A German proverb goes:
"Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude, denn sie kommt vom Herzen."
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"The most beautiful joy is the joy of seeing bad things happen (to one who deserves it). This joy is heartfelt."
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At Ciara's Bedroom Up in the Penthouse...
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"You left her there?!", Lana asked Ciara with a gasp as wide as her eyes.
"Yes.", Ciara whispered. Her head dropped low with a silly smile.
"Hanging on the toilet door with shxt all over?!!", Lana's eyes grew even larger with surprise.
Ciara pursed her lips to hold in the coming snicker.
"Yes -ss.", she answered, pinching her quivering upper lip to suppress laughter.
"Whaaaaaahahahaat?!", Lana's amusement rang in falsetto, breaking into a light chuckle at the end.
Ciara's quivering lips followed right after, breaking into an uncontrollable snicker.
"Mm- Pfffffftttt!!!... Hahahhahahaha!!!"
"Hahahhahahhahahahha!!!!"
The girls collapsed to the bedroom floor with hysterical laughter.
"Waa-Hahaha! Omg! So good! Hahaha!... You're so dead, Ara! Hahaha!"
"Hahaha! I know! Haha! But I'm so happy!!!", Ciara answered, crying high-pitched tears of joy.
They burst into another wave of hysterical laughter, rolling on the floor and occasionally slapping the centre rug with excitement.
Snow excitedly joined the girls, jumping and barking and rolling with them, and wagging his fluffy tail in delight. He seemed to really appreciate the story.
Ciara wiped a tear, giggling as she continued to tell the tale.
"Haha! Omg! Hihi!... S-she was screaming and spitting chunks of shxt from the cocktail! Hahaha! Then she gagged and threw up on herself! On top of the hh- horrid mess -ssshhihihi! Hahaha!!"
"Omg! Hahaha! Nooo! Hahahahaha!!!", Lana collapsed back on the rug, dying.
Ciara clutched her giggling tummy.
"Haha!! It was so disgusting Lana! Omg!!! Hahaha!! You should have seen it! Haha!! Priscilla and Susan on the ground were rotating and pushing against each other, struggling to get away from the mess!! Haha!!! I felt so sorry for them, I even helped pull them away!! Hahaha!!!", she laughed.
"Omg!!! You helped?! Haha! Haaaaaaa-!!", Lana's head shot backwards with a long, breathless, soundless laugh. The kind that comes straight from the lungs.
Ciara quaked, struggling to continue the story through a fresh torrent of laughter.
"Haha! I had to!! Hahaha!!! Gosh! It was so bad Lana! I almost threw up, myself! Hahahahaha!... I was like, 'Don't EVER mess with me again!' and then bounced out of there like a mafia boss, but God knows I gagged on my way out!... Hahaha!... Omg! Dad and Celine are soo gonna kill me! Hihihihahaha!!!", she cried, slapping the centre rug again.
"Hihihihaha! I'd love to see Celine's face when she sees Sonia! Hahaha!!!", Lana added, wiping tears of joy.
"Haha!!! Good one, Lana! Haha! That germophobe won't even let Sonia anywhere near the house like that! She'll probably dump a tank of cold water on her from the balcony on the 3rd floor!!! Hahaha!!", Ciara choked on laughter.
Lana couldn't agree more.
"Hahahahhaha!!! That's exactly like her!!! Hahaha!!...
...Omg! Ara! Best news ever!!! Hahaha!! I haven't laughed this much in a long time! Haha!", Lana declared, patting her quaking friend as they both wiped tears of undiluted happiness.
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After a few more minutes of giggling and panting, the girls finally calmed down.
Ciara breathed a sigh as she lifted herself back to her previous sitting position on the centre rug.
"Honestly, they should be grateful I went easy on them. I didn't use taekwondo. They would have permanently lost some limbs for that shxt!...", she said, punching a fist into her open palm.
"...Now we can't go to the concert. We have to live-stream it at home... Sorry, Lana.", she sighed, getting sad all of a sudden.
"...Can't believe I won't meet Reo today... I can't even call him... I had his number right in the palm of my hands, but now it's gone...", she whispered with a sad pout. A stray tear ran down the side of her face and fell to the rug beneath her.
Lana immediately pulled Ciara into a warm hug.
"Awww... C'mon, Ara... It's alright. Somehow I just know this isn't the end... And even if it is, you've already had an incredible experience meeting Reo in person. One, thousands of poor fans like me can only dream of!... C'mon! One missed concert never killed anybody?", she said, comforting Ciara in her embrace with a gentle pat on the back.
"Well this one is killing me!", Ciara wailed into her shoulder, sounding dejected.
"Haish! What a sudden mood switch!", Lana facepalmed.
"Don't worry, Ara. We'll watch it here together on your big screen with the lights turned off. We'll sing and dance and scream as loud as we can, ok? It'll be fun! I promise.", she added, getting up from the rug to demonstrate how much fun streaming the concert at home would be.
"...Just imagine, you and me watching Steam perform on the big screen we stole from the sitting room, with popcorn and soda in our hands; dancing and hopping on this bed in the dark, screaming at the top of our lungs like crazy! That's already fun enough! It'll be like our own private concert... Now we can't have that if we're at the concert passing out, can we?", Lana joked.
Ciara giggled.
"We'll definitely pass out, won't we? Haha! And end up meeting mom at the hospital's A&E tomorrow morning!! Haha!"
"Exactly! Haha! See? Maybe staying home to stream the concert isn't so bad afterall haha!", Lana was optimistic as ever.
"Thanks, Lana.", Ciara smiled.
"Yeah! I'm a great friend. I know. Haha!...", Lana declared with a cute smile and her hands on her hips, then she added,
"...Besides, you already dealt some real damage to Sonia and her bixches! Haha! Serves them right! They deserve every bit of violence for making us lose that ticket!...
...I wish I was there! I would have given them a one! And a two! And a one! two! three! Haha! Feel my wrath!!!"
Punch! Punch! Punch!
Lana punched her fists in the air, shifting positions like a boxer.
Ciara giggled at the dramatic act.
"Haha quit hoping wimpy bunny. Haha! As if you can fight! Haha!", she teased.
Lana pouted at Ciara.
"Hey! I may not know kungfu or kenpo or taekwondo, but I can pull out her fake eyelashes, and her fake extensions and her fake nails! And maybe even go for her eye lenses! Muahahaha!", Lana entwined her fingers with an evil laugh.
Instead of looking scary and dangerous, Lana looked like an annoyed kitten.
Ciara's laughter deepened.
"Haha! Where did all this darkness come from? It so doesn't suit your peppy and cute personality. You look like an annoyed kitten! Hahaha...", she laughed at fuming Lana for a few more minutes.
"Well, I'll have you know I can be quite dangerous. Don't underestimate me. Next time, I really will go after her.", Lana warned as she landed on the fluffy bed in the room.
"Alright, tiger! Haha!", Ciara giggled again.
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That night, Ciara, Lana and Snow happily streamed Day 1 of the Steam concert with the bedroom lights off. The three happily sang, danced and screamed along to Steam's cheerful music and for a moment, Ciara forgot all of her troubles.
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Soon, the concert was over as well as the noise. All that was left was the stillness of the cool night.
Lana and Snow lay in Ciara's fluffy bed, long drifted off to Dreamworld together with most of C country.
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Ciara's silhouette stood out in the dim-lit penthouse.
From her triangular bedroom window, she gazed into the starry night with sparkling eyes.
Her eyelids heavy, eyelashes fluttering.
Her palm cupped her flushed cheek.
Her shiny orange and golden tinted hair swished about in the gentle breeze.
Her glossy lips parted with a deep sigh.
"Reo...
Even if we never again cross paths in this domain...
Even if forever my name fades from your brain...
Even if my undying love, you never hear of...
And my heart's yearn you never return...
You will always be my love.", she whispered to the stars.
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Meanwhile, from the balcony of a mansion at Grande Avenue...
Another robed silhouette stared up into the starry night with Ciara.
His beautiful, dark, sparkly pools reflected the shine of a thousand stars beneath curly locks of hair...
The curly locks looked extra fluffy tonight. Result of tossing and turning in the bed. They waved softly with the gentle breeze...
Dishevelled hair had never looked so perfect on a person.
His excellent profile peaked with a pointy nose and descended into glorious, beauty-spotted, pink lips...
Handsome would be an understatement for Reo...
However, his dark pools narrowed with pain, getting shrouded by long lashes...
His pink lips parted with a cloudy sigh...
"Ciara...
You didn't show up tonight...
Why didn't you come?...", he whispered to the stars.
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