Chapter 22: Sample Question

The next day, for almost a day, Bree taught Daniella how to walk and how to look like a beauty queen when she starts walking on stage. Now, Bree will ask Daniella a sample question as a practice because she is sure that there will be questions and answers at the school pageant.  

Bree was sitting, and Daniella was standing with her hand on her waist. "This is a sample question, Daniella. You need a good answer even if you're not on stage yet, okay?"  

I just nodded to Bree and stood straight like a beautiful queen. "Okay, here's the question: "If you are the one who wins and brings home the crown as The Most Beautiful Woman, do you think you deserve it and why?"

 The smile on my lips slowly disappeared with Bree's question. "Why is your question like that?"

 "I am the judge here. Why are you asking so many questions about that one question? And remember, Daniella, don't answer that to the judges; you are going to lose the school pageant." Bree said to me as she shook her head.

"Do you think the questions at the pageant are all so hard?"

 Bree played the pen she was holding and thought. "I think so, so you just have to practice now because maybe the question is as hard as you think because they base their judgment on your answer to their question."  

"I'll just answer it as I understand the question; I'm not sure what the outcome will be." Bree sat up again.

"Then go ahead and answer my question for us to finish."

 I scratched my head very hard. "Can you explain the question first?" I smiled at Bree at the same time, and I tried to close my eyes and blink a few times to be cute.

 She just looked at me and sighed, which meant she'd surrender and just do what I asked. "Okay, the question is, if you're the winner and take home the crown for The Most Beautiful Woman, do you think you deserve it and why? "

 I smiled before answering the question. "Thank you for your question. I know you observed the candidates, but I remained outstanding in all of them. Thank you!" I waved as if there were an audience.

Bree, on the other hand, was obviously not satisfied with Daniella's answer. "I think you will lose the crown with that kind of answer, Dan."

 I frowned. "Why? My answer is good."

 "It's not like that, Dan. Before you answer, you should quickly think of an answer, but the one thing you need to know is that the question is still there in the answer. Do you get it?"  I nodded my head, so Bree just closed her eyes. "I'll repeat the question, but think carefully about your answer quickly because you can't stop for a few minutes. The more you think, the more you can't answer then."

 "Okay." I prepared myself again, took a deep breath, and tried to focus my mind on the question.

 "Ready? This is the question again. If you are the winner and receive the title of Most Beautiful Woman, do you think you deserve it and why?"

 I took the question seriously but kept smiling. "Thank you for that question. Yes, I know everyone who participated in this pageant is deserving, but only one should put a crown on her head, and that is what the judges' eyes saw and what caught their attention to their answer from the start to the end. Thank you! "  

I looked at Bree and saw her staring at me seriously, and just a few seconds later she slowly clapped, so I smiled because she seemed to like my answer.

"Awesome! Your answers aren't very direct, but each one has nice words and a deep meaning," Bree said while smiling at me.

 "Really! So I can rest. I want to eat a snack," I said excitedly.

 Bree smiled at me but suddenly disappeared. "I'm sorry, but I still have a lot of sample questions ready here. Answer them nicely before we eat." Bree checked the time on her cellphone. "We still have time before four o'clock, so we need to finish it." My excitement was replaced by frustration when I saw the five folded papers on the table where Bree was.

 The question and answer between the two of them was over, and I finally sat down inside the hut and massaged my feet. I ate a snack with Bree until I almost ran out of it. "Next weekend, just practice walking properly," Bree said.

 "Why? I thought you were going to teach me on the weekends," I asked and wondered.

 Bree lowered the empty glass. "I'll find a gown that you used in the school pageant."

 "Am I still coming with you to fit my gown?"

"No, we have the same body size. I don't need you there, okay, just practice. Is that clear?"

 I nodded in response. "I'm going home now, before I face darkness on the road because it's almost five o'clock. "

"But, you can stay here and sleep here tonight, and we will go to school together tomorrow. I'll have a spare uniform for you to use first."  

Bree stretched and stood up. "My house is near your house. So don't worry if I get hurt and die. You're the first person I'll visit in your room while the lights are off. " And she laughed, as if thinking about what I would look like if ever.

 "Stop talking, Bree. What are you thinking? Just be careful on the road. If anyone blocks you, they are definitely pure dogs. There are a lot of dogs on the way. I'm just afraid of bad people passing by. Even if you're cool, it's also dangerous. "

 "Okay, I'm leaving." She waved before finally leaving. And I put the glass in the kitchen and washed the glasses they used because my mother was still resting in her room. 

After washing the glasses, I went into my room and took the box containing the necklace I was going to give to William. I raised my hand while holding the necklace. "I can still give it, even though there is someone who seems more important to him, and I don't know if he will accept it or not; this pride is so high." A faint smile is visible on my lips. "But for now, I need to improve my acting first, and it seems that it's going to be serious since Charice started to enter the scene." I sighed and put the necklace back in my drawer.