-Miss, what happened? Why are you leaving school so soon? - My driver Didier said as he approached from the school parking lot with to my bodyguard Noel.
When they were close enough to me, Noel put his hands on my shoulders. He looked me up and down and very seriously asked me what had happened.
-It's weird that you leave high school before all the class ends, so Didier and I were worried all the way here. And see... Something bad really happened to you. Tell me, what has happened so that your hands and face are red. Do not omit any details. - Noel said finally taking his hands off my shoulders.
-Miss, quickly, tell us. - Didier also rushed me.
-Well... I was with my friends in the Mexican restaurant of the institute. We had finished deciding what we were going to ask each of us, when one of my classmates tripped and her hot coffee fell on me. It was an accident. - I said trying to take the weight off the conversation.
-Accident? It may be, but before deciding whether or not it was, as you say, an accident, you must first answer a few of my questions.
-Sure. Ask whatever you want. But I am sure it was an accident. - I said smiling to the serious Noel.
-You said that she has tripped. With what? With someone's leg? With a rag that was on the floor? Tell me.
-No. She has tripped over the air. It's the first time I've heard of something like this but weirder things have been seen. - I said with feigned innocence.
-Well... Then tell me, how is your relationship with her? - Noel asked.
-We are only classmates. Whenever we talk we are very respectful of each other. There are no problems... I hope. - I said pretending doubt.
-How do you get along with the people she has become friends with?
-Well, not very well. I don't know why Sophie and Yvonne don't like me... I haven't done anything to them. - I said looking down.
-There is a possibility that it was not an accident. But there is no evidence and it is only a possibility. - Noel sighed heavily before looking back at me. - Have you been treated, right? What have they told you?
-Yes. Everything is alright. I have been given an ointment. The redness has to disappear in a week, if not, I should go to the doctor. The nurse said that I have been very lucky with all things considered. If the coffee had been hotter, I could have had minor burns! - I said to Noel and Didier. They looked at each other. They made that look that it said 'there is something wrong with all this'. They sighed.
-Marielle... - They said almost at once.
-We're going home. Amelie has been worried about you since she heard that we were going to pick you up before classes ended. You need to be prepared for the reaction of your parents and brother. As soon as they see you with that aspect, they will begin to plan a revenge... I don't even want to imagine it. You are their princess... - Didier said as he gestured for us to follow him.
We went silently to the car. We sat each in our place and then we headed home. The silence inside the car was quite stifling. "Alphy... Tell me something."
[There is no storytelling function in my system.] - Alphy said in a robot voice.
"You know what I mean." I thought exasperated by his answer.
[Negative.] - He continued with the same voice as before.
"Are you having a good time? Stop Alphy. I'm not in a good mood. I'm going to have a red face for a week and we need to beg the creator god that I don't get any blisters from this accident." I said mentally to my system while I was biting my lower lip.
[Don't worry host. If it's something that small and insignificant, I can help you. With a little of my energy and with the function of taking care of the body that I used at the beginning of our mission, it is possible. If you want me to do it, I will not remove the redness because it would be very suspicious and we could be expelled from the plane. Do you want me to do it? Yes/No.]
"Obviously I want you to do it." I replied cheerfully because I would not have those blisters on my face or hands. "I am sure that ruining my appearance was one of the reasons why she threw me her coffee. Who would not want to ruin so much beauty..."
[You fell back into your narcissistic habits, Sarah. It is very good that you are like that mentally but make sure you do not show your love for yourself out of your thoughts...] - Alphy explained worried.
"Sure. Don't worry so much. Am I not doing well so far?" I snapped dryly.
[Yes host...]
"Don't give me the reason as you would give it to some crazy people!" I yelled mentally pretending anger. "Well, let's stop this foolishness..." I was going to tell him something when I was interrupted by Noel's voice calling me.
-Marielle, are you alright? You are changing your expression very often. - He said looking at me peeking out from the copilot's chair.
-Yes. - I responded quickly.
-Well, if you are well, the everything is fine. - After saying this, he stopped talking for a moment without taking his eyes off me. After a few seconds he spoke to me again. - Remember that we still have to have that conversation we talked about this morning in the car. Don't forget.
-No. I haven't forgotten that conversation. - I said lowering my voice as I said that.
Noel sat well in his seat and we all went back to being silent. Five minutes later, we arrived home. The driver stopped in the garage and we all left. I walked with a little hurry until I reached the door of the house. While I was looking for the keys in the briefcase and the boys gathered around me, the door opened.
-Miss. What happened? .- Amelie, who had opened the door, asked. - I was waiting for your return much later. Look at you. What have they done to you?! You're red like a tomato and not in a good way. If your parents or the young man see you... Have you been treated?!!
-Yes, don't worry Amelie. I'm going to shower in my room. Let them... - I said pointing to Didier and Noel. - Tell you everything you want to know. I will be back in a while!
I didn't wait for her to stop me, and ran up to my room. Once there, I locked the door of my room with the latch and looked in the closet and drawers for the clothes I would wear for my meeting with the detective that same afternoon. When I had everything in my hands, I went into the bathroom. "Ugh... I'm all dirty. Shower, here I go! "
Fifteen minutes later and after some good rinses with caramell smelling soaps, I was already much better. I sat on the dressing table to dry my long brown hair. I hummed songs while doing it. I was not in a hurry so it took me a while to get my hair dry. Then I added the odd beauty product like vitamins that needed to be put with a dry hair and dressed. I put on a short dress with a pastel blue top and a navy blue bottom with floral pattern. I combined it with a thin white belt, heeled sandals with blue stones and in my neck, a necklace with hearts made of silver.
Once happy with the chosen outfit, I sat down to do a hairstyle that went well with what I was wearing. Finally I decided to leave my hair loose but decorated with a braid crown.
"Now I just have to put the medicine on and I'll be ready." I thought before getting up from the dressing table stool.
-I'm ready! Even with redness all over my face, I'm still a beautiful girl.
-Of course you're beautiful Marie. Now look at me. - Said my brother approaching me from the recently opened door. - My Marie... You are beautiful as always. Now tell your brother what happened and where you are going dressed like a fairy.
-How...? - I started asking him but he interrupted me.
-This lock is easy to open. I don't want you to think that I will enter as long as I want. I don't want to invade your space. If I had not heard that something happened to you and I was worried, I would not dare to enter. I was worried that you were trying to hide your feelings and that they led you to do some crazy things. But seeing you, it seems that I worried too much...
-Jerome... - I sighed and then hugged him tightly. - I'm sorry I worried you. I have no intention of doing any of the crazy things that you thought. Let's go down to talk.
-Okay. But where are you going so beautiful? A date? - He said rubbing his head in mine before letting me go.
-Come on! -I told him smiling before I started running down the stairs.
I heard Jerome saying 'wait for me tadpole' and then I heard hurried steps hastily followed me.