Beyond The Pep Rally Humiliation

Beyond The Pep Rally Humiliation

Xiao Youzi

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My name is Maya Rodriguez, and I pretty much live at WOLF Radio, spinning indie tracks and secretly nursing a hopeless crush on Ethan Miller, our university' s star quarterback. He' s that guy – popular, talented, and completely out of my league. Then came Homecoming. A text from my best friend shattered my world: Ethan was about to ask Chloe Davis, the campus queen, to the Ball. And he was going to do it using my microphones! My stomach clenched. I had to stop him. In a panic, I recorded a voice note to Liv: "Liv, I have to stop this! I can't let him use the WOLF Radio mic to ask Chloe! You know how I feel about Ethan!" But a forgotten Bluetooth connection turned my private confession into a public announcement, booming across the entire stadium. The mortified silence, then the gasps and laughter. My deepest secret, broadcast to thousands. I wanted to die. Chaos. Humiliation. How could my mistake be so catastrophic? I was the invisible sound tech, always behind the scenes. This was beyond anything I could imagine. The star quarterback, frozen on the field, looking directly at me. But then the impossible happened: Ethan sought me out. He wasn't angry. He was oddly amused. He revealed a massive misunderstanding – the proposal wasn't for Chloe, or even for him. My public humiliation was all for nothing. Or was it? What exactly was the campus heartthrob doing, being so incredibly kind to the girl who just declared her crush to the whole school?

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My name is Maya Rodriguez, and I pretty much live at WOLF Radio, spinning indie tracks and secretly nursing a hopeless crush on Ethan Miller, our university' s star quarterback.

He' s that guy – popular, talented, and completely out of my league.

Then came Homecoming.

A text from my best friend shattered my world: Ethan was about to ask Chloe Davis, the campus queen, to the Ball.

And he was going to do it using my microphones!

My stomach clenched.

I had to stop him.

In a panic, I recorded a voice note to Liv: "Liv, I have to stop this! I can't let him use the WOLF Radio mic to ask Chloe! You know how I feel about Ethan!"

But a forgotten Bluetooth connection turned my private confession into a public announcement, booming across the entire stadium.

The mortified silence, then the gasps and laughter.

My deepest secret, broadcast to thousands.

I wanted to die.

Chaos.

Humiliation.

How could my mistake be so catastrophic?

I was the invisible sound tech, always behind the scenes.

This was beyond anything I could imagine.

The star quarterback, frozen on the field, looking directly at me.

But then the impossible happened: Ethan sought me out.

He wasn't angry.

He was oddly amused.

He revealed a massive misunderstanding – the proposal wasn't for Chloe, or even for him.

My public humiliation was all for nothing.

Or was it?

What exactly was the campus heartthrob doing, being so incredibly kind to the girl who just declared her crush to the whole school?

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