"And you shouldn't judge a person by their appearance!" Tessy calmly stated and walked past him.
There was this elegance around her that he couldn't deny. He might've misjudged her.
"My apologies!" He apologised. "In any case, don't take to heart her childish behaviour. She was spoiled too much!" He solemnly said.
"It's okay!" Tessy smiled "I think she's cute!" She entered the office.
Luna sneered at him and tsked before entering the office. Although she was Tessy's aide and assistant, she was 29 years old and well educated.
She was assigned by Jackson because she was capable and very loyal. Someone like this was fit to be by Tessy's side.
The admission process proceeded smoothly with her successfully registering as an art student. After which, they both walked around the school and surveyed the halls and learning facilities.
Grading according to Tessy's standard, everything was okay. Just okay!
The next day, the driver took her to school, alone. It was a very unfamiliar feeling. She had never gone to school before so she assumed that feeling was good.
Another coincidence happened as she found herself in the same department as Rain.
Rain was so excited that she subconsciously squealed. The feeling of sitting and learning with a girl like Tessy was exhilarating.
Why Rain liked Tessy so much, she did not know. Tessy had so much dominance and power in her aura. Such an extraordinary aura.
By the end of the day, the news that an amazing beauty had circulated round the entire campus. News that she had both beauty and brains was the hot topic. People wondered how smart she could be for her to become so popular in a day.
Tessy thought she wouldn't be able to get along with Rain as they both had opposite characters but at the end of the month, they were doing really fine.
In fact, they were so close that they always paired up together each time there was an assignment. But the funny part was that, outside school, they never met.
Tessy liked to keep to her schedule unlike Rain, whose free spirit ran really wild. So, they could never meet after school.
Due to her growing popularity, Tessy had to throw away love letters from her locker every minute of the day and she got sick of it. She decided not to use her locker at all and simply carried her books around.
The moment she decided to open it, a million love letters burst out and filled the hallway.
"What's the need of writing all that rubbish? If they have anything to say to me, why not say it to my face?" Tessy complained to Rain who couldn't say the obvious.
Although she didn't look too fierce, the aura around her chased away anyone that tried to approach her. The image she showed to most was that of an unapproachable ice queen.
That aside, it was amazing how Tessy used all her time helping Rain study. Surprisingly, she didn't but still ended up with the highest score each time.
Some safely assumed that she studied at home while others assumed she bought off the scores, not wanting to believe there was such a smart beauty. There were still others who thought she was simply amazing and up to any task.
Tessy didn't bother to refute the rumours nor confirm them. She just didn't care! But Rain felt frustrated seeing how people tried to smear the name of her friend.
She took lessons from Tessy and saw her write during the exams, so of course she knew those were baseless rumours.
In order to quench the rumours, Rain secretly invited some of the campus reporters to film them while Tessy tutored her. This, of course, was done without Tessy's knowledge.
The moment the news was out, it shut the mouth's of all the haters but Tessy wasn't pleased.
"If you're going to do this instead of studying then you can just forget about it, okay?" She said and ended the lessons with Rain.
That day, Rain pleaded nonstop for Tessy's forgiveness and asked to continue the lessons. Tessy saw no need to keep her anger and forgave her with a promise to ignore such a thing in the future.
There was this guy, Chad, who had his eyes on Tessy but found no way to approach her. The only person who she was close to was Rain and no one else.
He wanted to approach Tessy through Rain but it wasn't as easy as it looked on the surface. Rain might've looked easy and carefree but she was absolutely careful especially with things that had to do with Tessy.
"Come on, Tessy, just change your schedule and come out to drink with me." Rain pleaded as Tessy packed her books.
"No means no, Rain! I told you, my schedules are important. Plus, I can't drink." Tessy persisted.
"Well, You don't have to drink. You can just have an orange juice while I drink."
"Why must I go with you?"
"Because I don't want to go alone. Please... " She held onto Tessy's arm that she had to agree to it.
"Okay! Okay! Now get your hands off." Tessy said and Rain took her hands off. Body contact truly annoyed her alot.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! You're the best." Rain danced around her while she rolled her eyeballs. She took out her phone and made a call.
"I'll be home late tonight, so make dinner late." She said and cut the call without waiting for the response at the other side.
"Let's go and party!" Rain sang.
"No party, just a drink and we're out, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay! I know just the place for a damsel like you." She said and took her to a very popular bar that only rich people had access to.
They didn't get a boot because Tessy insisted that they wouldn't stay for long.
They passed a few people and Rain made sure that no one had body contact with Tessy, if not, she might just get irritated and leave.
"The usuals for me and a glass of juice for my friend." Rain ordered and looked at Tessy who was.still scanning the environment. "Lighten up girl, try to live life to the fullest."
"I won't live life fully in such a place. I can't believe you come here often." She said a little disappointed.
"What? It's fun and the Champagne here is delish. It's so sweet that you wouldn't know it's alcohol based until you actually get drunk." She chuckled.
"Which you always do?" She asked and glared at Rain.
"What? It's not my fault that I can't hold my liquor. Besides, it's just one bottle." Rain said as the waiter dropped it.
"A whole bottle?" Tessy looked at her shocked.
"You should try it. It's really sweet." She moved it towards Tessy but she declined.
"No thanks!"