" it's me " she announced as she gave an awkward laugh putting her locks behind her ears
" oh the president's daughter" I rolled my eyes irritated am I supposed to know who 'it's me' is?. her lips parted into a thin line her smile fading away
" Uhm sorry for disturbing you" she replied as she tiptoed towards the door
" wait!" I called out stopping her. I shouldn't have been rude to her like that
" am sorry for being rude to you" I added as I continued to clean the blood that just won't stop running down my nose
"No you weren't" she replied giving a weak smile
" it was Bruno and his friends wasn't it?" She said. her eyes held so much sadness
" I don't care who it was all I know is some group of boys harrassed me and I will make sure they are punished" I clenched my fist tears rolling down my eyes
"How? By reporting them to the principal?" She asked staring at me, I nodded about to speak when she shook her head in disapproval.
"That is a waste of your time this is Rome high and it is only ruled by the rich!" She said angrily
" They might be rich but justice will prevail" I replied with a frown. she scoffed giving me a look that made me feel stupid
" you must be a new student....look let me fill you in on what goes down here. am sure from how long you have stayed here you must have noticed they are groups " she stated giving a sad smile, I said nothing just staring
" well first is the m5... the most powerful group in Rome High and beyond, the second most powerful is Bruno and his friends Dario, Carol and Ercole they are the school's bullies, and the next is the school gossip they comprised of the girls that have nothing better to do than talk about other people's life the last and unfortunately is the help the poor projects. those on scholarships. I mean people like us," she said dipping her hands into the pocket of her school coat and brought out a handkerchief.
"Take, your uniform is a mess" When I said nothing she proceeded to wipe the food stains on my coat.
"There is no hope for people like us we are constantly bullied because we aren't gold like them that is our mistake. every year at least one student dies and it is reported as suicide or an illness. but I believe the m5 or Bruno is to blame. if these kinds of news are overlooked, do you think reporting these people would help you?" She said laughing bitterly
" it will only make matters worse, take it from Someone who has tried. besides if a member of the m5 is related to the principal doesn't that make them invincible?" she pondered about to leave but stopped on her track
" I think you should go to the school nurse the bleeding is bad. And by the way, am Jaya" she said dropping her handkerchief on my palm, I nodded
" am Claire, nice to meet you " She smiled in reply and left. I sighed took some tissues and stuffed them up my nostrils to keep the bleeding at bay, my anger was slowly creeping in and I needed to vent. I clenched my fist and matched to an empty abandoned classroom I had noticed on one of my tours during my first week here, as soon as I entered, I screamed kicking a table and making it move to other tables that were stacked up
" m5? The most feared group? They are absolutely nothing! just what do they think of themselves!" I screamed running my hands through my long hair making my scrunchy fall to the ground.
" They deserve to be jailed and Belkis she is a monster!"
" I wish they all burn in hell! they all think they are special....aurora is called the beauty goddess but she looks all plastic and belkis? Tch she might be pretty but her heart is hideous! M5 the group of clowns!!!!!" I screamed as I suddenly saw a can coming towards me, I dodged it. I watched it make contact with the wall making a loud sound that echoed through the empty classroom. I frowned puzzled at where this empty can was coming from
" Can you keep it down someone is trying to sleep here " I jumped at the sound of the voice coming from the stacked tables.
"Who...who" I stuttered walking closer to the tables, is the school also haunted?, I mean Jaya did say students die every year.
A person crawled out from underneath the table making me startled, My mouth went open but no words came out. I was too shocked to say a word, it was him, six feet tall soccer player, his eyes were really amber like those girls described, his lips blood red, his auburn perfectly styled hair and fell rightly on his face giving him this intoxicating aura. how come I didn't notice God's creation at first sight?. When I said nothing he snapped his fingers bringing me out of my thoughts, I swallowed. what should I say?, did he just hear everything I said about his friends
"Andrea" I blurted out before biting my lips so hard that they could drip blood anytime soon, he rolled his eyes stepping closer to me.
" am really not a fan of noise," he said his voice low and irritated
" I...I'm sorry" I mumbled clutching the hem of my uniform skirt
" And is your sorry supposed to give me back the sleep you stole from us," he shot back his eyes narrowed in disdain.
"Us?" I asked looking around for the second person as a girl came out from the same place Andrea was, at that point my heart dropped. She sauntered forward in a tight black dress that barely reached her thighs, paired with sheer knee-high socks and strapped heels, blatantly ignoring the school's uniform policy, She sneered her eyes glaring at me
"Plastic?" She asked, her eyes sweeping up and down my body, in disgust, I said nothing as my gaze dropped to the ground.
"Look at you" Aurora sneered
" Even the blobfish won't feel ugly anymore on staring at you" she stated making Andrea chuckle.
" At least a female should have one of these talents. beauty or style but you got neither. Besides if you hate this school so much why don't you leave, it would do our eyes a whole lot of good," he added holding the hands of his girlfriend and walking out. I fell to the ground burying my face in my palms out of sheer embarrassment as I released the breath I didn't know I held.
The rest of the week just went by as slowly as possible and it felt like each day was getting worse. I stared at the drops of rain through the library's window giving a long sigh, I rubbed my palms together before placing them into the pockets of my sweatshirt the warmth making my sore and tensed body relax
" am done," Jaya said coming out of nowhere
" how do I look?" She added gesturing to her dress, I raised my brows giving a slight smile
" you look clean and don't smell like toilet water " I stated as she chuckled and rolled her eyes. The past week has just been unbearable, with Bruno finding new ways to make my life in this school a living hell.
Today he made us clean the toilet and not just any toilet. the boy's toilet filled with heinous things, one would wonder where the school's janitor was but Bruno decided to take a decision and give them a day off, while we the students on scholarship did their work, and he gave us a little sponge and a bucket filled with soapy water to work with and we are expected to make that horrible place squeaky clean?. When the smell that comes out of that place is just enough to make a dead man come to life. when I objected and requested for a proper cleaning tool he made me sit in a garbage truck for hours doing all their homework.
"Let's go" she said grabbing her backpack
" no!" I said almost immediately, scared Bruno could be out there waiting for me. I mean he had gotten bored and released us but what if he changed his mind and started searching for us again
" huh?" She asked confused
"Well let's study small don't you think it's good?.. our quiz test might be around the corner," I said pleading with my eyes
"But the school has closed for the day we are the only ones in the library" she said with a frown
" yeah, but please stay with your friend she doesn't feel like going home," I said pouting. She widened her eyes a smile slowly creeping in as it made a place at the corner of her lips
"We are friends?" She yelled surprised. we did spend the last week eating together in the library and got along quite well
" well you gave me your clothes since my uniform smells like trash, and we have become bully partners since Bruno can't get enough of humiliating us, we sit together in class not to talk of you won't stop distracting me with your silly talks whenever we had classes together. so.....we have to put a name on this relationship we have " I shrugged as she laughed shaking her head
" just a yes would have been great as well you know....," she said sitting next to me
" so tell me do you always have a spear cloth or this is a coincidence" I said flipping the page of the novel I have long lost interest in
" well always be ready for anything" she replied with a shrug. we spent our time gisting and getting to know more about ourselves and surprisingly we were more alike, she shared her hobbies and I shared mine, we had lost track of time
" oh my God Claire it's evening" she shouted as she hurried up packing her things
" am so sorry " I apologised helping her out when we were done packing we motioned out
" wait," she said as she took off her wig. I frowned confused
"It's not your hair?" I asked chuckling staring at the long wavy hair she held. she gave me a duh look before taking off her wig cap and unleashing her actual her that was braided into a cornrow
"Why?" I asked confused
" well I don't really like showing my coil hair" she said walking out I followed behind increasing my pace
" but it's beautiful and cute I mean afro hair is gorgeous" I said smiling at her she rolled her eyes
" yeah sure " she stated
" no seriously take it from a girl with curly slash wavy hair your hair is beautiful and it is your crown k bae" I said meaning every word, she stared at me for a moment before smiling wide
" I think I like you, I think we will get along well" she said as I laughed in return throwing my hands around her shoulders, making a friend check.