章 6: WIN THE BET 2
— Amaranta Cid, thought only to herself how that could be her problem. Mariana was an idiot. Flee? Why would I do that? Did she deliver? She handed in her exam long before Mariana Cid, and she had had plenty of time to escape, so why would she wait until now to flee? — "Mariana Cid, not everyone is like you and gets terrified just thinking about losing! It's just a small bet. Why would I bother running out of school?"
— In response to Amaranta's question, the bell rang and said the end of the lesson. All the students exclaimed about having to hand in their exams. After the English teacher collected all the papers, Mariana Cid ran forward to face him. — "Sir, can you tell me my score for the English test, please?"
— The English teacher was perplexed as to why Mariana Cid was so eager to know her exam results this time.
"125."
— All the students were stunned when they heard the English teacher's response. One hundred twenty-five points. This was probably the highest score on the English test that Mariana Cid or even anyone in the entire class had achieved. Mariana was elated and strutted with pride like a peacock, showing all the splendor of her plumage, how naive and arrogant she was. —
— Watching, Amaranta Cid couldn't help but rub her forehead and bear not to laugh out loud, not to mention the embarrassment she felt for the fact that she was her relative. She was just… Too arrogant and presumptuous! What could she do about it? Nothing, what a regrettable scene. Thinking about Mariana's imminent humiliation, Amaranta could not suppress her excitement and began to tremble, just imagining how Mariana Cid would be when she realized that she was the winner of the bet.
— Walking towards Amaranta Cid, Mariana Cid threw the backpack that she had previously taken from Amaranta's hands towards her face, Amaranta managing to hold it in time so that it did not hurt her face, while Mariana told her: -" The results are out. You have to honor our bet, so don't try to break the agreement. As for me, I don't have a very big request. All I want is that, from now until the end of the university exams, "You are in charge of cleaning the women's bathrooms, whenever our group is scheduled, you will clean that place instead of us."
— At Mariana Cid's suggestion, all the students in the class quickly agreed in unison. Cleaning the women's bathrooms was definitely a very good proposal, no woman wanted to clean the bathrooms and being relieved of that task was a very good idea. Amaranta Cid exaggeratedly patted her chest, as if she had fortunately avoided a dangerous situation, but it seemed more like she had dodged a pipe bullet because of how she acted at that moment. —"I thought you were planning to humiliate me in front of all the students and teachers at school!" she exclaimed. —
— "Does that mean you agree with the proposal?" Mariana? Mariana Cid had no idea that the matter had been resolved so easily that it was too good to be true based on Amaranta's test results. "It's okay. Before long, we will all be eating at the restaurant outside…" .
— Amaranta Cid purposely walked towards Mariana Cid, one step at a time, like in suspense movies. Extending her slender and delicate fingers, she lifted Mariana's chin and seriously studied her face, carefully turning it from left to right, which radiated arrogance, pride, and disdain. — "Mariana Cid, for this competition to be fair, don't you think you should ask the teacher what my score was on the English exam before jumping to conclusions on your part?"
— Upon hearing what Amaranta said, the other classmates burst into protests and euphoric screams and angry demands. Mariana Cid's test results have already been announced, and it was an all-time high in the class of 125 points.
— "Wasn't it obvious who would be the winner?"
—"What did Amaranta Cid mean by what she said?"
—"Was she trying to squirm her way out of the bet?"
—"Or was she still trying to fight her way out of a losing battle?"
— "Amaranta Cid, are you trying to confuse us to get rid of the bet? Are you afraid of being the loser?"
— "Amaranta, are you trying to avoid having to clean the female toilets?"
— By then, the English teacher had already decided not to get involved in his student's little problem, but the classmate who shared a desk with Amaranta Cid ran up to him and asked for Amaranta's test results. He then silently took Amaranta's test, returned to the classroom, and placed it in front of Mariana Cid with the test score.
Amaranta Cid in sight.
Mariana Cid looked at the name on the paper: "Amaranta Cid"
And in the score box, written in red, was "149."
— Mariana Cid was surprised beyond words!! — "How the hell did you do it Amaranta Cid, if you never study, you are a loser, you fall asleep in class, you make excuses not to go to class, and you don't take complete exams" Mariana Cid replied
— "Impossible. Amaranta Cid, you cheated!"
— "You must have cheated. You couldn't have gotten such a high score!"
— She was a bad student, someone who played truancy or slept in class all year round. How could she have scored so high?
— Posing like an empress, Amaranta Cid looked around her at the many pairs of eyes around her, which were full of curiosity, disdain, and some of the doubt. He simply spoke with her clear and soft voice, like the sound of a summer rain, echoed throughout the classroom. - "I asked to sit in the hallway because I was worried that you guys would accuse me of cheating. This was just a simple English test. I don't need to cheat— "
-Her eyes dancing with laughter, Amaranta Cid deliberately took a step to directly face Mariana Cid's frown of disbelief and disgust at having lost. - "Marianita, be a good girl and call me Cousin Sister, if you want you can call me Amaranta, I wanted cousin sister! That sounds much better." With a sweet smile Amaranta said these words in front of Mariana's disbelieving face.
— Mariana Cid clenched her fists tightly, feeling that her head would explode at any moment from so much repressed anger. — "No way, no. You're not my sister, you're a nobody!!
I won't do it!!
I deny!!
Not only that, but I don't have an illegitimate older sister whose father is unknown!! "
— With her teeth clenched tightly, Mariana Cid could not say Cousin Sister. The shame of losing her bet had caused Mariana Cid's face to immediately turn fiery red, her fury taking over her without any concealment… Dozens of pairs of eyes were focused on her. With her fists clenched, Mariana murmured in a very low voice, more like the hum of a mosquito, "Cousin Sister." Gritting her teeth so much that they would almost break if she continued like this.
— "Mariana, you are speaking too softly. You said it yourself that one has to fulfill his bet with honor. Keep in mind that, if you don't do what you preach, you give the entire class a reason to lose their respect for you… "
— In a very loud voice, Mariana Cid exclaimed: - "Cousin Sister", not failing to show the hatred that she felt at that very moment towards Amaranta Cid.
— "Now that sounds much better. Remember, from now on don't forget to address me as First Sister and don't forget that I'm older than you, you owe me respect. I don't want others to claim that the Cid family doesn't know how to discipline and raise their children properly, neglecting even basic manners, such as respect for elders and respect for position in the family.
Drops of crystal tears spilled from Mariana Cid's eyes and ran down her cheeks. All tears of humiliation.
She would not forget this day as long as she lived, she would collect this…
She promised that she would make Amaranta Cid pay her a thousand times over for the humiliation she had subjected her to today!
No, do it a thousand times, ten thousand times, a hundred thousand times!
— A classmate told Amaranta Cid: "Amaranta Cid, you have gone too far! You have made Mariana cry for all your bullying…"
— Amaranta looked at her classmate, looking serious. "Hey. Hey, you. Before making the bet, you all assumed that I would lose…. When Mariana Cid wanted me to clean the women's bathrooms, you all agreed in that that was what I wanted to do if I lost. However, now that I have won, and all I want is for Mariana Cid to address me as she should, do you call it intimidation, harassment? Did you not pay attention during? Language class or your comprehension skills are lacking, what's wrong with you?
— Initially, all the female classmates are participating in the bet for fun, while the male classmates are entertained by simply watching from the sidelines.
But now that Amaranta Cid's test results were unexpectedly better than Mariana Cid's, the girls somehow felt that Amaranta Cid was embarrassing them and making them feel uncomfortable.
"Amaranta Cid, you were lucky. If you're so good, why don't you get first place in every test after this?"
"Exactly, it was only 149 points, and she is behaving so arrogant…."
Suddenly, Amaranta Cid began to laugh. Her laughter was as sweet as honey, it was melodious like the wind moving the leaves of the roses, it had an uplifting effect on the emotions of those present.
—Amaranta, why are you laughing? Don't you know that we are simply stating a fact? So much posturing just because you scored 149 points!! If you're that good, you should score 149 on every test..."
- "What does my test score have to do with you anyway? If you have so much time on your hands, you should focus on improving your own scores. Otherwise, you will feel really embarrassed if you do worse than me!!!" in future mock exams!!
-Mariana Cid, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Amaranta Cid, let's say you didn't cheat. Still, you were only lucky enough to beat me in this round. In the second mock exam scheduled in two months! "
Amaranta Cid looked at Mariana Cid, who was still reeling in disbelief at her defeat. Understandably, if her shoe had been on her other foot, she would have felt the same way! Well, well, she would be planning this person now.
A top student being beaten by a bad student. That! That must hurt bad! ... hahaha
"No way. I don't want to see your crying face when you lose!!" Amaranta Cid replied, making a mischievous face. She batted her eyelashes flirtatiously.
Mariana Cid stood in front of Amaranta Cid, blocking her path, and exclaimed: "I think you have lost your nerve! Didn't you say that you wanted to be accepted into the UNIVERSITY OF THE CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY!? Amaranta, since you are so bad student, in fact the worst in this class, just admit that you don't want to compete. No one will ridicule you for it."
-Amaranta Cid observed Mariana Cid. Deeply thoughtful, she remembered the trite expressions on the faces of Mariana Cid's parents at her grandmother's funeral, those expressions so depressingly hypocritical and false, which reflected only that they were waiting for people to leave, to see what they could take from the house. and even take over the house itself.
Suddenly, she clenched her fists and took a deep breath, she made a decision, she would prove to what she has returned to this life again.
"What's at stake?"
For a penny, for a pound. Mariana Cid decided that they should raise the stakes. She was a top student, with top grades, with the support of her parents, she was no one's daughter, and this small defeat was just a small setback before the competition. In the next round, she would make sure to rub Mariana Cid's face in the mud.
"The loser has to do a bunny hop in front of all the students and teachers during the school assembly while the flag is raised."
"Dear classmates, you've all heard this, okay? You should keep your word and not try to give up bunny hopping when the time comes!"
Making a sound of disdain, all the students sneered... "humph", Mariana Cid said mockingly: "Amaranta Cid, I think you'd better start training for jumping. Otherwise, you'll be jumping and fall when you lose!" "
"Mariana, are you absolutely sure that you will be the winner?"
That said, Amaranta Cid didn't even bother to look at Mariana's annoyed face.
Turning around, she asked the classmate who shared her desk: "Brother, come on. How about we buy you a delicious meal at the restaurant?"
"It's not necessary yet. I have many exercises to complete, I have to return home early."
Amaranta Cid didn't pressure him anymore, this bookworm who shared her desk in class. She knew better than anyone that this High School was just an ordinary high school in the southwestern part of the country, in this small town.
All the students of this school wanted was to learn everything they could and take the college entrance exams in the hope that this would be their ticket to a better life... Getting out of this town was the need for them. everyone's life.
"Okay then. I'm going to go home." She-she thought things through better, it is necessary for her to start planning her study schedule and her new life to achieve the goals for which she has returned.
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