The Not So Pageant Girl (On Hold)

"Hannah? What is this Box Beauty Pageant?” I interrupted. Hannah and Helen seemed surprised that I snapped out of my gaze.
“Oh my gosh, Tori, you don’t know what the Box Beauty Pageant is? Where have you been for the past few years?” Hannah asked, knocking my ‘hollow’ head. I pushed her hand away, and gave her a look that said ‘explain’.
“You know the beauties of the world? Every country gives in two girls to compete in this Pageant. It’s like, a worldwide thing. I’m surprised you’ve never heard of it.” Hannah ranted. I stared at Helen, who just shrugged.
“And then they do like this top ten thing… oh whatever, if you’re really that interested, I’ll give you my sister’s brochure. There’s still enough time to enter.”
I stared at her eye wide, and smiled.
“Wait, you weren’t serious, were you?” Helen asked her jaw dropping.
For the first time that day, my smile turned into a huge grin, and I couldn’t help but giggle every once in a while.
Because I was going to save my parents.
I was going to audition for the Box Beauty Pageant.

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Victoria Hamilton was about any other girl in the world. Having been a lucky girl most of her life, Tori didn't think karma would ever get to her.
But she was wrong. Very wrong.
On the night her parent's are kidnapped, everything changes. To get her parent's back, she needs a million dollars! How was she supposed to pay that fine?
And so that's why she entered the Box Beauty Pageant, one that if you won, you'd get over a hundred thousand dollars. Tori had to try to do anything to win the Pageant, even something that she would have never imagined herself doing.
But when a little accident occurs, which causes many problems with Tori's plan, she realizes that in the end, her parent's still aren't going to make it...

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