55 vouchers Everyone turned to stare . " If that's really golden spider silk , the belt alone would cost more . than Sophia's entire dress . " That comment was the last straw for Sophia . She scoffed , " One person's blind , fine , but all of you ? Seriously ? " She thought , ' Golden spider silk ? Like any country bumpkin could wear something like that . ' Seeing Sophia was genuinely pissed off , everyone quickly backed away , eager to stay out of her line of fire . ***** However , Sophia was still impacted by what had just happened . By the time it was her turn to perform , she couldn't gather herself again . At the very beginning , she missed the first note . That tiny mistake panicked her , and the more she got flustered , the worse it got , and her timing completely went off . When the performance ended , the applause was weak and scattered . Every awkward clap felt like a slap to Sophia's face . She forced herself to maintain her composed demeanor until she left the stage like a queen , but as soon as she was out of sight , tears welled up in her eyes . On the side of Class 19 , Chase looked a bit disappointed . " You know where your votes are going , right ? " Tony replied , " Is it really worth defending her this much ? Sophia's the school belle . Now that Gillian's gone , there's no competition against her . Honestly , even if she played terribly , people would still vote for her . " Chase gave him a sharp look . " Do you even hear yourself ? " Tony raised his hands in mock surrender . " Alright , my bad . We'll give her every last vote if that'll make you happy , okay ? " Class 19 had finished the first two dance performances , and only Abigail's kazoo performance remained on the schedule . Chase shot Tony a look , as if to say , " Now you're talking " He wasn't interested in the kazoo performance at all . Sure , it took some skill , but most people ended up just torturing everyone's ears with it . Feeling bored , Chase stood up and stepped outside for a smoke . 11:24 Wed , Sep 17 Chapter 33 : . 35 55 vouchers Yvonne said with a smug grin , " Come on . You guys could've at least given Abigail a pity vote . It'd be tragic if she got nothing at all ." Tony turned around with others , saying , " Too late . We've already handed out all the votes . " Yvonne covered her mouth , trying not to giggle too loudly . At orientation , most of the votes were controlled by the freshmen of Grade 10. Each upper- grade class only got ten votes to avoid leaving the most unpopular acts without support . But today , it seemed Abigail was about to make history by possibly getting a zero . Gillian made sure Charlotte had a spot in the front row , giving them a front - row view of Sophia's entire performance . " What happened to Sophia ? " Even Gillian was shocked . Gillian had arranged for Abigail to perform right after Sophia , hoping to make Abigail look like a total flop in comparison , especially since both were from the Monroe family . Honestly , she even thought it might cheer Charlotte up a bit , but to her surprise , Sophia didn't perform as well as expected . She leaned closer to Charlotte and assured her , " Abigail is just gonna look even worse . Don't worry . " Just thinking about Abigail's upcoming performance made them exchange a smug , knowing grin . " Gillian , what are you performing for your farewell ? " Charlotte asked . Gillian's expression suddenly became serious . " Light , by Demin ." Demin was her idol and her biggest inspiration . His music , Light , had been her companion through the hardest times , giving her the strength to keep going . It was because of that song that she dared to step onto bigger stages and share her music with the world . 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