Next day in Calonia, for Anu, it's her first day at school.
"Okay bye... Aunty... sorry Mom and dad" Anu said trying to behave like Real Soleil.
"Take care dear..." Mother said. She cupped her face. Her hands were in flour. "Clean it..."
Soleil – Anu nodded.
"Oh... I forgot dad... give me my medical report." Anu said. He pass her the medical report.
She rushed down. Restaurant was having customers. She left as she didn't know the way to school. She opened the map on her phone and pick up her scooter. Anu wave to Soleil's parents at last before starting her scooter.
After a while she finally managed to get the school. she reached the towering gates of Aurum Academy, her breath caught. The grandeur of the campus sprawled before her like a scene from a movie. Glistening marble buildings reflected the sunlight, meticulously maintained gardens bordered the walkways, and the air smelled faintly of expensive cologne.
Anu parked her scooter and walked through the gates, her eyes darting from one extravagance to another.
'This school is really hurting my eyes... it too... no... too much fancy.' As she walk around. She encounter many things. 'Who put water fountain in school...who put club in school and cafe... what place am I in...?' Thoughts running in her head wildly. She had never seen something like this before.
She gets inside the building. "Excuse me... bro" she try to sneak help from someone before she could say something the guy turn to opposite direction ignoring her.
She tried again but the result was the same.
'Is it me or they are literally trying to avoiding me. For God sake... someone help me.'
As Anu trying to get help a guy bump into her.
"Excuse me... can you help me... why is teacher's office?" Anu asked quickly not wanting thie guy also vanish like other.
The guy was sweating as if he had a training or exercise. He was wearing a football t-shirt, having a handsome face.
"Are you new?" He asked with a soft voice. As he leaned towards her his sweat followed his jawline before coming to his chin, then fall.
"You can say that..." Anu said.
'Well... the body is old but soul is new... so yeah... I am a new student...' She thinks to herself.'
"Teacher's office is in the left side. You go straight then turn left the 3rd room from your right is side is teacher's office." He told her.
"Thank you bro. thank you so much... so kind of you..." She said to him with a bow and run to her destination.
"May I come in..." she asked, so any teacher could notice her.
"Yeah come in..." A random teacher said.
"Is there any teacher name Rocket....?" Anu asked with confidence.
"There is no Rocket here... we have Robert... are you looking for sir Robert." A teacher asked her.
"I... maybe... yes..." She got embarrassed.
A teacher wave his hand up. "Come here." He asked her to come.As she walk to him.
"Yes. I am Mr. Robert... not Rocket." He chuckled.
Anu felt embarrassed her face turn red. "I am sorry sir... I didn't mean it." She said.
"No need for that... who are you and what business you have with me..."
"Yes sir... I...I...am...I...am" Anu forgot the name of the body owner. She opened the medical file she brought.
"Sir my name is Sol...lay..." She said.
"Are you sure..." He asked.
"Sir... I got into an accident which led me got Amnesia... I don't remember anything... even I forgot my own name..." She said while giving him his medical file.
He read the medical file and put it on the table. "So you are Soleil... do you really not remember anything....?" He asked.
"Yes sir... I don't... please help me" She said, she was getting nervous.
"Ok... that won't be a problem... but if you remember something. First come to me." He said but his voice seems cold and commanding. Anu didn't mind it. She nodded with agreement.
"Now go back to your class. I will tell students about your condition they will help you." He said waving his hand to gesture her to go.
"Yes sir... thank you sir..." Anu said. She turn back. "Sir... where is my class...?" She asked.
"It's on the 2nd floor you will find it. Go!" He said in urgent and curtly way. Anu left the teacher's office.
"Are you sure she doesn't remember anything...?" A random teacher asked.
"Well... I can't say. As she is showing me her medical file. Maybe she is telling the truth..." He replied, while looking at her file again.
"You should report it..." A teacher said.
"Yeah..." He said, taking his phone out.
Anu looking for her class, walking she sees a lot of new things which she had never seen. She finally reached her classroom. As she entered, she was stopped by Kaia's friends.
"So... did you finally decided to show up bi*ch?" One of the member said.
"Now... will you kneel down or you want to see your worst end." Ithe remember said and started laughing.
Anu just stared at them with her neutral expression on face. 'It's my first day... I can't kill someone...' Anu said to herself, trying to comfort herself. She also started laughing with them.
"Why the hell are you laughing at?" One of the member said.
"Stop all this nonsense..." A female student voice come from Anu's behind. She turn back to see.
"Soleil... I have missed you so much..." The girl said.
"This bi*ch was laughing on something.... miss Kennedy" one of the member said to the female student.
"How rude of you to disrespect your classmate like that? Soleil don't mind them." Kaia Kennedy said to Soleil –Anu.
As Anu heard Kennedy she remembered her conversation with Soleil about Kennedy.
"Hello... Kaia candy..." Anu said while her gaze were cold and staring at her.
"So you remember me..." She asked Anu.
Anu realized that she got herself into a trouble she try to cover up.
"Maybe we use to be so close that I remembered your name... but I don't remember our happy moments together." She said coming near to hug her. Kaia step back and gave a disgusting look, Anu understand what is going on here, she also decided to play.
'Wanna pretend my friend so you can use me as you like, huh? Let's see how long will this drama will last.' She gave a smirk on her face and turn to find a sit to settle down.
Robert sir entered in the class.
"Students there is one good news and one sad news... good news is our one student return from death... which is really a great achievement but she got Amnesia she doesn't remember anything of her past... I hope you all will help her regain her memory." He said putting his stuff on the table.
"Sir, don't worry... we will take care of our dear friend. She will remember everything in short time." Kaia Kennedy said with a smirk on her face, she look back seeing Soleil –Anu sat on her previous sit.
Anu pretend to not notice her eyeing on her. She noticed the desk was covered in scribbles—vicious insults, crude drawings, and hateful messages aimed at Soleil. Words like "Die, freak" and "Nobody wants you here" screamed from the surface, many disgusting cartoonswere made to insult her.
Anu was frustrated but she swallowed her angry anyway. 'I had to keep low profile... as Soleil said... but it's my first day, and I got angry issues sis. Sorry, have to break the promise.'
Teacher being to start his class as usual. Anu's cold gaze scanning whole class. As class was going to end Mr. Robert asked, "Can anyone help me to deliver these notebooks to class 11th Gold. Everyone had a silence on their mouth, their face turn pale.
"Sir... maybe sending Soleil might help you, isn't it...?" Kaia Kennedy said, obviously mocking her.
Anu smiled in frustration, "yes... sir... maybe seeing old things help me remember..." Saying that she come to take notebook from him. As he hand over her whole bundle of books.
"Sir... it's quite heavy..." she said.
But it feels like that he ignored her. "I am giving you the entry pass. Don't lose it till you don't reach to the class." He write something on a piece of paper.
"Sir... what is this pass about..."
"It's a entry pass... to go in the golden classes." He answered placing the paper in her between her lips. "This way you won't lose it.
Anu was gently pushed out of the class. Her vision was not clear as books were blocking her front view. She slowly taking each step. She realized she had to take stairs. She slowly taking her step not wanting to drop a single book.
Finally she reached the classroom 11th Gold. As her hands were busy she knocked with her foot. No one answered the door. She tried again and the result was same.
"Open the damn door!" she hissed under her breath, now using her shoulder to pound against it.
She got frustrated and started using her body to knocking the door. Poor door was being attacked.
Finally door was opened she fell inside the classroom all the books scattered on the classroom floor.
"Well, that's one way to make an entrance," she muttered to herself.
She look up and find three students in whole class. One who opened the door, he got long hair, a good look. Other was sitting and was quietly drawing, he had a calm look and he got good vibe. The third one was handsome but he was looking furious.
Anu started picking books when suddenly the guy whobwas painting helping her to picking up the books. As they finally done it.
"Thank you..." she said.
The third guy who was furious, "Stop Flirting... what business you had that you were ready to broke the door?" He asked, his gaze never leaving her.
"Oh... yeah the business... I was about to plant a bomb in here..." she said, obviously kidding. The guy behind her with long hair chuckled hearing this.
"I came here to deliver the books Mr. Rocket gave me." She said.
"You mean Mr. Robert?" Sketch guy said with calm voice. Anu read his name tag 'Ethan Rivers'.
"Oh... yeah... Robert... sorry. Not Rocket it's Robert." Anu realized she again got confused with name.
"Who do you think you are? To brage like this in class..." The guy said who were walking towards her. She noticed his name tag 'Adrian Moore'.
"I... believe I am a student... who is just following the order..." she replied.
"Following the order. Huh? Do you know who I am?" He was standing inch away from her.
She step back. "Sorry... but you didn't introduce yourself to me... so how would I know..." She said.
"Ha! Who are you fooling... huh? I am the crown prince. We are together become Royal highness. Are you messing with us." He said. He eyes never leaving her.
Anu tried to keep a straight face, but she couldn't. Her shoulders shook, and she burst into laughter, struggling to contain herself. "Sorry… sorry…" she said between gasps, waving a hand apologetically. "I didn't mean to laugh… It's just—Royal Highness? Crown Prince? Come on…"
Her laughter only seemed to ignite Adrian's fury further. His jaw clenched, and his eyes darkened.
'Leaving here is the best option.' She said to herself. As she is hold the handle of the door, the long haired guy locked the door.
Soleil was short in height, well compared to Anu so was tall.
"Please... open the door..." she is trying to not be innocent and weak girl. She noticed his name tag 'Leo Sinclair'.
"You have to pay for your sins..." Leo said. Having a faint smirk on his lips.
"Well, I am broke..." she quipped, giving the door a futile tug.
"You offended us..." Adrian said. In his cold voice.
She turn back to him. "I am sorry... I don't know who are you but try to understand I....—" she try to explain her Amnesia situation to them.
"Cut the crap. You can't afford to offend us." His eyes were fill with ego and self obsession.
"Look... I am sorry..." Anu try to calm the situation.
"If you can't afford to pay us... why don't you use something else...." Leo whispered into his ears, teasing her.
Anu feel hot breath against her ears. She make distance from him. "Sorry... but I just come here to deliver the notebooks... if you got offended by my act. My apology." She said. Thinking to get out from this situation.
"You will pay, and I will make it worse it for you...—" Adrian words cut, and Ethan speaks, "Be my sketch model..." He put a calm hand on Adrian shoulder.
"Sit on the window. It will give natural light." He said to Anu. Anu had no choice but to follow his order. She look down from the window it 2nd floor. 'If I jump., maybe I might broke my ankle...mmm.... well if I jump from the left side I might survive because of the car... only getting few injuries...' She was thinking a way to escape.
"Hey! Sit straight." Ethan said. She sit straight amd quietly. When she noticed that boys got focused on their work and this is her chance. Without thinking twice she stand up and went outside the window and move to left side. Ethan got panicked and get up to help her.
"What are you doing... get back here?" He shouted.
"She won't jump... she is just trying to scare you" Leo said Calmly. Adrian was just sitting on the beach watching her act.
"Hey... girl get back here..." Ethan shouted again.
Anu didn't care and jumps of the 2nd floor and landed on the car. Car started to alarm, Anu roll on the bushes.
"Is she dead? Ethan asked his friends.
"Maybe or maybe not..." Leo scrolling in his phone. Adrian still watches her getting up from the bushes.
"Hey... who told you to jump... are you insane? You could have died." Ethan said to Anu.
Anu looked back shows them middle finger and get to her way back in building.
"Interesting..." Ethan said in low voice, with amusement and disbelief.
"She got guts...." Leo said. While scrolling through his phone.
Adrian didn't say anything, but a small, almost imperceptible smirk tugged at the corner of his lips as he watched her disappear into the building.