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Chapter 12 - Gimmicks

Previously, At Ciara's History Class...

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Someone noticed the ruckus.

A very pisxed someone. She wasn't taking Luke's frequent stares in Ciara's direction very well.

Sonia raised her pen in the air to get the teacher's attention. "Miss Jasmine, Ciara and Lana are passing notes in class!", she got off her seat to report.

The attention of the entire class turned to Ciara and Lana.

Lana froze to a popsicle.

Ciara facepalmed.

"Ah... Here we go again."

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Miss Jasmine turned around to the accused on the 4th row by the glass window. She had noticed their ruckus a long time ago but preferred to ignore them. In her opinion, Ciara already had enough drama to deal with. However, Sonia had called her attention to the giggling duo. Now she had to act. She narrowed her eyes at the glossy golden ticket in Lana's fingers.

"Lana, what's that in your hand? Give it here.", she said in a very teacher-like voice. Her palm stretched out as she cat-walked towards the two girls.

"Uhhmm... uhh... Miss Jas, we... we weren't passing notes, we were um... See, it's not a note, it's a... um... It's C- C- Ara's...", Lana's mind desperately searched for a reasonable excuse to get out of trouble. Her hands instinctively hid the priceless ticket underneath her desk.

Miss Jasmine raised a questioning eyebrow at mumbling Lana. Teaching a class of high school seniors (final year students) in her early 30s was a hard enough task for Miss Jasmine especially since she was smallish and looked too young for her age. Her pretty face and attractive shape didn't help either. And worse, these kids liked to play games and wicked pranks. She had learned the hard way to maintain a strict approach. She pointed the muttering Lana with a stern, disapproving gaze that promised painful punishment for disobedience.

Lana's reaction was to look back at her teacher with a pleading pout and huge, teary, puppy-dog eyes the size of two galaxies. Kind of like the tearful emoji.

Miss Jasmine pinched the bridge of her stressed nose with an exhausted sigh. "Just give me the ticket.", she said to an extremely cute Lana.

Lana's cute counterattack did not work.

The class burst into roaring laughter.

Ciara cupped her palm over her quivering lips to prevent a ridiculous snicker. Then she realised her ticket was going to be seized and that immediately quelled her laughter.

Lana handed the ticket to her history teacher with her head bent over in disappointment.

Miss Jasmine inspected the ticket closely, her eyes growing wider per second with surprise. She let out a small cough to compose herself.

"Hmm... interesting... A VIP ticket to the Steam concert autographed by Reo himself. Well, aren't you a lucky girl, Ciara?... Congratulations." she said, returning the ticket with a pretty smile and a wink at Ciara.

"Umm... Thank you, Miss?", Ciara replied, pleasantly surprised. She and Lana had not just escaped punishment; she was even miraculously granted a congratulatory remark! She took back the ticket with a radiant smile that seemed to magnify her beauty.

Miss Jasmine couldn't help but admire Ciara.

'How pretty... I guess I have nothing to worry about with her.', she thought to herself, feeling more relieved than anyone would ever know.

Meanwhile, the class had suddenly burst into some chaotic commotion. Excited classmates exclaimed in every corner of the classroom.

"Wow! A VIP ticket?!!"

"Autographed by Reo!... Reo of Steam!!"

"Wow! Omg!!!"

"So cool!"

"That's amazing!!"

And then the fearsome three-some butt in:

"What?!! No way!! That can't be true! How on earth did she get that?!", Priscilla wondered out loud.

"That's impossible! It must be a fake!", Susan declared with a scornful roll of her eyes.

And then Sonia claimed the topic.

"Yeah, it's definitely fake. She's so crazy about Reo, she actually got a fake ticket! Haha! I mean look at that crazed love letter! Haha! So embarrassing!", she expertly diverted everyone's mind to the trendy scandal.

Suddenly, dissenting voices arose in Ciara's defence.

"A fake? Huh? But it's got Reo's authentic autograph. What fake ticket has Reo's autograph, Sonia? See now, you're just not making any sense.", a male classmate reasoned.

"Yeah, that definitely is his authentic autograph, in his handwriting. I know because I'm a huge fan. I've got an autographed plushie at home. It's so not fake!", the classmate seated behind Lana voiced out. She had got a glimpse of the golden ticket when it was in Lana's hands.

Lana snickered in her seat. "Hmm... How do you fake Reo's authentic signature, Sonia? That ticket is an all-access VIP ticket reserved for family members and close friends of Steam. It was personally handed to her by Reo himself.", she defended her friend with a click of her tongue and a proud smirk.

Another round of commotion swiftly erupted.

"Woah! That means she's met Reo! In person!!"

"That's amazing! So she's actually met Reo?!!"

"What?! That's incredible!"

"Yeah and with that ticket, she's gonna meet him again! Woah!! I would die!!"

"Wow! How lucky!!"

"Dxmn!! What's one love letter? I would write a thousand love letters to meet with Reo!!"

"No wonder she's glowing! I bet I would glow too if I met Reo in person!"

"You're talking about meeting Reo. I would glow if I could just attend that concert! I'm so poor!"

"Hey, that ticket has a backstage pass, right? Can I get an autographed headshot of Domino when you go?"

"Yes, me too! I want one of all the members!!!"

"Yes! Me too!! I'm a huge fan! I have tons of letters in my locker!!"

"I'm a superfan Ciara! I've got pictures of Steam all over my bedroom wall! Please take me with you!!"

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Sonia stood, staring at the commotion with her arms folded. Things were obviously going against her plan.

'What? How did this happen? Now they are admiring her? Shxt! This has gone out of hand. I've got to step in. Fast!', she thought to herself.

"Wait, you guys are actually buying this? Aren't you getting a little carried away? She's obviously lying and flashing a fake. Honestly, sometimes I feel sorry for my sister. The lengths she would go with this unhealthy obsession... Miss Jasmine, I know you are required by the rules to compulsorily confiscate the fake ticket, but please my sister has had a hard time lately...", she said in a pitiful act.

Miss Jasmine immediately caught on to Sonia's gimmicks. She cut Sonia mid-speech.

"I'm not required to do anything so you can relax. Besides, you, Sonia are the one disrupting my class with your petty games. I've been watching you look their way since the beginning of this class and you even started a whole conference of your own over here with Susan and Priscilla. You 3 better stop playing games and pay attention. Your exams start in a few weeks and your grades surely need improvement. Ciara on the other hand is top of the class. You best focus on yourselves. Now please take a seat.", she said, dismissively.

The entire class felt the face slap.

Ooooowwwhh...

Dramatic teenagers chorused before exploding into another wave of laughter.

"Alright, alright. That's enough distraction for one day. Now please, let's proceed...", Miss Jasmine called her excited class to order and resumed the lesson.

Sonia took her seat, her head lowered with embarrassment. She boiled and fumed with hate and anger.

"Think you can embarrass me, Ciara? Well, you just wait! I'd rather die than let you attend that concert.", she muttered through her teeth with clenched fists.

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****** CID Q&A ******

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Surrealish: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to your favourite webnovel show, C! I! D! Q&A!!!

Crowd: Yaaayyy!!! Woooo!!! (Applause)

Surrealish: Well our guest tonight is a hot villainess, and when I say hot, I mean flaming hot with red, hot, chilly fury! Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for Sonia!!!

Crowd: Wooo!!! (Laughter) (Applause) What an introduction!! Haha!!!

(The spotlight hits Sonia and she's actually red hot with clouds of smoke shooting out of her ears)

Surrealish: Wow, Sonia if you're so mad, why exactly did you call in requesting this interview?

Sonia (getting redder by the second): I came to make it clear to the world. No one pixses me off and goes scot-free! I'll teach that silly Ciara not to ever mess with me! Watch and learn, suckers! (Furious Mic drop)

(A now flaming Sonia - who has actually caught on fire bounces out of the studio)

Crowd: Uuuuuuhhh... Aaaaaahhhh...

Surrealish: Oh wow! She has quite a temper, doesn't she? Still, we must give her points for drama. Bursting into flames of fury is no mean feat! Haha!

Crowd: (Laughter) Wooo!!! Applause!!!

3 Male fans at the back: We love you, Sonia!!! Go Sonia!!!

Crowd: Hahaha (Applause)

Surrealish: Haha! Awesome! Ahem... Well I guess our next question on the show is:

WHAT WILL RED HOT SONIA DO NEXT??

I reckon this would be interesting. Stay tuned for more on...?

Crowd: C! I! D! Q&A!!!! Woooo!!!! (Applause)

Surrealish: Yeah! (wink)

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