Leila died at the hands of the people she trusted most in her past life, and she even uncovered the truth about her father's death. It was only then that she realized she was merely a chess piece in her stepmother's game, discarded once she lost her...
Cleaning the last desk sluggishly, Leila's arm had never felt this sore. Miss Elena doesn't deserve the word "sexy" in her name, but instead "Evil"; "The Evil Witch" would suit her more. Leila had never seen a woman as venomous as her, tasking the duo with cleaning the class for two days just because they didn't hand in their assignment.
It was a lesson learned, though.
"Finally done..." Aditi muttered as she staggered into the classroom, collapsing into a chair with her damp sleeve. "I'm dead tired, I swear."
"Not as much as I am," Leila yawned, stretching her sore back. They exchanged weary glances before heaindg out together. In the hallway, they ran into Jayden.
"Sister," Jayden called out first, light dancing in his blue eyes, mesmerizing the surrounding girls. He then nodded at Aditi.
Aditi grinned, a mischievous glint in her eyes as she reached out to touch his face. Jayden dodged her hand, making her laugh. "Quick reflexes, Jay. Anyway, it's an honor to see two gorgeous people together."
Jayden ignored her and took Leila's backpack. "Why haven't you gone home?" Leila asked, curious.
"I was waiting for you," he stated before softly adding, "I waited so long at the school gate and even thought you had left. I tried calling you, but you didn't pick up my calls. I was worried, so I came here." His expression was downcast, and his magnetic voice was brought a notch lower, making him sound sad.
Leila felt guilty as she pulled out her phone, seeing the missed call notifications. Since they weren't allowed to bring phones to school, she had sneakily brought it in and put it on silent mode, forgetting to reset it after school ended, causing her to miss his calls. She was really at fault.
"I'm sorry. The Evil Witch gave us extra cleaning duty for not handing in our assignment."
"Evil Witch? Are you saying the Sexy Witch?" Aditi corrected.
"Whatever her name was..." said the disgruntled Leila.
"Why did you not hand in your assignment?" Jayden turned to ask, making Leila scratch her head.
She couldn't say she didn't even have a Mathematics notebook, right? Anyway, since she had said she was going to change, then she was going to!
But Jayden was still waiting for an answer so she twisted her hand behind her and lied.
"I... forgot my notebook."
"Hey Jay, stop making my girlfriend feel bad. Who cares about homework when she's this beautiful?" Aditi said playfully, putting her hand on Leila's shoulder.
"True, Sister is pretty. She doesn't need to hand in her homework." Jayden nodded seriously.
Leila: ???
She was successfully left speechless. Fine, one dared to say, and the other dared to admit.
Suddenly, Aditi frowned, her voice tinged with disgust. "The wh*r... girl is coming...."
It was rare to see someone Aditi doesn't like, so both Leila and Jayden turned to look in the direction, but they immediately understood after seeing Julianne and two other girls walking towards them.
"Wow, isn't that Addy? Damn, she is gorgeous up close!"
"Who is that girl beside her? She doesn't lose out at all!"
"Wait, am I seeing wrong, isn't that Jay?"
"Oh my, it is really him!" The two girls squealed, their excitement palpable.
"Julianne, you're amazing! You know them all."
"Yeah, I could never even dream of getting close to them."
"We're just friends," Julianne tried to appear modest, tucking a strand of ash-colored hair behind her ear, but her eyes, which were gleaming with pride, said otherwise.
"You are too modest." They complimented with an envious sigh which made Julianne incredibly happy.
All the classmates in her class were arrogant and the one that were humble had low status. She had spent so much effort trying to get close to them but only the two was she able to befriend and their family status were also good.
She had just made mention of going to meet Jayden-which was a lie because the person she was going to meet was Leila but she was eighty percent sure that Jayden would be with Leila but she was indeed right because the girls immediately decided to tag along, and now that Addy was here too, which was a bonus, Julianne was sure the next day her status in her class would definitely soar even more, as the other heiresses in her class would try to get her to hook them up with Jayden, while the men would strive to meet with Aditi.
At that time, she would definitely ignore them for a good while!
Julianne was completely indulged in her fantasies until a cold, arrogant voice brought her out, giving a reply to her earlier acquiescence.
"And who are your friends here?"
"Hello, seniors." The two girls greeted, and Aditi nodded at them before turning back to Julianne.
"You said something about being just friends; I hope you don't mean us."
"I...." Julianne was stunned by the sudden question. She couldn't understand what Aditi meant, but the tone behind her words was well received, and that left her confused as she was sure she hadn't crossed the line with this senior. They had never even exchanged words, so what brought about the impoliteness?
Wait... could it be?
Suddenly, it dawned on her, and she glanced suspiciously at Leila.
"Did you... Did you say something bad to Senior Addy about me?"
Being called out without doing anything made Leila incredibly annoyed, and it was evident in her voice, but she only retorted with a simple sentence.
"And why would you think like that?"
"Her tone just now..."
"What's wrong with my tone just now?" Aditi stepped forward, arms crossed in front of her chest, her chin raised arrogantly. "Don't always push everything on my girlfriend and face me instead."
"That's- that's not what I meant..." Julianne glanced up and hurriedly shook her head, but her eyes were slightly reddened, and coupled with her trembling voice, the scene painted something else.
The other two girls also started to feel that this respectable Senior Addy had gone too far.
Aditi sneered, the disgust in her eyes more apparent. "Shedding tears without being touched, saying one thing and acting another... What's that called?"
"That's the action of a green tea bitch."
**** What Aditi looks like is below.
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