1 Chapter 1: School

The weather was beautiful. The air was fresh and the sky was covered by a blanket of fluffy clouds. Breezy but not windy, a perfect weather for the 14th of February. Yes, it is the Valentine's day....a fluffy day when love is in the air. A day when even those who are meek will find courage to confess

Well, at the International Secondary School, everyone was waiting for the bell ring. The bell that would signify the end of class. Everyone in my class was eagerly waiting, almost jumping in their seats to get it done and over with. Professor Mark Stephen, the science professor, was teaching the class about genetic mutation but it was clear that no one was focused on the lecture no matter what. The bell finally rang and the class was empty within seconds, it was like someone had blowed a blower and disappeared all the students. Me on the other hand stayed in my seat and completed my notes.... But it was amazing to see what had just happened!!

Prof. Mark turned around and sat in his chair to correct the papers when he noticed me in the class

"Ms. Catherine, aren't you going to go"

"Of course Prof. Mark, but I have something to ask first, if you don't mind"

"Go ahead Ms. Catherine" Prof. Mark smiled, he was one of the best professors in my school

"Do you take tuitions, professor?"

"Tuitions... not really unless absolutely necessary" Prof. Mark had a puzzled expression on his face

I understood his puzzled expression but I went ahead " Would you mind giving me science tuitions?"

"For you... you are one of the best students in science" Prof was genuinely confused at this point

"Honestly speaking, the only reason I get good grades is because I cram everything before the exam, but after that nothing stays in my mind... especially the formulas in chemistry are my huge nemesis"

"Okay, let's do it this way... meet me at 6:00 pm in my office, I will give you a small test, based on that I will see how we will proceed with your tuitions"

"Yeah, that is a good suggestions. Thank you Prof., I will see you at 6:00 pm... bye" I packed up my bag and left the room

Love was in the air and it was suffocating to breath as people were confessing around me and the boys were competing with each other and seeing who got the most chocolates... typical boy stuff

It was time to go home, so I headed to the parking lot. My best friends, David, Tiffany, and Yustina were standing near my car waiting for me. I could also see Natasha, Brenda and Trudy exchanging gifts with the boys.... These three girls hated me for no reason so I always tried to stay clear of them. Like others, I also had a gift for my friends, after all for me Valentine's day meant giving chocolates to all my friends and not only between lovers. I had already given to Tiffany and Yustina, only David was remaining... since David had not received one from anyone, the one I prepared would be of high significance... and yes, I had feelings for David, but not the deep ones.....

As I walked to give my box to David, I failed to realize that my shoe lace was open and lo and behold I tripped over them. I was about to fall on the ground and make a joke out of myself in front of the crowd, especially Natasha, when I caught the street lamp beside me and steadied myself..... God that was close!!!!

I kept the box on the bench beside me and bend down to tie my shoes lace. As I got up I saw a girl giving a box to David and him accepting it happily, which ticked me off....

I ran to my car and sat inside. I geared the engine and off I went in my BMW out of the school gates, I could hear my friends call me but I ignored them...

This BMW was a present my parents.... no let me correct that... my foster parent gifted to me, a black 2018 BMW for my 16th birthday... it was not a new one.

The school provided hostels but I didn't like living there so I lived in the house where my foster parents lived once. Now they had left the house to me and moved out of country. The house was huge for one person, but I was not complaining about it. The family consisted of two sons and one daughter except me. The house was double story and had a gym, swimming pool and a garden, all tended by the maids and security guards. The day they left I got rid of the maids and the security, I liked living in peace and quiet and I got what I wanted.

As I reached my house the gates rolled open, I drove in the drive way till I reached the garage and parked my car in it..

I got down from the car and opened the front door of the house, placed my bag on the rack and headed to the sitting room to watch some TV and relax.... I needed to leave the house soon, for two reasons, one, I was the prefect of the night class and two, I had a meeting with prof. Mark

T.B.C~~

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