It was bright sunny day, everyone was busy in their own lives and some are preparing for this upcoming festival. In every festival in our town, it has always have a special event where every barangay will have a candidate to represent in the beauty contest. There are binibini(ladies) and ginoo(gentlemen) who will be participating in pageantry event. Looking at their pictures that was posted in the socmed, they are all beautiful and handsome with the glamorous dresses and suites as well as their costumes.
As the night fall in the midst of the town, here am I in my house. My cousins invited me to go out and watch the beauty contest in the plaza of our town. Then I agreed and tell it to my parents, also I ask for permission if I can borrow our motorcycle.
"Who will drive the motorcycle?, you're not that good to drive it." my parent ask.
I tell them that one of my cousin's church mate (girl) will drive it. As we wait for it to became 6 in the evening, things not work as planned so then I have to ride with my cousin's other church mate (boy) in his motorcycle. It's kinda little embarrassing that I have to ride with him because I'm not used to ride with someone's motorcycle that I'm not that close with. After so many minutes, we arrived in the plaza and there are so many people inside/out of it. There are food stalls outside the plaza which is mouthwatering when you will saw it.
Going inside the plaza, we can see the fabulous decoration in the stage and it was breathtaking as if you were in an intense beauty contest. We get inside with my cousins and look around where we see our fellow barangay citizen there to cheer also support our candidate that will be representing the barangay. The video of their photography and advocacy was shown on the big screen in the stage as we wait to start the event. I can see the candidates preparing in the both sides of the stage that was only blocked by the large white long sheet so the candidates will not be shown but only their silhoutte.
Time was spent enough, soon the event starts with the host greetings and many people was overwhelmed as it begins. Later on, the music beats up while the dance troupe comes out in the stage. The flow of their body was smooth as silk by dancing along to beat of harmonies and rhythms. I can't see clearly the dancers there because I'm not that so tall.
"Look Ash is there.", my cousin Jem said.
"I can't see, no.", I replied.
"You're too little, that's why you can't see.", she replies.
I look at her with a frown face, but I know she's just teasing me. We went to a high ground place, in the stairs, so that I can see Ash the one I had crush on. He's too good looking and very clever at dancing, as I saw him it's just like I don't see nobody else cause he's charming. Soon, me and Jem goes back near the stage but there are rails blocking it so there aren't many people inside near in the stage. I can see him and Jem teases me while suddenly.....
"Ash", she shouted.
I lightly patted her on the arm because I'm surprised of what she did. I'm not that sure if he heard it but maybe he did and as soon as I look at his direction, I saw the smile on his face also he's kinda glances over some little time in our direction. Will that be because of that shout or I'm just haha delusional, maybe.
Everytime they goes out to dance on the stage, he is always the highlight in my memory.