Find your faith

Chapter 57: An unwelcome return

Ethan's POV
"9." The VIA* rep of our class announced, and the elderly from the elderly centre desperately looked for the numbers. I was guiding the elderly on my table looking for the numbers to win this bingo game. They were able to find the numbers and cheered for being able to do so. I let out a chuckle. As a student council member (who used being vice head prefect of my primary school to get here), I got to do volunteering a little more than my friends. Each time was fulfilling, as I heard more about their life stories and see them have fun with even the smallest things. Honestly, I couldn't do that even if I tried; the top class life does get to me sometimes.
Jennifer's POV
After creating a one day team with the elderly, Crystal and I had a team duel of whose team was better. Crystal got everyone into a line and they took turns, and Crystal cheered whenever they hit one pin down. Her fast fingers despite being company leader helped to get more elders faster and the seniors in her team seemed to be having a lot of fun. My only hope is that no one drops dead from cardiac arrest, I'll pin the blame on her if that happens.

As for me, I decided to hold a free for all game where everyone who wanted to give it a try. The elderly were discussing among themselves who wanted to go first and who wanted to go next. When one gave it a shot, everyone cheered and applauded for the person. It could never get as lively as this.
John's POV
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

I was on piano, someone from 3 Love was on trumpet, Lucas was on clarinet, Crystal was on violin and Ethan was on the electric guitar. We gathered together to create a cover of "Never gonna give you up" since that was the only song that all of us knew. All our melodies mashed up together to form one singular melody, one I knew was of harmony. I looked at Crystal, who was clearly enjoying herself, and that was all I needed to finish the piece with pride.

We were greeted with a standing ovation. And then our trumpet player started playing the first notes. Right, Keqing's welcome back ceremony! We all started playing the Wedding March as Keqing's grand entrance as she opened the door, returning back to school for the first time in a month. Warm applause could be heard as Mdm Yeo tried to inject some energy into her voice welcoming Keqing back. All the dancers embraced her warmly and everything went well until we heard a "what? Why?"

Music stopped, as we desperately tried to find the source of the voice. It turned out to be Chloe with arms akimbo! Why? She may have more enemies than friends but it's our dearest classmate that hasn't been in school for a month!

"Chloe?" Lucas asked rudely, dropping his clarinet. "Keqing hasn't been in school for a month and this is how you welcome her back? In front of all the elderly, in front of the whole class and another? The student council president and vice student council president are both there, hmm? Teachers are there too, are you aware of what a fool you've made out of yourself?"

A shouting match like no other ensued.
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Chloe: well she has never treated me well. Why should I bother to give her that warm welcome back?

Lucas: you were the one that sent her out of school for a month. This is how you welcome her back?

Chloe: she has made my life miserable. All she does it compares me with my sister all day long. She calls editing and art useless, and makes little jeers whenever I do poorly on my tests.

Lucas: your editing and art is the reason why you aren't doing well in school. Maybe if you look into yourself, you would be able to stop the comparisons that's happening.

Chloe: there's no need to do that. I don't get to do KCPGT, I don't get to do VIA, all I do is make sure the microphones at morning assembly work.

Lucas: the only reason you weren't able to do KCPGT was because of you! If you hadn't fought Keqing none of this would have happened! Sighs I'm so sorry your first day back had to turn out like this. We just have a classmate that hasn't grown up.

Iris: I'm so sorry Crystal has a sister like this. At least Crystal would try to make students that have left for this long feel welcome.

Teddy: I'm so sorry you even mentored someone with such a victim mentality. Even the three outcasts in our life tackle life head on, or that's what I heard.

Iris: I feel so sorry that Keqing had this as her welcome back to school party.

Lucas: it's fine. Chloe just has some growing up to do and everything will be fine.

Xingqiu; I think she should just drop her victim mentality and everything will be just fine!
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The compressions have continued and are now spreading to people from other classes. But that's not the main point here. The main point is that she went to ruin a class event for two classes. Her immaturity is going to wrack havoc if she doesn't stop anytime soon. And possibly, the havoc could have wracked our friendship.
To be continued
*community service