Prologue
(A/N - Rey belongs to Sci-Briana14, Allison, Jolene, Robert and Lorelei also belongs to MariChat3)
Saturday, 6:00 AM
Cleo knew she was cutting it close since her mother was gonna be up and around about six in the morning.
Surprisingly enough, when she was packed and was heading into the living room, her mother was still sleeping on the couch. Beer bottles everywhere and deadbeat on the couch had a messy hairstyle.
She also reeked of sex...
Cleo felt her nose twitch at that. So, she decided to pull one of her mother's stunts and hug her. Once pulled away, she felt a good wad of cash in her hand.
$23,000
"Huh, guess my mother does have some sense of finance." She then scoffed, "Who am I kidding? This is my money that she taken from me."
It ain't stealing if it's her own money.
That is just facts.
Knowing her mother is a heavy sleeper from experience. She taken the form that was associated with the La Clare group. She shredded it with her bare hands and throw every single little piece away.
Even if she was straight or bi, she'll still not date Robert.
Grabbing her stuff once more after checking she had everything, Cleo walked to the front door. Looked back one last time before heading out of the door.
Closing the door behind her.
After traveling on the bus to the airport, then gets into a plane. Cleo sits in her assigned seat with a small sigh of relief, she waited for said plane to take off.
Where was she going?
Simple, it's a boarding school called Evertingon Prep. It's not that far away from France but, not close enough to be tracked down.
If that says anything..
About a few hours after the plane taken off, Cleo was woken up by a random passenger. Grabbing her stuff, she followed the crowd after getting off the plane.
"Here is my new home.." Cleo said to herself when looking around the area. The place was beautiful, a city just as big like Paris itself.
What was the city called?
Simple, the name of this city was called; Lutetia.
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Thankfully, she was accepted into the boarding school after the paper was checked. It amazed her how much a simple forgery on her part can get her into the school without any issue.
What did she do?
Oh, just something that her mother taught her years ago. Instead of her name being forged, Cleo forged Jolene's name instead.
Beautiful isn't?
If her mother can forge her name for some free alcohol, then Cleo can forge her own mother's name to get into a different school.
It's fair use of forgery, as far Cleo is concerned.
"Oh, mother." Cleo snickers, "Only if you knew that you are repeaing what you sowed. Who is going to pay for your bills now? No one it seems, guess you better get a job."
Jolene getting a job?
That's impossible since that lady is a freaking slob!
Though anyway, she dosen't matter right now. Why? The reason is that she's living in the dorms!
The dorms of the famous Everington Prep.
Cleo settled into her dormitory with a pleased look on her face. Her new room was perfect in her eyes.
Something of her.
Not what her mother wanted her to be like.
What her dorm room looks like;
Surprisingly, her hallway neighbors were welcoming enough. Seems like they wasn't aware of her infamous history within Paris, France.
Which was good for her!
She needed a fresh start away from that so called "City Of Love".
More like City of Akumas!
Anyway, going back into her dorm, she closed the door, Cleo was looking through her phone contacts with a somber look. Students who were brave enough to see her outside of her mother schemes was texting her with spams.
Said people?
Reyna "Rey" Lopez
Allison Starglow
Catherine Hawthorne
Dominique Morgenstern
Lorelei Schneider
Of course, this wasn't easy for her to leave them all behind. She wanted to tell them that she was running away and never coming back but, Cleo knew better.
They probably ask her to "stay", "Running away won't solve anything." and "she can stay with them" along with those other words of wisdom.
As thankful she is with those supposed offers, Cleo didn't want to drag them down with her.
Well, this is her new life.
Just hopefully, she won't regret doing this and going back to her mother.
Frankly, that be the last thing Cleo wanted to do.
"Sorry homesickness, you aren't going to win this time." Cleo says to herself with a confident look. "Neither are you, mother."
Cleo is making a life for herself.
Sadly for Jolene, Cleo dosen't plan on coming back for the longest time.
This is only the start of her new life. It won't be easy but, the ups and downs are going to be worth it when living on your own.
Like Elphaba, Cleo is going to be unlimited and not held down by expectations of others. "Unlimited~" Cleo sings out happily to herself.
And what happened to her phone?
Well..
Cleo smashed it after taking the chip out. Then she broke the chip in half before throwing it all away.
To start a new life, she'll need a new phone. One of the keys to living a new life away from her old one.
"Why bother keeping something that links to your past?" Cleo asked herself out-loud before throwing the remaining pieces away into the trashcan.
No regrets.
No second thoughts.
Or even something as simple as homesickness will make her go back.
Those aren't going to win this time!
"See you in hell, mother. Maybe a typhoon, a eviction notice, heck, maybe even a flash flood or a tsunami will kill you. I won't even miss you."
The old her is gone.
Never to come back.
Even if Jolene does find out where she is. How will she get there without any cash? Or getting into the building without being shoved out by security?
Cleo is basically set!
While for once, Jolene is screwed.
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