Textmate

Chapter 29: Prisoner

Chapter 29: Prisoner

There was a knock on my door. I ignored it. Everything is not okay and will never be okay. I just want to go back to sleep and think about everything as if this is just a dream.

"Ash, wake up, your father is waiting for you downstairs. He will be the one to accompany you." Manang Loleng said to me.

"Okay!" I said. Even if I wanted to get out of here and run away with Tony, that is not going to solve my problem, it just really makes things worse. I don't want to fight with the world anymore. It seemed like the whole world does not want me and Tony to be together.

I took a shower and Manang Loleng helped me with my suitcase as I descended from the stairs. Dad is waiting for me in the living room.

"Let's go. Everything is ready and set in your new school." Dad said. I hate my life right now. I wish I had known this would happen to me so that I can say goodbye to my friends in school. No matter what I do, there is no turning back with my punishment.

We travelled for 5 hours and I didn't enjoy our travel because I just slept in the car and dad just woke me up when we arrived at our destination.

I stepped out of the car and the very tall school gate greeted me. It doesn't have any signs at all. To me, it seemed like a prison for misbehaved girls like me. We went directly to the administration office.

"Hi. I'm Ms. Claire Born, the principal of this school." Ms Claire said as she greeted me and dad and let us sits in one of the chairs in front of her. She is in her 40's but I can tell that she really take care of herself so well. Her aura seemed so strict and I'm guessing she is not married.

"Thanks Ma'am. I just want to say thank you for accepting Ash even if it's in the middle of the term." Dad said. I wish they were not that very kind to admit me. I'm resisting the urge to roll my eyes.

"There is no problem at all. There is only one thing that we can assure you and that is character development. We had had a lot of testimonies about our previous students and now they were all experts in their chosen field." Ms. Claire said with all honesty. I felt like I'm a very bad girl that needs a rehab. She should not say it in front of me.

"Well, do everything. She is in your hands now." Dad said to her. It was like he is throwing me away. I felt like I want to cry. I mean, who would like to be put here and be with the people that you do not know? What if there were so many mean girls here? What if they poison me?

"You can go now Ash to your class right now. We will just talk with your father. Ms. Lenny will accompany you to your classroom." Ms Claire said as Ms Lenny walked towards me. I stood up and left dad and the principal. I wonder if this school is legally operating. Maybe it's not a school at all? Maybe this is just a scam institution that is not even registered by the government?

"Miss? Are you okay? You seemed scared?" Ms. Lenny asked interrupting my scary thought.

"I'm fine ma'am." I said forcibly. I am a freaking liar. I should be put to jail right now, or maybe, jail is better than this stupid boarding school.

"I can see that you are not in the mood, would you like to ask something?"

"Is this school for all girls?" I asked out of nowhere. I just wondered.

"This school is not for girls only but it is for everyone. But, mostly, the population is female." Ms. Lenny said. But... I thought boarding school is exclusively for male or female and not mixed. I am so confuse right now. Why did I even ask it in the first place? She must have thought that all I think about are boys.