When the Family Ch 12

Chapter 12 The Unlucky Fool Turned Out to Be Me

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Jean suddenly sneezed in the middle of class.

She rubbed her nose.

Who the hell was talking trash about her?!

“Everyone, I’ve got something to announce”

Lacey stepped up to the podiuin, wearing her usual pleasant smile. Her gaze swept across the classroom. “As you all know, the finals for the Hope Cup are coming up. We’ve been preparing for a long time, but right now…. we’re short on people.”

Lacey was the class arts rep, and the full name of the Hope Cup was-

The Hope Cup National Youth Drama Competition.

It was a major event on the national level. Winning a priz but also a big bonus for college applications,

a prize in the Hope Cup meant not just hefty rewards from the school,

Because of that, nearly every student was eager to join. Tons signed up, hoping to get on stage.

Of course, the competition was brutal. After several intense rounds, most had already been eliminated. But somehow, Lacey had led her class all the way to the finals.

They’d been preparing for their performance for weeks.

“Short on people? Like backstage help: Or do you mean performers?” someone asked right away.

Lacey smiled gently. “We’re short one actor for the stage play.”

That got everyone’s attention. The classroom stirred with excitement.

This was a huge opportunity. If they got lucky and filled that one spot, they’d get to perform in the finals–maybe even snag a prize. And that meant sharing in the glory.

Jean yawned.

The Hope Cup! This wasn’t even a major plotline in the book.

What was the point of transmigrating into a novel if the plot kept tossing her into uncharted territory?

“Lacey, you know I’ve got great stage presence. Want me to take the role?”

Someone raised their hand, volunteering right away.

The others weren’t about to sit back and lose the chance. The room turned chaotic.

“Wait, that actually sounds fun! I want in too!”

“Larry, pick met I’ll play anything. I won’t hold you back.”

clearly trying to hold something back. Then she said seriously,

7:40 PM c

The Unlucky Fool Turned Out to

was

she might’ve

use a prop tree? Does someone really

xact it on

a tree? That’s

what I said earlier. I

trees. I’m allergic

you should find

student asked

realized the “final missing role” was a

Hope Cup.

tree? Not

have

flickered

tree, would I even need any of

it,

“Well, since no one’s

Is that

even necessary?”

if it is, why does it have

drawing lots.

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cleared it with the principal. He’s very invested in the finals. The Hope Cup is tied to the school’s reputation–and ours. The principal made it clear: anyone who gets picked and refuses will lose out on end–of–term

Jean shook her head.

how to

coercion were in full

The guilt–tripping

from under the desk and shook it before placing it on

me.

even do this by drawing lots? Just assign someone and get

role. I’m not

the chaos, Lacey pulled out a folded white

veryone held

tarah Even

ed over, curious i

who the unlucky

unfolded ther

mauiskly, then flinuri

slow the name written

7:40 PM &

Fool

Jean was speechless..

to be me.

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