Ramona was silently staring at the ceiling while lying on her bed, she was annoyed because she only had a little time to sleep, Jet lag, that's why.
She just came home from America where she spent her Christmas Vacation with their relatives, and even though she only spent some time with them, she enjoyed it somehow, but when the idea of her going back to school again comes on her mind, she would lose her appetite.
Not because she doesn't want to study, she just really doesn't like her school.
She was irritated by the people and the surroundings but she couldn't even move to another school because her father was one of the benefactors of their campus.
She doesn't like her father, she hates how he rules her in everything, she hates how he demands her to do something she doesn't want, she hates how he's keeping everything from her, She hates it.
Although, part of her was still hoping that their relationship would still be fixed
Her Dad, Raphael Clarke, is the CEO of Clarke Corporation, the company that owns Grazziani, the most well known car brand in the country, so technically they're rich, and to tell you too guys, She's the heiress.
Ramona sighed in defeat as she stands up to get ready and as she was about to enter her bathroom, a knock on the door came.
"Mona?" A voice asked, her lips immediately turns into a smile.
"I'm awake!" She said happily, then her door opens showing her Mom, Estelle Kennedy.
"Goodmorning" Her Mom greeted, she smiles happily then went to hug her, she missed her.
"I missed you" Estelle stroked her back
"I missed you too my dear, how was your vacation?" She asked as they both sat on the bed.
"It's fun, although I still find it a little awkward, but it's fun...Ally and Ari are great" She explained, her Mom nodded and obviously felt sad
"How are they?" She asked sadly, Ramona smiled at her then rubs her hands.
"They're good Mom, I can see that Uncle Alec is taking good care of them" she said then her Mom nod.
"It's good then" She said looking away.
"Okay, come on down now, your Father's waiting for you, breakfast is ready" Ramona didn't answer and just nod.
"I'll be down in a few" with that, Estelle nods before leaving her room making Ramona sigh.
Mommy
When Estelle finally left, Ramona quickly went to her bathroom to fix herself, and as she looked at herself in the mirror, everything from her past, floods back like a water.
"You're such a beautiful girl Ramona" he said adoringly as he rubs her cheek, Ramona leaned into his touch and stares deeply at his eyes, she loved this man so much, and she'll do everything for him.
"Such a wonderful woman" he said again, she smiled then kissed him.
"I love you" She said with so much love
"I love you more" he replied making her heart ache ... ache ..... her heart ache because its all a lie
A lie ...
All a lie ...
Ramona was brought back to reality when her cellphone suddenly rang.
She took several deep breaths before she answered,
"Hello?"
"Hola querida"
Hello my dear
She immediately felt happy when she heard her friend's voice
"Hey, how are you ??" She asked as if they hadn't met
Hello, you're just with him yesterday right?
She heard a chuckle "As if we weren't together yesterday" see ??
"But, honestly..I miss you already, it's boring here if you only knew" he added, she also noticed how frustrated he was based on his voice.
She sighed "You know how much I want to just stay there right? But still, I can't. you know I'm studying right?" She replied seriously, but she immediately frowned when she heard her friend's laughter.
"I-I'm just kidding silly! I know you still don't want to leave your Mom and Dad, so don't mind me, besides, I just called to cheer you up, you know...wouldn't wanna let you curse the school
note the sarcasm
" her heart melts and that, he really is very kind
She smiled "Yes, and I also wanna praise you because you don't get tired of calling me every day like Im your girlfriend" Ramona laughed, but as realization hits her, she immediately stopped.
Nothing's wrong with that, its just that ...
He likes her, he's been courting her for a long time, but she only thinks of him as a friend.
Awkward
Why does she have to say that?
Isn't she thinking?
They were eaten by silence, as the both of them didn't talk.
Until...
"Señor, your Father looking for you" Mona heard a woman's voice on the phone, maybe it was her Father's assistant.
"está bien ya voy" he replied.
okay, im coming
"U-Uhm ... I'll go ahead, oh and please...don't be such a brat, you only have few months left, after that you'll be able to leave that school, so just go with it" he said jokingly before hanging up the phone.
Mona sighed in sadness, yes she loves him but only as a friend, that's why she still feels guilty because he's too kind to her.
After Mona tidies up, she quickly goes down to be greeted by her father, who is already sitting on his ‘throne’ reading newspaper, an old soul.
She stared at him for a few seconds before taking a deep breath, then she put her fake smile on "Good morning Dad” she greeted as she approached him, her Dad looked up then smiled at her, the smile that irritates her.
"Morning Princess" was his happy response, Mona smiled before kissing him on the cheeks, she then sat next to her Mom.
As the three begin to eat, there is an awkward silence, Raphael also knows how his daughter feels about him but he chooses not to think about it.
"How's your vacation dear?" Mona's father asked calmly, she almost choked on her food but recovered quickly when she drank some water.
"U-Uhm..O-It's okay .... I-I mean, it's fun..." Raphael felt Mona's disdain but he acted like nothing happened.
Mona continued to eat after a few seconds of her Father's silence, but she looked up seconds later when he speak again.
He nodded "It's good then, how about your cousins, how are they" He asked again
What's wrong with him, she thought.
When Mona noticed Mother's sudden silence, she immediately ended her conversation with her father.
"They're good Dad" She replied shortly, and Raphael seemed to feel it right away because he didn't ask any more questions.
After breakfast, Mona didn't waste mort time to leave for school, and because her father was a bit strict, she always had to have her driver slash butler with her.
"Welcome back Miss Clarke" Her driver greets as she neared him, she didn't answer him and just nodded before entering the car.
The trip to her school was full of silence, Edward, her driver was busy doing his job while Mona was admiring the view outside.
She looked around, she was glad that in a few weeks of her return, the surroundings were still the same.
"We're here Miss Clarke" Edward suddenly said looking ahead, and as he did so, Mona felt sad.
But then, she just came out.
"Thanks for the ride" She said before climber out.
When she got out of the car, she was welcomed by the school she considered as hell.
Dream University, it says.
Dream? My ass.
She took a lot of deep breaths "You can do this Mona, there are only a few months left, and then after that, you can get out of this hell, Just keep doing what you're doing, don't care, don't look, and don't get involved"
After that 'chant' of hers, she took a step forward, but immediately stopped when she got nervous again.
She wasn't nervous because she was scared, she was just nervous because she would face the worthless people inside her school again.
She turned around, and as she did so, she wondered why their car was still there, so out of curiosity, she peeked in, but because it's heavy tinted, she didn't see anything. So she just used it as a mirror to put some lipstick on.
But while applying some lipstick, she suddenly stopped when the window rolls down
And with the rolling window, unfamiliar man welcomes her.
But she didn't feel anything aside from one thing.
Amazement, that's what she felt.
She marveled at the beauty of this man, at his sharp jaw, at his green eyes that would surely taunt you in your sleep, and at his lips, that's tempting you to taste it.
Strange, Peculiar, Weird.
She was feeling mixed emotion at that time, that even moving aside, she couldn't do.
Until...
"Do you need anything?"
