ALEERA VERNIZE
"Namika!"
I held the two sides of my gown and ran to Namika. Finally, I was able to do it, and fortunately, I wasn't wearing high-heeled sandals. I tightly hugged her and didn't let go of her for how many minutes. I knew this was so unprofessional but I was badly missing this woman, and so I could not stop myself from running to her. I even heard Pepper stop me because she was worried about the gown, but I didn't listen to her.
"I missed you, Namika!" I told her.
"I missed you too, my dear Aleera," Namika mouthed. "But why don't you go back first to the stage? This is kinda embarrassing, huh? They might think I didn't teach you of professionalism."
"You didn't really teach me that," I giggled. "Kidding aside. I just missed you."
Namika didn't utter any word but I knew
