5

After I got discharged and went home, I immediately picked the 4 up and went to the mall. "What's the news?" I asked them while I'm driving. "We already designed everything with the booths and stalls. We checked everything earlier and everything is ready for tomorrow" Wendy answered. Tomorrow's the pre-pageant.

"What about the dumb girl?" I asked. "Fine. We made sure that they're practicing and we're watching them" Joy answered. I parked my car and we went inside the mall, to my mom's clothing line. "Where are the clothes?" I asked the staff and she guided me to the stock room, where there were 2 racks full of new clothes. "Bring these by 3pm" I said.

"But ma'am, your mom said to do it by 1" The staff said which made me roll my eyes. Mom already knew that the pageant starts at 1! I excused myself and I noticed my friends, looking for clothes to buy. I went outside the shop and called mom.

"Mom! you know that the pageant starts at 1 right? I need to be there!" I said.

[ Why do you need to be there? ] she asked which made me roll my eyes.

"Because I'm the school's president? Duh!"

[ You're not the one who'll compete so just do what I say okay? love you ]

"Argh! Fine!" I gave up and ended the call

I went inside the shop and saw my friends, paying at the counter. "Fine. just text me the address" I said to the staff. She nodded and we left.

We're all walking silently because we are not that talkative until Alisha talked. "Guys, I'll go now" She suddenly said and walked out. We watched her walk away and she went to a boy. I shook my head. "HAHAHAHAHAHA as expected from the playgirl" Marie commented

"Is everything okay?" I asked my classmate who is currently putting makeup on Celine. Today's the pre-pageant and everything seems okay. The 4 girls are here so I can leave them here to keep everything under their control. "Okay. I'll go now" I said and went outside our room.

"Alijah, I'll go now. I'll come back here immediately after my photoshoot just make sure she'll do well okay?" I said to them. "Of course! I'll make sure she does well and win. Being exempted is the best!" Alisha answered.

"Last shot" The director said so I posted again, and I heard the camera shot.

"And cut! good job everyone!" the director said so I bowed to them before going back to my waiting room. "Ms. your mom said, you should take home the clothes because there's another shoot on Friday" the staff said.

"What? I thought everything was okay and we already shoot everything?" I asked, irritated. "We have 2 racks full of clothes and all we've done today was the first rack" she explained which made me roll my eyes. "Fine. Text me the details" I said and grabbed all the clothes, went to my car, and drove back to the school.

"How is it?" I asked Alijah as I saw them. "She...." Alijah was supposed to answer but Marie cut her. "She won! HAHAHAHAHAHA we won! in all fairness with that dumb girl, there's something she can do well" Marie said.

Good. good thing she made it. Because if not, I don't know what I can do to her because I prepared everything for her so it's good that she did not fail.

Its been 2 days and I became busy, preparing for the main event tomorrow. I don't even have time to eat because everything is stressing me out.

"Tiffany.. we have something to tell you" Wendy said as they slowly approach me. They look like they're scared too. "What?" I asked and stopped typing on my laptop and looked at them. "Uhm.. you say it" Wendy said to Alisha. "I'm scared. You do it" Alisha said to Marie. "What is it?!" I asked, irritated

"It's been days and Celine's not showing up to any of our practices" Alijah said as if it were nothing. I stood up, mad. "Where is she?" I asked and they look more scared now, knowing what's my reaction. "We... don't know" Wendy answered so I immediately went to the cafeteria, hoping she was there.

The pageant's tomorrow and she can't do this! Our grades depend on her! We already did everything and helped her so she can't do this! I looked around the cafeteria but didn't see her.

"How about Tristan?" I asked them. "We don't know. we also did not see him today" Marie answered. "What?! he's not here?! Is he forgetting his responsibilities here as the school's vice president?! What does he want? He wants me to do all of the preparation just by myself?! He's so irresponsible!"

I saw Kristan with Sian on a table so I went there. He looked at me shocked when he noticed my face. "What's the problem?" he asked. "Where's your brother?" I asked. "Tristan?" He asked so I rolled my eyes. "Of course! duh! do you even have another brother?" Marie said. "Tristan's home. He's sick. he did not tell you?" He asked, confused. " How about Celine?" I asked and he looked even more confused.

"I don't know!" he answered, frustrated. I rolled my eyes and walked out, came back to SC room and grab my bag then I went to the parking. I'll go to Tristan's house not because I want to visit him but to check if Celine is there. I have this feeling that she's there. I don't even feel any pity that he's sick. I'm too tired right now that I don't care about others. I can't even take care of myself, why should I care for them too?

I parked inside their house and the guard let me in because he knows me.

"Is Tristan inside?" I asked and he nodded so I went inside. I opened their door and sighed at what I saw. Celine and Tristan, cuddling while watching TV. "What do you think you're doing?" I asked, trying to calm myself. I don't want to explode here because this isn't my house and if Tristan's parents find out, they'll be turned off to me! I can't let that happen!

"What did I hear about you, not attending practice?" I asked Celine and she just shrugged. "And you Tristan, you have your phone, and can't you even text, chat or call that you can't attend? I was expecting you so you can help me" I said and even pointed his phone beside him. I walked towards them, making eye contact.

"If you don't go to our contest, you're dead"