Chapter 11- Why did you leave?
______Ariel's Pov_________
Today was another beautiful day and I had to go to school. So far, I really liked it there. My teacher was really nice and the children in my class too. I waved good-bye to Uncle Henry and walked towards the school's gates.
Soon, I was in my class and put my bags down.
"Ariel, where did you live before you came here?" Dean asked.
" In Canada." I said smiling.
" What type of house?" he asked.
I realized he was very nosey .
" I didn't leave in a house." I heard them gasp. They were probably trying to figure out where I lived.
"You were a hobo?" asked one of the girls . I realized it was Elena and thumped her behind her head.
"No silly. I lived in a castle . It was really huge and isolated from everywhere ." I said smiling slightly.
"No way! Are you rich? I hate rich people. They're too stuck up." Sarah said.
" I may be rich but I'm not stuck up. I treat everyone like equals to me." I said smiling.
" Cool. So why did you leave? Didn't you have to wear long gowns?" Sarah asked .
" I wore gowns if they had a ball in the castle. I was tired of staying in the castle. I was home schooled and it was boring. So, my uncle took me to live with him in his mansion in Los Angeles." I said. It was not the complete truth. I loved the castle but I would have been killed if I stayed there.
After that, our teacher came into the class. We did some English followed my Mathematics.
At break, I hung out with Elena, Sarah and Dean. They were pretty cool.
"Elena, can I ask you something?" I said quietly .
"Sure." she responded.
"Why did you leave Saint Lucia? Didn't you like it there?" I asked her.
" You won't understand. Okay!" she said and walked out of the canteen angrily.
"What did you do?" Dean and Sarah asked me simultaneously.
" I asked her why she left Saint Lucia ." I responded.
" Never do that . She hates when people ask her that ." Sarah said sadly.
I nodded my head and then ran out of the canteen to look for Elena.
I was soon running around the halls looking for Elena.
"Elena!...Elena!" I shouted.
I walked into the library and saw a guy with a black hoodie. His face was buried in a book .
"Hi, have you seen a girl named Elena?" I asked quietly.
He never looked up.
"No. Now go away hobo." he said.
His voice sounded familiar and his voice sounded like a girl trying to put a male voice .As I observed the person, I realized the book he was reading was upside down.
"Elena, I know it's you." I said in a matter of fact voice.
She simply shrugged her shoulders .
"Why did you run off a while ago?" I asked her concerned.
"Just forget about it. I'm sorry I ran off but don't ask me why I left my country again." she said sounding depressed.
"Okay. So, are we friends?" I asked her.
"Ariel, in the short time I've known you, you are a good friend which I never want to lose. You're an even better hobo." she said smiling.
I laughed at her and we went to class because the bell had rung about ten minutes earlier.
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Escaping the Castle
Mystery / ThrillerForced to live in a castle with her wicked father, Ariel wants to escape her life of torture. At only eleven years old, Ariel feels a void in her life as she has no mother and lives in an isolated area with her father, hidden from the world. Ariel l...