Fly High | Book 2

Chapter X- Nine Sub Three

"Nine Sub Three"

THE stepmother and the mother, Gretchen, my stepsisters, Terry and Kora, and of course me were standing in front of the wooden building under the Narra Tree designed with the same as the parks in front of the boarding houses but more fascinating and enchanted, with its sign read, "President's Cabin".

Gretchen was retouching her face and also her daughters, too, with their baby powders. "You must be attractable and beautiful facing the president of this school! Keep on smiling. Is that clear?" Gretchen hardly commanded her daughters with her eyes furiously widened and a voice in whisper but in a high toned. Terry's eyebrows were pulled together looking at her showing that even she react or argue, she don't have any choice. I was setting the bags I carried from the gateway of the school till here and am weary and tired. But, still I can got these. It was all ready set when Gretchen turned to me bringing her mischievous smirked she could have.

"And.., you, you need this powder than us. Your skin needs some dermatologists to take care for that dry.., and.., broken skin. Well.., of course, a poor person couldn't be fair, FOREVER!" Gretchen's punch with a big toned on the last word. Her comments about my skin were totally not right. Most of the people who knows me and met me said that I am pale and I think pale skin couldn't be dry and broken in sight. But, its fine I understood I don't care about my skin. I didn't even apply any moisturizer. And I'm not a fond of making over myself. But, I like the way to make over other people especially if the result is good, I will be very proud of it.

"No, thanks," I responded even its not supposedly needed. They turned off from me with their eyes rolled in annoying way. And I just ignored them. I turned to Mr. Richard, Mr. Thomas, Jollie and dad again before I follow the girls in the cabin. I grinned at them and they did the same.

Gretchen with her daughters slammed the door loudly after they enter the house. I jumped a little bit and my guitar moved at my back. I thought to leave it with Jollie before Gretchen knows that i play. I went to her together with the guys at her sides. I take off my guitar and handed it to her, "Please hide this wherever it is safe so that Gretchen wouldn't knows." I pleased her. "This is safe with us," she confidently replied and I kissed her on her cheek and went back to the house through opening the door in silence.

I found Gretchen sitting on the visitor's chair at the right side in front on Mr. Grant Martin, the President of this school. While in front of her were the incompatible sisters, who were fighting with the only chair who to sit. Mr. Martin felt funny watching at them and Gretchen noticed his gesture. For at once, she flashed her eyes in anger to the both of the sisters and just a second, they settled down.

After that fight, Mr. Martin's secretary brought an extra chair and offered it to Kora who lose in the fight. Terry smirked at her and Kora gave an annoyed look. Gretchen signed them to smile through smiling, too, but her face was mad. I decided to bit my lips before I started to giggle and turned into a smile. The girls were settled when Mr. Martin said, "Thank you, Leila." So, Leila, the secretary, it's her name. Leila nodded and went to her own table. Terry and Kora then pretended to smile so sweetly but fake. Mr. Martin face shows an awkwardness for them. He changed his sight to Gretchen and began to ask her.

"So, what's your name?" He asked wanted to know her identity.

Stepmom's face was doubting about Mr. Martin's question. "What? You don't know me?" She asked. "I'm sorry I really don't know you and I didn't even met you since before," Mr. Martin responded the truth. "Ah - I'm Gretchen, the Gretchen, Gretchen Gomez, I have a Musical Learning School, too!" She confidently and boastfully replied and introduced herself.

Her daughters eyes were doubting about their mother's attitude. They smiled a little bit and I also did the same. "Oh! I really sorry, well can we proceed to the important discussion? So, you are going to enroll here? The both of you?" Asked Mr. Martin and changed his attention to the sisters. The girls nodded with a smile and kept on batting their eyelashes.