Marie Richwood POVHazel eyes were what woke me up on an early Monday morning, swinging up and down on my pink princess sized bed
“George get out of my room” I shouted at my fifteen year old brother
“Fine but mummy says go take your bath and come eat”
I got up and shoved him to the door before going to the bathroom after making sure he left
He left the room in his brown pajamas pants and shirt, grinning like a crazed hyena, I know it might be rude to call my brother that, but trust me he deserves the name, he is overly energetic I guess he bundles all the energy that was supposed to be used for house chores and empties it all on troubling my very existence
Though I can’t claim not giving him retribution, There was a particular period I had warned him not to wear a certain indoor slipper of mine which was unisex and very eye catchy, Dad had gotten me the slipper as one of my 17th birthday gift, it had various colours on it and was uniquely shaped and had a fluffy feeling when one wears it, George accidentally according tohim had mistakenly put it in the washing machines with his clothes that shed colour, the slipper had come out in different shades and colour, it was so disgusting yet he had secretly dropped it back in my room all wet discretely placing it under my bed like nothing had happened to it, I found out only later in the night and the next morning my dear brother came tumbling down the stairs like Jack and Jill only he was not fetching the water but tripping over the water.
In fact I knew I found the revenge perfect for George, by chance he happened to step on soap just as he stepped out of his room which was directly in front of the stairs and he did a little dance and rolling over down the 12 steps down to the main floor. When George woke up in the hospital he told my parents the truth but they just ignored him since George was more of a mischief maker as I was, and was told to focus more on recuperatingAccording to my parents” it was highly possible he was a victim of his own game plan and I just happened to be with my mom in the kitchen at that hour so it was highly impossible that I was the perpetrator”
My parents didn’t think much of it and George ended up sucking up to his leg being put in a cast, his conduct was so funny I couldn’t help posting it on our school website
Oh Dear me, George refused to go to school for a whole week after his cast was removed claiming he had the flu
Life was so fun and I practically ruled Dale High school, I was the official Queen bee, better not get on my bad side, I have the looks to compliment my status, even the toughest of the boys do what I tell them to do just by me giving them a cute puppy dog face, it works all the time, though I made sure to stay away from the violence craved once
My mom told me I got her killer looks, blond hair, a well-rounded figure with the curve in the right places and I have a full bust which completed my queenly figure and am able to distract a lot of people to my benefit. To the extent that no one would believe me if I told them that I was a virgin. The boys come running when I call and the girls practically adore me everything was going on fine with me being empress at Dale till Dad came with the sad story of Dad being posted to South Africa from his workplace and since it was a long term contract with the company and since he did not to be separated from his family for that long
There was no way anyone could kick a fuss, we had all seen it coming, Dad had been making trips to and fro to the country in question for years now he was the one in charge of the contract deal
When he made the announcement at dinner a week before it had been like I was in a trance and the situation did not affect me at all Dad had begun his apologies from Mom since it was going to really affect her cause she owned a baking school in the city, then he apologized to George and I his expression calm and cold like my physics lecturer Mrs Hill, she was such a lively and warm woman on the inside but on the surface and to most of the kids at school you only see a cold hearted strict disciplinarian who is insistent on shoving newton’s law down their throat for them to swallow and fully digest it before excreting it out during the exams
I knew Dad was sincerely sorry his work will disrupt our lives so I quietly mourned my loss and my wonderful prestige at Dale High, I have no one to bully and flaunt my perfect figure at anymore so the only question I had to ask Dad is “What will happen to me Dad I am the Queen of Dale High?“
Dad had looked at me with a painful expression that even with my status as badass queen bee I didn’t have the heart to pull that on my Dad, I raised up my hand for him to dismiss the question but my Dad will not let it go
“Marie “he said looking straight into my eyes taking a hold of my hand as he did so “am sorry I have disrupt your life and separate you from your friends but the thought of me being separated from you for seven years is more painful to me, Don’t call me a selfish person but I value my family so much to leave you guys for that long period of time”
He turned to George with the same pleading look, I hate to see any him look pathetic even though I love making people feel pathetic and inferior to me, I could never bare to see such look from my family members ever except George who was so fun to tease
George on the other hand just sat still like a statue I guess he was going to miss Stacy his longtime crush anda close friend that he never had the heart to ask out, the whole lot was still hard to get down for fifteen year old George Richwood, his short wavy hair sat messy as if a raccoon had a run it, his almond shaped eyes glowing bright with tears if it had been some other time I would have taken a picture but now just the thought of lifting the despair and deserted look off my family members was the only thing that occupied my mind
So I asked Dad to tell us about the people in it and the exact location of the country
“We are on our way to South Africa and my Trox Group of company over there wants to have a long standing deal with us, Sorry Sugar but that is all I can tell you for now the move is a highly confidential one I hope you understand me sugar” My dad said between apologies
“Don’t worry we are going to be staying at the company’s estate and it’s such a refined place” And that was the end of that dinner that day
Now the current day of our flying to South Africa, I lingered in the shower just letting the water slide over my skin, reluctant to get out for the first time feeling lonely in all my seventeen years of age
I did not have any friends I will miss except my minions Sasha and Trisha who I love calling twin Geisha, since they somehow had the figure of a geisha they might not probably miss me since I made their life miserably hell
Dale High students might miss me, in the terms of being relieved am finally gone, but I vow to be back as soon as am eighteen Dad would not be able to stop me, I will be able to make my own decisions
It got to me now though, while everyone had people they would miss for the love and over they have been shone over the years, the feeling was strange to me so I just shrugged it off, feeling down was not my style, I was the one who made other feel it not me myself, with a flick of my blond hair, I left the bathroom, putting on my clothes sluggishly though I still added a lot of finesse to my dressing, Beauty Queen is still around, I began to drag my luggage downstairsand get ready for the long journey to Africa.
Dad had better have something good prepared well the world was still mine to rule, with my mind blowing beauty as my flatterers would put it
Well Africa here I come
This queen bee is coming to make her presence known !!!
Bells High SchoolCyrus POVFirst day of school resumption was usually a happy day for me, since that was what I loved the most, my head buried among pile of books, the interest for studying started when I was a child, my mom was a busy accountant and my Dad a famous lawyer, he works his brain out taking powerful cases one after the other, My parents simply put do not have the time for each other not to talk of meEv
Marie’s POVI sat as I quietly as I could in the classroom a teacher had been kind enough to guide me to, it was not my culture to be quiet though, but what can I do, it’s my first time in Bells, I need to make good appearance even if it is for just a dayI was about to get up from my sit, turning my golden curls to a side, I looked up to see, what you would call the perfect definition of a nerd, he was a little bit on the fair side though not compareble to my white skin, a big baby to make the description short, I guess someone is yet to lose baby fat, he was so distinct among the cro
CYRUS KAYE POVImmediately I left the class, I made my way to the assembly ground where it seems Principal awaited my arrival, I observed his every move, he was every inch the principal, I was watching his every move that I couldn’t help but question myself if he was anything like my father since Birds of a feather flock together right?I made my way towards him to give him the customary greeting since I wasn’t able to completely analyze him“Good morning s
MARIE P.O.VI was beyond tired of standing up to introduce myself every time a new teacher enters, my butt was beginning to ache from standing up and sitting down in short intervals, but I was comforted a little as the teachers all liked me and gave me special attention except my seat mate of course, who delightfully ignored meI tried to pen down whatever the teachers were saying, but it all felt like gibberish in my ears, I was not one who was particular about my grades, all I needed was the perfect score to get into universityI decided to stop jotting down and just collect my Cyrus note when the teacher left, but I wondered how I would achieve that, he se
CYRUS KAYE POV“Have you seen Marie Richwood?”The urgency with which Anna asked me the question made me look up from my Map tracing; it was a free period after the library class which I decided to put to good use. After what I did to Marie at the library, I knew she was going to retaliate but I did not expect her to disappear.Examining Anna, she was looking so worried and tensed, her hands wrung together, she seemed to be on the verge of tears. Fat globes of tears sat on her eyelids, threatening to fall which was something I hated, crying girls were not my thing.
MARIE RICHWOOD POVI am the queen bee. If Cyrus Kaye thinks he can take me on, then he needs to be awakened from his delusion. I was beyond livid at Cyrus treatment of me. Quintessential me refused to back down. I waited for Anna behind the football court, with my equipment ready, Anna was such a good resource in getting them. The only thing I needed was that arrogant African prince. I did not have to wait for long, from my hiding spot, I could see him coming closer arguing with Anna, the petite girl was doing such a good job, I felt like giving her a medal, he was perfectly distracted, his brows crease
MARIE RICHWOOD P.O.V“Marie Richwood?”“Shit,” I muttered, shocked by how shaky my voice was. “Principal Francis?” “I was told someone was impersonating my name on their first day school, what do you have to say about that Marie?” he asked quietly, putting his hands at his back like a disoriented preacherI sent Nicole an icy glare, which she returned with equal fervor. I would deal with her later, I turned to Principal Francis and sent him my sweetest smile, one I h
MARIE RICHWOOD P.O.VIt was only two days later, as I sat in my room with Cyrus who was sitting with every bit of my school books scattered around us on my study table that I found out Nicole identity“She is Principal Francis daughter, she is our age mate also” Why do you ask?” he answered, nose bent in a bookI shook my head “Nothing, just wanted to know, she seems to have so much power in the school that’s all”“Never mind that, whatever respect she has gathered has nothing to