Even though Lily enjoyed being the limelight, she felt her face flush in response to the glances and whispers around her.
She had dreaded going to school the day after her embarrassing video had went viral unexpectedly but eventually, she had to face the music. Even when she was absent in school, there would not be a lack of people gossiping about her behind her back. By coming to school, the gossips would hopefully be in lesser intensity.
In fear of being splashed by drinks, Lily had intentionally wore an old top and tattered jeans, even bringing extra clothes to change into. Lily had never been part of the outcasts and the shunned in high school before. She was lucky to be blessed with above average looks where people would not grimace or wince in disgust when they first laid eyes on her. Also, she was semi-popular because she was close friends with an athlete though she had a dirty secret to blackmail him to force him to hang out with her.
Yes, popularity meant the world to Lily. This was why she dreamt to be massively popular this year and that was one of her many New Year resolutions. After all, when you are popular, you would have a crowd of people stepping away from you to pave a path for you to walk through and you would also have access to countless, exclusive clubs without forking out a single cent or dollar. With social currency, you can do almost anything in the world. Even when you get caught, solely because you are popular, you just get away with it without question. People would automatically back you up without caring who was in the wrong or whether the deed itself is immoral.
That is the perks of high popularity.
However, this was not what Lily had in mind when she wanted to be more popular. No, not having a video of herself jumping into a large pool only to hit on the hard floor as it had not been filled with water yet. Obviously, she was too drunk with all the booze she drank to even tell. Not to mention, her so-called friends constantly cheered on and did not even try to stop her. It was humiliating.
As Lily reached her locker, she hurriedly took out her books and when she closed it, she was instantly splashed by an enormous amount of cola, followed by the sound of a camera shutter. Forcing a smile through her face, she was at least glad that she had seen this one coming from a mile away.
Good call, mom.
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