"Now look at me," He command. I was like a puppet, I immediately look at him. Our eyes meet again and there, his eyes drowned me again.
" Is there someone says that your eyes were beautiful?" He averted his eyes when he said that. No there's no one.
"You're the first," I smiled at him. I felt warm in my heart.
"Am I?" He questioned while looking at his side.
Does he avoiding my gaze? Am I that bad?
"Yeah," I felt awkward talking to him but it feels warm being with him.
He was about to talk when the music stop and the dean went to the stage. "Listen, dear students you must wear your best of best on the day of the founding anniversary of our academia. The Emperor and the Empress will be present on that day. You must apply the etiquettes that you learned since you came here in the academy. Anyone who upset the royals will be expelled." Our deans announced and looked at me as if she was talking about me.
I fought on how she gave me stares. Our battle of stares ended when she start talking again. She just give as more instructions that we must to do and must not.
"Anyone who standout on the anniversary will receive a gift from the Emperor. You all must give your all best." The crowds became noisy when the deans announced the most important thing before she dismiss us and left the main hall. It was a big deal because it gives honor to the house of a person that was recognized by the Emperor.
" I must hurry to go home, I need to call my personal designer." Said by the daughter of the House Waron
"I must hurry too,"
Someone bumped into me, "Ouch!" She complained when she fell on the flour.
Instead of helping her to get up, I just turned around and ignore her.
"You trash! You dare to push me!" She shouted that caught the attention of the students in ballroom.
I turned around and raised my eyebrows to her. She was griting her teeth due to annoyance. It felt nice seeing her like that. The corner of my lips rise. I cross my arms and looked at her head to toe.
"You're more like a trash," I insulted her. I just can't let her call me trash. I'm still a noble and came from the house of the Duke. However, they rejected me as their child but still I have the blood of them.
"Know your place I'm still the child of the House Sonic," I himulate her in the crowd that make her more annoyed.
"Don't think you'll be recognized by the Emperor you don't even look like nor fit to be a noble." I added before I decided to leave the main hall.
"Please for give my sister she's just like that. Forgive her for the sake of me." I heared Remi plead.
I clenched my fist as I heared it. It makes my blood boiling.
"That bitch keeps on interfering on my business," I grit my teeth as I leave.
"You make a scene again, Claire. When will you stop?" I was statued when I heared Isen's voice. His voice were disappointed.
"I'm not—I just defend my self," I counterfixed.
"You insulted her. Is it the way you defend yourself by insulting others?" He laughed with disgust. I looked at him, he was talking but I was just focused on him. I can't hear it. I don't want to hear it.
"That's why I won't love you. If you were just like Remi maybe I can treat you more nicely,"
Please stop, I can't bear it.
I strained my self to keep the poise. " I would never become like Remi. It disgust me just hearing her name." I boldly answered him.
"I and Remi will never became the same. I have the blood of a noble while she was like had the blood of a slave. She was the real trash that supposed to suffer,"
Anger was written on his face. Of course he'll be mad I just insulted his lover.
"Dare to insult her again I will forget that you're a woman," He threatened and glared at me.
"This conversation is non-sense," Before the situation becomes bigger I decide to depart.
It's raining outside, just like the clouds my eyes do the same.My tears began to fall when I began to walk.
I just hoped that there's someone who can hug me and to cry out right now.
I hug my knee as the raindrops wet my clothes and my tears were colliding to it. I put my chin on top my knee.
I was here again in my favorite place under the oak tree.
"Crying again," I ignored him. I know it was him. He saw me like this the other day so there's no reason to hide my weak spot.
He sat beside me and lean on the trunk of the tree.
"Why're here?" I asked him without looking at him.
"I just felt going," He answered and I felt him shrugged.
"This is my secret so don't tell to anyone," I turn around to looked at him. His eyes were closed and water are keep falling from his hair.
"I know," He said while his eyes were closed.
I trembled when the wind blowed touches my bare skin.
"Hey, come here,"
I haven't given a chance to react when he pulled me adward to him. He put my head into his chest and hug me. It's warm but isn't it awkward?
"I need to g—" I was about to get off on hig hug but he tightened his hug.
"stay for a moment," He won't let me leave so I just stay besides It felt warm being with him.
How I wish this wouldn't last.
"Thank you, Mr. Alaric but you don't need to do this," I wisphered.
"I'm not doing this without gaining anything," I was confused. In that case someone order him to approached me? What will he gain in doing this?
I forcedly get off from him. " I need to go Mr. Alaric. Please, after the ball don't let me see you again. I don't want to be used in gaining something. I'm not a tool,"
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