Kaylee felt like she wished to dig a hole and hide her face while Jacob complinted her endlessly like she was a goddess.
"Wow, miss Roe, your play was superb beyond words. I barely noticed that I held my breath for ten minutes. You look like soone else the mont you touch the piano keys and run your fingers over them. The sound of your playing, the aura that emanates from your body movents, was really… really… otherworldly being! How did you do that?"
"Jack, you're too much."
"No, no, no. I'm not too much. I'm talking facts here, am I?" Jacob asked his friends who joined in the competition.
"That's right. I was shocked when you told us that we had to match the way you played. But after hearing your words of encouragent, we felt that we found who we are as pianists."
"It is true. Thanks to seeing you play and hearing your motivational words, we feel like a music goddess is blessing us."
"Uhm... there is no music goddess." Kaylee stated, which was imdiately followed by everyone's amused laughter.
"We know that there is nothing such a music goddess. But if there is one, I'm pretty sure it will be you."
Kaylee didn't know what to do anymore because right now, she felt like she was overly… nervous!
As far as she could rember, she had never been surrounded by this many people. Well, there would have been a lot of crowds around her the mont she stepped off the stage, but Kaylee always managed to escape and return to her private dressing room.
Now… she couldn't run away, and these teenagers crowded around her, praising her, making her not know what to do.
Wendy noticed her friend's discomfort and imdiately reminded the contestants of the event that was still going on. In the end, one by one, they all walked back into the waiting room to prepare themselves ntally before their nas were called out to appear in front of the audience.
But it seed they were too excited about talking to Roe that they were still talking about their music goddess without knowing that Kaylee could listen to their conversation.
"Do you see that? Roe isn't arrogant at all."
"Totally agree with you. She is nothing like those terrible rumors. What Ice Queen!? She was kind and warm to us."
"She looks innocent, though. I think people who jealous of her took this advantage and spread bad rumors about her."
"Might be. Gosh, I like her very much!"
" too. From now on, she is my role model."
Jacob laughed with amusent at the blushing Roe. "Looks like this is your first ti facing a crowd like this." guessed Jacob because he also knew very well that Roe rarely appeared in front of her fans.
Jacob thought Roe was an arrogant woman and kept a distance from ordinary people, so Jacob preferred Wendy, who was more cheerful and greeted her fans with an open heart.
Who would have thought Roe's true nature as soone shy and innocent to make Jacob fall in love with her even more?
"Who said that? A lot of people have surrounded ." denied Kaylee in a stern tone, but her face was still as red as a tomato to make Wendy and Jacob could not believe her words.
Well, Kaylee was not lying because, for the last three months, she has been surrounded by teenage boys on campus.
[Author: That doesn't count, right?]
"You look so beautiful." Jacob blurted without his brain's command making Kaylee stare at him in disbelief.
Jacob smiled sheepishly when he realized the words he was declaring. "Ah, that... I an ..." Argh! Because the words have already been spoken, Jacob would not chicken out. "You seem to shine on stage, but when you et your fans, you appear more radiant. Wouldn't it be great if you t your fans often? I'm pretty sure they will also feel happy talking to you."
Wendy smiled gently and gave this young man one point plus. Then she glanced at her friend, who currently looked confused, not knowing what kind of response was given.
Ah, no. Wait. Wendy rechecked her friend's eyes and realized that her dear innocent friend is in 'other dinsion' mode!
Could it be… Roe didn't listen to Jacob's explanation just now, and her mind turned to the question, 'Why is Jacob praising ?'
"Ehem… ahem… Roe, we have to go back. Soon the next round of competitions will start." Wendy elbowed her best friend's waist slowly and managed to bring the girl out of her 'other dinsion.'
"Ha?"
"We're almost late."
"Ah, right. We have to get ready." Kaylee imdiately walked over without glancing at Jacob, headed into the main hall, and sat on the jury bench.
Jacob, who saw Roe walking without glancing at him, was confused by her attitude change. Did he speak wrong? It seed Roe hated eting strangers.
But... isn't Jacob himself a stranger to that girl? Then why was the girl being friendly and smiling sweetly at him? Is it possible… Does Roe like him??
Jacob covered his mouth with one hand to hide his happy smile as his face turned red.
Ah, will he be allowed to see Roe again after this and ask for her number? Alright. Once the event was over, he would go to Roe to ask for the girl's number.
anwhile, Kaylee, who had sat in her place, couldn't stop wondering. Why did Jacob complint her on being beautiful?
Not that she had never heard of this kind of complint. It's just that hearing the word 'beautiful' co out of Jacob's mouth, who is her best friend on campus, was very strange.
Sohow she felt guilty and had negative thoughts. What if Jacob found out that Roe is Nick? What if Jacob found out that all this ti Nick, who has been his best friend on campus, is a girl?
Will Jacob be mad at her? Would that young man hate her? Sohow Kaylee didn't like to think that there was a chance that Jacob might hate her.
Even though her college friends would turn against her and be hostile to her, Kaylee hopes that Jacob is soone who will stay by her side and be friends with her.
The young man was her first male friend on campus and treated her the sa from start to the end of the day. Even though Jacob had not helped her when their friends were against her at the beginning, the young man did not join them nor bullied her.
Kaylee felt that if she had been a girl in front of Jacob from the start, that young man would have protected her and wouldn't let anyone bully her.
Sohow Kaylee felt like that, and sohow… she felt her heart didn't stop beating every ti she rembered the young man's smile when praising her.
Her face felt hot as she rembered the young man's adoring gaze directed at her, making her hold her cheeks in her hands.
What is this? What is this feeling? Is it possible…
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