Chapter 1 Another Nightmare
- Claire's point of view.
- This is another day that hurts me so much, I have to go to school.
- Maybe that's normal for others. But It felt like suffering, pain, and torture that never stopped for me every time I came to school.
- Because all the kids in my school always bully and ridicule me.
- Today is my birthday, I turned eighteen and this is my last year in school. But I just hope that all this torture will end soon.
- In the corner of the school hallway I saw Mia, my classmate, she is the rich, pretty, and the most popular girl in my school and dating Ethan Greenwood the prep.
- “You weird girl! You always annoy me every time I see you!” Mia pushed me hard.
- “I'm so sorry, Mia, I just want to get to class immediately, I'm afraid I'm late.”
- Then not long after I saw Ethan who approached Mia and kisses her cheeks.
- Ethan Greenwood is the handsome and popular guy in my school, he is the son of a famous billionaire family in London, that's prestigious and everyone respects him and treats him so well because of his family.
- Ethan has brunette hair and magnetic iced blue eyes, which is so charming, and I believe he easily makes anybody fall in love with him, because of his physical attributes.
- But people will never know about his real personality, which is so bad and opposite to his gorgeous looks.
- “Surely, you've never had a true love like me, isn't it? Do you know why? Because you're ugly and weird! Jake was just using you as his reputation because of your teacher's pet.”
- Mia spilled her coffee into my shirt, I felt so hot, and my shirt got dirty.
- “Mia, please stop this! And Jake never used me, you should know that!”
- “Feel it! You deserve it!” Ethan giggles.
- “Yeah, Goodbye nerds! You have to hurry with my work later, if you don't, I won't let you go home!” Mia keeps attacking me.
- It wasn't long before I saw Jake coming toward me.
- Jake is my boyfriend, we've been dating for almost 3 years, and he was the jock in my school, he's so handsome, just like Ethan.
- But their personality is opposite, Ethan seemed rude and mean to me.
- But Jake is too sweet and always protects and gives me a lot of affection, he makes me better on my worst day, but we never go deeper in our relationship, just the normal relationship.
- And Jake looks stronger and stockier than Ethan because he was the most handsome athlete in my school.
- “This is enough! You shouldn't have hurt Claire like this, this is too much!”
- Jake looks worried about me, he holds my hands, and his touch feels very comfortable and warm to me.
- “I will never let them hurt you, Claire, this is too much, they don't just abuse you verbally, but this is physical.” Jake can't take his eyes off me.
- “Oh Jake, she deserves it, she's just the ugly nerd, don't make her become rebellious and fight against us.” Mia kept yelling at me.
- “No, this is enough. I want you all to leave, Claire. Or you will regret doing this to her.”
- Jake looks angry, I've never seen him angry like this before, the look in his eyes also changes and looks scary.
- Eventually, Mia and Ethan left Jake and me, but they were still gazing at me, they look so mad at me.
- “Jake, thank you, you saved my life.”
- “They need a better punishment to stop bullying and abusing you verbally and physically, you have to tell me everything too if they dare to hurt you again.”
- “Yes, I will do that, Jake.”
- “Okay, please promise me and I will always take care of you, and today I give you a free ride, you can come home with me.”
- “Yes Jake, I will go with you, I hope I can repay all of your kindness, you're the most kindness person, and you always help me when I'm in trouble.”
- “No problem, Claire, I'm your boyfriend and would love to help you too because that's unfair to you.”
- I nod, and I feel so happy, I could feel the butterfly in my stomach around him, he always treats me well and protect me.
- I feel that Jake just feels worried about me and I should still appreciate him who has been willing to help me and doesn't need to be too attached to him.
- Furthermore, I'm afraid of being heartbroken even though he was my boyfriend, I want to avoid depending on him much, I aim to be independent.
- But I guess I can't help it, I think I'm falling in love with Jake.
- “Claire, are you okay?” Jake's pretty gray eyes kept deeply gazing into my eyes.
- “Yes, I'm fine, Jake,” I reply to him nervously, and I feel a butterfly in my stomach again.
- “We've arrived at your place, I want to spend my whole day with you, but I think today is enough, and your phone keeps ringing too.”
- “Yes, it's my mom calling me.”
- “Okay, see you later Claire, and don't worry about anything, I will always be beside you to protect you because I love you, Claire.”
- “Jake?” I felt my heartbeat and blushed my cheeks, I suddenly have no words and kept staring at him.
- “Never mind, see you tomorrow, I'll wait here to take you to school together with me.”
- As soon as I got home, I felt that my mom was in a rush, she seemed in a rush to prepare everything.
- “Oh Claire, you have finally come home, hurry and change your clothes and wear this beautiful dress because we will have special guests, you must look beautiful today.”
- "But mom, why? And I prefer to wear my clothes too, I'm uncomfortable wearing that beautiful dress.”
- “Don't too much asking me why. Just do what I tell you, and you must change your clothes immediately, don't make me ashamed because of your looks. You're so outdated, Claire."
- I looked at myself in the mirror and slowly started to take off my glasses.
- I take off the old clothes that I have been wearing for a long time because they make me comfortable and start to change into the most beautiful dress I've ever seen.
- Not only that, but I'm wearing that beautiful dress, doing my hair and my mom came to my room, and she does the makeover for me.
- Furthermore, I looked back at myself in the mirror, I looked young, beautiful, and charming, and my current appearance was entirely different from the image of old Claire.
- I feel so spectacular and beautiful, I have never felt this way before.
- “Claire, now you're looking so stunning, and you are ready to meet my special guests, I wait for you downstairs.”
- “Yes, mom.”