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When noon struck, the campus was already crowded. Most of the visitors are boys, those who are eager to look at the infamous beauties of the prestigious school for rich girls. All the departments are busy that no one has the time to care about others' dilemmas. And one of those is Yuri, who was torn between doing the right thing or keeping up with her friends or staying away from them.
They were inside the broadcasting room with the permission of their seniors. That senior was the older sister of one of her friends. "Wow, it sure nice to have an older sister in the broadcasting department. That is why you listen to Kpop almost every lunch!" The other girl exclaimed, jealous.
A certain girl just smiled, but there was a hint of arrogance. It sure is nice to have leverage among the girls. "Come on, let's not waste time. We need to swap that bitch's demo quick.." She. said, there was no ounce of mercy rather disdain was clear in her voice.
Yuri sure knows why her friends were against Hayley. She, too, was irritated, but never to the point where she wanted to sabotage the girl.
"Hey Yuri, what's wrong with you?"
Yuri was reluctant to speak for a bit. "Do we have to do this to her? I mean, I get it. She challenged our school council president in front of our class, but don't you think this is going too far?"
The girls beside her burst out laughing. "Girl, are you that weak-hearted, even to your enemy? Remember, being kind to your enemy is the same as torturing yourself. I can't stand that bitch. Just because of her looks, she thought she has the nerve to act all high and mighty? And even dare challenged the queen? Miss president has been reigning on this campus for almost three years. Who does that bitch think she is?"
Hearing those words come out of her friend's mouth, vicious, merciless, and not forgiving words, makes her sick. She's friends with them?
The other girl, with a high ponytail and red lips, embraced her from the back, acting coquettishly. "Yuri, my girl, are you worried that we will be caught and get punished? Don't worry, no one will know, and besides, Michelle's sister is a senior and friends with the school council president." She assured her.
Yuri stayed silent throughout the process, and when they made their way out of the broadcast room, they saw Angel across the hallway. The girls just walked past her as if nothing happened, but Yuri looked like she's done something wrong. Yuri felt so guilty. She was never the type to sabotage others even if she doesn't like the person, but she doesn't know what to do or whom to tell the thing she knew.
On the other side…
Angel saw the four girls leave the broadcasting room, one of the girls she knew, the bubbly girl, Yuri Rivera, was one of them. She knew those girls. Those are the exact girls she saw bully the school nerd in the underground parking lot last week. Seeing the cute, innocent girl like Yuri with them makes her sad. She was having those thoughts when Yuri makes eye contact with her. They just looked at each other, each had something to say but can't. Then one of the girls beside Yuri pulled her close and linked their arms just like they were best friends in the world. They passed by and left Angel there, still staring at Yuri.
Angel can't help but remember what her mother told her before, "a stone, no matter how colorful or shiny it is, can’t be called a precious stone, same as not all shiny things are diamonds. A friend, no matter how close he can be, cannot be called a friend. That is who everyone should be aware of; keep your friends close, but keep your enemy closer.
She was hard thinking at that moment when a hand gently patted her shoulder. "What are you thinking about that makes you all riled up like this? Is it a boy?"
Angel was startled, but before she can even say a thing, she was pulled inside the broadcasting room by Raeven.
"This is the best thing that could happen today. I can now play whatever song I want for the day." Excitement is clear in Raeven's voice.
"Are you the designated announcer of the day?"
"Yes," she answered, her eyes wide with enthusiasm, like a little girl who gets to sweets. She told Angel before that she planned to take Mass Communication in college. She wanted to be a news anchor. Right now would be a warm-up. She also said that she was thinking of joining the school publisher's club and writing some articles for the school.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Raeven asked for the second time. She was getting busy setting up the equipment for the school event that will happen in the next hour.
"I just saw Yuri a while ago..."
"Oh? That cute, cheeky girl in class?" Raeven said with a smile on her plump pink lips.
"They have been here a while ago. What do you think they did here?"
Raeven squinted her beautiful eyes and had something flash in her eyes. "Oh, my... someone's been naughty..." she said in her sing-song voice.
Angel shakes her head. "I don't think Yuri will do something like that…." She said, looking serious. "Not like 'that'."
They stayed silent for a moment. The girl who was sitting and busying herself with the controls raised her eyebrow. If not 'that' then...
Raeven looked at her solemnly. She knows what Angel was thinking about. Angel was not the person who sides with just anybody. And just by looking at the ever-sweet-looking girl named Yuri, she was not the mean girl.
"She looked at me, feeling guilty for doing something…." Angel said.
Raeven goes through the contestants' demos, then remembered that Yuri doesn't like Hayley. She plucked Hayley's demo through the pile and played it….
Angel was startled. The song was disturbing.
Raeven smirked. Hayley was bitchy, but not to the point she'll exhibit obscene songs like this. It looks like those naughty girls were trying to embarrass her in front of the crowd. Nice move….
Raeven was disgusted by those girls Yuri associated herself with. She tried to look for other demo tapes and counted all of them, but something was missing. Must be Hayley’s. “I’m sure they’ve taken the thing away. They’re playing dirty. What a shame.” Raeven said, frowning.
"Hayley would sing with her guitar, right?"
They tried to look hard for the real demo however, there was none. The contest will start in 30 mins.
They called Hayley. She didn't seem perturbed. Instead, she just yawned and said she will do something on her end….
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