**Eight**
**JC'S POV**
After a while, she took a deep breath and slowly calmed herself down. "Alright, I won't laugh anymore." Her mouth was closed, smiling while looking at me. It obviously prevented her from laughing again.
I didn't realize that my eyes were magnetized by her angelic smiling face. I hardly even blinked. I was suddenly stunned. I couldn't stop myself from smiling as I stared at her, dumbfounded.
Later, I also noticed that Primera was staring at me with both eyebrows raised and her mouth closed in a smile. The reaction on her face seemed to ask why I was looking.
"You're a weird girl," that's all I said.
"Why? Did you just see a girl laugh out loud?" she replied, laughing.
"It doesn't matter," I said, standing up and shaking my pants. "Stand up; we're going somewhere."
Primera and Almira stood up together and shook their pants.
"Hey, Almira. Where are you going?" I called out to Almira when I noticed she was walking back in the direction we came from.
"I'm going back to the park," she answered.
"Don't come back. We're going somewhere," I screamed.
But she ignored me. She didn't even turn around. She just kept walking while waving at us.
"Never mind," Primera said. "Where are we going?"
I took my cellphone out of my pocket to check the time. It's good, and it's still early. It looks like we're going to make it.
** Rhea's POV **
"Welcome to the party house," Four said as we entered a familiar place.
It's dark in there, and only colorful lights from the disco ball illuminate the whole area. The interior is already full of guests, and there are mostly young people. Even though there is no DJ, there is a background song, and it looks like they are enjoying it. There used to be only a few people who came here; now, it's not even 9 PM, and it's full, with some still coming.
"You work here?" I asked, pretending I didn't know.
"Yes," he answered, pulling me to the mini bar, where I sat down while he stood next to me.
"What do you do here?" I asked again.
"Disco DJ," he answered with a smile.
"Really?" I replied with interest. I miss it here.
He just nodded in response. "Just order whatever you want to drink. I'll pay for it."
"You said that," I answered, smiling.
"I'm going backstage. Just enjoy," Four said goodbye, then he left.
"Excuse me," I called the bartender, who was busy mixing a cocktail ordered by others. "Sherry, please."
Let's have a lady's drink first. Let's talk about hard drinks later. Maybe later, I'll be drunk before the party starts.
I miss hanging out here. It had been two years since I came back, and there are many improvements in the whole place. They have also renovated the interior, so it has expanded. Four's career as a DJ seems to be going well.
"Enjoy your drink," I looked at the bartender as he placed the drink I ordered in front of me.
I drank a little and felt its taste on my tongue. It really rubs the throat and feels mild. Definitely a lady's drink.
After a while, almost all of the andons were stilted. So I looked in front to see what was there.
"DJ Four! DJ Four!"
Almost everyone shouted at the same time. It's deafening.
He was even going up, but the girls were almost crazy with excitement. He's already famous. He looks like an actor.
He even waved to his fans and blew a flying kiss that made the women even more lost.
Oh my. Feel this moment.
He went to the left corner where his usual spot was and put on the headphones that were ready there.
"Before I begin, I want to acknowledge my friend sitting at the mini-bar for coming here," he said, making everyone turn to me. "The show is for you tonight."
I just swallowed because the women looked at me so intensely. If only looks could kill, I'd probably be dead by now. They looked so scary.
I just avoided their gaze and focused my attention on the drink in front of me.
Don't worry, I have no plans to steal your Prince of DJ. ;p
After he acknowledged me, he started shaking the whole place with his skillful playing of music.
He opened the party with little scratches, as if he was inviting everyone to dance. Then he followed it with a soft beat, which seemed to sway your whole body, and everyone clapped along. After a while, the music became upbeat, and everyone was dancing. He followed it with a long scratch as they raised their hands to the beat. He also mixed it with the selected chorus part of some songs.
I didn't realize that my head was going along with the beat of the song. His remix is clean and doesn't hurt the ears. His remixing is alternative. So welcome to all those who want to leave the world for a moment and enjoy the night.
After a while, two women wearing headphones around their necks approached me. They were smiling at me, and from what they were wearing, they looked like crew members.
"Miss, the DJ is asking you to go on stage," one said.
My eyes widened, and I automatically shook my head a few times. "N-No."
The other one smiled. "It's the DJ's request, so don't refuse."
"I-I don't want to. I'm good here."
"Don't say no."
They helped pull me so I stood up and was forced to join them. I'm nervous. My chest feels like it's going to explode, and my hands are sweating.
What's on your mind, Four?
After I went up to the stage, two women suddenly pushed me to Four so he noticed my arrival behind him. He turned to me and smiled.
And because he smiled so beautifully at me, I felt like I was electrified, and my lips started to smile without being able to stop it.
Will I still be thrilled? It has happened to us before. It's like we didn't lose our connection to each other, even though he recognized me as someone else.
"Want to dance?" he asked, then removed the headphones he was wearing and placed them around his neck.
"I don't know how," I shyly answered, my mouth about to tear from my huge smile.
He smiled too widely. "In denial. Put it on." He removed his headphones from around his neck and put them on my ears.
Seriously. It feels so good. I felt like I was in another place while listening to him play the music. I didn't realize it; I was getting into the music.
Four watched me with a smile, and I smiled at him. When I looked at him, it seemed like the whole area was in slow motion because of the beautiful smile he gave me, and the music was even going along with the moment that was happening.
Oh my!! Someone will really go home in love tonight. And I'm not referring to myself.
He faced the crowd, who were really enjoying the music. I heard him speak, so I took off the headphones I was wearing.
"Everybody, listen up!" he started and immediately got everyone's attention. "In the count of five, the lights will shut down, and you can kiss whoever you want to kiss in three seconds."
Everyone screamed happily, indicating that they agreed with the dare of Mr. Handsome DJ. I'm hands down on his handsomeness.
I put the headphones back on and let the music flow.
"In the count of five!" he started, and the whole crowd joined in the countdown.
"Five!"
"Four!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
And suddenly, the whole area went dark at the same time as the music stopped. As in, it's so dark that I can only see black.
After a while, someone suddenly pulled on my waist at the same time as my heart beat like a bomb that suddenly exploded.
When the light came back on, my eyes widened, and I was shocked at what happened next. Something actually happened that I was careful not to repeat when I entered the party house.
Four kissed me on the lips...
My whole body stiffened as my chest tightened. As in, it's literally like my body is gradually turning into stone. I can't even move my hands.
It was obvious from Four's reaction that he was also surprised by the speed of the incident. He took a step back, still shocked by what happened while I was the one who turned pale from the tightness of my chest. I couldn't breathe, and no matter how hard I tried to reach my chest to punch, I couldn't move my arms.
"Prim?" he said hesitantly. "P-Primera?"
My vision was gradually getting blurry as if everything around me was spinning.
"Primera? Are you okay?" He was obviously worried about me as he touched both of my cheeks. "Answer me..."
The last thing I saw was his worried look before my vision went dark.