Another Cliche Cinderella Story

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Cleo's POV

I was in a rush to leave the photography room, I needed to meet the bitch. I never met her straight after class and she knows I never left college so she's probably waiting for me in the corridors nearby. 

I'm sneaking around each corner. I'm nearly out of the building when Jenna steps out of nowhere.

"You are such a freak you no that? Now take this with you and do it. Otherwise, I'm going to place this all over the walls of the college," Jenna then held up a photo of me partly topless. A long story short, she took my clothes and bikini top when I went to the local swimming pool. She took photos and now she uses them against me to do her homework.

I roll my eyes and snatch the work from her hands. As I walk off she tugs on my arm in anger.

"If you try and get anyone to help you out of this situation I will and trust me when I say this, I will post that photo everywhere." Jenna then walks off with her minions in tow. As I turn round I see Jenna kissing Dylan. Ewe, just looking at that makes me want to puke.

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I get home and find a huge list of things to do, most of them don't even remotely need doing. Like re-painting the ceiling, does that really need doing? It's just something to do so that the witch doesn't have to see me. The only reason she's the guardian of me is because of the money dad left me. This isn't even her house, it's mine.

I eventually get to work. First I clean the kitchen and slowly move on to cleaning the living room. Once I've done them both I head upstairs to clean the bedrooms and bathrooms. I run to the shed and pull two tins of white paint out and get back inside to re-paint the ceilings.

I'm listening to my music when my phone buzzes, I wipe my hands on my legs. A small smile grows on my face when the I read the text.

Jake: Thanks for agreeing to helping me.

It was sweet that he was thanking me, he had nothing to thank me for because frankly, I don't mind helping him. I'm always in the photography room at the end of the day, it just makes sense to help the guy.

Me: You're welcome ;)

Jake: So, let me guess, you're cleaning up your house?

The message made me giggle slightly for the simple fact he was spot on.

Me: Something like that.

Jake: And you're going to be attending tea with your fellow mice friends?

Me: And how would you know that Cinderella has friends which are mice? I have friends you know.

That was a complete lie. I didn't have friends, but I don't want Jake to know that. He would think I'm some loser.

Lydia and Lucy come barging into the room, nearly making me fall in the paint.

"You need to do our homework too," Lucy screamed. I put a finger to my ear, she was shouting and I was right next to her.

"Why should I do yours? You have nothing on me now go away."

"Oh but we do, remember when a certain someone went horse riding and fell off there horse... and landed in horse poo?" Lydia smirked. I'm very confused, that wasn't me.