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CHAPTER 8
PRE-PAGEANT
Louise
I woke up early to prepare breakfast for my family because it will be the last day of practice. We have to be early and it will last for the whole day. After class I and Miss Angel have to shop for clothes needed in the pageant. Even though it's tiring I still enjoy what I'm doing which I don't really expected. Everybody said that every woman dreams to be a beauty queen someday. They joined every local pageants as a stepping stone to join for the international pageants. I never imagine nor dream to be a beauty queen coz I think I'm not qualified for that.
That's why I want to explore to try to do the things that I didn't do before like traveling and extreme sports. For now, I'm on the point in life that I want to explore for the new experience. We have to learned new things for a better experience and be a better version of yourself. It also helps us to knew if we are good at those things.
After I prepared the breakfast of my family, I prepare myself to go the university. Fifteen minutes have been passed and I'm ready to go so I went to our driver to drove me to the university. "Tay, could you drove me to the university? Is it okay with you?" I asked him and smile shyly. "Why are you so early today?" he asked with a shock expression. "We have a practice early in the university. I'm sorry, did I disturb you? I can just ride on a taxi" I said. "You don't have to apologized, I'm just shock coz you will left early today. And, you didn't disturb me coz it's my job to do it" he said with a smile.
While we're on our way to the university I tell him that I'll come late later so he doesn't need to fetch me. When we arrived on the gate, I thanked him and went inside into the university in hurry. I walk fast so I bumped into someone, I lifted my gaze to look who I bumped into and I saw Kristoffe help me picking up my things. "I'm sorry! I'm just in hurry" I said and bow my head. He doesn't answer so I look up to him and I saw he look on his wrist watch then look at me again. "You don't have to be hurry we still have fifteen minutes before the practice starts" he said emotionless. "I'm just not used to be late" I said shyly because I always bumped into him. "Don't worry we still have fifteen minutes to get there. It's better to be late than never. Let's go" he said and carry my things.
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It's 2 o'clock in the afternoon and were practicing for the last time because the day after tomorrow will be the time that the pageant will perform. Tomorrow is our rest day or for them it is what they called 'beauty rest' for the contestants. I'm not aiming for winning the title and I'm doing this just for experience joining the pageant. Our instructor said that we should have to smile while walking yet they can't force Kristoffe to smile. While his partner does it perfectly like she's doing it for a long time in a beauty contest coz the way she moves it looks like she's used to it.
I think she will win the title and she deserve it though. She's a popular and many men admire her in the university because of her pretty face yet she had a bad personality. The other students are excited to know who will win the title, so the contestants are, except for me. I'm used to joining the competition that's why I'm not excited nor nervous.
Were candidate no.9 out of 80 candidates so I'm not expecting to win. We are done practicing our talent for the talent portion because every time we are not busy we'll practice our performance. The instructor taught us walk wearing the high heels since the other day so I'm used to it yet in my first try I lost my balance. Our instructor made us walk with a books in our head while wearing high heels. I feel like I join the international beauty contest coz the practice is so hard yet worth it.
Now, I know why my sister loves joining pageant coz when you are doing the things with passion you will feel the fulfillment. When you're doing the things with love the outcome will be better. That's why I don't understand those people doing the things without passion on it. After our general practice we went to the mall to shop.
Were done shopping at 10 pm onwards so I ride the taxi to went home coz I don't want to disturbed tay and it's already late. Before Miss Angel left, she reminds me to go on her home tomorrow to do my makeover. Miss Angel volunteered to bring the clothes to her home and in the pageant so it won't be hassle to us, which I and Michael agreed.
I went to Miss Angel's house to bond for the whole day then after that she do my makeover. She taught me to do my own make up and how to dress fashionably. I'm happy because I gain another friend and a sister. I even don't know how is feeling of having a sister, even though I have one. We never get along coz she always saw me as a threat and a contender.
She never made me feel as part of her life coz for her I'm just a trash. It's so hard because I thought having a sibling is like having your half. I mean you will have someone when you needed one and a best friend. Yet, I'm wrong it happen only to those people who love dearly their siblings. I hope she change coz I want to feel how is it to have a sister.
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