Anna and I was overjoyed when I won the competition. We both began dancing and jumping in my room with high volume music turned on. My mom and dad was really feeling proud as I won it. Anna and I was doing weird, crazy movements shouting.
“I’m the town’s dancer.” I shouted while dancing. I know I was exaggerating but I couldn’t stop it. To become the town’s dancer had been my dream since many years and it happened. How could I control myself?
“Yes you are, Stella. I’m so happy.” Anna said while swaying her body.
Panting heavily I sat on the bed laughing. Anna sat beside me smiling.
“I literally lost two times even I had a perfect partner, Noah with me. But this time, damn! I won it. Thanks to Harry” I shouted, laughing.
“I think you and Harry can make a perfect pair. You both look really cute. I wish you have chemistry between you both.” She laughed.
Hearing her I bit my lower lip, bending my head down. Without my knowledge, I was blushing. My cheeks were getting heated.
“Oh my god! What am I seeing?” Anna gripped my chin and made me turn to her. She continued “Stella, You are blushing.”
I pry off her hand from my chin and turned my head to another side.
“I will definitely get a mini heart attack if you say you are having crush on Harry.”
I think she was right. I have crush on him. Crush? I think it’s a small word. I don’t know what it was but the feel was making me blush.
I cleared my throat and said “I have no crush on him.”
Okay I lied to my best friend as firstly I wanted to make sure what exactly I was feeling about him.
Anna put her hand on her chest saying “Then what? You love him? If it’s the thing, then I won’t get a mini heart attack. I will literally die in shock.” She laughed.
“Come on!” I hit her arm.
While we were laughing, I got the call from Noah. My face lit up looking at his name on the screen.
“Hey Noah!” I answered smiling.
“Stella! Congratulations. You won it. Oh my god!” he said excitedly.
“Yeah!” I shouted.
“I’m so happy for you. I wish I were there with you.”
“I too want to see you, Noah. After all, you are my first dance partner.”
“I may be the first but I guess, Harry is the best for you. If I say I’m not feeling jealous, it would be a lie probably.”
I laughed hearing his words and asked “How do you know his name?”
“Sometimes you put your little brain in freezer so it freezes your brain to an extent that makes it stop working.”
“Noah!” I laughed.
He then continued “Rory told everything and I saw the video of your dance. I heard his name while announcing.”
“Oh!”
“Rory felt bad when you chose Harry as your partner.”
I felt sad hearing his words. I spoke “I… I didn’t mean to do it, Noah but I had to. I apologised Rory.”
“Stella! Calm down. I… I just said. Don’t take it to heart. I can’t imagine your face turning sad.”
“Okay. Leave it.”
“Can I ask you something?” he asked.
“Of course, Noah.”
“Is Harry your boyfriend?”
My eyes widened hearing his question. What should I tell? I thought for a while and replied “Noah! I consider him as my close friend.”
“Okay. Fine. Come on, let’s switch to another topic.”
We then kept talking about many things. Anna too talked to him for a while. After many laughs, insults and satires on one another, he cut the call. Anna stayed with me for many minutes and she left.
I lay on my bed thinking about the dance. I took my mobile and texted Harry. “Hey! What’s up?”
Immediately my cell phone buzzed.
“I don’t know when I went to another world.” – Harry.
“What?” I replied.
“You messaged me first. It’s obviously a dream. I might be in another world.” – Harry.
I laughed looking at his message and texted “Come on Harry! It’s true. I texted you to ask whether you are coming to the restaurant.”
I texted it though I had no intention of asking that.
“If I won’t, Roman will kill me.” – Harry.
“Haha, okay.”
“I’ll pick you up, Stella. Wait for your prince charming to take you to restaurant.” – Harry.
My lips curved up with smile seeing his message. I texted
“Oh! Instead of you, you are sending a prince charming for me? Omg I’m excited.”
“Stella!” he sent an angry emoji along with the text for which I laughed.
“Okay. See you there. Bye.” I messaged.
“Bye princess.”
I started looking at the chat and automatically I smiled. I opened his display picture and kept looking at him. There’s no wonder if girls start a war on me for him. That much handsome he was.
It’s late evening and I freshened up. I kept looking at the dresses thinking which I had to wear. Finally I chose a full length white maxi with matching earrings. I wore it and applied a little makeup. I strolled to the living room and kept waiting for my prince charming. Um… I mean… Harry.
I kept waiting for Harry. Within few minutes, Harry and Roman reached. I smiled looking at Harry and sat on the backseat.
“Hey Stella!” Roman greeted.
“Hey Roman!”
We started talking and reached Anna’s house. I already convinced her mom so there was no need to ask her again. Anna was already waiting for us. Smiling at Roman, she sat beside me. She looked ecstatic in her black frock, straightened hair.
“Got ready for Roman?” I whispered into her ear. She blushed hearing my sentence.
We then reached a garden restaurant and sat on the chairs. Though there’s a chance to sit beside Harry, Roman sat beside Anna. I smiled looking at them. The waiter suddenly put a cake infront of us smiling. Harry and I felt surprised looking at it. ‘Congratulations Miss. & Mr. Dancer.’ Was written on the cake.
Harry and I laughed looking at it. We understood it was planned by Anna and Roman. We both cut the cake smiling.
“Thank you.” I said.
“We have to tell something.” Roman said looking at us.
Harry and I started listening to him. Roman held Anna’s hand and my mouth dropped wide open looking at them. Anna was blushing whereas Roman kept his gaze on Anna.
“What’s happening here?” Harry asked narrowing his eyebrows.
Roman let out sigh saying “Anna and I are in relationship.”
I gasped hearing his sentence. I looked at Harry who was gazing at Roman in shock. I started laughing in happiness placing my palm on my mouth. I stood from the chair immediately and strolled to Anna. I gave her a tight hug saying “Oh my god! I’m so happy for you.”
Harry raised his glass saying “Congrats Ann. Congrats bro. But you didn’t tell me before.” He gritted his teeth while giving a deadly glare to Roman.
“Whoa! Calm down. We thought to surprise you. We decided to give double joy after you won the competition.” Roman explained.
“What if we didn’t win?” Harry raised his eyebrow.
“You won. That’s all matter now.”
Harry smiled hearing him and he gave a brotherly hug to Roman.
I pulled Anna out from the hug and kissed her cheek.
“Finally! You got him. When did it happen?”
“Not many days back. You and Harry were so busy in practicing.”
Double happiness in a single day. I will never ever forget the day in my entire life. Roman and Anna looked so perfect to eachother.
The waiter came to us to take orders. We had little food and spent most of the time talking, laughing while Roman was telling how he proposed.
“She literally cried when I proposed her.” Roman laughed.
Anna hit his arm and buried her face between her palms blushing. While we were talking, slow music started playing. Almost everyone strolled to the garden area and started dancing with their partners. Roman held Anna’s hand and dragged her towards it. I started laughing looking at them. Suddenly Harry’s gaze fell on mine and I turned my head aside blushing.
“Stella!” I heard Harry calling my name. I turned to him and we both kept looking at eachother. He offered his hand asking “Shall we?”
“Just now we had our food.” I said.
“We had so little. Guess we can manage.” He smiled.
I nodded hearing him and took his hand. We strolled to the dance area where everyone was dancing. He grabbed my waist with his left hand where as his right hand fingers intertwined with my left hand. I rested my other hand on his shoulder and we started moving. We both kept looking at eachother without even blinking.
“Thank you for everything, Harry.” I said it looking into his eyes.
He smiled looking at me. We kept dancing ignoring the surroundings. It felt like there was only us. I hugged him and rested my face on his chest while moving our bodies. I loved the moment. I wanted us to remain like that forever. I wrapped my hands over his neck looking into his eyes. His look was captivating me. I stood on my tiptoes and kissed his cheek for which he parted his lips in surprise. I didn’t know what got into me at the moment but it felt right.
“You kissed me?” he said it like questioning.
Giving a bright smile I said “Reward for you.”
“Count on me. I’ll do many things from today.”
I laughed listening to his sentence. We then danced for few minutes and started to our houses.