CHAPTER 21
The Best Friend and The Crush
Terra's POV
I got the familiar feeling of dissatisfaction as I stared at the mirror with my uniform on. The expensive material looked great on every student at school; except me.
Even the uniform says that I don't fit in. I wouldn't even have be able to afford it, if it wasn't for Cole.
I quickly brushed my long brown hair and tied it up in a ponytail before slinging my school bag over my shoulder.
"Hey honey!" My head snapped towards my mom who stood by the doorway, "Ready for school already?" She asked.
"Yes mom. I have to get to the library." I informed.
"Alright. I've kept the food ready for you in the kitchen." She kissed my forehead.
Anna, one of my mom's workmates, entered the room which I shared with my mom and four other maids.
"Terra, Mr. Cole's waiting for you in the kitchen." She grinned, giving me a wink.
A smile appeared on my lips, and I looked to the ground, playing with my fingers before turning back to my mom.
My smile fell on the sadness in her face. "What's wrong, mom?"
"Terra, you know where we stand, right?" she asked. I nodded sadly, lowering my head. "I don't like reminding you how less we have, but rich boys will always remember and treat you like that."
"Cole's not like them. I trust him," I said softly.
"That's what worries me the most. What if he turns out to be different that the innocent boy you trust?" she asked.
"He won't be." I gave her a forced smile, kissing her cheek. "Bye, mom."
I walked to the kitchen where Cole sat on a chair next to the counter with a plate of scrambled eggs in front of him. Beside his plate, there was another which I guessed was mine.
"Cole, you shouldn't be in the kitchen. Your breakfast is served in the dining room."
"But I wanted to eat with you today," he replied.
"Your mom will kill you if she sees you eating with me," I scolded, "that too inside the kitchen."
"Relax, Terra. She still hasn't woken up yet. Besides, when was the last time she entered the kitchen?" He asked.
"You've got a point." I sighed before placing my bag down and taking a seat next to him.
"Why are you carrying your bag? There's still an hour before we leave for school."
"I'm going to the library to do research for next week's assignment."
"Just use the internet like normal people," he said.
"I refuse to do that. It's a method for lazy people." I stated, "When you skim through a book for a piece of information, you learn so much more than what you were searching for in the first place."
"So much more that I don't want to know," Cole said and I did a mental facepalm.
"Knowledge isn't a burden when you're curious. Every fact in those books is the result of someone's curiosity."
"If you think it's fun—fine, I won't say anything. But let me drive you," he offered.
"I'll take the bus. If you drop me, you'd have to wait unnecessarily at school."
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The Queen's Weakness
Teen Fiction[3 times Wattpad Featured] ❝Mean girls have hearts too... until someone breaks them.❞ She was the queen bee, and he was the golden boy. They were the school's power couple even though they weren't dating. They were friends... with benefits of course...
