Chapter - 3 The Revenge

The next morning, May stood in front of the mirror, getting ready for school.

As always, her uniform was neat and perfectly arranged. She fixed her long ponytail and attached her student-council badge carefully to her chest.

She looked at herself one last time before picking up her bag.

"Siri, I'm going to school."

Siri, who was still getting ready, waved at her.

"Okay! I'll come afterward."

May nodded and left the room.

She walked downstairs and stepped outside the dormitory.

For once, she hoped the day would be peaceful.

Unfortunately, luck had other plans.

As May walked along the road, she noticed a large puddle of water nearby. She deliberately stayed away from it and continued walking along the other side.

Then—

SPLASH!

A bicycle suddenly passed by the puddle.

Dirty water flew through the air and landed all over May's uniform.

May froze.

She slowly looked down at herself.

Her neat school dress was now covered in muddy water.

She looked like a duck that had just fallen into a puddle.

"WHAT?!"

The girl riding the bicycle didn't even realize who she had splashed.

She was listening to music through her earphones.

She stopped for a moment, looked back, and said,

"Sorry!"

Then she continued riding away.

May's eyes widened.

She recognized the voice.

"JUNE?!"

But June had already gone.

May stood there, staring at her ruined uniform in disbelief.

"That girl!"

She was furious.

She quickly hurried toward a nearby tap and tried washing the dirty parts of her dress.

But the stains wouldn't come out.

May looked at the time.

Her eyes widened.

"I'm going to be late!"

She grabbed her things and ran toward school as fast as she could.

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The Late Arrival

When May finally reached the school, she was already late.

Unfortunately, the teacher was standing at the entrance, checking the students' uniforms.

The teacher looked at May.

Then looked at her stained dress.

"May!"

May stopped.

"Yes, ma'am..."

"What happened to your uniform?"

May lowered her head.

"I... had an accident."

The teacher frowned.

"You're a student-council member. You should be setting an example for the other students."

May clenched her fists.

She was already furious.

And now she was being scolded because of something June had done.

Her anger toward June grew even stronger.

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The Photography Hall

Later that day, students had gathered in the school hall.

Some were dancing.

Some were singing.

Others were helping with different school activities.

At one side of the hall, June was busy working on a large photography project.

She was completely focused on her work.

She had no idea what was coming.

May entered the hall.

In her hand was a bottle filled with water.

But it wasn't ordinary water.

May had mixed ink and water inside it.

She had only one thought in her mind.

Revenge.

She spotted June.

A mischievous but angry expression appeared on her face.

She walked toward her.

Lamp noticed May approaching June.

She immediately understood what May was planning.

A perfect opportunity had appeared.

Lamp quickly went to inform the principal.

"Ma'am, you should come to the hall."

Soon, the principal arrived.

May didn't notice.

She walked straight toward June.

"June."

June looked up.

"What?"

May didn't answer.

She suddenly splashed the ink-water mixture all over June's dress.

The entire hall went silent.

Everyone stared.

June looked down at her ruined dress.

Then she looked at May.

May stood there, still angry.

But before either girl could say anything, the principal stepped forward.

"May!"

May's expression changed.

She turned around.

The principal looked extremely disappointed.

"What are you doing?"

May's confidence disappeared.

"Ma'am..."

"You are a student-council member, yet you continue behaving like this!"

May remained silent.

The principal shook her head.

"I have warned you before."

The students watched silently.

Then came the words May had feared the most.

"From today, the student council for this new session will be led by Lamp."

May's eyes widened.

"What?"

"I'm taking this badge away from you."

The principal removed May's student-council badge.

May stood frozen.

She couldn't say anything.

Her eyes dropped toward the floor.

Around her, whispers began spreading through the hall.

"Did you hear?"

"May lost her position."

"Lamp is going to be the student council now."

May could hear everything.

But she didn't respond.

She simply stood there, ashamed and hurt.

June watched her quietly.

For the first time, she didn't feel victorious.

She felt bad.

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After Everyone Left

By evening, the school had become quiet.

Most of the students had already gone back to their dorms.

May sat alone on the stairs.

Her head was lowered.

The student-council badge was no longer attached to her uniform.

Siri eventually found her.

"May..."

May looked up.

"Come on. Let's go back."

May didn't answer immediately.

She simply stared ahead.

Siri gently called her again.

"May."

Finally, May stood up.

But even as she walked away with Siri, the events of the day remained in her mind.

The argument.

The ink.

The principal.

And most painfully—

the loss of her student-council badge.

Meanwhile, somewhere else in the school, June was thinking about May too.

Their rivalry had started as something almost ridiculous.

But now it had gone too far.

And neither of them knew what would happen next.

By Midnight_Bloom

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