I can’t believe it! She was standing right here in front of me with that smile that I hated so much. Justine was a former high school classmate. But she also was kind of my worst enemy! We used to be friends at the beginning, when I wasn’t aware of the devil person she really was. That was around two years ago, when she was hiding her dark personality behind fake smiles and a pretty face. She’s also the one who’s dating him. Louis aka my school crush. We used to attend Italian class together and I really thought I had a chance to date him. I declared my feelings but he didn’t feel the same. But he dated her few days after. It was annoying to see them sucking each other faces off in the corridor! I gladly turned my look away from them. And hearing their sexual performances right before an exam wasn’t good either! But finally, I forget him and I was able to move on. It might be more than just a crush though…

And here they were, both standing in front of me. How dare they coming here?! It’s not like they couldn’t have known that I was a contestant! I still was friend with him on Facebook, and I had posted some pictures already! No excuse! I’m sure they did it on purpose! They wanted to throw their love at my face! Erkk! If they kiss in front of me, I swear I’m gonna throw up!
Don’t think that I’m jealous! But she really did hurt me by saying mean things in my back to my so-called friends and him that I can’t like seeing her here. About the friends we’ll talk about it another time, shall we?

But there’s one thing that she didn’t realize: this stage is my territory. I feel confident while I’m here and I won’t let her win this time!

I took a deep breath to relax, standing ready for the battle. The final one that I was decided to win! But I would do it in a subtle way though… she’s ready to speak. Let’s start this mortal fight!
- Louis’s mother works here and we thought that we could come and say hi to you as you’re a contestant! (she greeted that lie with a fake smile. Pathetic.)
- Well… you saw me, here’s the stage. Good bye! Hope see you never again!

With those words, I turned around. I’ve got to say that I was a bit disappointed; I hoped a better fight. But I couldn’t stand seeing her here, and it was stronger than my wish to put her down.. Maybe I could do it another time. I get back on stage, ready to go back to rehearsals when I heard what I wanted.
- Maybe you could make us sightsee. As you know the place and that way we could talk about old times! What do you think about it Chachou?
They couldn’t see me, but if they could have, they would have seen a huuuuge smile across my face. Chachou? Did she really dare giving that old nickname that only really close friends of mine could use? Obviously she did. Oh it’s gonna be funny! I turned around to face them and go back to my former spot in front of them. The first round was about to start!

- I’m not gonna show you around while we speak about high school. We won’t speak about the fact that you’ve been a terrible bitch to me and to everybody actually. You didn’t hesitate to dump your best friend for 7 years because you found other friends that admired you more than she already did. You thought you had friends but you frightened everybody. I really don’t know why because even if you threatened them, you did nothing more than just shouting at them that you will hurt them some day! You’re nothing more than a Chihuahua Justine. An annoying and hateful Chihuahua. Being honest, I was jealous of you, because Louis chose you over me. But actually, when I’ve learnt that he flirted with Italian girls while you two were already dating, I had pity for you. And there’s nothing but that in my heart for the both of you: pity. I’m sorry that you two are in a relationship that makes none of you happy, that you think he’s your pet, and that you, Louis, are not the man in the couple. She’s definitely the one having balls! Beside that, I’ve got a lot to do, and I hope that you will end up your lives together so that you will avoid trouble to 2 other people. Have a good day!

Fortunately, Mika called me at this very time! Lucky me! I let them speechless, while I ran to my coach’s loge. He needed to speak to me. This monolog definitely helped me about the stress! My motivation was back, stronger than never! I was ready to fight for tonight and I was looking forward to performing for the last show. I didn’t look back to them, but I know that they were still standing blankly where I left them. I was happy that I finally got the strength to speak. At school, I was more discreet, and I thought that I was manipulating everybody and that I was stronger. But that was definitely not the case! She used to be my biggest fear, and I hoped that someday, I would be able to speak up for me, and stand firm in front of her. And this day was today. Such a good day so far! What’s coming next?

I knocked 9 times at the door as usual (since I’ve watched an episode of History of Everything) and entered. Mika was at the phone with someone and was frowning. This is really bad sign since he never frowns except when there is something important and seriously. Oh that sucks. My excitement fell down immediately as I prepared myself for the worst news: somebody’s death, a meteorite is reaching the Earth and we’ll all die really soon. But I clearly wasn’t prepared for THAT news:
- You’ve got to change the second song you gonna sing. The producers disagree with the choice. They think it’s not good for your image.
- But… what ? This isn’t fair! The show is tonight! Who are they to think that they can change a song at last minute? They’re not God as far as I know! I don’t want to change the song! It has an important meaning for me! They can’t force me! You know this is important! Mika!
- I know that Char, but you’ve got to! You don’t have the choice!

I made a pause, thinking about it. Then I slowly asked:
- What if I refuse?
- You got expelled.
Oh god.

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