The white mask concealed his face, his eyes full of deep emotion, with a shadow of sorrow, such a complex feeling manifested in his eyes with flickering light and shadow, as if they had an intangible influence, causing some girls in the audience to tear up involuntarily.
Perhaps they thought of their first love, or of that unrequited crush that never ended, or maybe, they were simply saddened by the boy in front of them.
Why is loving someone so humbling?
Even love has to be kept a secret.
As the song ended, thunderous applause resonated in the hall. The girl at the piano daintily tugged at her hem, her voice crisp, "You've sung the song I played, by tradition, you can ask me to do something."
The girl in white bit her lip, mustering tremendous courage, "You can ask me to do anything..."
The crowd immediately burst out in jeering, and someone started a chant:
"Be together! Be together!"
Those three words ignited the atmosphere, everyone chanting "Be together!"
