When the police caught the circus boss, he was confused."I thought you were the one who disliked her the most."She took your boyfriend and even said mean things about you online."And her messy way of living—how could you stand it?"I could not stand it, but I did not care that Carl chose her over me.I did not answer him. Nothing he said made it okay for him to do what he did.When they found Sadie, it was a really sad sight.Her skin was hurt, and she was wearing something that made her look like a bear.Her hair was all gone, and she seemed really confused.The foul stench attracted flies, which quickly swarmed and even laid eggs in the rotting flesh.She was still not wearing any underwear, drooling as she performed for us."Don't hit me, don't hit me," she kept saying.The doctor with us said that she was so hurt that she might have to stay in the hospital for a very long time.When I found out Sadie had been tricked and ended up disabled, Carl came to me with a sne
The crowd let out a collective sigh."We thought Hank was out of breath from a love confession.""But this offer's even better, considering Hank's connections to the big leagues.""Isn't a career more important than a fling?"I nodded, intrigued."I'm interested."A smile played on Hank's lips.Amidst the playful stares, Carl dropped out of the contest.I took first place.As I stepped down with the trophy, Carl was waiting."Can we talk?" he asked.I gave him an icy look."We have nothing to discuss. You and I are nothing."Carl began, but his words trailed off."No! You were my girlfriend, and it was just a big mix-up that made me lose you. I never meant to hurt you. You're the one I really love!"Sadie shook as she ran over."Carl, what are you saying? Was everything we did together just a lie?"Carl was so mad at her that he just blurted out, "It's all your fault, stirring up trouble between me and Summer. I only took your side because you said she was being mean t
Through her tears, she told me she had been dragged into the men's room and beaten up.If not for the bruises covering her, I might not have believed her.Who could even carry her away?"Summer, my makeup is ruined, and it's going to mess up my performance."I thought she would drop out of the contest, but she surprised me by saying, "Let me borrow your makeup. I'm going to wow everyone."I tried to convince her to rest, but Sadie snapped at me, "Are you just worried I'll outshine you? And we're supposed to be roommates!"She grabbed my bag and took my makeup without waiting for an answer.She dabbed my powder over her scars, and she winced from the sting.Sadie just had to know if she looked okay.Blinking back the pain in my eyes, I told her. "You look great. Who knows, you might even start a new makeup trend with this 'Scarred Beauty' look?"That made Sadie happy.Then the host announced Sadie's name."Here comes the beauty from Aria Academy of Music, the girlfriend of C
I was so disgusted that I threw up everything I had eaten the night before.I was still shaken by Sadie's antics as I waited for Mabel in the classroom.Mabel saw how pale I was and thought I was just nervous. She tried to reassure me."Don't worry, you're going to do great. Just be yourself and you'll get a top spot."I nodded, took a deep breath, and tried to relax.The big college music festival had a scoring system, and the judges were the best musicians from all the schools.Hank, the crowd's favorite, was there too.His voice rang out clear and nice, calling out the names of us who were competing.When he called out Sadie's name, everyone looked around with curiosity, and the students from Future Tech University got super excited.People from other schools were wondering what the fuss was about.They boasted with pride."That's our senior Carl's girlfriend. Rumor has it she's drop-dead gorgeous with a voice like an angel!"The thought of a beautiful girl had everyone
I had to work harder and practice more for this music festival.I kicked off my practice with a sweet, gentle song.A student walking by whipped out their phone and started recording me.I frowned, feeling annoyed, and said. "Hey, could you not record me? It's for my privacy."He apologized right away and took off.I let it go and got back to my practice.The song I was itching to sing was a folk song.Back in the dorm that night, I was all set to shower and hit the hay.Dealing with Sadie was like opening a can of worms.She always wanted me to fetch stuff for her.I was not her errand-runner.There she was, chatting with Carl on the phone, her voice all gooey."Sadie, my buddy saw you singing in the freshman class today."He knew it was you in a heartbeat because your voice was as sweet as I said. It's really lovely."He said you're super pretty! I totally called it."Are you getting that song ready for the music fest?"Sadie was confused at first, since she had not b
Finally, the voice on the other end warned me not to sign up for the music festival, or else they would make me regret it.I hung up quickly and saw that my phone had blocked a bunch of spam calls.Soon after, my phone would not stop buzzing with call after call.I had to shut it down.I had no clue how my number got out.Thinking of Carl made me think of Sadie.I stormed out of the bathroom and confronted her during her live stream."Why did you give out my number?"You know your boyfriend doesn't like me, yet you still help him pick on me online!"Sadie looked away, feeling guilty.When I interrupted her stream, she got mad and pushed my hand."Why'd you turn off my stream? I'm about to go live with my big fan at ten!"Getting picked on online isn't a big deal."She slapped my hand so hard it turned red, but I just stared at her."If your boyfriend keeps trying to stop me from going to the music festival, if he keeps getting people to pick on me online and mess with my