Chapter 1 - All Too Well (Present)

"Thanks!" Gelli said bluntly and rolled her eyes after the waiter served the food. I stuffed my things back on my bag as the table having no space.

"Stop doing that on people." Daniel retorted I gawked them both from the corner of my eyes. Some perks of feeling entitled; rich, spoiled and do whatever pathetic stuff they wanted.

It's not that I preferred to be with them, they're not my friends - and they'll never be my friends. But I'm stuck with them for the rest of the semester on a group project.

"Look at him.." she hissed disgustingly.

"The highschool heartthrob was now waiting - "

"Let's just eat!" I curtailed that bitch, my voice was sturdy, she gasped back all her unfinished words, and Daniel was shocked surprisingly. "He's just doing his job - without people like him we couldn't eat on this fancy restaurant, without a garbage man do you think, you guys our surroundings would be cleaned and segregated - We should stop degrading people.

“Let them do their job and mind our own business!" I forked and sliced my steak whilst both rich kids were in great awe.

"Wha - "

"Not all of us are blessed to have a great and stable life." I cut her off again, her haughty demeanor fueled up by my action, I don't want to heed anything from that moron. Gelli is a competitive, smart spoiled brat and if she thinks everyone wants to buy her attitude - well, I won't. "Let's just be kind, is that too much to ask?" I added.

"Why don't we just order a cold quenching drink," Daniel interjected.

The group dinner was somewhat awkwardly, we decided to work on our project tonight but plumped out wreck. I lost all my appetite and not in the mood and so was Gelli. Her perplexed look and killer eyes were darted to her food. Talking to Daniel only and never honored my ideas. She was the leader - a stupid leader, maybe. She's smart in class but no feelings for others. Then we call it a day.

We bill out - Daniel and I decided to leave a tip for the guy but the crazy rich Gelli argued that it was on her and she folded much amount. Daniel met our same, both stunned gaze.

"An act of little kindness, is that what you wanted right?" and curled her lips as well as her arms on her chest, a true configuration of manipulative evil - bitch. I stormed off the restaurant, both following my trails.

"Kris!" She's shouting my name - annoyed. I keep on my pace till an arm snatched the one strap of my backpack.

"What the fudge is wrong with you? You almost defied me on the other customers." her hands swayed and anger was burning within her - some rich kid might be egocentric and she's one of them. I rolled my eyes.

"You!" I said shortly - straight and nothing more, my gazed funneling directly to her pale awful face like her attitude and that only her bloody lipstick putting color due to stress about school. We're all stressed, plus I can't deal with her anymore. Daniel was taken aback and biased on either me or Gelli.

"Now what about me?" she's fired up like a volcano erupting, smoke passes to her both ears and I could visualize it. "Just because I described Romeo, the highschool heartthrob having a part-time job, waiting tables and - "

"Yes." I halted her.

"Definitely yes!" I told once more, she exhaled furiously, my heart was pacing abnormally, and she was standing not giving a damn. I just gulped to pull back the mists forming into my eyes.

"Now you sounded in love with him!" nailing her distasteful sense to me. Daniel walks closer to Gelli placing his hand so gently on her shoulder.

"Are you in love with that poor guy? What are you now, almsgiving?" she chuckles.

"So, what if?" That's all three words slipped my mouth. I can openly shield myself if she'll insult me. But regarding others, I can't - my weakness. Her mouth curled, squishing me on her mind.

"You're discarded and cheap!" she blurted straightly with no brake. Daniel jogs towards me and held my hand, it was warm and comforting - his face was so cute and innocent, then he spoke, " I'm really sorry, but sometimes - "

"Let go of him! Your hands will be only filled with filth.." his gentle voice was castaway when Gelli speaks.

"Just, go.," I whispered - more a sigh. He was Gelli's friend, he'll obviously choose Gelli over me. It was me who got left no choice and to be with the group, because I have none to share with, so until the semester end and the project was done, hoping I could make it. He did and tapped my shoulder before he leaves.

"At least, now we know that we're working on a charity!" she turned her heels into her car as Daniel followed her points. He did look back at me lamentably, then they were gone.

I stopped arguing with her because I see no reason, no sense - for a person like her, a self-centered one. Gosh! Gelli was completely out of her mind, I feel sorry for her, and not that they should feel sorry for me. She was gorgeous and rich but she has a personality of trash, no point - a total waste.

Daniel drove passed at me and I'm teary-eyed. I walked down the street, under the unstable flashing lights of lamp posts and sat on a bench under a mango tree. I fished my phone inside the pocket and texted my boyfriend that I'll wait for him here - receiving an instant reply from Romeo.