“Juniper, you''re not joking, are you?" One by one, the students'' eyes went wide as they asked cautiously, "You got tickets for the whole ss to go to the WKL event?"


    "Yes," Juniper replied, lifting her gazezily. "There are tickets for every student in this ss."


    The entire room was stunned into silence. Knowing Juniper, she was a woman of few words but big actions. She wasn''t one to brag. So, if she said she had tickets, she had tickets.


    Holy cow! Even in their wildest dreams, they, the devoted fans of Neverfall Navigators, wouldn''t have dared to imagine this.


    “So, uh.....” one student spoke up, looking a bit embarrassed. "Is it okay to ask how much they cost? If they''re too expensive, I don''t think I can go."


    Though she loved the team, a ticket worth thousands of dors was simply out of her budget.


    “Yeah, same here,” others chimed in. “Juniper, thank you so much for finding tickets for us, but my monthly allowance is only a few hundred bucks. I really can''t afford it. Just send us some pictures from inside, that''ll be enough!"


    "They''re free,” Juniper cut in. "There''s no charge for the tickets. Just be at the entrance on time."


    Free? What in the world had their Goddess done?


    “Ahhh!” a student shrieked with excitement, thanking her profusely. "Thank you, Juniper! All hail Juniper!"


    "Is there anyone who can''t make it?"


    Juniper nced at her phone. Shanley was already waiting outside the university, so she needed to wrap this up.


    Every single person shook their head in unison, their expressions resolute. They were going.


    "Alright," Juniper said with a slight curve of her lips. "Ten a.m. tomorrow. Don''t bete."


    "Yes, ma''am!" Everyone stood up straight, bowed respectfully to Juniper, and chanted in unison, "Thank you, Juniper! Take care, Juniper!"


    The sheer volume of their voices made Juniper blink, but she decided not to say anything and left.


    Once she was gone, the ssroom erupted.


    "How do you think she did it? That''s sixty VIP tickets!"


    "Correction, sixty front-row VIP tickets!"


    "Have you ever known Goddess to lie? If she says we can get in, we''re getting in!”


    "Her brother is the famous award-winning actor, Mr. Tate, right? Maybe he bought them for her?"


    "If that''s the case, we owe her big time."


    "From now on, Juniper is our ss treasure. If anyone dares to bully her, they''ll have to go through me first!"


    "Ahem." Hattie, who had been


    listening quietly, couldn''t help but


    interject "If anyone was dumb


    enough to try and bully Juniper,


    they''d be six feet under before you could even lift a finger."


    The others fell silent. True. Juniper definitely looked like she could handle herself.


    You''d have to have a death wish to mess with her.


    The next day, Juniper woke up early and, after a hearty breakfast, was ready to leave.


    "I''ll drive you," Shanley offered,


    grabbing his car keys, but Juniper turned him down. "It''s game day, the


    traffle will be a nightmare


    just


    take my scooter."


    "Alright." Shanley never questioned her choices. He handed her backpack to her. "The match could


    go on for a while. I packed some


    Eat..


    water and snacks in here in


    something if you get hungry Dana will make you something special for dinner tonight. I had Flint take care of everything at the venue, so there shouldn''t be any problems.”


    He had an important meeting at the office today that he couldn''t miss, which meant he couldn''t go with her.


    "Okay." Juniper took the bag, gave a clipped response, and walked out the door without a second thought.


    "Bang."


    The sound of the door closing left Shanley frozen in ce, a strange sense of disappointment washing over him. That girl never seemed to have him at the front of her mind.