The continuous loud knock on the door woke her up. She could hear some arguments downstairs while she adjusted her vision. Groggy and tired, she rolled out of the bed and headed to the door.
"What kind of nonsense is this, Savanna!? You just started the first day of school and now you are expelled again?" Her older brother, Calvin Jones, blurted out in front of her. His breath was heavy as his eyes were raging. She had to cover her ears from the loudness of his voice.
" I didn't start it, Cal. You know I wouldn't do something like that if I had a choice." She reasoned, again. Her brother had just received a call from the school she had enrolled in. Indeed it was her first day earlier , but troubles always find ways to get her involved. Which also led her to keep transferring from different schools. The first year of her high school was also the same, she was transferred to another one for ruining the laboratory. Then it was followed by locking her classmates in the music room for 24 hours. The second year was starting to get worse, when her best friend was being bullied with the other students. She beat those three bullies and they all ended up in detention and called each of their parents afterwards. Her third year and fourth was the same in which she broke her classmate's arm for slapping her ass. She was also a victim but the majority had always seen her bad side.
"You told me last time, you will stay away from trouble! What happened now, Sav?! You know what? I had enough of this!" Like how it always happens, she had to speak out her side.
"That jerk slapped my f*ckin ass! Cal! What do you want me to do? Ignore it? You -"
"You could just go to the school's administration! Why do you always choose to fight? You had never learned your lesson, Savanna. Pack your things tonight, Timothy will send you tomorrow morning to Imperial University. You left me without a choice." Her brother was already gone for a minute, but she was still standing on her doorstep. Speechless and in disbelief. She was fine with transferring schools non-stop, except for the school where she hated the most. And now, it seems like it will be the end of her. No friends, no credit card and specially there was no night out to happen again. Her brother had truly reached his limit where he sent her to a school of discipline. Now she felt mad and regretful, she had wished countless times that her parents were still with them. Things might not have been so complicated and tiring like how it is now. She has two older brothers who had raised her after they're parents passed away. Timothy who was six years older than her and Calvin who was twenty eight years old, the oldest.
"It's late, Sav. Where do you still want to go?" Timothy, who was reading the newspaper in his hands, saw her. She knows it's already 11 o'clock in the evening, but if she had to leave tomorrow. She would probably seize the last night of her freedom.
"Don't worry, this is the last time you will see me going out at night." She didn't look back at him, her mood was ruined. But his brother couldn't do anything about it already. They knew when Calvin had run out of patience he could be so strict.
"Make sure to go back safely," she heard him speak while she started to walk in the front door. She had two types of brothers, one womanizer and one who was very strict and serious. But she never saw them bring a woman to their home, especially her brother Calvin. He was a very busy person who managed their hotels and resorts. While Timothy was a doctor, a playboy brain specialist doctor.
She drove to the road with her weary expression. Thinking about her glorious life would turn out to be a nightmare tomorrow. She could clearly see the hardships and complicated rules coming. Didn't expect that she'll be setting her foot in the old strict ways of that school.
Her foot quickly stepped on the car's brake when she nearly hit the other car who parked horizontally on the road. Her head heated up, she could've hit her head on the steering wheel. There were two people who were arguing in the center of the road. She was upset and abruptly stormed outside and was ready to yell at them.
"Why? Serra?! I don't understand it. You could continue your studies there but don't break up with me!?" She was stuck in her position when she heard the man. He was wearing a black leader jacket and the girl was crying. She admitted she was the prettiest woman she'd ever seen. Even though her friends kept telling how beautiful she was.
" My decision was final, Troy. Just please, let go of me. There's another reason why I want to end our relationship." Savanna was gawking at them like she was watching a real life conflict of love story. If she was not in the bad mood she'd probably be enjoying the scenarios.
" Don't lie to me, Serra. You're just making up things again. We will not breaking - - "
" My parents arranged a marriage for me, Troy. I'm sorry, I was too depressed to tell you yesterday. I'll be continuing my studies in Paris and be engaged with their business partner's son. Please, forgive me. I couldn't do anything. I'm sorry. " The man who named Troy was speechless. He even tried to reach her face but she turned her back on him and started walking. Her brows arched when the woman was walking in her direction where she stood up. She was crying silently.
" Can you take me to the airport, please? I will pay you double." She was hypnotized with her beauty and instinctively nodded her head. She smiled at her while her tears continued to flow. Both of them headed to her car and she started the engine. She looked back at the man who was still standing on the road. There was another way but it will take 25 minutes to reach the airport. Without wasting time, she turned her car and sped back where the directions were. The man's reflection on the rearview mirror was getting little. The last thing she had seen was he sat down and punched himself, before she lost her sight of him.
