Novel & Cerita You're Not Dancing On Your Own

I knew they were trying to cheer me up by dragging me into this club, but I didn't think dancing would make me feel any better. Jess took a hold of my hand and dragged me to my feet. "Oh, well, too bad cos I wanna dance, and I can't dance without my dance partner." She pulled me into the dance floor where the crowd was jumping up and down to the beat. "Let loose, Autumn. Follow the beat. You're a good dancer, come on." "Fine," I cracked a smile and rolled my eyes, "Just one song, and then I'm off the dance floor."

I know I want to dance with her so I will wait to speak with her until then. After a few more minutes, the dirty dishes are removed, and we all look toward the announcer in expectant silence. He smiles when he sees we are all ready and I straighten my uniform. Dancing has never been something I excel at. Even with the d******d my body just doesn't move to the music like it should. "If the females would stand and move toward that wall please," the Kea says as he points to the wall behind him. "And if the males would move to that wall," he says pointing across the room.

I wished I could tell him that Joshua never really bothered about me, but I didn’t want him to judge him, and besides, Joshua had been better with his treatment of me lately. “Maybe you want to dance again?” He said out of nowhere. I nodded, stood up immediately, and placed the glass on the counter. I was embarrassed to be pushed away. “I don’t like dancing, but I guess I have to. But I don’t have a partner. Maybe I will ask Eva and Walker to dance with me. Or Joshua and Alice... Do you think they will take me in? I don’t want to ask any strangers, as they might hold me inappropriately.” I said in one breath.

A woman laughed. Jasper held me around my waist. “She is more than just that." I reached up to kiss him. A smile broke out on his face. "Ladies and gentlemen, it is that time of the night where we tell you to grab your partners or maybe even steal someone else's and get on the dance floor for our special dance." I could see Jasper giving me side eyes. "It's a no, I can't dance and I don't know what this dance is that they are talking about.''

"Come on Eni, what happened to not taking the easy way out of things?" “Um, that has been postponed until further notice.” "Hiding in a group is taking the easy way out. Besides, I am going with the guy I told you I met at the supermarket and I am sure everyone else is paired up too. No one wants to sit alone when it’s time to dance. Even worse, do you want to be alone when all the aunties and uncles at the wedding will ask who is going to get married next?" I sighed and rolled my eyes even though she could not see me.

People stare and whisper, but no one approaches. Something about me still says danger, and that keeps them away. I step onto the dance floor. The music is loud enough to drown out my overthinking. Finally. Freedom. Alexis hesitates beside me. “I don’t dance.” “You do tonight.” Aretha shakes her head. “I’m only here to make sure you don’t kill anyone.” “That’s a low bar.” The music shifts. The beat deepens, and for the first time in days… I relax. We dance.

“Should I show you my middle finger? You can ask somebody else.” “The newly wedded couple just finished dancing. Now, It’s the time for the maid of honour to impress everyone with her two left feet.” “You can dance by yourself!” “The second, I mean third, dance belongs to us. Don't you know about it?” He looked at her seriously holding her hands. “Oh… I forgot you don’t attend events like that so I have to inform you that we have to dance together in a moment!” “Leave me alone! If you don’t want to be knocked out right now, here; I suggest you leave me alone, because I don’t care about the guests.”

His voice seems far away. I looked at him and he is still lost in watching the sky. “ I don’t feel alone. I never am.” I whispered. I firmly believe this. Zander doesn’t love me. Sure it hurts. My friends are liars. I get it. But I am not alone. I have my family and they are everything to me. He turns to look at me and he smiles softly. “ You are like a light, I guess.” “ Light?” I frowned. “ Like sunlight. You brighten things up.”

I can’t dance! Xander is already pulling me up from my seat and I have no choice but to rise from my chair. I lean into him and look up whispering “Xander, I can’t dance!” He doesn’t seem phased as he whispers back “Just hold onto me and follow my lead…I got this".

Vincent stretched out his hands to me and I placed my hands in his and he pulled me to the dance floor. We started dancing and swaying with the music. We were so close to each other, his hands around my waist, my hands around his shoulder. We danced like we were the only one in the room. I got lost in his eyes because they have always been my weakness. We heard cheers from the audience and we looked around, that was when we knew the song had already come to an end. We detached from each other and I smiled awkwardly. Then my mother came over to me and asked me for a dance.