I Swear, I Am Not A Cinderella |Book 2- The Fairytale Academy|

Chapter 28:|The Protogonist Of My Life (1)|

"Enjoy your week end everyone. Don't miss your homeworks. Though I know you would anyway."

The teacher announced just the time the bell rung on the corner.

The students quickly dispersed and I sat alone as I see Alice walk past me with an extremely awkward look while swinging her bag on her shoulders.

There was an empty chair beside me today too. Though Iracebeth promised me she would be with me though no else was, she hadn't turned up for three days now.

School used to be so much fun and nice recently.

But, I cannot believe I must be thrown to my world reality so soon.

With a dark, grim and weary expression on my face, I packed my bag and slowly walked from my seat towards the class door.

I am glad this long day is over.

I took a deep sigh.

"Anasta-"

I thought, I heard someone calling.

I quickly looked back, only to see a group of my classmates talking inaudible gossips.

A girl from the group was holding Juliet's arm whispering something on her ear which I am positive it wasn't nice with all the scandels and all.

Juliet just had a conflicted expression on her face.

I ignored her and crossed Raymond who had a similar expression while standing on the chair and cleaning the class board.

Their expression only turned more awkward when they looked at the door.

There were two muscular men waiting for me by the door. It seemed like the men glared at the group as the trembled immediately.

Aided by two professional bodyguards appointed by the principal I then walked on the stairs.

I didn't want to bothered by anyone.

I knew, people might behave like this towards me though they seemed nice few days back. I am used to this and nothing bothers me anymore.

Is what I thought..

But, I couldn't help but secretly hope they would actually make an attempt to talk with me.

Everything around me is so suffocating nowadays..

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I thought, getting involved into a scandel and accidentally ditching Merida and Alice was the worst thing that happened to me.

But, boy was I so wrong.

The raging wave of the scandel I had seen before were nothing compared to what I experience now.

Gossips, rumours and glares surrounded me on every corners.
On school, outside the gates, the markets and even my classrooms.

I didn't know until then. But, apart from the time we were simply fooling around like idiots, Alice and Merida really acted as two pillars who filtered the impacts of the scandel as much as they could. I have no idea how they do it.

Only after they left did I realise I do not have anyone I had to talk with. Yes, even I know it had always been like this on my life.

But, having got accustomed to other people on a tortoise slow manner especially with these two.. I almost forgot how that feeling is. And, to be honest it was worse than that time especially when you had experienced and felt what the joy of human relationships feels like.

Now walking amid the school hallways with many pointed hands, disgusted glares and hurtful words that call me as a seducing b*tch.. I was suddenly put to a situation that was a hundred times more worse than how things it was before.