~KhiraMy fingers tightened slightly around the microphone as I stared at the massive crowd before me. God, there were too many people. Rich people. Important people. Dangerous people pretending to smile politely while secretly judging every single movement I made.The giant hall remained completely silent, waiting for me to speak.Wonderful, no pressure at all.I swallowed softly and forced a smile onto my face.“Good evening everyone,” I began carefully, my voice surprisingly steady despite the war happening inside my chest. “Honestly, I had a very long speech prepared for tonight…”A few people chuckled softly.I smiled faintly. “But after seeing this crowd, my memory suddenly resigned from work.”Laughter spread louder across the hall immediately.Okay, good.At least they were laughing instead of staring at me like hungr
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