NOT SO ROSY

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back and saw people chasing me with clubs and machetes , okay these people aren't joking but what exactly have I done? I asked no one particu

ly drenched in sweats, the dream felt so real. "Mum, it was just a nightmare , sorry for startling you", I apologized. "Rose, why are you apologizing? It is okay now that you are fine, I was just so worried. " " Sorry mum", I apologized again." It's fine, dress up,you nee

now who my father is but my mum told me that he absconded when he heard that she was pregnant, well, that's a story for another day. Right now, I have got to prepare for school. "Rose, Rose, come have breakfast" ,my mum called, "I am on my way ", I answered. I had my breakfast and the only thing left is to hit the road. My driver drove me to school. Ohh did I forget to mention, my mum is quite

the school ready for my academic activities. I am not the so- brilliant type, I am more of an average student.The dullest person in DHS is above

t, take a look", she said as she handed me the flier in her hands. Ohh now I see why she is so excited. A beauty pageant contest is coming up. "Bestie, we are so going to win this competition", Paige said as she jumped happily. Paige might be a brilliant girl but she isn't the nerdy type, she is very social, one of the qualities t

irst and second runners - up would also be entitled to a prize money of seven thousand and five thousand dollars respectively. " I really need to win this contest, it would really improve my followers on

a week after the beauty contest have been concluded. I am running for the post of a social prefect, I am quite popular in school and since the prefects selection is a voting exercise, I am good to go. Though I have rivals, the likes of Susan Salem, the daughter of the owner of a famous oil & gas company in the country, S&S petroleum. She

be, how do we go about this contest, I heard that it includes a fashion show, the promotion and advertisement of a popular cosmetic brand, Oriflames, yunno the best promotion would get some weighty points" Paige said as we munched our lunch. " Yeah, we would need beautiful dresses for the fashion show, I am thinking that we should register for the contest as a two -man group, a team, then

friend isn't my thing. It would be so awkward for both of us. Geez, I can't imagine Paige being my opponent. That was the major reason why she decided go run for the post of the senior girl even though

this contest means a lot to her. What do I do?