Beautiful music was playing in the orchestra pit of the hotel lounge.
Drunk on the atmosphere, Averie danced with Ellie.
Plastered on his face was a genuine smile.
Notification alerts went off here and there across the venue. But Averie did not stop even as Ellie wondered what was going on.
He kept moving intuitively to the rhythm.
Word spread. Ladies talked. Men nodded. Whispers turned into stares.
And in the middle of it—the attention of all—were Averie, Ellie, and the two disgraceful actors whose video was spreading rapidly like bird flu.
But still, Averie's passionate dance could not be halted.
He was enjoying himself in the midst of all the chaos. This was his platform, his stage. He loved every second of it.
"Hey, hey!"
A young voice boomed through the room.
Jiwon Kim, the larger of the two actors, came stomping towards Averie.
But without a care in the world, Averie continued his dance.
Like a top, he spun Ellie to the exciting rhythm.
"You fucking—"