Not Your Usual Highschool Life

Chapter 10 "Hidden"

Thomas' POV

*Phone rings*

"Hello, who is this?"

"What do you mean who is this? Don't tell me you didn't save my number? Nevermind that, look at the time!!!" Said the person on the phone.

It was then i realized, i had fallen asleep on my desk after playing Phone of Duty all night. It is now 8 o'clock in the morning and the competition starts in 2 hours. I also realized that the person on the phone is Stefi.

"Where are you? I've been trying to call you several times but you didn't answer! Hurry up and get here! We need to get ready for the competition!"

"Alright! You didn't have to shout into your phone did you?"

"Of course i did. Because if I didn't then you would just go back to sleep."

This girl.

"*Sigh* I'll be there in 30 minutes." I said lazily.

"Okay, just don't be late."

30 minutes later, after such little preparations, i finally arrived at the grand stage. The very thing i was forced into doing. The very thing that made me meet a senior who was apparently my lover. The very thing that made me know i had an amnesia. The very thing that makes me feel different from anything i've felt before. This is it.

"Ah! You're finally here! Quick! Wear this emblem necklace! I'm so glad you finally arrived. I didn't know what was going to happen if you didn't show up." Said Ms. Jenna while patting my head.

"Why are you depending on me so much? This is my first time ever being in a competition, i'm not even sure i'm going to do close to good in this thing." I said while taking her hand off my head.

What's with my pessimistic attitude right now? Is this what people call nervousness? I can't stop sweating, my heart won't stop beating fast, i can't stop imagining bad things that are gonna happen to me when i say wrong things. The crowd are definitely going to laugh at me. This is bad. I can't compete like this.

"Hey! Why are you being such a wimp? I've never seen you being such a pessimistic before. And what about the "Stay out of my way" thing? Are you really going to let that slip away just because of a little crowd watching you? Since when you became such a coward?" Stefi shouted at me so loud, the whole backstage stopped what they were doing and stared at her.

"Easy for you to say. You've done this multiple times while this is only my first time! It's only normal to feel this way when i haven't done this kind of thing before!" I shouted back at her.

"Do you really think i don't feel the same way? After all the things you said to me. After all the things you did to me. All this time i've been trying to work harder than ever before just to reach you! Just so you can take your words back and actually appreciate me for who I am!" She said bursting into tears. Silence is now covering the whole backstage.

Is she actually saying what's in her heart? Did I hurt her feelings? If so then i actually feel bad for shouting at her. I shouldn't have done that. I should apologize.

"Attention please! The competition starts in one hour, all participants must be ready at least fifteen minutes before the competition starts. If there are any technical difficulties, please report to the event organizer. Thank you for your attention." The announcement was heard over the complete silence.

"Now that this thing is about to start, i can finally show you that, i can be just like you. Even though i'm not a native speaker, i can be like you. No, i want to be like you." She said while in tears.

"Look, I'm sorry." I apologized

"For what? You don't even know what you're apologizing for."

She has a point. I'm only apologizing because i feel bad after supposedly making her cry. I just made a girl cry. Even i'm disgusted at myself.

"I'm sorry. The tension and pressure got all over me." I said to her.

"I'll accept your apology for now, just because i don't want to be seen sobbing in front of thousands of people." She said while wiping her tears off.

Now that i told them how i feel about the competition, i feel a bit less nervous. I guess just gotta go on with the flow.

Two competitive hours later.

"And this year's annual national English debate competition winner is..... SBD High!"

We won. Everyone stood up and gave a huge round of applause for us. After all the struggle i went through, it all finally paid off in the end.

"As always, the winner of this year's national English debate will be competing in the international division at the end of the year, so be sure to prepare yourself!" The announcer said.

Me and Stefi went on the stage to receive our medals and prizes.

"Excellent job! I'll be looking forward to how you do in the international division." The judge who gave me my medal said to me.

"You can count on me."

I went on with the flow, and now i'm back to my usual confident self.

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Hey wassup, it truly has been a long time huh? Well now i've got my motivation to write again, all i need is more inspiration, so look forward to the upcoming new chapters in a few days okay?^^