“Elise… Elise!” Addison whispered. “How much longer are you staying here?” Without looking up, Elise said, “A while longer.” “Then, I’ll leave first.” With that, Addison packed up her things and left while reminding herself that she shouldn’t come to the library so often next time. After Addison left, Elise continued to solve the question. When she was done, she stretched and packed her things before leaving. The next day, she went to the classroom and heard many students discussing the welcome party. “I heard that the talent of the music department will perform on stage.
I’m really looking forward to it!” “Will there be a lot of handsome guys?” “There definitely will be. The school attaches great importance to the welcome party every year, but I wonder what performance our class will be putting on…” As they spoke, several students saw Janice walk in and immediately called out to her, “Janice, you’re the art and literature committee member of our class. Is our class performing?” Janice replied, “Yes! Our class has prepared a play.” “Really? Can I join?”
Janice smiled and said, “Of course. You can register with me.” After asking the student to write down her name, Janice couldn’t help but glance at Elise, who was sitting not far away, whereupon a bright gleam flashed across her eyes before she walked toward Elise. “Elise, there’s a character in our play that’s very suitable for you. Why don’t you join too?” Elise simply replied, “I’m sorry, but I’m not very interested in plays. You can let the other students participate!”
Janice, however, didn’t relent. “As a member of the class, you ought to make a contribution to the class. It’s not that nice of you to reject me so bluntly, right?” Elise stopped what she was doing and looked up at Janice, who was giving her a provocative look. Then, she said, “I’m not good at acting, and I don’t have any experience. You should find other students!” Janice deliberately raised her voice. “Elise, that’s not a good idea. You’re also a member of the class, but you don’t even participate in such activities. It seems like you don’t have any sense of honor for the class.”
Upon hearing this, the other students in the class couldn’t help but look over before gathering together to exchange whispers. Elise frowned and immediately said, “Janice, morality is used to restrain oneself, not to pressure others. Isn’t it morally wrong for you to do this?” The other students hurriedly added, “It’s not like everyone is required to participate in this kind of activity. If she’s not interested in the play, then you should just let it go.” “That’s right. Geniuses like her just need to study hard. Leave these activities to us.” Janice didn’t expect that her classmates would all speak up for Elise.
She was filled with anger, but she suppressed her temper and explained, “I just think this role is very suitable for her, which is why I asked her to join. I’m afraid that if other students played this role, they won’t be able to do the character justice.” She sounded utterly proper and reasonable! The students next to her couldn’t help but ask, “What role is it that must be played by Elise? Tell us about it!” Janice intended for Elise to play a witch, but if she told them about this, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among her classmates, so she said, “I wanted to let her play the female lead. I think it’s very suitable for her.”
“Wow, the female lead! Elise, why don’t you think about it?” Elise figured that Janice wouldn’t be so kind as to give her a role as important as the female lead, so she considered it for a while before asking, “Are you being serious?” Janice felt her heart being torn apart, but in order to prevent her classmates from getting any ideas, she forced herself to say, “Of course I am. I really want you to play the female lead, but you’re not interested, right? I’ll just find someone else, then…” “Elise, just do it! After all, you don’t want to let her good intentions go to waste,” Addison said, appearing out of nowhere.
Upon hearing this, Elise agreed. “Okay! I’ll give it a try…” At this point, Janice wanted to give herself a fierce slap. She wanted to play the role of the female lead herself, but now, she had to give it to Elise because of her mistake. However, it didn’t matter… She was the writer, so all of the creative power was in her hands. She definitely had ways to let Elise be overshadowed as the female lead, and she must prove that she was better than Elise! When the time came, she figured she could outshine Elise at the welcome party. “Okay, since you’ve agreed, then come rehearse with us in the afternoon.
We’ll be in the large conference room at 6:00PM. Don’t be late.” At 6:00PM, Janice was the earliest to show up in the conference room. As her classmates began to arrive one after another, Janice swept her gaze around the room but didn’t see Elise. Her brows furrowed as she asked, “Where’s Elise? Why isn’t she here?” The students looked at each other and answered, “I don’t know!” Janice was about to lose her temper when the door of the conference room was pushed open and Elise walked in. As the person in charge of the class performance, Janice chided her without hesitation.
“Elise, you’re late.” Elise lifted her wrist and looked at the time. “It’s exactly 6:00PM. How am I late?” Only then did Janice notice that it was indeed 6:00PM. Her face flushed in an instant while she felt like she had been put on the spot. The other students saw this and helped her smooth things over. “Okay, now that she’s here, let’s begin.” Janice withdrew her gaze and suppressed her anger. “Today is our first rehearsal, so let’s first confirm the roles and distribute the script.” Elise found a seat and sat down, while the other students successively reported their desired roles.
After Janice gave each student their scripts, she still had two scripts in her hand. She looked in Elise’s direction and immediately walked over. “Elise, this is your script. Play your role well!” After retrieving it, Elise opened it and took a look. It was indeed for the role of the female lead, but… Elise flipped to the back, and her lips curled up meaningfully. Then, she looked at Janice, who didn’t shy away from her gaze, but was giving her a provocative look instead, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Elise roughly understood what was going on. However, she didn’t say anything and simply studied the script carefully. Since she had agreed to participate, she was going to take it seriously. After reading the script, Elise set it aside and got up. “Elise, where are you going?” Elise explained, “The restroom. I’ll be back in a moment.”
With that, Elise walked out. Janice stared at her retreating back, her eyes flashing with a cunning gleam as she followed her out. The restroom next to the conference room was designed in the form of small cubicles. Elise was about to go out when she was done, but the door was locked from the outside. She asked sternly, “Who is it? Who’s out there?”
