Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Lauren and Angelina arrived at the venue together, but Angelina was stopped by members of the student union and security guards at the entrance.

"I'm sorry, but you can't enter without a student ID."

The school had tightened security due to the previous incident, especially for large events like this one.

After being rejected, Angelina looked embarrassed. Normally, she would have fought with anyone who stopped her, but she couldn't do that at school. She didn't want to embarrass Lauren and make her life difficult in school.

"Angie, I'll be fine," Lauren said, holding Angelina's slightly calloused hand and gently squeezing it. "If you're worried, just wait here for me. If anything happens, you can rush in to protect me, right?"

Reluctantly, Angelina agreed. "Alright, Madam Lauren. I'll wait here. If you feel sick, just send me a text."

Lauren nodded and followed the crowd into the auditorium.

As the event began, the doors were closed.

The timid Lauren didn't dare to sit in the front row, so she found a seat in a corner at the back.

When she saw the black piano on the stage, her heart skipped a beat. Her pale hands trembled as she tightly gripped them together.

buried in her mind throughout her student years resurfaced,

ceremony was about to begin, the lights on the stage

her

eyes and hesitated to look up

black piano seemed more like a giant monster, ready to devour her at

got closer and closer until

Lauren had kept her head down, she

been a long time,

jest. It was like a sharp

chill ran down Lauren's spine. In

obvious that you're spoiled. You're really different now that you have

a cold sneer. "We're classmates, after all. If you really marry Landon in

caught in her throat,

but after much hesitation, she still didn't send

if she did send a text, what good would it do? It would only cause

there anything you want to talk to me about?" Lauren's voice was