Chapter 6

• Very soon, it was recess period.
• Many students rushed out of the class and soon, the class was Scanty.
• "Join us Bella" Peter was still in class with his friends but they were about to leave the class.
• "Uh" I looked at the two guys.
• If I join him at his table perhaps, I would be the only girl in the midst.
• "This is Francis" He gestured towards the guy standing by his right hand side and "This is Vincent" The guy at his other side.
• "Hey Isabella" They waved from where they stood.
• They're actually friendly like him but that's not the matter.
• "Hi" I waved back at them and stood up to walk towards them but Monica obstructed me.
• "Hey Peter, we have a business to settle" She said to Peter "But we would discuss it while we are having our lunch at the Cafeteria" With that, she pulled him Out of the class.
• "Wait Monica, Hold on a bit" I heard Peter say.
• "Oh your friends. They should probably get another table" Monica said, looked back at me and rolled her eyes.
• "Hey Bella, Come on let's go to the Cafeteria together" Francisca held my hand and we begin to walk out of the class.
• If only I had my way, I would stay in the class instead because I had no preparation for recess period, I mean I didn't bring lunch from home neither do I have money to spend on snacks.
• Yet I was on the row to buy snacks when I wasn't with any money, Francisca was in front of me. She got two burger and a smoothie. When it got to my turn, I just moved away and followed Francisca behind.
• "So you weren't getting anything and you stayed on the line" I heard a guy snarled.
• "Sorry" I muttered innocently.
• "Why aren't you getting yourself something to eat for lunch?" Francisca asked me on our way to get a seat.
• "Uh... I... Well I misplaced my purse while coming to school" I lied.
• "Oh Sorry. You could have told me earlier" She said and brought out cash from her purse.
• "Here, get something for yourself" She said.
• "You are so nice Francisca but you don't have to, I mean the line is getting filled up and I don't want to get on those guys nerves like I nearly did earlier" I told her, refusing to accept the money.
• "Okay then, take one" She gave me one burger which I reluctantly accepted. I didn't want her to notice that I was trying to reject her generous gestures plus, I was hungry.
• "So Welcome to our School" Francisca said again.
• "You said that more than a million time"
• "Oh did I? I'm just happy to have a new friend" She said while she took her smoothie. I think her eyes caught something or someone when she looked up.
• "Jeez" She said underneath her breathe but I heard her.
• "What's the problem?" I asked her.
• "Uhh.. nothing" She smiled.
• "So let's talk about you, the proper introduction we've skipped" She said.
• "What's the name of your former school?"
• "Julliard" Fvck! I should have lied or I should have told her the name of my other school.
• "Julliard!" She exclaimed.
• "Julliard is very far from here, very far" She emphasized.
• At least she didn't talk about how poor standard the school is.
• "Yeah it is" I nod.
• "You live around there too?" She asked.
• "Well.... No..I...." I stammered, I needed to lie but I don't want her to see me as a lier. She might hate me immediately and she might still hate me if she finds out about my true background.
• "Here, Smoothie" Peter came over and dropped a smoothie on the table, in front of me.
• "For who?" Francisca asked.
• "For Bella" He said and I looked at him.
• "Thank you Peter" I said and wasted no time to sip with the help of the straw.
• "Wait Peter, you got her a smoothie and you didn't get one for me too" Francisca said looking so confused.
• "There's one in front of you" He said.
• "Yes I know but.."
• I guess she's suspecting that we are acting like we were already know each other
• "Bella is a new student here, it's just a friendly present, just like the way you gave her a burger" He said and with that, he left.
• "Really? Peter is cheerful but I haven't seen him do this before, or is it because we haven't had any transferred student recently?" She said but I didn't reply, I just ate the burger and took the smoothie along with it.
• "Are you sure Peter isn't trying to hit on you?" She said and I almost choked.
• I coughed out and she said quickly offered me tissues.
• "Gently, Gently" She said gently hitting my back.
• "I'm Okay, I'm Okay" I said wiping my stained lips.
• If only she knows that Peter is literally my boss at home, she won't have said He was trying to hit on me.
• Hit on me?
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• Bella's POV
• We had few more classes after recess and then few hours after noon, school dismissed.
• I swear, It is very hard for me to keep hiding it that I stay with Peter, most especially from Francisca. Francisca is too clingy, she's actually being friendly in her own way unlike Monica who kept stealing glances at me and made sure I caught her doing so, then she would roll her eyes and look elsewhere.
• I can't believe Peter is dating a girl like her, they're completely words and opposite when it comes to their character and they're not even compatible.
• "So where do you live?" Francisca asked me as she hung her backpack properly on her back.
• "I... Uh... I stay at CenWay" I stammered.
• "Wow, you are a girl from a very wealthy family" She said and I wondered why she said so.
• Oh wait! The buildings in that avenue are mostly mansions, penthouses..
• "Uh...Err... It's not like that" I continue to stammer.
• "However it is, I would love to visit you every now and then when we become besties" She said and embraced me.
• "What??" I exclaimed.
• "Am I forcing friendship? like am I forcing myself to be your friend?
• Or I'm not welcome at your place?" She disengaged her body from me and frowned.
• "Of ... Of course, you are welcome. I actually love you already. You are a really cool friend" I said and she smiled.
• "I can't believe I succeeded in being your friend already"She said and I nod.
• "An High five" She raised up her five fingers and we had an high five.
• "It's so unfortunate that we won't take a bus together because your driver would come pick you soon" Francisca creates conclusions herself making me to not to say the truth.
• Well that's how the rich students in this school are.
• They don't take public long buses
• "Yeah?" I said and she smiled and fixed her gaze at me instead.
• It made me nervous..
• "So see you tomorrow " I added and she nods.
• "Bye Bella, it's nice meeting you today" She said, waved at me and left the class.
• Then I sighed.
• "For long are you gonna hide it that you're from the slums"Someone whispered behind me and I turned to see Monica.
• "You again!" I almost screamed before realizing I'm still in the classroom and few students are still there including Peter and his friends.
• "Shh" I shushed her.
• "Oh you already have the audacity to yell at me? Do it again! It's most likely I would be the one to tell the whole school your true identity" She said.
• Oops, what have I done wrong?
• Why does Monica hate me so much?
• "Peter" She turned to him;" how about I come to your place for a sleepover today?"
• "No, Hell no..." He said in an harsh tone but when he realized that his friends were watching him, he adjusted his tone "Maybe some other time"
• "Duh, my driver is already here. I wasn't planning to have a sleepover at your place"She checked her cellphone and rolled her eyes... Then left the class.
• We took a very deep sigh, we weren't done with the heaves when she rushed back inside the class just to peck Peter.
• Ew..
• "Hey, what... did..." Peter stammered.
• "Bye love" Monica smiled and left.
• She's one crazy and annoying girl.
• But I wonder the kind of affair they are having because Peter doesn't seem to be comfortable with her presence.
• They should just break up already. With that attitude of hers, I can tell that she is not the right girl for him.
• "So why or who are you still waiting for? For us?" Peter's friend who initially introduced himself as Francis said.
• It was now, it drawn to me that it remains Peter, his friends and I in the classroom.
• "Oh sorry. I would leave now"I tried not to stammer
• "I wasn't being harsh, neither was I sending you off. No. I only ask a question, why are scared about it?" Francis noticed.
• "Err..Nothing"
• "But I would get going already.." I bowed slowly.
• I didn't know where to go yet or to secretly wait for Peter to come to my aid.
• "Errm guys" Peter cleared his throat as he wanted to say something.. so I waited.
• "I guess it's time we depart.." and before they could ask why, He continued..
• "We all know Bella is a new student, like she just arrived today and Mrs Betty, the principal ordered me to show her around"
• "There are practically less people in school. You can just show her around tomorrow instead of keeping your driver waiting" Vincent said.
• "Uhm.. It's a wonderful idea instead. But my driver isn't here yet, two.. tomorrow maybe very hectic and I may so busy and I wouldn't have the time show her around. we all don't know how tomorrow would be like plus I don't like it when so many people fix their gazes on me... you know most girls do so. So I prefer to just show her around right now; once and for all" Peter said.. . While I just stood there, waiting for them to come to a conclusion.
• "It's alright, we are leaving if that should be the case" Francis said and he and his friend carried their bags.. hit his arm like it's their way of saying Bye.
• "Chat you all later" Peter Said.
• "Bye, Bye Bella" They said to me.
• "Bye Francis, Bye Vincent" I bide them
• "Bye" and watched them leave.
• I took a very deep breathe when they were out of sight.
• Peter and I were left alone in the classroom.
• "So are we leaving now?" I asked Peter.
• "Not yet, I already told my driver to come in the next thirty minutes" He said.
• "But why?"
• "A tour around this school"
• "Oh I thought you just used it as an excuse for everyone to leave us alone"
• "Well part of it.." He said, coming close to me .
• "Let's go, let me show you around" He said and offered me his hand to hold and I did.
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