Frozen Fire

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

First Day of Doom

The soft whispers and mumbles of people rang through the wide but crowded hallway of Mondragon University.

A school for the rich elites who possess enough money to spare for the quality education which is supposedly for all. A school where spoiled brats flocked the hallways with bags costing more than the average annual family income of the country. A school where connections are far more important than academic standing.

A school where one social faux pas would cost you a whole year of peace in exchange for a whole year of torment.

With my chin up and not a trace of emotions on my face, I walked through the crowded hallway with ease.

Nang makarating na ako sa silid ng una kong subject, binuksan ko ang pinto, revealing a mix of people of whom I am expected to be acquainted with for the rest of the year. The noise from the room dissipated as I slowly scanned the room with my cold gaze.

My eyes landed in the middle of the room. I trudged towards that area, sat on the seat located at the third column and row from the wall, removed my bag and sighed.

Gusto ko nang umuwi.

As soon as I sat down, my blockmates started to converse again and noise filled the room ngunit hindi na ito kasing ingay noong hindi pa ako pumapasok. I know that they are intimidated by my presence.

It is not new to me.

Everyone is intimidated by the cold, heartless ice queen of Mondragon.

I mentally scoffed at the stupid title.

Napatingin ako sa mga taong nasa loob ng silid.

Lahat sila ay may pinagkakaabalahan. Some were eating. Some were using their phones. Some were sleeping. But most of them were with their friends, talking about their vacation and their escapades during the summer.

Today is the first day of school of Mondragon University.

Ito ang araw na pinakainaayawan ko. The word hate is not enough to describe what I feel towards this day.

I loathe this day to bits.

It marks the start of another year full of shitty teachers, shitty projects, and shitty classmates.

And shitty uniforms too.

Napasimangot ako dahil sa pagtaas ng pencil skirt ko.

Mondragon's uniform includes a white long-sleeved button down blouse buttoned 'til the elbows. An oxford blue ribbon must always tied underneath the collar as not to be listed as incomplete uniform by the prefect. This is paired with a pencil skirt of the same shade and black leather shoes with one inch heels.

A gold pin with the university's crest was pinned on the upper right of the chest area.

Meanwhile, the boys had a matching uniform which include long-sleeved button downs tucked in oxford blue slacks paired with black leather shoes and a necktie. The same gold university crest is pinned on the right side of their uniform.

What I hated about this uniform the most was the pencil skirt which always rides up everytime I sit.

I just sighed in irritation and took my phone out of my bag instead. It is exactly 7:15 in the morning. 15 minutes more and classes will start.

I started to play games on my phone to kill time when a mop of strawberry blonde hair came into view. She was all smiles as she made my way to where I am.