manipulative tendency

My phone keeps beeping notification.without choice i scrolled through the internet, only to find that there have been multiple TikToks and YouTube videos about me. The video would have a pretty high view-count, but i was simply be shocked by how many people were talking about me~

"Why is this happening?!!!"I immediately shut my phone down and hide it in the drawer"this is so embarrassing!"

I couldn't help but to throw myself to bed and buried my face on my pillow until I fall asleep

**

did ifall asleep?''i glanced at the clock on my table beside my bed

"6:45 AM?''

The school cultural event is coming close and we still haven't written anything for our movie

everything is just stressing me out

i stared at the cieling blankly''man..i dont feel doing anything today''remembering about what had just happened yesterday

katarina''i heard my mom called out to me''you have a visitor''she added

''huh?and who could it be?''i asked to myself as i fixed my hear with my hands when the door slammed open

''too late ''the voice said''and you look miserable rikka''and was followed by chuckle

''that voice''i whispered as i looked up to see who it was

It was a boy with has medium length orange hair that is parted in the middle, with two aqua clips on the right side. His eyes are green. He wears the school's general department uniform with the collar up and his shirt untucked

eugene!'' and he forced a smile at me as he glanced at the box he's holding

he seems happy today..i wonder why

My bestfriend Eugene

He and I met in kindergarten and have been inseparable ebersince

Hes the smartest guy I ever known hes also gotten pretty cut over the years too or atleast that’s what all the girls in school think

But I just don’t see him that way

"Morning rikka! I got a present for you" he cheerfully said as he hand over the box the me

To my surprise it a frog croaking inside the box jump Infront of my face .I stumbled and fall of my bed

Eugene on the other hand was satisfied laughing"look he likes you"He laughed as he gently took the frog of me and out it on my study table

"Just thinking you might need a company "

" And frog?

"Yeah"

Is this you could ever think about

" You could have just bring me kitten or maybe a pup"I said annoyinged. I glanced at the frog and realized

With Eugenes bike, we made out way to school and I somehow notice all eyes are on me

"Isn't she the girl on the video? "

A music department student?

What is he doing here?

he's walking his girlfriend to her classroom maybe?

Eh but how about sariel?

We tried to walk faster as soon I get to my classroom and shut the door

Everyone there is trying to get an interview with me and i pretty much constantly getting recorded...and there's a lot of attention on me!

I walked out from the room and spend the rest of my time at the film making club

I finally decided to get my phone out from my bag when I felt something rough and soft on my hands

I opened my bag only to see the toad Eugene had brought me earlier. That guy!

I gently lift the frog and gently put it in the table Infront of me and watch it

"Eugene has been thinking of me all along"I smiled" he's such a good friend

I turned on my phone on only to see bunch of messages and notifications all over my social media account

"Is that guy sariel really that big deal? "

"I mean...look at how many people have been talking about me. They love me,they hate me...why?"I said

I glanced at the YouTube video I posted live yesterday and got millions of view in just one night

"How could this be so possible?The video I accidentally posted online has so many views...it's kind of hard to process all of this.

I'm not as confident as I might seem. It's just...hard to process.

But still, I just need to keep calm and focus. It's not like things have changed much..."

Why am I talking to a frog? I laughed

I guess Eugene right. I do need a company

...

Rikka Alison called me out and hugged me"ayiee you're a social media icon now I'm so proud of you"

"Its just...so hard to keep up with, and I don't feel like I can take a break"I said in low voice and flash an awkward smile

"It's so overwhelming...there are so many news articles being written about me, and I'm constantly getting interviewed before, during, and after classes. But I want to be a nice person, so...I can only smile and reply messages to everyone~i added 

It feels like everyone is trying to find a way to know what makes me tick. I get that people want to know about me, but..it's hard to keep up with all these questions and things...and I wasn't able to talk about our club during the live video

she was staring at me with a concerned look on her face as she leaned her face close to me and bump her forehead on mine"how the melody felt soft, but bold. Almost like someone had given sound a shape, and it was the most beautiful thing that l could ever witness...your music"

“this has nothing to do with him “

That guy, sariel...”she said coldly 

"Oh yeah I heard it from Eugene, even so ,It is not illegal to record someone without their consent in a public place if they are visible and audible"she said with a sudden cheerful expression on her face

"So, I started to research about this sariel overnight.he was a member of an Amatune...and I found out that they not only used special instruments, but also used special techniques for entertainment such as music and choreography "

"How about Amatune?""

"It means "Heavenly Sound" pretty cute for a boy band to represent how their music is like a heavenly sound that you can listen to!"

"I continue into looking at their history, their musical influences, and everything that makes them such a good band!“

Amatune's music is very special, so there must be something unique to them. Perhaps they use certain instruments or have a certain music genre? That would make sense, wouldn't it~?

Did Alison really know all of this just for a single research?she really sounds like an avid fan... A geek perhaps? I thought 

"Does that sound good~?" I asked"This just feels so suffocating..."

"I bet"she Burst" did you know sariel has been vanished from the public view for several months now. The reason? Unknown "

"What happened ?" 

"No one know"

"could be that Sariel got involved in some huge scandal...maybe there was some kind of controversy, or some kind of bad behavior towards another celebrity in the same field. That could be what led to his sudden disappearance, so that he has to re-evaluate himself and get away from that environment.

"That's why everyone got thrilled seeing sariel being caught on cam live playing the violin. No wonder why everyone is so interested with you"

" The luckiest girl to share music with sariel "

"Now look at the positive side rikka.Now, people is Interested about our school,our club "

I think it would be a good idea to explain that the video of you and sariel was out of the plan

"Your sudden popularity is one in a lifetime, and we need to take full advantage of that. You could get away with practically anything right now, so don't waste this oppotunity."

"I-I mean...”i looked down and went silent 

I get what she's saying. All of these things are getting kind of overwhelming. It could be nice to have some time where I can just...talk with people instead of being...in spotlight all the time. I guess I don't really have a choice...if I don't show myself to everyone, it'll just make things worse at this point..."

...Allison says that I should really take advantage of this popularity I got, and is suggesting all kinds of ideas for me to earn money and have fun with it.

The idea did sound appealing...

I guess...I can see where she's coming from.

My popularity means a lot of eyes are on me, so there's a lot of opportunities out there for me to take advantage of.

And...I guess that would just be so... exciting...I'm getting giddy just thinking about it~

I mean, it would be good explain the situation and explain it was just a coincidence and that part wasn't really intended on the video, right? It made sense...so I accepted in the end~