I DIDN'T have much friends since I was a child. Instead, I even gain bullies. Enemies. Even if I'm not doing anything bad to them. Most of them are girls.
According to them, they didn't like the attention boys are giving me. I didn't even know what they're talking about and told them I'm not even doing anything to get those boys' attention. But then they didn't believe me. They even called me 'bad crop' because bad crop should be inside the trash. Rotten.
That was my Primary year life. I choose to not fight back because I don't want to be troubled more. And Ina also said that I might just angered them more because those girls are the daughters of men that has a high rank in the society. Everytime I go home, I'm used to wiped my tears away before going in because I don't want Ina to see me that way. Weak and crying.
That scenario keeps on going until I was in my Secondary year. That was when I finally understood why they are doing that to me. It started when Breave, the District mayor's son approached me inside of our classroom. He is one of my classmate in Reading and he said he wanted to be friends with me.
I was contemplating if I should accept his friendship offer because he is the son of the DM but I'm also afraid the girls will be more mad at me.
But in the end, I just accepted it. Because all my life, I didn't have a friend by my side. And it is Breave that offers me friendship. I didn't want to disappoint him. I didn't want to disappoint myself either because I badly wanted to have a friend. Finally I have one.
Until one day, he talked to me and told me he liked me. He even told me he wants to marry me one day. It made me cringe.
Okay. Breave is one of the handsome face in our school. Even in the whole Montage. He is tall and has a broad shoulder like the District mayor. He also got his skin to him. Tanned. His hair in a clean cut, beautifully sculpted jaw, thick black eyebrows, his nose are also shaped in a good way, and he has a pair of thin and pink lips. He is handsome alright.
But here is the thing aside from the fact that I don't like him the way he feels but just friends, he also has this bad boy reputation in the city and everyone knew he gradually take girls seriously. He is using his father's position to get what he wanted. To get every girls he want.
And if he is still chasing after me even we're both done in school, I would think that he is just challenged. Because many years have passed and still, he couldn't get me like what he do with every other girls.
He doesn't like me. He just want the chase. The game. The challenge. And so I will let him. For once.
A chariot stopped by our small house. I heaved out a deep sigh. Seems like the helper of the DM is here.
I felt Ina from behind."The helper is already here, Grecia. Are you ready?"
I turned around to look at her face.
"Yes, Ina." Let's get this over with.
She stared at me with a loving smile, giving me the look that she is stunned to see me in a white flowy dress.
"You are so beautiful, Grecia. My daughter." She reached out to hug me and so I hugged her even tighter. I want to feel her embrace, the feeling of protection. That I am safe before I would step outside of our home.
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A middle aged man is at the front, maneuvering the whole drive of the chariot until we stopped at our destination.
I can't help but feel at awe because of the place where we stopped at. It's a big house and I supposed it is the District Mayor's.
The helper assisted me to the wide pathway that will lead us to the main door. The pathway is being rounded with many plants, flowers such as red roses. The door automatically opened, revealing the house maids and other helpers lining up side to side.
I was halting from where I'm standing until I finally got the courage to walked my way inside as the helper signaled me using his hands. The grand staircase in the hall makes the whole house even more grandiose that for a minute that I'm staring at it, I didn't notice the old man in a dinner jacket/tuxedo making his way down. He has this thick black beard on his face.
Bastien Slater, the district mayor in fourth district has been in the position for more than 25 years. It is said all over the Montage that he got the position since the war with Addiley many years ago because of his great contribution to the victory of our city.
"Breave, hijo!" He acknowledge as he saw his son walking towards him. I'm just being dragged here.
"Father." Breave smiled then turned to look at me."This is Grecia Cecily. We are in the same class since Primary years."
"Cecily?" The DM's eyebrows furrowed."How are you related to the late warrior general, Syden Cecily?"
"He's my father, sire."
"Oh." The old man suddenly taken aback for a second.
"Is there any problem, sire?"
He seems to be back from that silence."Oh no, no. There is none. I was just...glad." Then he smiled."Your father is a brave man, Grecia."
"Thank you, sire." I answered and proudly smiled back.
I know he is.
"Well, as much as I like to accompany you in my manor, hija. I have so many important meetings to attend to." He said."Enjoy, you two." The DM then walked away after that.
"Thank you, father!" Breave grinned. The DM just waved."So, let's go?" He asked when he look at me and raised his hand, as if asking me to take it.
I take a deep breath before taking his one hand with mine and answered,"Okay."