Chapter 24

Andrea 

Today is the pageant day. They were so excited to see me on stage rampaging. This is why I strive for practice even though it is hard I endured it for them. 

Now, I just saw them so happy again. It's been so long since I last saw them this happy. The smile on their faces doesn't fade.

They were all excited and can't wait to see me on stage. My sacrifices and tired days aren't wasted.

"Are you ready?" Mom asked me. 

I gave her a confident smile before answering. 

"I'm so ready." I answered. 

"Let's go!" Andrei said cheerfully. 

In the van we rode to school. Alexa and the other were already there when we arrived. Everything that I will use for the pageant is also ready. As I expected Shan was my make-up artist. Ladder's sister is the hairstylist. 

She offered to be my hairstylist so I didn't refused. Shan told her about the pageant and she offered me to be my hairstylist. 

Who am I to refuse such great offer? I don't have to waste money just for the hairstylist. 

They greeted me with a smile so I bowed slightly to them. I don't know Ladder's sister yet so I'm showing respect to her through bowing.

I'm not close to her yet. Maybe soon.

"Let's go?" Shan asked me so I nodded in response. 

Al went straight to the men's dressing room while we went to the woman's dressing room. 

Mama and I went to a hair salon yesterday because she said that my hairstylist could easily fix my hair. It's easy to fix my hair even if I don't go to a hair salon. 

Shan puts make-up on my face while Ms. Sandra is styling my hair. Shan tells me what she’s going to put on my face so I know. He said she would put eye liner after she applied eye shadow on me. 

I don't know about make ups because I've never put such things on my face before so I just nod at her.

I don't know what is eyeliner or that eye shadow. Even the other things that she put to me earlier, I has no idea about it.

They just kept doing what they were doing until the end. The make-up that Shan did for me was simple. It is not like others who have thick eye liner and eye shadow. 

I like this simple make-up. 

"I didn't put eyelashes extensions on you anymore because your eyelashes are long." She said with a smile. "Yiee we're done. You're beautiful." She compliments me while clapping. 

I was able to get free make-up amdy hairstyle because of them. It's all thanks to the both of them.

They both smiled at me and complimented me so I smiled at them too. 

"Thank you for the help Shan and Ms. Sandra." I am grateful to them both. 

"It's nothing. It's our pleasure." Shan said. 

"Don't call me Ms. Sandra." Ms. Sandra said. 

"What do you want me to call you?" I asked.

"Ate Sandra." She replied. 

I just nodded in agreement. 

"Just Sandra." I said with a smile. 

I call her Ms. Sandra because like what I've said earlier, we're not close yet. I don't usually call others by their names especially when their someone that my family knows.

I always call them Miss or Mister if they are older than me. But if they're just have the same age with me, I'm just calling them by their names.

The pageant is starting so I line up backstage. Shan and Sandra gave me courage before I lined up so I became even more courageous. 

I'm not nervous here because I don't care if I win or lose. I’ll just do what I have to do and it’s not my fault if I lose. When I see my family happy because of what I do I am happy too. 

When I was young, they wanted me to join this pageant. I don’t agree because I don’t like the modeling and the things that is put on my face. 

They are also doing a lot of stuff on my hair. I don't like it. They even tie my hair into a knot. I hate it when my hair is tied into a knot. 

The pageant had already started and we were one by one. It looks like I’m unlikely to win because they’re all pretty. Well, I don't about winning. Good luck to them, to us. 

Jake 

The pageant has begun. The contestants came out one by one.  Damn! They all have beautiful faces. But temper tantrum is really what I'm waiting for. 

I really want to see how she looks when she wears make-up. She's beautiful when she's not wearing any make ups. Would she be more beautiful when she wears one? You know, others look even worse when they have make-up on. I don't insult others, I don't hit anyone. I'm just telling the truth. 

It's temper tantrum's turn. That's her. She's not smiling at all. There was no emotion on her face as she walked. You can't win with that. But she was too beautiful. 

Her make-up is simple but elegant. She is not like others that wears make up so thick. 

"She's so beautiful." That woman next to me that said. The one on my left spoke. 

See as well as her fellow women say that she's beautiful. People were shouting as she walked especially the men. I think there is a lover for temper tantrum now. 

"She's so pretty." Alexa said. 

They are on my right as well as her friends. They were all amazed by . As i said earlier, her make-up is simple but elegant. Her lips became even more kissable because of the red lipstick on it. She is not thick and just neatly placed. 

The colors of her make-up match what she is wearing. She was wearing a plain black dress. Yet gown turned out to be the style not dress. 

Her hair is in a half-crown braid and curls are left at the bottom. She looked even more beautiful because of that. She stopped in front of the mic and then held it with one of his hands. 

One of her hands was just on her side. He's just that posture tsk tsk tsk. 

"Andrea Smith, fourth year representative of section B. And I believe that beauty might be dangerous but intelligence is Lethal." She bowed slightly after she said that. 

The people started shouting again. They are so loud. 

"Go number 16 !!!" 

"Go Smith !!" 

"You're so beautiful !!" The men shouted. Damn! The noise is so loud. 

My earache. 

The man followed after the girls. I'm wondering what does Crimson look like. The men came out one by one. They are handsome but I am still more handsome of course. 

Someone even made a mistake with them takte LT HAHAHA. They have two weeks of practice but he still made a mistake HAHAHA. 

I'm sorry I'm really crazy and I admit it. It's a pity when you made a mistake infront of me. I will laugh at you and maybe insult you too, HAHAHA. He's still handsome and has a nice body tsk tsk tsk. 

"I'm Alistair Crimson, fourth year, representative of section B. I believe that if you try to be everything to everyone. You'll end up being nothing to no one." The women shouts at him. 

He's even better than temper tantrum because he smiles somehow. He becomes even more handsome when he smiles. 

Andrea 

The noise of the pest spectators. When they shout they think there is no tomorrow. Their noise is very annoying. 

I'm really going to kill that damn jerk later. I can't stand the noise that they are making. It's so loud.

I have changed my clothes already. The contestants wear their sports wear. I've spent a lot of time in changing my clothes. 

Damn this dress that they told me to wear. It's so tight. I want to torn this but I can't because it's not mine. If this dress is mine, I would have torn in into pieces. 

I wore black shorts and a fitted black sando with a black blazer for my sports wear. It should be a black shirt but Sandra changed it so it became a sando.

She said that I'm already wearing a blazer so it would be better if I just wear a sando than a shirt. She's a fashionista so i just follow whatever she says. 

I was also wearing a cap and holding a gun in both of my hands. I don't even know if it's really sports. I'm wearing all black now as well as the boots they put on me are also black. 

They said it was good for me because it suits me well. Sandra has already removed the half-crown braid that she nailed to me earlier. 

She turned my hair back to being straight with a hair iron. If my hair hasn't been damaged here, it's really just that. Earlier it was curled but now it is straight. 

I can't complain because I don't know anything about hairstyles. 

"Okay all done." Sandra said. 

Finally, they already finished. I thought I would be able to sleep here for a while because of the time that they spent just for styling my hair. 

The contestants started walking again. This damn pageant is tiring. I just want to go home and rest. 

We lined up again and we were called one by one by the emcee. The shouting of the people especially man, is the only thing that you can hear in this damn area. Aren't these assholes tired of shouting? It's been a while. They're so annoying.

"Contestant number 16" said the emcee so I started walking again. 

I just walk right and have no art. Do I have to be nitpicky it will just the same so why do I have to bother?. With or without being nitpicky, it's just the same way. 

"Wuhooo !! Go Smith !!" 

"You're beautiful number 16 !!" "Woo Smith !!" 

"You're beautiful!!" 

These are pests again and again. They have been doing this since earlier. They all seem to be shouting at each contestant. Can't they just do it to others and not to me?

I really hate the noise that they are making. Other contestants will love that but me, I hate that.