Stark's Daughter

Chapter 8

Dad drops me off down the road from school and i stroll in. My first lesson is maths and it is algebra. I master it within the lesson an am soon doing A* grade.

Then Mr. Tennan knocks on the classroom door and starts to speak to the maths teacher. I ignore them and carry on writing. Mr. Tennan marches over to me, stopping my work.

"Skye, can you come with me please?" He asks.

"Sure."

"Bring your things."

I pack my things into my bag and start to follow Mr. Tennan out. I catch Jacob's eye as i leave.

"What's going on?"He mouths.

"I don't know." I mouth back as i walk out the door.

"Whats wrong Sir?" I ask.

"We think you are in the wrong class. You should be in a higher class."

"It's my genes." I laugh. He leads me down the corridor and knocks on another door and shows me in. There is a blonde boy writing on the whiteboard and he stops mid-equation, my cheeks blush with embarrassment.

"Mr. Tennan?" The old female teacher asks from her desk.

"This is Skye, she's moving up classes." He explains.

"Hello. Skye, there is a seat at the front." She points to the seat right at the front.

"Thank you." He says and marches out. I sit down and the boy finishes his equation.

A few hours later i am racing out of the iron school gates, the rain fighting against my face as it drips through my hair. I reach my dads car and climb in, wiping the rain off me.

"How was it?"

"I got moved classes because I was doing A* work."

"Don't forgot we have the launch party tonight." He reminds, smiling.

"I won't."

"Jarvis play Fighting Blind." He orders.

The music blares through the speakers and the electric guitars echo around the car.

"What is this?" I ask.

"Its a new band, i gave them money to get a contract. They are going to be an act at the launch party." He explains.

We arrive home and Pepper is racing around the house, cleaning up. She stops suddenly when i walk in.

"Finally, you take ages to come home." She sighs, take me by the arm.

"Time to get ready." She smiles.

"Pepper, the party isn't until 6." I point out.

"Exactly, we only have 3 hours." She argues, grabbing my arm and pulling me.

"Dad?" I beg but she drags me out before he has a chance to save me.

Pepper curls my long black hair and pins some up with blue flower pins. Then i put on black mascara and blue eye shadow.

*

I check myself in the mirror before i show my dad. The blue material flows down to my knees and shows my blue sparkly heels, that i have been practising in for the past week.

My hair showers my face in ringlets but doesn't smudge my make up. Pepper knocks on the door, wearing a simple red dress with red heels and her blonde hair pinned up.

"Are you ready?" She asks, smiling through her red lips.

"Yep." I reply, so nervous that my skin is turning to goosebumps.