Chapter 3: NEW CAMPUS

We are in the table eating our dinner. I couldn’t move my sight from this guy whom I just saw.

“What’s with the look, young lady?” He snorted, deeply slicing his chicken legs.

“Nothing, I’m just a little bothered with your super slim tummy” I sarcastically said. Aunt and Uncle Alberto look at each other like they are communicating through their minds.

“Huh! Should I laugh now?” He said not even looking at me. “That must be the greatest jokes of yours,” He added.

“I’m no joking here, you’re the one who’s looking funny over there with your bear-like stomach.” I said, curling my hair with my left point finger. “Ops! Did I just stated the obvious?”

“Woah, and that really comes from you,” He immediately throw.

“Yes, from the goddess of knowledge and beauty. Her name’s Khloe Maureen Neufeld.” I stated in an irritating tone that burns him more.

Aunt and Uncle both burst into laughter and I joined.

“Who do you think you are?” He snapped, cutting our laughter out.

“Shall I repeat my words earlier?” I winked at him then stand up walking straight to the kitchen to wash my plates. Yes, in this house we washed our dishes individually.

“You’re done?” Granny asked.

“Yeah granny, I don’t wanna eat all the foods ‘cause I don’t like seeing a hungry little bear crying begging for more foods.” I snorted, looking at the fat boy who just stopped eating.

“Are you talking about me?” He stand and look at me with his dangerous sight.

“Oh! Come on, I’m talking about the bear not human. Am I right Granny?” I shouted from the kitchen asking for granny’s help. Then heard granny’s agreeing with my words.

“Mom? Who is that girl? And why she’s here?” He ask scratching the back of his head.

“She’s your cousin, Khloe from Australia.” Aunt explained without looking t him. She’s at the moment cleaning the table and uncle is arranging the chairs. “She’s going to stay here for a while, and will be enrolling in the same university where you’re applying.

“What? Are you kidding me? I don’t want my image to be ruined by her, and besides Mom, Vanshelleton University is a high standard institution, I don’t think she can able to get in there easily.” He extensively narrated.

“Come on Kylle don’t be like that to your cousin, she’s like a little sister to you.” Uncle Alberto snorted. “We wanted you to be in the same school so that you can look after her, and you know she’s new to this country, might as well you can be his guide and guard.”

“Him? No way I can handle myself, he’ll just slow me down,” I disagree removing the plastic gloves from my hands as I finished washing my dishes.

“See dad? I don’t think I can stand with that kind of attitude!” He exclaimed then walk out.

Aunt walk towards me and sat down near where I am standing.

“You know, Kylle is such a good guy, you can trust him. He’s very thoughtful and caring, so you can assure that you’re always safe when you’re with him.” Aunt mumbled. She grab my hands and look at me. “Just get along with him, he’s more than just your cousin. He can be your elder brother,”

I nodded as a sign that I understand.

***

I am arranging my things putting it into the right place. Then I heard a knock on my door. “Come in,” I invited.

“Hey!” He calls behind me, I remember his tone, I knew it is him even without looking.

“What’s with the knock?” I asked arranging my books still not throwing a sigh to him.

“I brought here some important paper thing which I think could help you,” He mumbled still standing at the door.

“What important papers?” I throw a sight on him “You don’t need to stand there like that. You can come” I allowed him.

“No, I’ll just leave it here. I still have tones of works to do” He immediately excused. I think he is d*mn good at school. Why do he have tones of works when the class hasn’t started yet? Summa Cum Laude!

I stand and face him before he could leave my room grabbing the books and some other kinds of papers. “Thanks dude,” I simply stated.

“What? Dude?” I rolled my eyes as he confusingly ask in that tone “Seriously? We’re cousin not like a kind of friend.” He corrected.

“I’m sorry,” Is what I wanted to say

but, “I forgot your name” is what came out from my mouth.

“It’s Kylle” He sigh with his boring face.

“And I’m Khloe,” I extend my hands and without uttering a single word, he grabbed my hands shaking it moderately. “Khloe, the goddess of knowledge-”

“And beauty,” He cuts exhaling loudly as if he kind of run a mile.

“You’re such a fast learner, I like you fatty bear,” I murmured pinching his meaty face. It’s really soft.

“I said it’s Kylle,” He corrected then head out.

“Kylle the bear?” I shouted. He throws a hand in the air.

“Whatever!” He exclaimed then finally closed his room’s door.

“What are these?” I ask myself putting the books above my study table. It’s their school yearbooks, some school map, school magazines and some sort of school article of their students’ publications. This can really help me easily master the campus. I said in my head. I was about to go to the bed when the picture of a smiling women catches my attention.

She’s a little bit pretty. I think she has something like a Chinese ancestry, cause her eyes says it loud. I opened the article and saw what’s inside. She’s phenomenal, she’s dubbed as

“Campus Queen” and “Campus Wizard” for garnering an average grade of 1.05%.

“Woah!” I mused sliding the other page. She’s is grade 9 in the upcoming class. “Oh well, this must be a fight between the wizard and the genius.” I whispered drawing a smile on my lips. I bring the book to the bed and continue examining her status and achievements until I unconsciously fall asleep.

1 WEEK LATER

“Khoe! Are you coming with me or what? We’re d*mn 3 minutes late!” I heard Kylle screamed loudly knocking on my door.

“Khloe!” He repeated.

I swiftly leave the bed and wore my slippers heading to the door.

“God you’re awake! Did you know

that I’ve been screaming and knocking on your door for the past 5 minutes here.” Kylle informed me.

“Oh, I didn’t know that,” I replied. “I’ll just take a shower,” I excused.

“Just be fast, or else I’ll leave you here,” He exclaimed.

After a short bath, I open my cabinet and pick my loose white shirt and tucks it with my pencil cut cream colored skirt then wore my 4 inches over-knee, also cream boots. I sat down to add some lip shiner and tie my hair into a ponytail like Ariana. Of course I need to look good being a transferring student. I need to catch their attention and draw some positive points for my image.

“What’s with that outfit?” Kylle murmured as he saw me. “Let me just remind you that we’re going to the school not to some kind of fashion show, Khloe.”

I rolled my eyes and flip my ponytail hair.

“Come on, fatty bear, I mean Kylle. I need to beat that Chinese wizard.” I simply replied heading inside the car. We are at the back seat. Uncle Alberto is the one who’s driving.

“That’s impossible. Have you read status and all of her achievements?” He inquired as the car started to run.

“Yes I did. And she’s easy to blow down,” I mumbled looking at my phone taking some photos.

“Let’s just see,” He simply replied.

As we entered inside the campus of Vanshelleton University I started to feel the electricity running inside me. I don’t know why I felt nervous, maybe I am just new to this place. Kylle look at me in the eye.

“Are you good?”

“Yup,” I lied.

“Okay, I’ll be heading this way,” He pointed on to his left. “Your room is on the 3rd floor of that blue building” He reminds me.

“Okay, I’ll see you later, fatty bear.” He look at me seriously. “Okay, Kylle,” I corrected.

As I walk across the hall, people started to look at me like they’re seeing a superstar visiting their school. Some suddenly stops walking, other girls are throwing shade on my like I just outshine them. But I don’t care.

I think I reached my room already as I saw the sign 8-A above the door. I marched inside as the teacher calls me.

“By the way class, she your new classmate.” Our teacher introduced me. “Kindly introduce yourself please,” The teacher asked.

“Hey! I’m Khloe Maureen Neufeld” I simply greeted. The teacher look at me like she’s trying to wait if I would utter another few words.

“Is that all, Ms. Neufeld?”

“What else do you want to hear, ma’am?” I sarcastically said.

“Woaaaah” The room filled with laugh and screams. “Behave class!” screamed by our Teacher.

“Go and take some seat, Miss Neufeld.” She’s forced to have me seated instead. I’m actually tired walking up to this building of ours.

I searched my sight to look for that Chinese girl. I finally found her sitting at the back, alone. I marched towards her and sat on the empty chair besides her. She look at me with her blazing little eyes. I flip my hair and turn my attention towards the teacher babbling in front of us.

She loudly slapped the arm chair cutting our teachers from talking. The attention of the students turned to us but I didn’t bother to give her a glimpse.

“Ah, Ms. Neufeld do you mind sitting on the other chair?” Our teacher approached me which I obviously get that she’s afraid of this Chinese girl. I look at her with confusing face raising my two eyebrows as sign for asking why. “That chair belongs to Ms. Lee, she used to owned that for her to put her bag and some random things.” Our Teacher added.

“Oh! I wasn’t informed that you are the daughter of the owner of this University,” I sarcastically uttered making the students shout “Woah”. “All I know was that you’re a daughter to a Filipina Mom and a Chinese Dad, and dubbed as the “Wizard Queen” and “Campus “Queen” who also won the Campus President title last year and garnered the highest average ever given to a high school female student with “just” the total of only 1.05%. And aside from that, the school article didn’t mention that you used to owned all the chairs in this University.” I extensively narrated looking at my fingernail that sent her down to hell.

“So what are you trying to score out?” She irritably mumbled. I open my bag and move out my notes as if I didn’t hear her words.

“Hey! Are you deaf?” She shouted.

Only our voices echoed all over the room that even our teacher are just on her table looking at us doesn’t know what to do exactly at that moment.

“Shut up!” I exclaimed hitting my arm chair. “Why do you keep on babbling a lot? Are you the Teacher here?” The room filled with clapping and boos, again.

She finally sat down and throw a dark shade at me instead. Huh this will be the end of your journey wizard queen I stated in my head.

After almost an hour of silence, the second period came where our class adviser enters the room for her class turn.

“Listen class, as part of the school rules, we usually do a class election on the first day of classes every year. So can we start the election?” The teacher said pulling out her marker and started writing on the white board. “Okay the nomination for class president is now open”

One girl immediately raised her hand and nominated the Chinese girl as President. And another boy with a glass raised his hand also. “I am nominating Ms. Neufeld for the position of president opposing the last year’ campus president” He narrated that left the room completely shock.

“Any other nominations?” The teacher ask but no one dare to raised a hand. “So, I guess there are none. Let’s start voting. Who’s is favor of Ms. Lee to be the class president?” All girls raised their hands voting Ms. Lee and none from the boys raise.

“That’s a total of 25 votes” Our adviser informed us after counting. She didn’t even reached the half number of our class which is 26 and a half because the aspiring candidate can not vote for herself and so me and one other girl didn’t vote for her. “Now, who’s is favor of Ms. Neufeld to be the class president?” This time all the boys raised their hand in contrast to what happened earlier. “Woah, I’m amazed for Ms. Neufeld, you seems to have your own fandom in just an hour in this room.” Our adviser praises me.

I smile looking all the boys who keeps on clapping at me.

“That’s also a total of 25 points. It can’t be tie, you are a total of 53 student. So, excluding Ms. Lee and Ms. Neufeld there’s someone who didn’t vote” Our teacher explained.

“It’s me, ma’am” Said by the girl raising her right hands.

“Yes, Ms.Stafford. Please choose between the two aspiring lady president so we can determine the winner.” Said our adviser.

“I think, we should try to see how the new queen rule. So I’ll vote for Ms. Neufeld,” Her words left me speechless and in a shock state.

And just with that I was announced as the class president. All the boys creates a deafening noise, throwing papers into the air celebrating their success, while on another angle are the girls covering their ears and of course Ms. Lee looking at the boys with her poker straight face.

This will be the start of the battle between the two Queens. I said in my head smiling at Ms. Lee which burns her more into anger.