The loud sounds of chatter and camera shutters filled the ballroom, Glisten was the center of it all, dressed to perfection in a custom made outfit for him. He was invited to the red carpet, his own premiere, this was what he had been dreaming of for years! Yet, he couldn't help to feel distracted, he had fumbled his lines too many times... He dreaded to think what may be the consequences of this after. The bruises that littered his body throbbed in pain at the thought.

Brightney escorted him to the stage where he would give a speech about how grateful he was about his acting career. To be honest, it was more of a curse than a blessing all because of Dandy. But there was nothing he could do now but pretend, the line between acting and reality was blurring day by day.

Glisten was trying to the utmost to keep his charismatic facade, but he was started to crack. Telling himself to focus wasn't enough anymore, he kept stammering or nearly dropping his damn microphone due to his sweaty palms.

"A round of applause for Glisten Morganite!"

The host, Vee, exclaimed while gesturing him to give a speech. He took a few steeps forward and cleared his throat, but his words came out in a jumbled mess. It looks like the nerves got the best of him.

"U-Uhh, hi... Thank you all for... this... m—moment. This opportunity. I'm forever grateful for- for how.. erm..."

Glisten felt his eyes widening as the words escaped him, he forgot his lines. Sh!t. He could only watch in horror as people began murmuring to each other, some even snapping pictures of this humiliating moment. The microphone finally sliped from his hands, clattering loudly on the wooden floor. The feedback caused everyone to wince.

"You good, Mr. Morganite?"

Vee questioned with a nervous smile plastered on her face.

"I-I need water."

Glisten managed to squeak out before running off the stage in tears. He stifled his sobs as he locked himself in the men's bathroom. His hand tangled in his blonde hair as he tried to comb through it with his hands, a habit that grew out of stress. This whole event had been a total disaster, he dreaded to think what Dandy will do to him as punishment.

Despite all his attempts to remain calm, he just couldn't, at that exact moment he burst into tears. His makeup rapidly became runny due to his tears, there was no way he'd face the crowd after this huge mistake. He was trying so hard to be perfect, and yet nothing was coming out right.

"I'm such a mess, maybe Dandy is right about me after all..."