Corruption

Introductions

When she got to her classroom, it looked standard enough. The light from the windows were dimmed slightly and, for the first time, Layla saw the other side of the wall in its entirety. On instinct, and out of curiosity, she walked to the window and peered outside. Her eyes sparkled slightly, in awe of what she saw. Beige and white mansions lined up on the roads and glowed in front of her eyes, like they were made of gold and silver. Before realising that this place, this whole other world, was hidden from those she knows, allowing her anger to bubble up inside. However, her father's voice appeared in her mind:

"Don't go spilling your guts, Layla. People might just throw them back at ya!"

Taking a deep breath, she walked away from the window and joined her class at the back of the room. Then, their form tutor walked in. He was a tall, slender man with a business suit, simple brown hair and brown eyes encased with round glasses. He introduced himself as Mr Castel and assigned seats for the form. In his monotone and tired voice, he said "Now, we will be doing class introductions. Each of you will stand up, say your name and what you wish to do in the future. You can include which side of the wall you were on but that is your choice"

Layla rolled her eyes and sighed, wishing this wasn't real and that she was back home in her bed with her mother screaming or drunk next to her. It was only when the first student stood up that her attention was caught. She never got a good look at him but now she understood why girls went crazy for this guy. 

"My name is William Apex and I want to be a neurosurgeon, like my mother and father are" William said with a straight face before sitting back down. He didn't care much for what others thought of him or if they wanted to be his friend. He just wanted to get it over and done with, trying to ignore the collective sigh from the girls around him. He waited until the class was over before something caught his eyes. One of the female students, clearly from the other side of the wall, stood up and introduced herself.

"My name is Layla McCall and I want to be an art teacher" she plainly said before sitting back down. Layla could feel everyone's eyes on her. Well, everyone except all the girls that fawned over William. It was only when Mr Castel left that the classroom sprang into life, a hum of chatter speading quickly around the room. 

Since the Lightwood Twins weren't here and Layla wasn't exactly fond of these people, she sat alone in her seat in the corner of the room and looked out the window, wondering how the hell people lived in those mansions. It was only when she heard one of the rich kids say her name that she awoke from her thoughts. 

"Hey! Layla, right?" one of the girls asked. "Catch"

Layla caught a small black pencil that said "eyeliner" on the side. Confused, she asked "Why are you giving me this?"

"If you wanted to go for the whole emo-wannabe look, you'll need that. Actually, pass it back. I don't want my eyes to get infected after you've used it" she announced, causing the entire crowd of rich boys and girl to laugh along with her.

Layla simple passed it back, the noise of it colliding with the desk making the girl jump slightly. "I don't want it. Take it back"

Furious, the girl stood up and stomped over to her. "Don't start telling me what to do, you filthy animal! Don't throw my things either! That eyeliner costs more than your entire house!"" she insulted, her little entaurage following close behind.

"You're probably right about how much it costs. So, why are you giving it to me? You definitely need it more than I do" Layla calmly replied.

William saw as this Layla remained so calm while insulting someone else like it was nothing. In William's eyes, that didn't matter much since he did the same thing. He watched the rich girl argue with the poor girl, knowing the rich girl only did it for his attention.