Bellarose got off the cliff,she looked a little tired as she walked off the stage,she had taken several photos with the higher ups of the event and her teammates,being the winner,she was practically interviewed,after the interview,her coach,Mr. Hillary smiled at her as she walked closer to him,
"Did great as usual ,chap!"
"Thanks coach!"
"Your parents aren't picking you up?"
"They won't,I can only go with you..."
Mr. Hilary drove swiftly out of the location, Bellarose was simply in a daze as he drove off,Hilary knew Bellarose was the best of all the students he had coached,she was clear headed and very calm in any situation,till Bellarose alighted in front of the villa she lived ,she stayed very quiet,she thanked her coach then walked in with her backpack,the maids helped her with comfortable slippers,her sister,Ivy was in the living room with her mother, the moment she entered, Sadie,her mother glared furiously at her,
"Where are you coming from this late?"asked Sadie.
"I told you I was going to have the finals of my competition today, I didn't know I would arrive this late, I'm sorry..."replied Bellarose politely.
"Whatever,your Father is the one at fault, he's rarely at home,yet he gets you into several activities at a time..."said Sadie.
Bellarose knew her parents were always at loggerheads and they don't even look like a couple to her,she only headed to her room after her mother was done berating her.
She slumped onto the bed immediately she arrived in her room,she sighed deeply,she didn't want the kind of life whereby only her father cared about her...
Bellarose was just the black sheep of the Hills family,she was always on the wrong according to her mother,her sister, Ivy, disliked her to the core because,her boyfriends would want to break up whenever they saw Bellarose,as always Bellarose was always punished for it,her mother would cancel her meal plans, confiscate her things,and would always give cheap products to Bellarose while Ivy got the best of all things,even when they were both from the same family...
Bellarose got up,she picked out the award in her bag and placed it on the award shelf her father had exclusively created for her,she had several academic related awards and the rest were from mountaineering championships,she was an excellent kid,but she had a dark experience she would never forget,she was just lucky to be saved by an unknown teenager that almost gave his life for her,she didn't see his face but she kept on remembering the incident,her parents didn't even know about that experience, according to her psychologist,she could only calm her self down and try taking a nap as well...
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****THE NEXT DAY****
Bellarose was up as early as four in the morning,she had morning prayers and devotion before any activities in the morning usual,as she was about to walk out of her room,she saw a familiar figure,
"Dad!"
"Baby!, what's up?"
"I'm fine, Dad!,Are you on holidays?"
"Yeah!,since it'll be Christmas in two weeks,I was given a month off!"
"That's great, I'm glad you'll be able to accompany me to play now,I missed you so much,did you even miss me for a bit?"
"Why won't I miss you?, You're my best girlfriend anyway!"replied Zander laughing.
The Father and daughter duo sauntered their way to the gym...