26. It's Not Him, Troya
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Although Mayang did not say anything, she listened to what Liam asked. Troya replied with a bitter smile.
"Why don't you tell us?" Liam continued again. Mayang nodded slowly in approval.
Troya took a deep breath, “Sorry…, those memories are so painful, Li, May! I meant to forget it. So, I didn't tell it because I never thought that I would meet him."
Liam and Mayang fell silent, nor could they blame Troya for that. Whoever it was, there would not be anyone who wanted to keep bad memories in their life. The music changed, suddenly Liam got an idea. He immediately got up from the chair, and deliberately raised his voice.
"Sorry, Miss Mayang, want to dance with me?" asked Liam to bend a little beside the girl's chair, stretching out his right hand.
Mayang looked confused. She meant to say that she wasn't very good at dancing at all. But then she saw Liam's wink, that very second she immediately understood and welcomed the boy's hand.
"Of course, Mr. Liam," smiled Mayang.
Then the two of them walked together to the center of the dance floor. In fact, it wasn't just Mayang who was worried that they couldn't keep up with the dance movements in this kingdom, which were similar to waltzes in general. Liam could't dance at all. They both stand rooted to the centre of the dance floor. There was a nobleman who was kind and taught them all the dance moves.
And their plan worked. Seeing that Liam and Mayang had already descended to the centre of the dance floor, as a handsome and healthy young man, the knight rose from his seat.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty and Queen," Sir Kay smiled politely.
King Kristopher and Queen Anna just nodded and raised their glasses. Sir Kay walked around the table to Troya's position. Arriving beside the chair Troya was sitting on, he bowed politely, stretching out his right hand.
"If you don't mind, how about we dance too, Miss Traumerei?" asked Sir Kay.
Troya was briefly stunned, but she wasn't the type to be timid or hesitant. Without thinking twice, she welcomed the request. Troya, Liam and Mayang worn proper clothes at this party. So they were no different from other people.
Mayang was used to dressing up when there were photo shoots, so she wouldn't feel bothered when she had to wear tight clothes with layers of fluffy skirts. While Liam as a boy, so he didn't need to dress up, just changed into a green tunic with gold threads, looked so luxurious. But Troya, who was originally a tomboy and never dressed up, when she was put on make-up, her face had changed a little, of course, became more beautiful and cuter, with a thin powder and bright red lipstick. She looked more graceful and mature. Her dark hair, long and thick, was left hanging behind her back, and a blue bandanna emblazoned on her head.
"Before we dance, there's a secret I have to tell you first," whispered Troya as Sir Kay began to slide his right hand around Troya's waist.
Of course this made her panic a little. It was possible for her to hang out with many boys, but there had never been a certain boy who was this intimate with her, even with Kai.
"Yes?" Sir Kay smiled as his left hand grabbed Troya's right fingers and squeezed it. Then he lifted it up, like in a waltz.
"I've never danced at all, I've only seen it on television, so maybe I'll step on your toes!" said Troya quickly, with her chest rumbled because of the touch.
Sir Kay was silent for a while, but then he laughed crisply, “Yes, OK, we can handle it. Just follow my cue!” He smiled gently, looking straight into Troya's eyes.
Gaze so softly by the knight, made Troya's heart beat fast. Troya looked away quickly, trying to hide the blush that appeared on her cheeks, but failed. Sir Kay was pleased to see the awkward attitude shown by the girl who was dancing with him.
“Hey, beautiful Miss Traumerei, shall we start now? Look me in the eye and listen to all my hints. Okay?" said the knight again.
Inevitably, Troya looked back at Sir Kay's face. But this time, her heart was more prepared. After all, this was what she had dreamed and hoped for for the past two years, meeting Kai again. Indeed, the man before him right now wasn't Kai. But at least, Lord ..., let me comfort myself at this time. Let me close the holes that once appeared, weave back the plans of the future that were once destroyed. Only for now. Just for tonight.
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The party took place with great fanfare, and only finished when it was very late at night. Troya and Mayang were in the same bedroom. Meanwhile, Liam got his own room, as well as Sir Kay. Even though they had separate rooms and different floors, because the floor for the girls was different from the floor for the boys, Liam and Sir Kay still escorted them both until the front door of the girls' room.
During their walking down the corridor, they talked, made jokes, and had fun. And finally, they arrived at the room. Mayang and Liam said goodbye to each other without any problem, because they were both too close to each other so that there was no such thing as shyness or any other strange attitude with flushed cheeks. But not Troya and the knight. Sir Kay was seen grasping Troya's fingers for a while, but then releasing them reluctantly.
"Beautiful night," said him.
"Yes, I agree with you," Troya smiled timidly, tucking her hair behind her ear.
Liam and Mayang who saw it immediately smiled, feeling amused. Attitudes like that were only done by girls who were flirting with their crush.
"So, just until here," continued this handsome young man.
"Yes, I agree with you," commented Troya really uncreative.
Liam and Mayang rolled their eyes. Geez, like there were no other expressions or answers. It was not the Troya they had known all along.
"Sweet dreams," said the knight again.
"Thanks, you, too ... knight ... sleep tight and sweet dream."
This time Liam and Mayang breathed a sigh of relief because Troya had answered in different sentences. After that, Sir Kay and Liam left the two of them, walked down the stairs, down to the floor below, to their respective rooms.
Now, it's time for them to rest. Because tomorrow they would never know what happened next.[]
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