"Mom, I'm sorry." I cried but she didn't care and kept on hitting me.
"What's going on here? I heard her scream from the living room." My dad barged into the room.
" Daddy!" I cried and rushed over to him giving him a tight hug.
" It's okay Rie, daddy's here now." Dad consoled while patting my back soothingly.
" You're going to spoil her! She deserves to be beaten till death for what she has done!" The woman rushed over to me and tried to pull me away from my dad but my dad struggled back.
" Mariana, the kids are downstairs in tears, why are you doing this?!" My father yelled, trying to reason with her.
" Your ever so precious daughter spent all the money in house because she wanted to buy her useless siblings some fancy toy from the supermarket, now there is no money left!" The lady yelled and pushed me away.
" I'm sorry, Thalia wanted a doll house but I didn't have enough money to buy it for her." I explained but the lady just got more irritated.
" Giving birth to you was a mistake! I wish you and your siblings just died!" She threw her bottle of beer on the ground before storming off.
" Mom!" I screamed and tried to run after her but I stepped on a piece of glass.
" Mom." I whispered as my eyes flutter open.
No. That lady was not my mother.
My hand found Its way to my phone and pressed the home button. The screen flickered on and a photo of my siblings and i was displayed on the lock screen while the time boldly read thirty minutes to eight.
My eyes shot open.
"Shit! Shit! Why didn't anybody wake me?!" I muttered to myself and hurried to get ready.
After hurrying downstairs, I found everybody sitting comfortably in the living room waiting for me I guess.
"You all have some nerve letting me sleep till this time!" I yelled and all their eyes rested on me.
" We knew you'd get up soon, but why didn't you get up though, we called your phone immediately it was seven." Iris defended.
" You can't call me and expect me to hear it because my phone is on silent." I emphasized on the silent.
" Stop it, we are getting late!" Cassidy jumped into the conversation.
" As punishment for not waking me up, school is cancelled today." I proudly informed them.
" Yeah right, why do you have a backpack then?" Cassidy questioned.
" Well you got me! Get your unreliable asses into the car now!" I commanded causing the girls to burst into laughter.
" Keep laughing but do it in the car!" I told them again before they girls started moving to the car.
"And you? Why are you so quiet this morning?" I questioned Thalia who was only silently following the girls.
"Why are you so chatty? You're not a morning person but yet here you are, talking and laughing like someone that is excited about something." Thalia paused and looked at me.
My smile dropped, " Why are you saying that to me?" I asked.
" What wrong Rie? Are you having nightmares again?" Thalia curiously asked and I was taken aback by it.
" Where did you get that idea? I stopped having those a while back." I blatantly lied.
" Are you sure?" She rested her hand on my shoulder.
" Yes! I'm just in a good mood today that's all."
" If you say so."
" Are you guys coming or not?!" Iris yelled from outside.
" Quit yelling Iris!" Cassidy yelled at Iris.
" That's enough girls!" Thalia yelled from the inside as we both walked outside.
Even though we got to Iris and Cassidy to school exactly on time, Thalia and I got to school late.
"I can talk to your art teacher about how you're late because of me." I told Thalia who was rushing to leave the car.
"It's fine, worry about yourself for a change Rie, bye!" She slammed the door of my car shut and ran into the halls.
She's going to destroy this door one day.
I took my time to pack my bag and locked the car before going to my first class.
I pushed the door to my social studies class and found that the class was half empty, but it wasn't surprising, nobody ever makes their first class in this school.
" Take a seat, Miss Davis." Mr Joe informed me.
I nodded and took a seat in the first row so I could hear Mr Joe properly.
Mr Joe was African, his hair was neatly cut, his skin was caramel colored, he is one of the teachers that actually have fashion sense and his classes were never boring. It's just sad that he had to mostly take first periods and most people always miss their first periods.
" You guys will have an assignment." He announced and everyone let out a groan.
Although his classes are always fun, Mr Joe unfortunately enjoys giving his students homeworks.
" Excuse me sir, what about those that aren't here?" A random student asked.
Like that ever stopped him
" You all will have to inform them about this homework because it is going to be half the semester's grade." He politely answered earning more groans.
" Your assignment is going to be done in pairs of two-" he got interrupted by more groans but I joined in this time.
" Let me finish." He ordered the class before silence engulfed the room.
" This is going to be an essay on how first impressions are sometimes never the truth, and that's why you will have a partner you barely talk to as a partner and also you'll write out your first impressions of the person and then after three successful outings, you will write your thoughts about the person after each outing and then, an overall summary of what you think about the person now. That is if your outings confirmed your first impressions of the person or if the person is entirely different from what you thought it was." He explained.
" You all cannot pick your partners." He announced.
" Why is that?" Someone asked.
" Chances are that you will pick a person you already share a great relationship with and that's not what is needed. Which is why I want a list of everyone taking the class by lunch and then I'll have a list sent back here by the end of the day. This is a two weeks project, so you can take your time, but not too much time."
After spending my life not having a social life, one of my favorite teachers is throwing my hard work down the drain.
" That's all for today, have a great day!" He excitedly said before exiting the class.
✨ L E O N A R D O✨"Leo.. would you mind if I joined you and Keith for lunch? We can sit over there." Kara suggested while pointing to an empty table in the cafeteria."Kara," I paused and raised my eyes to meet her dark ones. "We've been in this school for long, when was the last time you saw me have lunch in the cafeteria?" I completed and she began fumbling with the Hem of her sleeves."Oh well I could jo-""How about next time? We really enjoy our guy time during lunch." Keith interrupted Kara.Thank goodness.Keith and I exchanged glances before we left the cafeteria and made our way to the garden."Kara must really like you if she does this frequently." Keith commented as we settled on the wooden round table that was located in a part of the huge garden."I'm not interested in girls."
R I O N A Leonardo?Is it the same one I met at the cafe the other dayI carefully read the list which was pasted on the notice board.After checking, I decided to stand in the corner to wait for him to come so I could confirm my suspicion.A tall masculine build stepped after a couple of minutes up to check for his name and although I wasn't able to see him from behind, I guessed it was him when I heard him yell.After we had a brief conversation, I noticed people staring at us and then it dawned on me that I was standing in the hallway- talking to a guy- who wasn't ugly- so most likely popular.Riona finish this up now and leave before people begin to notice you."There's no need really for all that physical contact in school, just give me your num
R I O N ASchool went on the usual way, I stayed on my own and didn't talk to anyone and it was finally one more class till the end of school for the day and boy was I grateful.I just want to go home, eat and take a warm bath.I took a seat in the second row and brought my glasses to the bridge of my nose.I took out my phone and brought up Lia's name.Lia, should we go out lunch or do you have plans?I clicked on send and dropped my phone on my desk after I sighed.I feel like I forgot to do something important yesterday but I couldn't exactly place my finger on it.My phone buzzed and I immediately picked it up thinking it was Thalia but frowned when I saw an unfamiliar person's number.I opened the message so I could read the content of the message
R I O N AThat boy is an idiot!"Rie! Thank God you came out, you were very quick to text me that you'd be right outside once the bell goes off but you then you didn't! I even heard your last class was cancelled so I hurried out so you wouldn't wait." Thalia explained as soon as I came close to her." I know, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" I apologized wholeheartedly.I unlocked the car and we both got in after which thalia used her seatbelt."It's okay, what kept you? Did teachers ask you to do something?" She questioned." No, I just had to deal with a certain issue." I vaguely told her.She frowned and narrowed her eyes. " Don't tell me you beat up someone?""What? No!"" Alright then. Let's go get the girls." She ordered while she typed on her phone.Wait.I put the key in the ignition then pa
L E O N A R D OI'm so nervous.I don't know if she lives with her parents so I don't even know what to get. I know she has a sister.I could maybe offer treats as bribe so her sister likes me.Yes. Treats it is.I strolled into the kitchen and the smell of freshly baked pastries filled my nostrils."Why are you baking?" I asked Fallon. Fallon is our cook but she's also an expert in the baking field.Your mom said she's having guests over so I thought of making this for them.I noticed the way the cupcakes were beautifully decorated. She must have baked them down since because she already iced them.I took one of the freshly removed doughnuts and took a huge bite out of it. It was warm, soft and extremely sweet."It's delicious as always." I praised her and she acknowledged it. " Do girls like these
K E I T HWhy Riona? Why won't you let me get close to you?In my previous school, girls swarmed me because of my appearance but this girl is different. She isn't attracted to my looks. Fuck, I don't even think she has looked at me for more than a second.I eavesdropped on the Leo and Riona conversation and I could hear Riona inviting him over.Here she's having a full blown conversation with Leonardo but she won't even spare me a second.I have to do something about that.When Leo came out of the classroom, he quickly waved me goodbye and drove off in his Mercedes Benz.No, she's slipping away.The hallway was practically empty and decided to do something to grab her attention.As Riona jogged out of the classroom, I grabbed her hand and when she tried to shake it off, I pulled her closer to me. So close I could see her e
R I O N AI stood confused when I saw both guys settle on my couch talking to each other while slowly starting to interact with the girls."Rie won't you come sit? There are cupcakes!" Iris patted an empty spot next to her because she sat directly next to Leonardo.Iris seems to like him. I heard her chant his name when mister stalker barged his way into my house.When I took a seat next to her, everyone suddenly went so quiet you would be able to hear a pin drop.Why did they all go quiet though?Lia cleared her throat and suddenly everyone's eyes landed on her. "Let's watch a movie." She suggested and everyone clapped along to the idea."What movie do we watch?" Cassidy asked with her eyes on Thalia."How about The Kissing Booth 2?" Iris suggested.Ugh! I hate everything teen fiction! Both books and movies. They ar
R I O N A"What happened to Leo?" Keith raised an eyebrow and wore wore a confused look."Get out." I muttered with my eyes lowered so my sisters wouldn't see the fury in my eyes.After realizing who Leo is, it doesn't surprise me that him and Keith are good friends, birds of a feather they say flock together. Keith might also have some pedophilic characteristics."What?" He asked with a confused expression plastered on his face."Didn't you hear me? I said get the fuck out of my house." I repeated with my voice louder but tainted with fury."Damn girl, why you so aggressive?" He asked as he got up from his seat. "I'm leaving anyway, bye Cassidy and everyone." He quietly said before walking towards the exit. " Bye Rie."My straight face turned to disgust when he called me Rie. On