Chapter 55
The Boy Next Door
Chapter 55 – Déjà vu
The annual awarding of The Prettiest Fashionista Girl in Seoul is here again. Of course, Dara’s date is no other than her fiancé. They arrived at the party with Dara on a pretty dress and TOP on his suit. She kept on smiling to the familiar faces they met. They went inside the hall. Dara and TOP posed a bit for a pictorial and headed to their table.
Her 2ne1 friends saw them and they snatched Dara away from TOP. She smiled apologetically at him and kissed him chastely.
The four of them engaged in a talk. They kept on inquiring Dara on how TOP proposed to her. Blushing, she recalled the day and told them without missing a beat. Once in a while, Bom squealed.
Their talk was interrupted when some guys approached them or rather flirt with them. Dara smiled and winked at her friends and back away. She saluted her friend and started walking away. But one guy held her wrist that made her stop.
“I’m sorry?” she glanced at his hand on her wrist and raised a brow at the guy.
“Where are you going gorgeous Dara?” he asked and grinned.
“To my fiancé, why?”
“Already attached?”
“That you say mister” she pry his hand from her wrist.
“Your fiancé isn’t here, am I right? Just be my date for tonight” he said.
Dara stared at him boringly. How can’t he understand that she’s already engaged? This guy really!
“Hi babe” a familiar voice from her back said and pecked her cheeks.
A smug smile was on Dara’s lips and raised her brows at the guy in front. Won’t believe me? Ha!
“Hello baby” Dara turned around and smiled sweetly at TOP. He smiled back at her and wrapped his hands on her waist.
“Do we have a problem here babe?” TOP asked as he eyed the guy.
“No, not really baby. He just invited me to be his date for tonight and I told him that you’re with me but he won’t believe it” Dara explained and leaned on his chest. “By the way mister, this is my fiancé Choi Seunghyun.”
The guy stared at TOP for a matter of seconds and then walked off. Dara couldn’t help but to giggle. She shifted her position and pecked TOP’s lips and smile.
The music in the background stops then appeared the emcee in front with all smiles.
“Excuse me everyone” the emcee started “the announcing of the winners will start now.”
Dara and TOP made their way back to their table. She started to get nervous. OMG! This is it!
The people were getting excited. TOP saw Dara tensing up, he saw her hand shaking and so he intertwined his hand to hers.
“It’s alright babe” TOP whispered reassuringly at her.
“Babe I’m nervous” she said and glanced around.
“Look at me babe” he said and held her chin up, facing him. “I love you and I believe in you, okay?” he smiled at her.
Dara melted in his words. “I know Hyunnie. I love you too”
“The Prettiest Fashionista Girl in Seoul 5th place is …” the emcee paused and the nominated girls were not breathing. “…Hyuna!!!”
A burst of applause echoed in the place.
Dara is getting nervous and nervous as the emcee keep on calling the names for the remaining 2 places. Her girl friends Minzy and Bom got the 4th and 3rd places respectively. And now the emcee called CL as the 2nd placer.
Just after the emcee announced CL as the 2nd placer, realization hit her. Her eyes widened and her breathing hitched.
As an observant himself, TOP didn’t miss it. He saw Dara blinked. “You okay Darong?”
“Hyunnie …” she said in a low voice. “… This was in my dream” she blinked again and looked up at him.
“Really babe?”
“Yes, and I just realized it now. So it was YOU in my dream” she gushed.
“I am also there?”
“Yeah and it’s only now that I know that it was you since in my dream the guy’s face was blurry.”
TOP grinned, “If you knew before that it was me, what will be your reaction?”
“I would be really happy. If I knew it was you all along, all those misfortunes we had, I had won’t happen.” She replied with a smile.
“So who’s the winner then?”
“I don’t know” she frowned. “Remember the first day of school when I was late?” she asked. He nodded and chuckled, remembering how he flirt Hara that time so that she will not close the gate.
“What so funny?”
“That time, Hara was about to close the gate and we can’t do anything about it since she’s the school’s president and so I engage her in a talk and flirt a little.”
“How dare you!” she accused.
TOP shook his head and ruffle her hair. “It was easy since she fell for it and you arrive just in time too!”
“But you raised Hara’s hopes up. Poor her!”
“Back to your dream” TOP said. He wanted to distract her from her nervousness and it was a bit of success.
“I didn’t get the chance to know who the winner was since my alarm rang. Tssk.” She wrinkled her nose and pout.
“It’s okay baby we will know it now” he said.
“Oh my gosh Hyunnie, I’m really nervous again” she keeps on squeezing the TOP’s hand.
“I know you’ll get the first place babe” he assured her and kissed her hair.
“And for the Prettiest Fashionista Girl in Seoul let’s give it up for …” a drum roll was heard. The emcee opened the envelope and a wide smile appeared on his lips. “… SANDARA PARK!!!!”
Dara could feel her heart skipped a beat. Whaaat?!
TOP pulled her into a tight hug and whispered, “See? I told you that you’ll get it. Congratulations babe!” He held her at arm’s length and grinned before he kissed her.
“CONGRATULATIONS!!!” the emcee greeted and a roar of applause echoed again in the place.
Dara remained frozen on her spot. TOP couldn’t help but to smile at her helpless state. He held her arm and guided her to the stage. Dara blinked and in an instant she was already on the stage with TOP on her side.
“Babe, your speech” TOP whispered.
Dara blinked again and receive the microphone the emcee gave. There was an eerie silence.
“ … THANK YOU!!” was all she could say.
The crowd laughed and applauded her.
Dara returned the microphone to the emcee.
“Guys, before this couple could get off the stage let’s congratulate them for the two of them will become one in a year’s time. They’re both engage!”
Dara and TOP bowed at the crowd who congratulated them warmly.
“Kamsahamnida yeorebun!!!” she shouted and bowed for the last time and walked off the stage with TOP. A great victory!
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ermagerd! I'm having a brain fart. I don't know what to write. Orz T.T
A short chapter indeed.
Love this story until the last update! <3
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