Chapter 6 the flower festival

I woke the next morning to the phone ringing. Slowly I picked up the phone and said," What!?"

"So Karen I see you woke up on the wrong side of the bed," Kai growled in reply.

"Kai what do you what now," I hissed. Sitting up in hopes Jack hadn't told him anything.

"Remember yesterday you were supposed to be at the restaurant with me, you weren't there tell me where were you!" he demanded.

"At the beach dancing!"

"Fine I'll let you off the hook this time, cause that's what Jack said."

I paused and thought about how Jack was yesterday. Did he know how I felt about it?

Then what Kai said next caught my attention. "Karen I'm not going to be able to go to the flower festival today. I forbid you to dance with anyone though. If I find out you did I will kill you!" At that he hung up.

Later I found myself being one of the people to be chosen. Ann got Cliff of course, Maria got Harris, Poperi was the flower girl all that was left at the moment was me and Elli. Though I wanted to dance with someone the threat from Kai was ringing in my head. Finally the Baker came and chose Elli. The dance was to begin very soon so I started towards the fountain. When I sat down I found Jack sitting right next to me.

"Oh, hi Karen."

I did look at him.

"Where is Kai?"

I looked at him. "He's not coming."

Jack looked me in the eye. "Then would you care to dance with me?"

My mind kept telling me don't do it, tell him not in a million years. But my heart was telling me something so much better than my mind.

"UH.. Sure."

He smiled and grabbed my hand I was pulled out to the dance floor. I flinched wishing my big mouth had never opened. We danced that day with everything we had but not enough to attract attention. The sunset came quickly across the mountain horizon that day. The dance stopped and I felt happier than ever but never felt to show it.

Jack bowed and smiled then turned away to the exit when everyone had left. Before he got to the steps I ran over and grabbed his hand.

"Thanks for dancing with me," I said. "Um would you like to start dancing on the beach with me?" I put my head down blushing.

"Sure that would be fun. Especially getting to dance with the best dancer in town."

I looked up and smiled. He smiled back and turned around. Again I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards me.

"Hey uh... how ... how did you know I didn't want you to tell Kai about anything?"

He smiled at me and stuck his hands in his pockets. "In the city people are hard to read through body language I learn how to read it perfectly just before I left. You may seem rough around the edges but that means that you've had a rough time in life and haven't let how you feel out. When your uncomfortable it shows transparently to me." He then blushed and pointed to the stairway.

"You want me to walk you home?" He asked calmly. I just shook my head and walked to the stairway.

"Jack I guess I'll see you tomorrow at sunset. So Kai doesn't know about us dancing."

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