The following day Aurora went to school. She was no longer bothered with the incident with the new transfer student any longer after her conversation with Scarlet the day before as according to Scarlet compare to Aurora or any of their classmates Nathan was just a noner like the rest of the transferred students they had before him who was or would be never going to cross her way in any possibilities.
It was a new day with the bright sun shining in the sky beautifully unlike the day before having a sudden rain out of nowhere and all she had in her mind was to complete her studies for the day and present herself as the best or deserved one to have the title of "The Topper".
As usual, bidding goodbye to her mom she started for her school and on her way to the school, she got to see numerous juniors and seniors hanging out outside of the school as usual unlike the day before where the whole road was deserted without any of them due to the sudden rain. Where most of the seniors were greeting her happily, some of the juniors even accompanied her till the entrance of the school while losing themselves in talking about some interesting topics with her.
The moment she entered school, she could see that the school was full of the crowd of the students and their noises as usual. Unlike the day before the school was back to its normal phase with its liveliness with the movements of the students along with those noises of them. The surroundings of the school weren't peaceful or calm like the day before yet it was the best atmosphere which was suited for the school.
Aurora headed to her class directly as her classmates or friends were nowhere around to be seen in the playground or in any corridors. On the staircases to her classroom, she met some of her male classmates who exchanged some greetings and smiles with her. The moment she entered the corridor, she got to see the juniors who used to share the same class floor with her were hanging out there and once they spotted her they started to greet her as usual and she was also happily greeting them and was walking ahead.
Nathan who was standing in the corridor right in front of their classroom with Oliver and was watching the view of the playground suddenly encountered the view of Aurora's heading towards the classroom while surrounded by the juniors. In the view of Nathan, It was like a famous actress was walking on the red carpet while being surrounded by hundreds of fans and reporters.
Nathan kept watching the view and questioned Oliver, "What's going on there???"
"Oh, it's really nothing. It's a regular thing. Aurora is a positive person with no arrogance and she always smiles and also she has the ability to get along with the people around her easily. So, she is always surrounded by a lot of people as if they just want to get some positive vibes from her like the bees gather the honey from a flower.", answered Oliver with a smile while patting Nathan's shoulder after taking a look at the familiar view.
"Isn't it a little bit exaggerated??? Surrounding by the people all the time and all those unwanted attention??? Does she really need this much attention???", said Nathan with a bored expression.
"She doesn't want those attentions but still she gets them. In the point of view of us, it's not a big deal, bro. You are still new and with the time you will get familiar with the surroundings. So, it's a new thing for you but for us, it's nothing but a regular thing. Let's just enjoy the game on the playground for now.", said Oliver while turning back to enjoy the game of the playground.
Nathan nodded his head to Oliver and by taking another glimpse of Aurora and her smiley happy face he also turned towards the playground to watch the game even though he wasn't interested in it while his mind was occupied with the lovely smile of Aurora and was full of thoughts questioning and praising her, "Does she really attract this much attention but why??? What's so special about her??? Indeed she has a cute and lovely smile. She looks so pretty and adorable when she smiles like that. But why she has to smile that way to everyone??? Strange, what does it have to do with me???"
Aurora entered the class while passing behind from Nathan but still she didn't notice him as his face was facing towards the playground. Scarlet rushed to her happily and got a grab of her bag and placed it on the first bench with her where Aurora encountered a sudden hug from Chole which surprised her.
"Did you miss me???", said Chole happily while tightening her arms around her more than before.
"Yes, I did... Where were you yesterday???", said Aurora with a smile yet trying gasp for breath as Chole was hugging her tightly. Unlike Scarlet and the other friends of Aurora who had thin or medium figures with good numbers of height Chole had a strong and healthy little bit chubby body with a little bit more height than them like a boy. So, undoubtedly her grabbing Alora into a tight hug with such a strong body was too much for Aurora to handle as she was totally covered by Chole.
"Hey, where is Aurora??? I just saw her entering the classroom??? Her bag is her but where did she disappear???", said Ophelia while rushing to Scarlet with a confusing expression as she could only saw Chole standing there while turning her back to her and it was actually normal for Ophelia not to see Aurora who was hugged by Chole as even though Emily was the shortest in the whole class yet Ophelia was much shorter than Scarlet and Aurora let alone comparing her height with Chole. Ophelia, Abigail and Madison were of same height where Nora, Julia and lucy were only a little bit shorter than Scarlet and Aurora who were on the same height.
"Hey, where can she go??? She is here. Blind girl, open your eyes and watch properly.", said Scarlet who couldn't understand that Ophelia couldn't see Aurora while pulling her cheeks.
"Is she really here??? Why can't I then see her???", said Ophelia being even more confused.
"Hey, Chole, what are you doing by turning your back to me???", added Ophelia while pulling Chole to turn towards her.
"Oh, here is Aurora. Buddy, let her go. This way you will struggle her to death by squeezing her like a teddy bear.", added Ophelia again while trying to free Aurora who was half dead by Chole's hug and waving her hand from Chole's embrace to say hello to Ophelia.
"Hey, who is struggling her to death??? See how comfortable and relaxed she is with me!!!", said Chole while releasing Aurora from her hug and pulling her cheeks.
"Okay, guys. Enough. Let her take her seat first.", said Scarlet who could understand Aurora's half-dead condition because of Chole's hug while making Aurora sit in between Chole and her.
Like Aurora's popularity, Chole's treating Aurora like a teddy bear was also not a new thing among everyone including their families as from the beginning Chole used to like Aurora a lot and she had always liked to squeeze her like a teddy bear. During the classes also as Aurora was left-handed, where rest of others were right-handed, Chole kept Aurora's spared right arm locked with her spared left arm by holding it as if she feared that Aurora would flee away from her which often caused red skin patches on Aurora's right hand but still Aurora never complained about it. Chole was the daughter of the wise principle of their school yet she always used to be criticized by others for her overweight and her wide physical appearance like a boy than a girl and was also not welcomed by those who only used to judge a book by it's cover until Aurora took her under her wings as a friend and then one of her best friends. It was the biggest reason for Chole to be so weak or dependable on Aurora or being attached to her like a magnet.
After Auror's taking a long breath after being free from Chole's embrace, all of them started to hang out together inside the classroom until the class started and also before the class started Aurora helped Ophelia and Madison to complete their unfinished homework while helping Chole to catch up with the lessons that she missed out due to her being absent the day before.
The bell for class rang out and everyone hanging out outside in the corridor or playground entered the classroom including Nathan.
Still, Aurora didn't pay attention to him as she was busy with the teaching section of her friends but Chole who took a glimpse at an unknown boy curiously questioned out to Aurora and others, "Hey, guys, what did I just see??? Who is that guy next to Oliver??? I have never seen him before."
"Who??? Wait, him???", said Ophelia while searching the boys' raws of seats and pointing her finger towards Nathan.
Chole nodded her head as a yes and in return, Madison said out, "He is Nathan, one of the new transfer students."
"Hey, Aurora, isn't he quite handsome not quite but a lot more unlike the rest of our male classmates???", said Chole while poking Aurora with her finger while looking at Nathan.
"Cough, cough, stop staring at boys and focus on your lesson. You still have a lot to catch up.", said Aurora while clearing her throat by taking a secret glimpse at Nathan who was sitting on the first bench as them yet in the boys' raw and then immediately looking away. Nathan was wearing the school uniform for the first time that day. In white full handed shirt and naive blue school pants along with the naive blue school blazer and the pair of black shoes, he was looking so attractive which somehow made Aurora at a bit lost as it was her first time to see someone so handsome in their school uniform.
"Okay, fine. But is it me or he seemed a bit older than us because of his masculine taller body which is clearly visible through his school uniform???", said Chole curiously while looking at Scarlet who was sitting next to Aurora from the other side.
"Yes, he looks a bit older because of his height but still it's true that he is so damn good looking.", said Scarlet while looking at Nathan.
"I thought that we will only have Lucas with the good looks in our class for the rest of our lives but never thought that he will have such a tough competitor like this new guy with the perfect appearance.", said Chole turning the page of her textbook by seeing the scary glare of Aurora as she was not attentive to the lesson.
"We can't yet compare Lucas to this guy as we all know Lucas is the second best after Aurora with his academics even though he is left far behind in the good grades from Aurora where this guy is just a newbie and we know nothing about his academic performances.", said Scarlet while checking her homework for another time.
"Yes, she is right. Most of the transfer students we had so far are useless with dead brains who dropped out of the school due to their weak performances after a few months of their enrolling. So, we can't just judge this guy with his good looks without knowing how he is as a student, let alone comparing with Lucas.", said Ophelia.
"Just in case, just think that this guy is good at studies unlike the rest of the transfer students from the past. Then, Lucas is going to have a hard time. It will be fun to watch.", said Chole happily.
"Yes, true. Even though Lucas is good looking and is good at studies, he is such an unbearable guy with too much arrogance and attitudes along with the vibes of a cunning fox. I personally don't like him, not only me but also most of us don't like him for his attitude. Hope, this Nathan guy is just not only a guy with the good appearance but also someone with good academic skills along with a nice personality, unlike that Lucas.", said Madison in a voice full of disgust towards Lucas.
"True, from appearance, Nathan seems like a nice guy and he also has a calm and quite good boy kind of vibes. Let's see what will happen.", said Ophelia in a hopeful voice.
"Yes, you are right but let's just not dreaming too much high as we can't just judge him by his looks. Don't forget that he is a noner and will be a noner without the good result even though he is good looking according to the rules of our school. In that case, no matter how bad is Lucas as a person yet he will be the best than him.", said Scarlet in a disappointed voice.
"By the way, Lucas is nowhere to be seen. Where is he???", said Chole curiously.
"He wasn't here yesterday. Maybe not going to come today too. It's a good thing.", said Madison in a happy voice.
"Hmm, let's just hope for the best that this guy to be better than Lucas in everything. I am so excited to see those two handsome dudes fight for their positions and also to win someone too.", said Chole while looking at Aurora who was quietly focussing on her lesson and then winking at Scarlet.
"Guys, stop daydreaming. I am not interested in any of them and will not ever. Stop hinting anything stupid, Chole and focus on your lesson.", said Aurora while pushing her textbook to Chole and pulling her chubby cheeks.
"Huh??? How do you know that we were planning for you??? Weren't you focusing on the lesson???", asked Chole surprisingly.
"Yes, obviously I was focusing on the reading yet I have ears and know you guys better and why are you guys being the well-wisher of this new guy that too out of nowhere. So, stop daydreaming.", said Aurora while shutting her textbook.
"You guys know well that Lucas is a playboy who just likes to play around wildly with girls and I don't like him at all and also I have been enduring all those rumours that Lucas has created and spread about me from years. You guys know and have also witnessed that I used to consider Lucas as a good friend of mine in the beginning but in return what he did was just ruining things for me badly but still, I can't understand what enmity does he have with me that he never misses an opportunity to defame me. It has been years that we haven't talked with each other. What is the point of being good looking, Lucas is so evil under his charming face and what is the point of being good at studies where he is so uneducated to play with girls all the time and ruin their lives???", said Aurora in a frustrated voice while looking at them helplessly. Her upsetness was clearly visible on her face and there was a strange kind of a pain in her eyes.
After taking a deep breath she again added in a serious voice, "About the new guy, what is his name??? Yeah, Nathan. No matter how good looking he is, I don't care him at all. He will only matter to me when he is equally good at his studies as there will always be a risk of his crossing me in studies and ranking. That's the only thing that matters to me. Other than this he is totally a noner to me for whom or by thinking about whom I don't want to waste any valuable time of mine and if he is a dead brain or useless in studies than just forget about the good looks, he is not qualified to be mentioned. I really hope him to be just a pretty face with no good academics as I don't want to bother with him and he is and will always be a noner among us."
Scarlet, Chole, Ophelia and Madison quietly listen to Aurora and let her express her feelings without interrupting her as they were worried about Aurora because she never expressed her feelings of sadness and she always liked to hide those frustrations of her under her beautiful smile while surprising her heart and also somehow her words made them feel so guilty that they all said with the voices full of guilt, "We are sorry, baby Aurora. We didn't mean to hurt you. We shouldn't have said those words."
Aurora who could realize that somehow her words were too much for her friends to digest as they were only teasing her for fun and she was being so rude to them immediately said out in a guilty voice, "I am sorry, guys. I didn't mean to be so rude with you. I just said out without thinking twice. I am really sorry. Please, forgive me. You guys know that the name of Lucas irritates me a lot. I am sorry. You can still tease me as long as you guys are happy because if you stop teasing me then also the matter about Lucas will still keep hunting me."
"It's okay. You weren't being rude. As now that you give us the permission then just let us tease you more and more. Come on guys, let's shower our love to this little girl.", said Chole happily while pulling her cheeks.
"Yes, Chole, you are right. Here we come, Aurora.", by saying those words happily Scarlet, Ophelia and Madison jumped on to Aurora while pulling her cheeks one by one.