Chapter 18

I can see everyone with our current position as we are forming a circle, They looked at me with questions in their eyes, I sighted and close my eyes. I continued on with what I'm gonna say.

'There was this little girl who once had a wonderful family. A loving mother and a very kind father. But there was a tragedy and she lost them. She was passed relative to relatives and when they got tired of her, They left her in an orphanage.' I said

I looked at everyone and there was just silence, no one dared to talk so I continued my story.

'It was a lie that I'm rich like everyone else in this room. Not that I said I was one but I didn't correct anyone whom I know that was the thought of me. I'm just scared and embarrassed to say the truth and it made my life a lie.' I said calmly with a low voice but enough for everyone to hear me.

Ah.

I felt an unknown emotion in my heart like I got freed from a chain of exhaustion. I didn't feel scared like I thought I would be. Reliving my life made me change my point of view with everything. Like my classmates now, before, I think of them as tall as a mountain because of their backgrounds but looking at them now, they are just a bunch of kids.

Maybe if this was in my past life, I would feel very embarrassed but reaching this point, with all the things that happened in my past life. I think it changed me. Completely.

There was total silence after I said that.

I think everyone got the basics of the game. But they are still processing what I said which might have shocked the hell out of them.

In my past life and this life, I think there was something I can say about my classmates. They are all rich and maybe a bit arrogant but they were raised with a positive attitude and kind heart, in short, they are good kids but it may take time for them to talk to me again.

I made a small smile, no one was able to look at me in the eyes. Alex and the group were in deep thoughts and I was surprised to see when Maria looked at me and smiling at me.

'We know.' She said it made me processed what she said.

They know?

'Wha - - what?' I asked bewildered

'Your personal things like bags and shoes are of low quality.' Yale said.

'And you are not that bright like we first thought.' Austin said.

WTH!? All my life, I thought they would detest me for keeping a lie.

Some of the people around me got swayed and when they saw my sullen face, they teased me while some are laughing.

'Oh! that's why she's different!' Some who just knew voiced out.

'Yes, yes Elisia is very slow.'

'And very clumsy.' My other classmates who looked like they already noticed said. Slowly, the tension was surprisingly eased.

'Hey, are you guys insulting me now?!' I yelled to them and they laugh.

'Why didn't you tell me that you know?' I looked at Maria and asked.

She smiled and pointed at Alex.

'You know me, I'm a frank person and was going to ask you when Alex stop me. He said all of us has their own situations and asked me for a favor to not meddle, I mean we're friends so literally it's not meddling, I just want to know so that maybe we can help you but Alex said not to but yeah, but we didn't know that you were alone and have no family.' She explained while everyone is listening. I looked at Alex beside me and saw his warm gaze

They really are such good kids, very different from the novels I've read.

In those fictional stories, Rich kids are very annoying with bad tempers

Everyone started to chat and I felt a warm hand touches mine. I looked at Alex and saw his affectionate gaze.

Alex - so he knew, I still have lots of questions but that will be for later.

We noticed someone flip a cup upwards and there was silence again.

All eyes are on her now.

The person who flipped the blue cup is Keila.

I saw her looked directly at Alex, I felt Alex's gripped my hand a little tighter.

'The truth is I loved someone for the longest time.'

Everyone who heard her was surprised. Some looked very excited about the drama that will unfold again.

I looked at Alex and I saw a look of I-already-know.

'I like him so much but when he noticed what I felt, he distanced himself.' She said in a sad voice. What everyone is seeing now is a fragile Keila.

'Who the f*** is that idiot?!' Classmates who liked Keila said in their minds

'The truth of him not liking me back hurts so I felt like hating everything and everyone and it ended up me doing some bad things.' She said and she suddenly stood.

'But someone told me that things such as affection and love are fragile and it will change with time, I also want to change myself back to what I was before. I'm asking for forgiveness for my bad behavior and if I harm you in any way.' She said and bowed her head.

Everyone was shocked.

The prideful and bully Keila is bowing her head in front of many people.

I am more shocked to myself. I never knew how much of a difference I made by just giving a bit of advice.

I was just trying to get away back there, I even made her upset.

I can see everything changes completely.