Dancing Beats of Hearts

CHAPTER 1

Sanell Evangeline "Sev" Salazar's POV:

States.

Covered in sweat, I turned off the speaker from the corner. 

I picked up my bottled water and leaned back against the mirrored wall of my dance studio, sliding off until I sat down on the cold floor.

"Another choreo?" said the voice from the entrance door on my right.

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"Kuya Samuel! you're here!" I hurriedly stand up on my feet, run and jump onto him.

"You're that happy, ah?" he squeezed me tight before loosening his arms around me.

"aish, yung pawis mo napunta na sakin,"

"haha sorry kuys, omg! I miss you so so much~" niyakap ko ulit siya saka siniksik ang sarili sa dibdib niya.

It's been a month since I last saw him!

"I miss you too baby sis, I hope hindi ka pa nakakapag-lunch. I bought some meal before coming here," humiwalay ako sa kaniya ng mapansin ang mga naka-plastic bags na pagkain sa sahig.

"woah! you're the best talaga kuya, let's eat~" dala ang mga bags, I settled down on a bench near the aircon.

"huh! iniwan mo ko agad dahil sa pagkain? you're such a piggy," natatawa siyang lumapit sa akin saka umupo sa harap ko.

I put the meals he bought on the space between us.

argh! sarap!

"pasensya na, nag-drive thru lang ako kaya yan lang nabili ko," sabi niya habang nagsisimula na kaming kumain.

"no, it's fine kuya, you know naman na basta meat, kakainin ko," he laughed at my comment saka ginulo yung messy bun ko.

"aish~ magulo na nga ginulo mo pa lalo~" nakanguso akong binitawan sandali yung pagkain ko before tying my waist length dark brown hair into a high pontytail.

"do you have dance class pa later?"

"yeah, I still need to teach my clients for the finishing of our choreo for their program,"

"hm? dapat hindi ka na tumanggap pa ng clients' mo, alam mo namang uuwi ka na ng Pinas in 2 days,"

Yeah, that's right. Actually, kuya is here to pick me up despite of him being busy in school.

"No, it's fine kuys. They are my last client na tinanggap ko, and tomorrow is their d-day for their performance, kaya okay pa. I just need to go with them bukas para ma-guide ko sila before mag-perform and support na din, tska nandyan naman sila Allain," I said as I continue eating.

At my age of 18, I have my own dance studio that I afforded through my savings and support from my parents. Well, I have the guts to buy my own space for this studio because once upon a time, my friends in school tend to ask me to help someone in dancing, in choreographing, an individual or group. Then I always say okay, because dancing is my passion, I am an active member of our schools dance troupe, and we've competed in many big competitions and take home gold medals and trophies. I've received good feedbacks regarding my choreos naman kaya dumami ang clients, mapa-bata, matanda, at mapa-anumang program. Kaya iyon, through the help of my friend, Allain, and some of my closest friends in our dance troupe in school, nakabili kami ng space for this. A perfect space near our school, a coffee shop, and an entertainment agency.

And as my 'thanks' to my dearest friends that I shared with the same passion, I decided to have them as dance instructors here on my studio, our studio, namely "sayaw dance studio", yes, in English, dance dance studio~

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Allain said that it's a nice name daw, a name with Filipino touch.

It feels so good to have this place, it serves as our third home after school and our houses. At a young age, we study, we work, but we enjoy. And because we are young dance instructors and have, ehem, a big talent as other people says, our studio gained clientssss as early as we bought it last year on the month of June, and it's been exactly a year!

But sadly, as a fresh senior high school graduate, my parents wanted me to take my college course in the Philippines, and I'll be going home there after 2 days as Kuya Samuel said. 

My family lived there, I am the only one who lived in here since I started high school with my Auntie Luz, a Filipina housemaid. Though every year I casually go home in the Philippines, and sometimes, they are the ones who fly here to be with me every other month.

So as I was saying, I will be leaving, thus I'll be leaving our studio too. I trust my friends and Allain, my right hand, our secretary-like, the eldest in the group at the age of 19, in handling the studio. I know that they can take care of this home without me.

"Kuya Sam, ito pala susi sa bahay, baka kasi wala pa doon si Auntie Luz, wala kang madatnan. Mauna ka ng umuwi para makapagpahinga," inabot ko sa kaniya yung susi ng bahay namin dito. Hindi siya ganun kalaki unlike sa bahay namin sa Pilipinas, pero it's more than okay na.

"You sure?" tanong niya habang nililigpit yung pinagkainan namin.

"Yep aha," I stood up then went outside where I threw our garbage on the garbage bin on the side walk.

"I'll go home first then, okay?" I turned around and saw kuya sa pinto.

"yep yep aha kuys, uwi ka na dali!" pagtataboy ko sa kaniya. Tinulak ko siya sa mga nakaparadang sasakyan sa parking lot sa harap.

"oh oh wala dyan banda yung sasakyan ko, nandito ui!" natatawa siyang pumunta sa sasakyang nakaparada sa pinakagilid.

"psh! dapat ordinary car na lang nirentahan mo kuya! mahal renta niyan eh, o kaya nagpasundo ka na lang sana sakin!" ungot ko ng makitang hindi basta bastang sasakyan ang nirentahan niya.

"hahaha ayoko nga~ malay mo may makasalubong akong chiks,"

"aish! loko ka kuya, sige na! uwi na!" he kissed me on my forehead bago niya binuksan yung pinto ng drivers seat.

"bye then!"

"yeah! take care," he waved at me before driving off onto the road.

"hey Sev! we've arrived!" When I turned around, I saw Bailey and his group.  My last clients before I leave.

*deep sigh

"okay!..." I clapped.

"...let's go inside and let's start!"

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