Diana Rose POV - I SLAMMED on the vanity table in annoyance after I saw that the shade of the concealer I put on my under eye was uneven and that I applied too much. I was supposed to get some face wipes, but I saw they were out of stock. Instead of wiping my face with a cleanser, I went to the bathroom to wash my face. After I washed my face, I sat again in front of the vanity table. I can’t go out without makeup now because of the depth and size of my eyebags. But, if I start again from prep to even simple makeup, I might be late. Today is the day Andrew invited me out but since Friday I haven’t slept well. I think I only slept seven hours in two days. I couldn’t sleep with so many thoughts, including what happened to Shin and me last Friday. I still don’t understand what went through Shin’s mind, why he said and did those things? Did he... Did he mean every word he said? For a while, I was on the verge of jumping when someone knocked on the door. “Why?” I asked the maid w
Diana Rose POV-It’s been almost three weeks since Andrew and I went to the park.I am not sure if Andrew is referring to me when he said that this time he will fight for his feelings for the person he loves, but after that we became closer than Andrew and Diana.Almost every day after class the two of us go out and this past week we meet every day after class because he teaches me pointers to review for the exam.“Patrice!”Isabelle screamed as she entered the classroom.We had a long break because our teacher, for the first subject of the afternoon, was not there.“Omg! Come with me. I have something to show you! It’s real omg!”“W-Why?” I was wondering ask. “I told you I was too lazy to go out.”“I went to the bulletin board, and guess what?”“Wha—”“You are in the top 33 out of 200 students of senior grade 12!”I stood up from my seat. “WHAT?!” we all asked in disbelief at the same time.In the past periodical exams, in this entire section, I was the only one who ranked 195 and a
Diana Rose POV-When we entered, we all almost cried after we found out what Isabelle had reserved was one of the VIP rooms for everyone.Because we were all excited to taste the food here, we almost ordered everything on the menu, that’s why when all our orders arrived, we put together what I think were fifteen tables to fit our foods.“Our drivers, please make sure they are eating.” I whispered to a person who took our order while eating.“Yes, ma’am.”“Thank you.” I said with a smile.While eating, we compliment each other on the food until the topic turns to the white holiday ball.“I’m excited. I should be able to invite my crush. This is my last chance!”“I invited my crush, and she said yes!”“I need to be beautiful so that my crush will notice me—hey, Brena! Don’t be too beautiful so that my crush will notice me!”“Hahaha, I will take that as a compliment,”“This will be our white holiday ball, so it must be memorable!”“I’m just excited to have a long vacation!”They say the
(The next day...)-Diana Rose POV-“Maybe you will be late, ma’am, and the main gate will be closed.”“Wait, I’m still thinking.” I answer.“But ma’am, I thought it was an engagement proposal yesterday. My chest heaved a little with nervousness because your parents and Dylan might scold me.”Yesterday I told the driver pretended he saw nothing yesterday, and I said that it was nothing and above all, don’t tell my parents, including Dylan.Yesterday...I did not answer.Yesterday, I was so stunned that I did nothing but run outside. But I think my run yesterday is the answer? I removed Shin’s grip on my hand.For a few moments, I was stopped when someone knocked on the window, and as soon as I saw Brena outside, I rolled down the window.Brena opened her mouth to speak, but she closed it then smiled at me.“Pease forget what happened yesterday.”“Yes ma’am, what happened yesterday has been deleted from my memory!”I knew the driver wanted to cheer me up, so I forced myself to smile a
Diana Rose POV-THIS IS THE DAY THE WHITE HOLIDAY BALL AT HEIRS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.In the two weeks that have passed, I haven’t seen Shin and if it happens, we will meet again later to talk.I wore a simple long fitted emerald gown, I just put on simple make-up, and I reduced the rest of my fake hair, my fake acne, I also wear a pretty neat hair wig so that somehow Patrice will be presentable at the event.It’s already six in the evening and I’m just now going to the ball venue at H.I.S. gymnasiumThe ball starts at six in the evening. It is said that every student has a video entrance and that is what I avoid. I don’t want a lot of evidence about Patrice because just a few months after this, I will leave as Patrice.I thought it would be better if there weren’t too many memories for Patrice to not cause a problem in the future.How many times have I received texts and missed calls from Isabelle telling
Diana Rose POV - EVEN IF I DON’T LOOK AROUND, I can feel many pairs of eyes looking at Andrew and me, especially Brena’s pair of eyes. Before accepting Andrew’s hand earlier, I looked at Brena and before I could speak, Brena nodded and told me it’s okay without a voice, that’s why in the end I accepted Andrew’s hand and now we are in the middle of the dance floor. My hands were clinging to Andrew’s nape while Andrew’s hands were on my waist. “You alright?” I looked up at Andrew and saw his smile. At this moment, I realized something about that eight seconds… “You look tense?” Andrew said with a questioning smile. I want to ask him with a hint of sarcasm that how can I not feel tense if I feel almost all eyes are on the two of us? I don’t know if it’s because of Andrew or because everyone knows Brena likes Andrew and this is the guy my friend likes I’m dancing with.. “Don’t worry about other people. Just enjoy tonight.” So Andrew can feel the many eyes watching us? I wonder i
(After two months...) . . Diana Rose POV - Two months ago, after Darryl found out about my impersonation as Patrice in H.I.S. Because Darryl did not agree with what I did, I was forced to suddenly return to the old school I attended. He took care of everything that needed to be taken care of during my transfer and, worst, Darryl banned me from H.I.S. That’s why I couldn’t say goodbye to the entire class except for one person. I also had no contact with them because Dylan was watching my phone. Darryl’s strictness with me tripled in everything after that night, which became the cycle of my life after that night only at home and school for two months. Darryl also doesn’t don’t want talking about what I did at H.I.S. so my few friends at H.I.S have become just one happy memory. With the entire class. Darryl also threw away every piece of evidence that would remind me of Patrice, from the cosmetics I used, even school works and books and notebooks, papers, to the pictures of us wi
Diana Rose POV - I took a deep breath as I waited for the big door in front of me to open and call my name. One of the big hotels hosted my eighteenth birthday, not a mansion. All I know is this the new branch of this hotel just opened. I didn’t take care of it either. Mom and dad were hired to organize and make the celebration smooth. Another thing is that in the past two months, because of Darryl’s strictness with me, I did nothing if I didn’t go to sleep, so I don’t even know what the venue looks like and how many people attended. The help of the event organizer was great, because I didn’t take care of anything, I just measured clothes and feet for my shoes and then I attended my birthday. “Let’s welcome our debutant! Diana Rose Soleta!” I took a deep breath, the moment I heard my name from inside. I gathered my courage as I opened the door. I think mom and dad have many invited guests and I don’t want to embarrass them because of me. I want to be perfect tonight because alo