Mastermind

Chapter 1

Grace

"You got this"
Bella almost shrilled on the phone.
"I know i do" I said and i did. Maybe
I had a tiny spark of hesitation but i decided to kill it.
"I have to go now" I said ending the call and fixing my hair in front of the mirror. They have grown a lot, they have almost reached my chest and I have split ends. I never let my hair have split ends. I always want them shoulder length, brown and shiny. I have to make an appointment with my hairstylist after tommorow I mentally note to myself while i hear a knock on my door.
"Grace, its dinner time we are waiting for you" my father said with his calm and cold voice behind the door and climbed down the stairs. I know exactly how this dinner will go and i really do not want to have to endure this the night before the competition but i decide that I will be more lectured if I stay in my bedroom and I slowly climb down the stairs. At the last step i take a deep breath, fix my hear and enter the dinning room.
"Hey" My little sister Kelly said brightly smiling. She is 16 and a half, only 2 years younger than me but I still feel like she is a baby. I smile back in return because it was impossible to not smile back at Kelly. She is the most joyfull out of the 3 of us and she is the only one that had lighter features. Her hair was blond and her eyes were amber while my hair and Jenny's were brown and we both had green eyes.
My smile quickly dropped and I sat down on the table. The table was quite for almost 3 minutes and I was really greatfull for those. My father nodded at my mother and turned to me with a serious but unbothered expression in his face " Tomorrow will be a crucial day for your future and your academic validation, I expect you to do as good as your sister and even better" He said while setting down his fork and wiping his hands in his napkin.
"Dad, come on, don't make her anxious it is just a competition" Kelly said with compasion in her voice. I looked at my father in his eyes with as much confidence as i could "it is definetely not just a competition, Harvard values participations in well-regarded competions like this and also we will rediculate ourselfes and our name if the other school wins" Noticing the edge in his voice made my blood boiled a little, I am completely capable of winning this without this lecture and reasoning behind the competition.
"Father is right" I said looking at Kelly "and you should also find a plan for your future." I hated this. I dont want to press her but I think that it will be better to hear it from me than dad. "But- " she almost whispered "I am only 16"
"So?" mother looked at her with a shocked expression. Kelly started to say something but I cut her off , I was not trying to turn our parents attention on her " I am just saying this because i dont want you to be stressed when the time comes" I say more gentle attempting a small smile."okay" she said smiling returning to her food.
My stomach is in knots.
I could not care less about dads dissapointment in me if i failed, Its not like I can satisfy him with any achievement anyways and I dont really try to. This was important to me. Just for me. I wanted this achievement. Ive been prepearing a long time for this and I knew that I could do it. I wiped my hands and got up starting to walk of until my mothers voice stopped me "Where is your manners Grace?" Right where your empathy is.
" I am tired and I have to wake up early tommorow mother" I said fighting the urge to just leave. " Alright" she mattered exhaling a dissapointing breath. "Goodnight and good luck" She said and my father nodded. My little sister jumped of the table and gave me a kiss in the cheek " Good luck" she whispered and I smiled holding her hand before I went upstairs and sleeped.

I can do this.

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Hello. I feel extremely stupid writing this knowing damn well nobody is going to read it but if anyone is by some miracle reading this stay tuned I promise you are going to love Astor especially if you liked Connor Cobalt ( I am his wife btw) anyways thank you<3