I Became My Unfortunate Female Lead

"You two go home without me."

She turned around and waved her hands. Athasia was already expecting this, but she didn't expect this early. Well, since Amber's father was still in the office, she might as well give them a show.

She passed by building D. It was where the gymnasium was. She went there because she needed someone to come with her.

As soon as she stepped inside the gym, she remembered Antonette first. However, the one she wanted to see wasn't her, it was someone else–Julie.

Julie was sitting on the bench. She was a part of the volleyball club and today; they were doing a free practice. Athasia sat beside the girl, "Hi Julie,"

Her voice delivered shivers to the girl with long black hair. Julie was Amber's friend, the one who's always with her.

The side character littleyoonie almost threw out of the picture by not describing her well. Now that she was seeing her close, she can now say that Julie has an ordinary face.

"What are you doing here?!" Julie sprang from the bench, clenching her small towel on her chest. She seemed shocked and—scared?

"You looked scared," Athasia said it out. "...As if I'm going to eat you," then she chuckled.

Silence before she continued, "Well, I'm not really gonna eat you, but I can throw you out of this school."

By this, Julie gasped. She looked around as if checking if no one heard that. Her family wasn't really that rich like Amber or Athasia. They have a hold of small branches of a popular convenience store.

Athasia took out her phone from her pocket, scrolled through her gallery and showed something to Julie. "Did you see Amber's post on the school page?" she grinned. "I might also post one these days,"

"P-Please don't!"

Julie grabbed her hand, her trembling fingers turned cold. "Don't do this…I didn't really like it. She was the one who initiated it," her voice was cracking.

"Interesting." Athasia pulled her hand back. "What are you gonna do about it?" She looked back to the wide gymnasium, to the other students taking their practices.

"I know you came here for me," Julie finally broke it. Her hands were still trembling and if she didn't sit down, her knees might give up, too.

The video Athasia showed her wasn't the one Amber posted. It was a different video, involving her, Amber, and Mister Sung inside the faculty.

Athasia playfully grinned. "You know I'm really not into threatening people, but since you two enjoy it so much.." she leaned closer to Julie's ears. "I might as well enjoy it, right?" she whispered.

Julie wasn't really that mean. She's just doing it for Amber. That's why the moment she heard Athasia, the hairs on her nape all stood up. She suddenly felt scared.

Athasia scooted back. "You know, it's always your choice that affects you. You can solve this in the guidance office with me and clear your name or be surprised tomorrow morning."

She turned to Julie. "I'm not warning you anymore…I'm threatening you," the same words she said to Amber.

***

Back to the Guidance Main Office…

"Miss Rymerton, get to the point. No matter what happened, we will not let this slide"

A grin playfully stretched Athasia's cheeks. She leaned beside the door and took out her phone. "She failed the exam, so she dragged Mister Sung here," she stated without a pause.

And Amber's reaction surprised everyone. She turned shut, but her hands were clenching as if her throat became dry.

"Miss Amber Pittman, is this true?" the principal asked.

"It's n-not true!!" she stammered, pointing at the young Miss Rymerton. "You're lying!! Don't make up stories!!" she snarled.

"Oh, really?" Athasia opened the door. "I have other evidence too,"

Julie entered the room and felt the uneasiness in the atmosphere. Her hair was tied now, exposing her face. Her eyes couldn't lie. She glanced at the professors and principal. "G-Good afternoon," she meekly said.

Amber was more than shocked. She shuddered as if someone poured her cold water. Seeing her reaction, Athasia got amused. "Say hi to your friend, Amber,"

With a confused look, the principal asked again. "Excuse me, Miss Rymerton, but can you please explain everything? You should have come sooner to us the moment you knew this matter,"

"You never asked me, sir," Athasia answered. "Can I connect my phone to your projector, please? I have a very important thing to show you all. Especially to Amber,"

After a couple of minutes, the lights in the office became dim. They rolled down all of the window blinds. Athasia connected her phone to the projector and played something.

In that video, Amber, together with Julie, was in the faculty office. Amber's voice can be heard clearly.

"Mister Sung, I want to retake the exams before you post the results. I will not accept this,"

Mister Sung responded to her, "But Amber, it's for all the subjects and we need to follow the school policy. I will not tolerate this. I already gave you all enough time to review."

Amber slammed her hands on the desk. "If you don't want to do it, I will make you do it." She started unbuttoning her uniform and threw her phone to Julie. "Make this a clear copy,"

All the teachers gasped, and the principal couldn't even blink his eyes.

The video continued.

Amber grabbed Mister Sung's hand and put it under her uniform. She pulled the man as if she was being pinned against the wall. "Julie! Take this!" she yelled.

After that, Amber's expression changed. From her evil look, she cried and shed tears. She acted like a victim and spit some pitiful words, just like on the video she showed.

Then she threatened Mister Sung that he only had 24 hours to let Amber retake the test. If he doesn't do it, she will spread the video, and it really happened.

Athasia captured all of this. It was the time when she followed Amber to the 2nd faculty office. The door happened to be half open.

The video ended, leaving everyone silent. For sure, by now, all the guilt and regrets of throwing Mister Sung were now gushing through their systems. No one even moved to turn off the projector.

Amber couldn't speak. She slid to the floor, gritting her teeth from embarrassment. It wasn't only in front of them, but also in front of her father. She's shaking so hard that she couldn't even blink.

"I-I'm sorry!" Julie kneeled in front of everyone and said that she really didn't want to do it. "I will accept any punishment. Just please don't expel me," she cried.

Athasia raised her hand. "I will also accept any punishment for not reporting this immediately. I didn't know that it would turn out like this," she has her respect for Mister Sung.

Mr. Pittman, who was feeling all the tension, grabbed his coat and looked down at her daughter. "Stand up, Amber." her voice was cold.

Amber picked herself and stood up, breathing heavily from shock too. She raised her head. "D-Daddy…I...It's no—" She was frozen.

Mr.. Pittman slapped her and the tingling sound rang in her ears. "You're a disgrace,"