Staring at my reflection in the mirror, dressed in a blue crop top, black skinny jeans with white sneakers, I felt simple yet elegant.

As usual though.

I brushed the edges of my jet black hair which was packed in a tight bun before grabbing my bag and heading out of the room.

From the staircase, I could hear the loud music booming from the sitting room and it only means one thing...

'Ivy' was awake.

"We all know you're around," I said--almost shouted due to the loud music--to my elder sister who was slumped on one of the couches with her phone in her hand, still comfortable in her nightwear.

I didn't know what the time was but I'm sure it was probably around eight in the morning.

"Aren't you going to school today?" I asked staring at her, she looked absolutely care-free.

She is presently in college.

"Well, that's none of your business," she blandly replied without even taking her eyes off her phone.

Trust me when I say she could be an asshole but she could also be the most caring person in the whole world.

I sighed before switching off the speakers.

"It's noise."

"Goodmorning fam!" Kelly shouted coming out of the kitchen with a plate of pancakes in her hand.

She was already dressed up for school, her short black hair straightened to perfection.

For a 14 year old, she sure knows how to take care of herself.

"You guys should come eat breakfast!" She shouted from the dining room, her mouth already puffed up with pancakes.

She's got bad eating manners.

"I'll pass," I replied, still staring in awe at Ivy.

"Ya'know, Zach would be here any minute, that guy is a nice guy, you shouldn't be keeping him waiting all the time," I said to Ivy referring to her boyfriend.

"Those are his problems to face, every relationship doesn't have to be a bed of roses," she replied, finally looking at me.

Ivy never keeps relationships, all her past relationships had never exceeded a month because no guy could handle her for so long.

She is a bunch.

She had been dating Zach for almost two months now and I'm proud enough to say this is her longest relationship.

Zach had been doing his best and I'm sure he is head over heels for her because no one could endure this much.

Not even me!

"Kelly! Hurry up! I'll be waiting in the car!"

I left for the driveway and hopped into my black Camry.

I ignited the engine when I saw Kelly already bouncing towards the car.

She got in and immediately, we moved.

Few blocks away from our house, a red car zoomed in the opposite direction.

It wasn't just an ordinary car.

It was a farmiliar car.

It was Zach's car.

And I bet Ivy hadn't gotten her butt off that couch.

*

I pulled up in the school driveway, Kelly got out, her air pods still in her ear, she left for the school main entrance without even a glance back or a 'bye'.

That was normal though.

I got out and scanned my surroundings;

'ASHTON HIGH' written in bold letters above, on the highest part of the building so that even people miles away could see it.

I checked around for my friends before walking over to the place I'm sure they would be.

Under the tree.

Not just any tree, the biggest tree in our school. It usually bore colourful flowers especially during spring, it was kind of our spot.

Everyone knew that.

As I expected, they were seated on the bench just beneath it and it seemed like they didn't even notice my presence because they were focused on Tianna's phone.

I just stood there and said absolutely nothing, just staring right at them.

Amber looked up first.

"Stella!" She squealed, a beaming smile on her face before standing up to embrace me.

So I was finally noticed.

She pulled back when she noticed that I wasn't hugging her back.

"I've been standing here for ages!" I shouted, glaring at both of them who were already on their feets.

"Omg! Really?"

"We're really sorry for that."

Anber and Tianna replied respectively almost at the same time and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at them.

Whatever.

"Tianna was showing me this her cool college boyfriend, you need to see him Stella, he's hotter than hell!" Amber squealed beside me.

"That's nice to hear," I replied, sarcasm completely evident in my voice as I continued walking.

Tianna had been talking about that guy for a long time now, I didn't want to sound mean but I doubt that guy takes her seriously.

I'm her close friend but I have never even seen him,not to even talk of having a word with him. He always give excuses whenever she wants to introduce him and they rarely even communicate on a face-to-face basis.

I doubt he'd officially asked her out, I bet she was just throwing herself on him.

Typical Tianna.

Speaking of hot, I'm sure I've seen hotter guys.

I mean, what kind of boyfriend can't show his girlfriend off, especially the one as gorgeous as Tianna.

Something was definitely not right.

But I don't even care anymore.

Tianna never listens.

Stepping into the hallway, almost all eyes were on us

But that didn't even bother me a bit, I've gotten so damn used to it.

Each eyes holding different emotions;

Respect, hatred, admiration, jealousy, fear, disgust.

But it didn't weigh me down, it just made me want to sway my hips the more right in their faces.

Pathways were made, murmurings were heard as I passed by with my friends beside me.

The students of Ashton High don't ever change.

Atleast they can't say anything straight to my face.

They can't even dare!

We separated after a while to our lockers.

I punched in my combination and yanked it open. I brought out my chemistry textbook and closed it back. I walked forward, waiting for Amber and Tianna to be done with whatever they were doing.

Amber was already done and she'd just closed her locker while Tianna was...

Wait!

She was on a call, her locker still ajar in front of her.

The nerve of that girl!

She expected me to just stand here and wait for her.

Watching her smile and blush over whatever the person on the other end was telling her irritated my soul.

I started walking towards her, relishing my anger in each step I took.  I felt like smashing that phone and pulling out every strand of her blonde hair out of her head.

But then I bumped into someone...

More like, the person bumped into me. Whoever was that must have probably seen me coming, I doubt I'm invisible.

Pulling back, my gaze met a particular blonde...

Seems like I don't go well with blondies.

"Cheryl!" I squealed.

"I'm so...so...sor...sorry," she stammered looking at me with so much fear in her eyes.

I enjoyed it.

"Pull yourself together bitch...I hate stammerers," I spat at her.

The look of fear from others towards me always gave me a type of joy I couldn't quite explain.

But that joy wasn't enough to quench the growing anger inside me.

Staring at my 'once white' shoes angered me the more.

"Y'all are disgusting!" I screamed out of the blue. I could feel like I had attracted quite a number of attention.

I glared at her, piercing right into her soul as she trembled and pulled away from me little by little, trying to stay away from me and my wrath as possible.

If looks could kill, she would probably be thirty feets below the ground right now.

I looked from a confused Tianna, a dazzled Amber to other students watching the little drama going on.

As my gaze reaches any of them, they look away and continue whatever they were doing.

I had the urge to make her lick the shoes clean but I held myself together.

With that, I turned around and stormed towards the bathroom.

My shoes needed attention right now.

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