💫Crazy
Dancer👒
(She’s too Perfect)
Episode 9
By: Faith Lucky.
Rex’s Pov:
☎Spill it out, John”
I said impatiently.
☎What did you find?
☎Well, her name is Maxine. Nineteen years old and 11th grader. Her parents are late and she currently stays with her dad’s brother and his family. She’s cool and quiet and doesn’t really have any friends.
☎Just like you said, she often goes to the bar to dance on most occasions and get paid. But…I also got to know one interesting thing about her – her family’s warned her never to dance”
And that was the p@rt that got me smiling – just what I’ve been waiting for”.
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Maxine’s Pov:
I c@m£ out of the kitchen with the big tray of food and went to dress it on the dining.
I met Tammy and ru-by in the sitting room and as I stood behind in the dining, I was still able to see them.
Tammy was dancing in front of the TV screen. Oh my God!!
It was me!!
I mean…she was imitating me – my dance steps.
I was being shown on TV.
The last night’s event – my dance at the p@rty – it was being shown on TV and Tammy was trying to imitate me.
“St©p wasting your time and energy, Tammy. Your dance step su-cks” ru-by rolled her eyes and Tammy fumed.
“Whatever! At least, I dance better than you” Tammy retorted.
I smiled ruefully as I couldn’t believe I was watching myself on TV. Too bad it had to be the “veiled me”
I got so lost staring at the TV but not until I noticed my aunt climbing down the stairs and quic-kly took my attention to the dining, dressing it
“Mum!!” Tammy squealed like a child and ran into her arms.
“Good morning, mum. You were alre-ady asleep by the time we returned from the p@rty”.
“Yes, yes. I was a little tired and nee-ded some rest” she replied dizily and entered the sitting room with her, her hands wra-pped around her shi-t.
“Good morning mum” ru-by greeted with a smile.
“Good morning princess…”
“Mum! You missed a lot at the p@rty!! You wouldn’t believe the lady that danced!!! She was incredible, mom!!” Tammy skrie-ked, ma-king my eyes beam.
Huh???
“Really?” She asked with a smile.
“Yes, Mum. And tell your daughter to quit trying to imitate her because she’s nowhere close to being such a dancer” ru-by replied instead and aunt laughed.
“Whatever! Come on, mum; hurry up and watch her on TV. They call her Crazy Dancer” Tammy squealed as she held her hand and led her closer to the tele.
Oh my God!!
The dance video was no longer displa-yed, just a picture of me standing on stage. And a reporter was saying somethings about me.
📺…Of the incredible dance video which had left a lot of people speechless. According to some reviews, most people address her as “Crazy Dancer” as they’ve never seen anyone dance so perfectly before.
📺They call her a goddess and are angry she was putting on a veil. And now, the big question is: Who’s the face behind the veil?”
A rueful smile crept into myl-ips as I watched everything in awe and disbelief..
Oh my God!!! I was being discussed on TV!
Me!
Me!
Me!
I covered my mouth with my palm to prevent myself from screaming.
“Hmm. I wonder why she had to put on a veil” Tammy said curiously.
“Yes; I mean, anyone would want the whole world to know them – considering its such a rare opportunity” ru-by ch!pped in.
“Maybe…she doesn’t want her identity to be known” Aunt shrugged.
“But why would she want to be a secret dancer? Isn’t it a strange?”
Suddenly, aunt turned and looked at me, ma-king me flin-ch.
“And what’re you staring at?” She snapped.
“Will you get back to what you’re doing?”
I shook a little and focused on the dining, setting breakfast.
“I guess she’s wishing she attended the p@rty” Tammy said and laughed with the rest.
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When I was done, I took my bath, ate in the kitchen and got re-ady for school. And just when I was about leaving the room, I checked my tiny phone and saw a message from Pablo, reminding me to meet him at the bar.
Oh, right!
I smiled as I left the room with my bag, wondering why he wanted to see me that soon.
I walked pas-s the empty sitting room and when I got to the garage, Tammy and ru-by were alre-ady gone.
Great!
I left the house and got a cab by the roadside, headed for Pablo’s bar.
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The FM of the car I had taken was talking about me. Geez!
They were having a talk show concerning my performance and I couldn’t believe it. Oh, my God!
“That lady was really good” a guy at the front seat muttered to the driver and it turned into a discussion.
Holy Molly.
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The bar wasn’t crowded – of course – since it was still early. And I met Pablo at the counter, seeming to have a meeting with his workers.
“Little pretty girl!” He beamed as soon as he saw me, ma-king me smile.
“Good morning” I said, feeling a little shy in front of his workers.
“Come on, come on; I wouldn’t want to del@yyou” he said as he took my hand and led me to the inner room.
As soon as we got in, my eyes shun brightly at the sight of money in front of me.
Oh, my Goddddd.
“This is all yours, little girl” he smiled and handed the wra-ps of money to me.
Whaaaaat?
“M…M…Me?” I stuttered, pointing to myself and he laughed.
“Of course! You can have it”.
I looked at the money in my hands and felt like bur-sting into tears.
Oh my God! They’re all mine??
Immediately, I dropped them on the floor and hvgged him.
“Pablo!” I called in what sounded like a whisper.
“Little girl…its fine, okay?” He patted me on the back.
My fees, they were all going to be cleared. And I’d still have a lot of change to keep with me.
Oh God!
I was about bur-sting into tears when he pu-ll-ed me from the hvg, still holding my hands.
“Little girl” he started tenderly.
“Listen to me; I know you’re happy. I mean..yes; its a thing of joy. And I want you to know you can get more of it”.
I sniffed and looked into his eyes. What’s he talking about?
“Listen to me, Maxine. You’re perfect; I’ve told you this. And with this talent of yours, you can become a star.
“What I’m about to tell you, if you agree to it, in a few weeks, you’ll become a billionaire, become a star, diva, model, goddess, name it! You’ll finally be free from your family and have people worsh!pyou. You’ll become a star dancer”.
My eyes beamed at the mention of that.
No, no, don’t tell me he’s going there…
“Maxine” he took in a de-ep breath and called.
“I want you to p@rticipate in the Star Dance Competition ★”
Whaaaaaaaat???
Episode 10
Maxine’s Pov:
Whaaaaaat?
I heard a loud ban-g in my head as I listened to him. What is he saying??
Me??
“Maxine…”
“What are you talking about, Pablo?” I cut him off.
“Wh…What do you mean you want me to dance at the…”
“Yes, Maxine. Can’t you see? You’re the talk of the entire city and having someone like you among the contestants is gonna be a big blast. You’ll make name, Maxine and I’m positive you’ll win” he enthused.
“But…what about my family? They’ll never allow me go for it” I said like I wanted to cry.
“And whoever said you nee-ded their permission?” He asked, ma-king me raise my brows.
“You didn’t ask for their permission before dancing at the p@rty, did you? So, you definitely don’t nee-d their permission now.
“You’ve alre-ady gotten a new identity which is recognized by the entire country. You can go on with the veil”.
Huh?
My eyes beamed.
“You…want me to contest with my face covered?” I asked in surprise.
“Well, yes. I mean, you danced at the p@rty with the veil, right? So, it should be more like your logo or something”.
“But…” I paused and scoffed.
“Who’s ever gonna accept a contestant with a covered face? And…what if I get caught one day?”
“I’ve told you, little girl. Your identity is safe with me. Or, don’t you trust me anymore?” He asked and I looked at him and blinked ra-pidly.
“Think about it, Maxine. The organizers are alre-ady waiting and as soon as you agree, we get on to it cause we’re running out of time. The contest is in two days time and they nee-d to round up their list”.
For a while, we were both silent.
“Little girl, what do you think?” He asked and I sighed and turned to back him.
“Well…I’d love to do it, Pablo; I’m just scared…”
“There’s nothing to be scared of” he c@m£ up to me and said, ma-king me face him.
“Trust me, everything will be fine. Okay?”
I let out a depressed sigh and he stoked my hair.
“So…does it mean you’re doing?” He asked, ma-king me speechless for a while.
Oh God! Will I really do this?
Become among the star contestants? Will I be able to cope?
But on the brighter side, it’d have been so much fun. If I win – if I’m able to win – my life will change forever. I’ll finally be free from my family and live the life I’ve dreamt of.
“Maxine..” Pablo broke into my thoughts, holding my hand.
I looked at him weakly.
“You’ll do it, right?” He asked and I just nodded perfunctorily.
Then, he smiled and pu-ll-ed me in a hvg.
“Good girl. Don’t worry, its for the best” he cooed.
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Noah’s Pov:
I walked tiredly down the stairs to the sitting room and met mum at the dining.
“Noah!” She beamed as soon as she saw me and I went ahead to join her.
“Good morning, mum” I greeted casually and took a seat.
I was still putting on my pajamas.
“Good morning, handsome. Hm. You sle-pt like a baby. I can’t believe you’re just waking up”. She said and I shrugged.
“By the way, could you have any idea where your brother might be? He isn’t home”. She asked.
“Huh? I don’t know. He didn’t tell me anything” I replied as I poured myself from tea.
“But Noah, what the hell happened between you two? You used to be so close before you travelled. What happened?”
I took up my cu-p of tea and sipped from it.
“Its a long story, mum” I started calmly.
“But, to cut it short – he thinks I snatched his girlfriend from him.
“While we were in Dubai, he had a girlfriend – someone he really cherished. But forfu-ck sake, he had no idea she never loved him but loved me instead and was only in the relationsh!pwith him because she nee-ded a way to get closer to me.
“Months later, she confessed her feelings to me and believe me, I never loved her; never.
“So, I rebuffed her and asked her to stay away and she went ahead to k!ssme. And unfortunately, that was when your beloved son stepped in. He caught us k!ss!ngand concluded I betrayed him.
“And to make it worst, the lady told him to his face that she never loved him, but loved me instead. Although, I never accepted her. I pushed her out, but Rex still blamed everything on me – saying I was the reason she left him.
“So, that’s it” I concluded with a shrug and sipped from my tea again
Mum was completely speechless.
“Oh, my God” she finally exclaimed.
“But…didn’t you try to explain things to him? Let him know she f0rç£d herself on you and…”
“Of course, I did. But he was too dumb to believe me.
“Anyway, I don’t really care anymore. He can do whatever he wants. I spent weeks apologizing and pleading with him, but he turned deaf ears. So, I don’t think I care anymore”.
“Noah!” She g@sped.
“plea-se, don’t say that. No matter what, you two are still brothers and you nee-d to make peace. I believe…”
My phone buzzed immediately, interrupting the conversation and I checked to see it was my manager.
Perfect.
“I’ll be right back” I told mum and excused myself from the dinning, going far away.
☎Yes?”
I said impatiently on the phone.
☎Noah…
☎Good morning. plea-se, go straight to the point. What did you find? Who’s she?” I asked curiously.
Well, I couldn’t help it.
☎I’m sorry Noah, but there’s no news about her. I tried asking the organizers, but none of them claims to know her. They all said she c@m£ in with the veil and wouldn’t reveal herself” he replied and I gro-an ed and squee-zed my eyes.
☎The hell! Did she just appear from nowhere? There’s got to be a connection! Someone brou-ght her there. She doesn’t wear a veil her entire life, does she? Just find her, Seth. plea-se”
☎Okay, Noah. I’ll try my best to get to the route. I’ll try to find the connection and know how she got there in the first place”.
☎Thanks” I muttered and ended the call.
Oh, God!
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Maxine’s Pov:
I sat abs£nt-mindedly in the cab and almost pas-sed my location as a result.
But thank goodness someone dropped from the cab and that was when I snapped out of my thoughts and realized I was alre-ady pas-sing the school area.
Gosh!
I shook my head and c@m£ out of the cab after settling the cabby. Then, I held my bag and started walking sullenly towards the gate.
The thought of the competition kept crowding my mind and made it impossible for me to think straight.
I was close to the building when a man approached me and stood in my way.
“Maxine” he called, ma-king me surprised that he knew my name.
“H…Hi”,I replied twitchily, wondering why he st©pped me.
“Uh…is there a problem?” I asked.
The students pas-sing around were alre-ady throwing glances at us.
“Of course, not. I just nee-d you to come with me for a few seconds. My boss would like to talk to you. I’m sure you know him – Mr Rex Sigmund” he replied and my jaws dropped.
Whaaaat?
I looked around, then back at him
“R….Rex?” I stuttered in confusion.
“You mean…”
“Yes, Rex – Noah’s brother” he cut in, ma-king me more perplexed.
“I…I don’t un-derstand. I don’t know him. I mean, he doesn’t know me. Why would he want to see me?”
“Well, I’d suggest you come with me, plea-se. He’s waiting in the car. plea-se” he said politely and stretched out his hand towards the pathway to the car.
I looked at him in shock. What’s going on? Why on earth would Rex be looking for me? I don’t un-derstand
Rex? Rex Sigmund?
What’s wrong?
The man started walking away and slowly, I dragged my feet and followed him behind.
But I couldn’t help but wonder. Could it be possible he’s lying? Why would someone like Rex want to see me?
Well, the only reason I’m going with him is because there are a lot of people around and he can’t possibly hurt me here and go free. So, if he’s lying, He’s going to be on the losing side.
I followed him to the car and saw the biggest shock of my life.
Whaaaaat???
Rex!!
Rex Sigmund!
Noah’s brother….
What the hell??
So, its true? He’s really the one? He c@m£ to see.me?
How am I sure I’m really the one he c@m£ to see? What if the man had mistaken me for someone else? Because I still don’t un-derstand why someone like Rex would come all the way to my school to see me.
“plea-se, go in” the man said and opened the door for me.
Rex was seated calmly, chewing a gum and going throu-gh his phone.
I looked at him, expecting him to say something, but he didn’t.
“Miss, plea-se go in” the man urged me again, but I still felt reluctant.
Then suddenly, Rex looked at me and my heart skipped.
“plea-se come in, Maxine” he said with a sly smile, leaving me gob sma-cked.
I stared at him for a while, not knowing what to say but when he looked at me again, I gulped nervously and went into the car.
I felt my whole systems shake as I sat next to him. Oh, God! What’s going on? Why does he want to see me?
Could it be possible…
Oh, my!
Could it be possible he alre-ady knows I’m the veiled dancer?
No; but Pablo had promised me no one would ever get to find out.
“Good morning, Maxine” he started, re-leasing a cold fragrance from his mouth.
I sh0t him a stare but quic-kly took my eyes to the floor.
“Good…Good morning, sir” I greeted nervously.
“Oh, plea-se! First of all, you can start by calling me Rex. And secondly, I have a proposal for you”.
He paused and operated his phone briefly, pla-ying a video in the end.
Whaaaaat?
It…it was a video of me – dancing in Pablo’s bar!
What? What’s going on? How did he get it?
And….why’s he showing it to me?
I looked at him, beady eyed and he smiled. What does he have in mind?
“Isn’t it cute?” He asked and smiled again.
“I wonder what your family would do to you when they get to watch this amazing video”.
I furrowed my brows in confusion and looked at him. What’s he talking about?
“Let’s cut the long story short, Maxine. I know everything; I know you’ve been warned by your family to st©p dancing and definitely, if they see this, you’re gonna be in trouble and isolation”.
He paused and chuckled.
The video was still pla-ying in his hands.
“S…sir?” I called,confused.
How did he get to know all these? And what does he have in mind?
“Oh! I told you to call me Rex” he gr-unted and cli-cked his ton-gue.
Oh my God! If my family gets to watch their video, I’ll be dead. Even the dance competition coming up, I’m never gonna p@rticipate!
What’s happening???
“Okay; let’s cut the long story short, Maxine”, he cleared his throat and said
“I want us to make a deal.
“If you wouldn’t want me to s£nd the video to your family, you’ve got to do what I want. And…being as kind-hearted as I am, I’ll be giving you two options”.
He paused and looked down at my legs, then back to my face.
The whole time, I was completely speechless.
“First option, have se-x with me and I’ll delete the video.
“Or…second option – you’ll become my personal maid.
“Chose”.
TBC.
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