlstyle and hip-hop. I chose the 'safety path' for the first challenge, not daring yet to take risks.
All eyes were on me.
Even with his shades on I could still see JiYong's eyes looking at me.
Then I made a cheeky move. The crowd seemed to like it, because as soon as I finished that dance step, they started to clap hands and cheered. Except for the CEO, of course.
But Mr. Yang nodded. I took that as an approval.
The song came to an end.
I was exhausted and had used up all my energy in the routine. I did no mistakes. Beads of sweats started to trickle down my forehead, temples and on my neck.
I walked back to my seat. Even though I was panting, I forced myself to watch the rest of the performances.
After watching all the performances, two routines kept in appearing on my mind - Emily's and Arin's. Their dances made a firm impression on our minds. There were powerful, clean and impressive. One could see that they possessed insane skills.
It was 2:30PM when all of us took turns and performed, there would be a 30 minutes break for the points calculations session.
We were all congratulating each other, praising each another's performances. Even we knew someone from the group was going to be eliminated, we knew well enough to not bring the issue up.
It was 3PM. Mr. Yang gave a speech.
"Some of you stood out ; most of you need vast improvements," he said. "Although I've said I will only eliminate 5 contestants from the 20, but more people will be eliminated too if they don't fulfill and fit the standard I'm asking for."
Our eyes widened, in shock, and disbelief. Some of us gasped.
"Don't force me to eliminate more than the original number," he continued. "My personal favorites are Emily and Arin."
The 2 mentioned participants stood still, not moving an inch. Even their breaths were even.
It's 영배 (Youngbae's) turn to comment. "All of you have done a great job. At the same time, you guys need to sharpen your skills." said Taeyang. "My favorite routine is Emily's"
Dancers eyed Emily, in admirations, and some in jealousy.
Minzy said almost the same thing as what Youngbae said. Her personal favourites were Mike and Emily.
It's G-Dragon's turn to speak.
"I personally favour dancers who are daring and willing to show off their own characters and styles rather than doing what the other dancers are doing," he said, "For me, dancers who know how to play around with the melody, movements and audiences' visuals are most likely to win."
"Therefore, my personal favorite is Crystalbel."
DID HE JUST SAY MY NAME? His favourite was Crystalbel? Did my name have just been called by the person that I admired for the past 9 years?
I was stunned. HE'S GDRAGON AND HE MENTIONED MY NAME. I forced myself to calm down though everything inside my head and body were shaking vigorously.
I wanted to hug him until he was out of breath, so bad. But I held myself, held myself so well that no one could see the desperation in my eyes.
Just after he announced his favourite performance, the person in-charge claimed that the total marks had been calculated.
"The highest mark of all is by 26, Emily," the crowd applauded.
"The second highest mark is by 25, Arin, with a point difference from the highest ranked contestant." he declared. Arin nodded his head, he looked satisfied with the result.
"The third place is by the mark of 24, contestant Crystalbel," the person in-charged announced.
The crowd applauded once again. My body was trembling. I squeezed Minah's hand hard. She squeezed my hand back.
He continued, "The scores after the three highest scores are ranged between 22 to 16, with the lowest point of 16." Then he added, " The scores and the names will be posted on the notice board on the first floor. For more information, you can take a look at the list."
"The lowest score, 16 mark, belongs to participant 찬혁 (ChanHyuk). I'm sorry ChanHyuk, but you're eliminated. Please leave the room."
He left the room, with no turning back.
That was how cruel the program was, straight-forward and professional. No additional emotions like sympathy was allowed.
By 3:15PM, the first challenge ended. Everybody could go back home (for us trainees, dorms) now, no need to wait til 7PM. We let the staffs, former dancers, CEO and the judges walked out of the room first, then we followed.
Once again, Minah said since we got to get off work early, she wanted to meet up with her boyfriend. And I didn't stop her.
"Do you want to celebrate with us?" Mike asked, approaching me with few of his friends.
"No thanks, I wanted to be alone," I said, offering him a smile. But actually, I wanted a companion.
Someone whom would just simply accompany me, with no words and long conversations. Someone who longed for a company too.
So, I walked along the street, looking for something to do.
G-Dragon's POV
When the beat dropped, my eyes couldn't take off from her.
Her performance was a mix of gangster hip-hop and girlstyle. It's amazing how well those two elements combined together.
The girl called Emily performance was great too. She had all the techniques and skills, but she was just dancing.
Crystalbel's gangster hiphop was so stunning, I wondered if I could ever do that. I wanted to try that routine with her. Therefore she must pass all the challenges.
Well, she got the third place. Not bad.
I was standing outside the building, had no idea what to do. I had no one to accompany and accompany no one, so I thought I would either go home or find something to do. I stood there and wait until the group of dancers came out of the entrances.
People came out of the building and went. I didn't stop standing there and waiting for nothing until I saw Crystalbel was left alone.
Should I talk to her?
She was walking to the direction opposite to mine.
And so I walked up to her.
"Are you alone?" I asked from behind her.
After she turned around, her eyes became larger. She covered with her right hand.
"Shh," I said softly, bringing my index finger to my mouth, watching the pedestrians around us. She tried to speak, I stopped her.
"No one will find out it's me if we both keep quiet."
"Okay," she said.
"Want some fried chickens and beer?" I asked. "I need someone to accompany," I instantly regretted it after I said that.
"Sure thing. I need a company too," she replied. With little sense of awareness. I felt better.
So we walked to the nearest restaurant there could be.
Crystalbel's POV
He asked, "Do you drink?"
"Not always, and not with anyone." I said.
"Soft drink?" he said.
"A beer will do."
"And you said you don't drink." JiYong seemed confused, cute.
"Well, what a can of beer can do," I said, smiling a little.
Just like that, we had our meal. In silence. We both knew that we just wanted a companion, nothing else.
But he didn't know how much I wanted to be more than a companion to him.
We didn't ask many questions. I didn't ask why he wanted to eat with me either.
When the silence became intolerant, he asked, "Why will you want to become a dancer?" He looked like a curious cat.
"Most people wanted to be lawyers, doctors, idols or singers," he continued. "I've never known people who dreams to become a dancer."
"Then you've known one now." I said and instantly regretted it because not only it sounded flirtatious (I didn't mean it at all), it also sounded like I expected him to know me. But his expression didn't move a single inch. I felt relieved.
"You can't question a person's interest, can you?" I said in reply.
"You're right," he answered. He raised his hand, meaning the waiter to come and sum up the bill. I asked to split the bill, but he refused. And I let him.
We walked out of the restaurant in silence.
When we were out of the shop, I couldn't resist the curiosity inside of me. So I asked, "Do you have a girlfriend?"
He chuckled a little.
"I don't have one at the moment," he said.
"But I hope I will have a girlfriend soon."
"I hope to have a boyfriend soon too."
G-Dragon's POV
"Thanks for the meal and the company." Crystalbel said.
"You're welcome," I replied. "Hope to see you soon." I said, and I meant it.
"Hope to see you real soon too." she said. But did she mean it?
I don't know.
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