Payback

Chapter 10: The Revelation

"Time and chance reveal all secrets." -Delarivier Manley

Good luck on your play, Gabrielle! -H💋

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It's been a month since we found out that Xander and Maddie are dating. I had a hard time coping for the first week that I found out. I know I don't have the right to feel this way because I'm not even his girlfriend or his ex. I'm just someone who admires him.

I'm really, really grateful that I have friends like Faith, Sunshine, and Danica. They helped me move on. They reminded me of all the other things I have to do and I wouldn't be able to accomplish them if I kept sulking.

I focused on the play for the last month. Yes, I saw Xander and Maddie a lot but I chose to set aside my feelings and focus on the play which is my responsibility.

As for Jay, we haven't spoken again after what happened. He's been avoiding me and I don't have the confidence to talk to him too. He's been my best friend for a long time and I can't believe we fell apart that fast.

Shine didn't bring up that day though. She hasn't been talking to Jay either but Shine and I are okay.

Today is the last practice before the play's opening night tomorrow. Everyone is busy preparing the stage. I'm also busy making a few touchups to the acting of the actors.

"Dust." The actor playing the lead role sighed. "I know you can hear me. I wanna say thank you to you too. Thank you for everything that you have done."

"You made me smile, laugh, and you sacrificed yourself for me." He wiped his tears.

"I love you, princess Aine Dust Wimzy, " he said, full of emotion. "Also known as my Dust, " he ended.

Everyone cheered for we had a perfect run. There were no more errors. No one stuttered, no one tripped and no one forgot their lines.

"Good job! I'm so proud of each and every one of you, " our adviser said. "Especially our director, " she said which made everyone cheer for me.

I stood up and bowed for them. "Not one bit did you let me down, Gabbie. Thank you, " she said and that made me smile.

"Looks like everything is set for tomorrow." She looked around the stadium. "You can all go home a bit earlier today. Actors, rest well and give them the greatest show they have ever seen tomorrow, " she said and all of us agreed.

After that, people started shifting on their seats. Some already left and some are taking their sweet time.

"I'm so proud of you, Gab, " Faith said, hugging me.

"Thank you, love, " I said, tightening our embrace.

"You should be a professional director, I swear, " she said.

I chuckled before getting out of her embrace. "I love directing, Faith but designing is my calling."

"What do I expect? You are Lianna Tyler's daughter." She shrugged.

"And you should be an actress, " I replied.

She furrowed her eyebrows. "Why?"

"You are Hope Taylor and Ethan Ferrer's daughter." I shrugged.

Both of us laughed after that. We used to make fun of our parent's jobs because they seem impossible to reach like what are the odds that you'll end up in a famous person's family, right?