CHAPTER 019: THUMBS UP

STELLA'S POV

I could only shake my head as I remember Tyron's corny joke. It doesn't suit him, to be honest. And who the hell would do that to someone who's greasier? I mean... that's gross.

It has been almost 5 minutes since I entered the girl's restroom to change my outfit to something that suits my taste. Something that makes me comfortable.

Suits.

I think it's time to go back.

*****

"Woah, unnie! How can you transform from being pretty to handsome?" Flora asked with a visible amusement on her eyes, as soon as I sat in my designated place.

"It's my charms, I guess?" I answered; full of confidence.

"Who told you to look that good?" She asked again as she eyed me from head to toe. Her smile looks like she wants to take off my suit.

Such a pervert.

Well, I can't blame her. I look hot, right?

"You even look better than William Oppa," Shelby added to Flora's statement while pointing her lips to William, who just rolled his eyes.

Is this guy on his period?

"William never looked good for me." Michelle unnie said, which made the three of us laugh in unison. I took a glance at William who's frowning right now.

"What happened to this guy?" I tried to lower my voice so that only the three girls could hear. I even made my seat closer to them.

"Jealous, I guess," Flora answered which made me confuse.

"To whom?" I asked again, which made her chuckle.

"This unnie is really oblivious," she said while her eyes are looking at Michelle unnie and Shelby, and her fingers are pointing me. They soon laughed together.

Most of the time, I don't really understand girls.

I was about to ask again when I heard the emcee's voice.

"Stella." Woah, why she sounds serious? "Are you the moon?" She asked and let out a laugh. The other students laughed as well, and so I am. She did better than Tyron though.

I glanced at him and saw his pissed look as his friends make fun of him.

I could only chuckle. That guy is fckng ridiculous.

"Okay guys, stop," Ms. Jung says, trying to look pissed off. Only if she's not a teacher, I'll definitely court her 'cause she's fckng cute. She even looks like just around my age. "Before this ends, let's give a round of applause for Ms. Stella Moon who will have a special performance today." Her tone suddenly turned into a sweet and excited one. "Ms. Moon, the stage is all yours." She added as she stretched her hand to point the stage.

This is it.

I stood up from my seat with a smile on my face. All eyes are following my direction, as I positioned myself for the dance.

SONG: MIRROR (MOONBYUL)



🎤It's too late to reach out your hand

There are only unerasable scars

It lingers every day, I don't wanna love you

In beautiful memories, never forget love. 🎶

I sang my introduction as I do my dance routine at the same time. This will be the first time that I'll do this. What made it more special is that I wrote the lyrics by myself.

Everyone might think that it's a break-up song, but it's not totally like that.

Mirror...

The thing that reflects me, where I can see the real me. The Stella Moon that I've been hiding from everyone. The real me that I've been hiding under my sleeves.

🎤I hate myself in the mirror

I hate myself in the mirror

Broken and left, Full of regrets it seems

I hate myself in the mirror

I hate myself in the mirror

The sigh I let go tonight

Can I erase you with my tears?🎼

The weak Stella Moon that I hated for so long.

I was never a cool girl like everyone thinks.

TYRON'S POV

I just watch her perform on stage. She's so cool, as always. But today makes her even cooler. I can say that she looks elegant with her feminine style earlier, but her suit made her look hotter.

Is that the right term though? Do I sound like a maniac?

Ok, nevermind. Let's just say that she's too good to be expressed by words.

And, is there anyone who can sing that good while dancing? She even did better than any Kpop idols. What else she can not do?

She's extraordinary.

Even though she looks cool, I can feel the sadness in her voice, which made me think that she's still kinda upset and sad for what happened between her and Shelby.

Should I blame myself?

She finished the powerful dance, which only took less than 2 minutes, and another song started playing.

Ah, no. That was just her introduction. Her back up dancers left her on the stage to let her perform alone.

Everyone cheered for her, and so I do. I'm very proud of her. And I can tell how much love she receives because of those loud cheers.

I wonder how many boys want to date her, how many girls she dated.

Is there anyone who confessed their feelings for her today?

That thought made me remember what happened earlier. The supposedly romantic confession turned out to be bad.

Like, I already expect her to reject me, but her response remains iconic and confusing at the same time.

<<<<<

"Stella"

I saw her leaving the audience's seat, which made me think that I should stop her.

I don't want to keep these feelings by myself. If I'm not going to tell her, then she'll never notice.

What would I expect from oblivious Stella?

"Are you the moon?" I immediately asked her as soon as she turned her gaze on me. She looks confused, plus the student's reactions made me more nervous. I can feel my palms sweating right now.

There's no turning back. I should finish this one.

"Because my thoughts revolve around you," I said with my serious tone, and the crowd suddenly became noisy.

I can hear mixed reactions everywhere. Some are cursing, some say 'Woah', and much more. They're even clapping their hands and some are jumping like kids.

But I did not care about them at all. My eyes are just fixed on her, who actually gave me a playful smirk as soon as I said those words.

I could only gulp because of nervousness, while my bandmates keep playing their instruments. This wasn't planned but they managed to continue the supposed to be finished performance and made it sound romantic. They're doing great, actually.

Stella's smirk did not leave her face as she raised both her hands and did thumbs up.

Thumbs up?

That's it?

"Nice try," she said something but I couldn't understand it because of the loud noise from the students.

She then left the place immediately, which made me froze from my seat.

What's with that thumbs up?