ACANTHA ACADEMY

Chapter 9: THE ARISTOCRATS

SASKIA'S POV

***RIIING!

I looked at the chair next to mine, it's still empty. It's been four days and he hasn't returned yet.

'Do you even want him back?' I shook my head as I was contradicting myself. There is a part of me that wants to see him and find out if he's okay and sure there is also a part of me that doesn't want to see him because I don't know how I could face him after what happened that night.

We were told that Miss Davis resigned but I just couldn't swallow the fact that she's dead and Aki is the one that killed her.

"Are you okay? You're spacing out again." I think she noticed where my attention was "He'll be back, he went on hiatus last year as well and I think he went back after 2 months?"
"TWO MONTHS?"
"OA? Yep, so don't worry. He won't die just because of some glass you know."

I just nodded and grabbed my bag, we used the fire exit because there were a lot of students on the corridors. We were already on the 2nd floor when Shana remembered that she left her assignment notebook in the room.

"Go on Sas, I'll meet you at the mess hall."
"Are you sure?"

She nodded and went back upstairs. I was about to enter the mess hall but it is still full and the line is already outside so I decided to go and put my things back in my dorm.

The lobby was empty when I entered or so I thought!

***SPLASH!

"OH MY GD!" I looked up only to see 2 girls who were giggling and when they noticed that I was looking at them they immediately hid. As if I didn't see them already. "What was that for?"
"You were listed, remember?"

I rolled my eyes when I saw Sophia on top of the stairs going down followed by the other two girls who splashed cold water on me.

"Tsk! So childish Sophia," She just raised her eyebrows. "What do you want?"
"You're right Sophia, we could use her angst." Sophia glared at the girl with curly hair, "What? By the way, I'm Dawn and this is Phoebe, we are The Aristocrats." They waved at me and smile. I also gave them a little smile. "So? Are you game?"
"Game?" I asked.
"Be one with us!" Phoebe exclaimed

I looked at Sophia and she's looking at me as well but disgust is very evident in her face.

"I think I'll pass." I heard the two girls gasp in disbelief but I guess Sophia already knows my answer, she smirked and threw another bottle of water on my face. "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?"

Sophia grabbed my chin and whispered.

"I swear I'm going to make your stay here miserable." I raised my eyebrow when she eyed my now drenched in water body. "These," She pointed at my boobs "And these" She pointed at my cheeks "Will be useless." She bend forward until she reached my ears and whispered "I don't share Saskia,"

Phoebe and Dawn looked at me once again before they marched going upstairs but before they disappear from my sight I heard Sophia saying "Put her on the dead list."

I sighed in relief when they're gone. Aish! What am I freaking doing? I just wanted to see my dad and now I am stuck in this hell of a place they call school where everything is pretty normal, and bullying and threatening people is a trend. This place is fcked up as well as their students.
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'Achooo'

Shana looked at me and laughed.

"Shut up Shan."
"I just can't believe Sophia asked you to be their member. I didn't even know they were recruiting."
"Why? are you going to apply?"

She laughed hysterically and I remembered Sophia's reaction when we met her at the gym.

"Did you used to be a part of The Aristocrats?"

She stopped laughing and looked at me in the eye.

"I used to be Sophia's friend." Ohhhh! "Until she found out that I'm my father's bastard. Did you notice that no one's talking to me aside from you? That's her doing too." She crashed her potatoes. That girl! Living hell huh! "That's why if you're hiding something, be careful, especially that you're on their black list."
"Actually, let me correct you on that." She wrinkled her forehead, "I'm on their dead list now."

We burst out laughing and the students around looked at us like we were losing our minds.

"I think you're way too happy."
"Yeah, because I haven't seen you for awhile but look, I'm not anymore, because you're here."
"You're really wearing out my patience."
"If you haven't come here then there's no way I could have done that." Shana giggled but I guess Sky is pissed off because he pulled my hair. This gay! "Aish! What do you want?"
"Where is he?" I wrinkled my forehead, who is he pertaining to? "Where is Aki?"

I faced him but I was taken back when I saw his eyes, they were burning with anger, uh oh! Shana was shocked as well and what shocked me the most was when she ran outside, even the other students went out of the mess hall.

"I don't know, and even if I did I wouldn't tell y---- Ahh!"

He pulled my hair hard, I thought my hair would be ripped away from my scalp.

"Fck! Tell him to come back immediately or else, I might take my anger out on you."
"Sht! SKY! What are you doing?!" Only when he saw Blue that he let go of my hair. I guess Shana ran to get help, but why them?
"Tell your fcking friend to show up immediately or else I will kill her." I looked at his eyes and he's not kidding, Blue seems to get taken back as well and I notice that Sky got a busted lips. Who could have done that? Is it why he's so angry? But why would he take it out on me? What did I ever do?

"Ssssh! Omg, Saskia please don't cry."

I didn't even notice that I was crying already. I wiped my tears and ran outside, I don't want anyone to see me cry. I don't want them to see me weak.

"Saskia wait,"

I turned left and found myself where Margo turned me into a punching bag.

I just realized that ever since I got here, it seems that my life is hanging by a thread. Everyone wants to kill me and the best part is I don't even know what I did to deserve all of this.

I sat down on the ground and hid my face in between my legs. There I cried my heart out.

I don't know how long have I been crying here when I heard his voice.

(DAMN IT! I'LL KILL HIM! I'LL KILL THAT BASTARD!) I looked up and saw Blue with his phone. Sht! Did he hear me crying? He smiled at me and wiped the tears on my cheeks.
"It's okay Princess," I looked at the other direction only to see Drey and Gray. They are looking at me with pity on their eyes and all I could do was to bury my head on my legs again. What are they doing here?
"Come on, you have to go back to your dorm, It's already past 7."
"What?!" I looked at my watch and he's right. It's already 7:22, I stood up, and before I could ran I faced them. "Please keep this a secret."
"You can be vulnerable in front of us," I smiled at Gray and ran towards our dorm.
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"Are you okay now? Don't mind him, he's just talk."
"Shana please, I don't want to hear about it"

She nodded and continued with our activity. The teachers have conferences today that's why we can freely roam around and Shana and I chose to stay at the Library to finish all the activities.

"Look who we have here."
"Sophia please,"
"Guess what?"
"We're not interested!" I said without looking at her and instead continued with my activity but she grabbed my paper and tore it into pieces. "SOPHIA!"

The students looked at me and even the librarian. Goodness! What is she up to?

"Stop this already,"
"Why? Aren't you curious what your little friend here has been hiding from her sleeves?" I looked at her and she smirked. "Aren't you wondering why she was transferred to your class?" My eyes grew big,

Sht! What does she know?!