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Forever
by Maya Kitajima
The Start of Classes
The girl stepped on the shiny white tiles of Cambridge High School. Her blonde hair swayed, touching the back of her knees. On her back was a furry white bunny backpack. She reached up and tucked a lock of golden hair behind her ear. Finally, she took a deep breath and walked further.
She glanced sideways before she opened the door to the classroom. As she did, however, the students inside grew quiet and studied the girl who came in.
"Why! It's Serena Thompson!" Her body tensed as a familiar derisive voice cut the silence. She looked up and saw the girl she had been dreading most her entire life—Candice Laurent. Beautiful, smart, rich Candice whom all men would die for. She locked her sapphire eyes into her crimson ones.
"Wow! What a CUTE bunny bag you have there! But Serena, isn't it too out of place in this HIGH SCHOOL building? Oh, well…you might start a new fad." The people burst out laughing. If looks could kill, Candice would have been deep underground by now. Serena sighed and went towards the empty seat at the corner of the room. She sat down and rested her head on her hand.
Great! Just great! It's good that I found out that she would also be studying here or I would be so shocked. Argh! I hate it! Why do I always get the worse luck?
The teacher walked in carrying a black briefcase.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Cambridge High! Before we begin, I would like to introduce myself. I am Jerry Davids and I would be your homeroom teacher this schoolyear. As much as I want to know all my new students, I can't meet you until later because now, we are going to the auditorium to meet the Student Council for this year." There was a buzz of whispers in the room.
"Please all stand up and let's proceed to the auditorium quietly." Mr. Davids announced. Serena stood up like all the other students and silently walked out to the hall. However, on the way, Candice kept stepping on the back of her new loafers. She rolled her eyes.
If she wants attention, she won't get it from me.
So she ignored her completely and just paced faster.
She sat between a brown haired guy and a girl with turquoise hair and aquamarine eyes.
"Hi." The girl greeted as she leaned back on the seat.
Finally! Someone who's friendly enough to talk to me.
She returned her smile.
"Hello! I'm Serena Thompson. And you are?"
"Amy. Amy Anderson. Nice to meet you. I hope we can be good friends."
"Right."
"So, do you know who the student council members are?"
"No." 'And I don't care', Serena added in her mind.
"Well, I heard the President is really great! He's supposed to be the number one in their batch. I heard he's good-looking too. And you know what? He's also Cambridge High's basketball team's ace. Some girls in my class are very excited to see him speak today."
"Really? That's good. But this guy must have a girlfriend…I mean with what you described to me, he must be the most popular figure in the whole campus." Amy sighed.
"You're right."
Serena shook her head. I am not interested in anyone as much as they're not in me…
She focused my eyes on the stage as a guy in his forties entered.
"Good Morning, Ladies and Gentlemen! It's nice to see you back and of course, welcome to our new students. I am Mr. Nick Anderson, the principal." Serena glanced at Amy.
"He's my uncle." Amy mouthed to her, explaining their identical surnames. She nodded and looked back to the principal.
"Today, I would like to introduce to you our new set of Student Council." A person comes out as Mr. Anderson calls his/her name and his/her position. Finally, he reached the 'President'. "And now, the new Student Council President…Darien Miller!" Serena felt her insides turn to ice.
D-darien Miller? It can't be! It can't be HIM!
Her wide eyes followed the tall figure as it came out from backstage. In the background, she could hear the shrieks of attracted women, as well as some men (his friends, maybe). The familiar guy with jet-black hair and midnight blue eyes stood on the podium and adjusted the microphone.
"Good Morning, everyone!" And he paused, as if he expected another batch of screams coming up—which really happened. "First of all, I want to thank all of you for accepting me as the new president. In exchange, I promise that I will serve you with all my heart and mind. I will give my word that this year will be the best! Thank you!" Again, everyone cheered. Serena, however, was still in a trance…
She slumped down on the couched seat of the cafeteria.
At last! Breaktime! My favorite subject!
She recalled the past events that morning. After she found out that Darien Miller is also studying there AND is the student council president, she was really out of it. That was until Candice and her circle started teasing her about being on another planet.
Well, at least I'm at peace here…
But hell, was she wrong!
Right at that moment, 3 persons boldly sat themselves on the three remaining seats of the table. She looked up and frowned.
"Missed me, alien?" Candice and her friends started laughing as they got the joke that she was an 'alien' on another planet.
"Go find another seat, Candice!" Candice pretended to look hurt.
"But I want to sit with you and hear your stories about the bunnies on your planet!" She teased.
"Stop it!" Serena exclaimed. But then, water suddenly came flying towards her and hit her uniform.
"Oh Serena, we know it's hot but can't you at least wait until you get home before you swim?" The three burst laughing. Serena gritted her teeth. She couldn't take it anymore! She grabbed her juice and threw it at Candice.
"Hey!" Serena stood up and walked away.
"Stop, you jerk!" She gasped and ran as food hit the floor behind her.
"I'll get you for this!" That was what she last heard before she turned a corner and arrived at the corridor. Still, she didn't stop running.
"Hey, no running on the corridor!" She froze.
Oh no! I forgot about that policy!
She slowly turned around nervously, only to find herself in front of a student…not a teacher or someone important.
"I'm sorry."
"Oh no, I'm not gonna let you go that easily, kid. Let me guess. You're a freshman, right?" She didn't answer. "Don't you know me? I have all the right to punish you for breaking a rule, you know." Serena's eyes widened a bit as she remembered that that guy was one of the student council officers.
"I said I'm sorry." She half-pleaded. Before the guy could answer a deep male voice called him from behind Serena.
"Ken, what's wrong?" It said.
"This freshie was running on the corridor." He looked down at her. "Hah! Meet the boss, kid." Serena's body tensed.
Oh no…I'm really dead now…
Slower than a minute ago, she turned around. Her whole body froze and she held her breath as she saw who 'the boss' was. It was evident that he too was shocked.
"Dare…" She muttered as she found her voice. He opened his mouth to speak but voice only came out a second after.
"Rena." They gazed at each other for a full minute.
"You know this kid, Miller?" Darien snapped out and looked at his friend.
"Yeah, Ken. Thanks. I'll take care of her." He said. Ken smirked.
"Hah! People these days don't know who they should be scared of!" He said as he turned around to leave. When he was out of sight, Darien looked back at Serena. He broke into a smile.
"I can't believe it! Why didn't you tell me you're entering here!" He exclaimed as he started walking. Serena followed him.
"Well I'm sorry, mister! You didn't tell me this was where you were studying!" She returned sarcastically, though her smile never left. He laughed as he shook his head.
"Haha! This is so weird, Serena. I was just with you the other day—the whole day. And we were talking about you entering high school…I can't believe we didn't even mention our school's name even once."
"You're right. But there's something that's bothering me more than anything, Dare."
"What?"
"Well…"
"Well what?"
"Well, the fact that my best friend is the student council president is what's bothering me."
"Aren't you proud?"
"Ugh! See! That's it! I'm so bothered that you will become so…so arrogant and haughty!"
"Oh…I'm a different guy here, Rena. I'm supposed to be the model person…smart, handsome, rich—perfect!
"Oh God! That freaks me out!"
"Better get used to it. You're stuck with me for the rest of the year."
"That is hell."
"Hell…hell is what happened to you, Serena. Why are you soaking wet?" Serena's smile faded as she remembered what happened.
"You remember Candice? The girl who get the wits out of me at Junior High?"
"Yes. I remember that freakin' girl."
"Good, co'z she's here. And she's my classmate."
"What? Well, THAT'S hell."
"You're telling me."
"On the other hand, THAT"S not hell."
"Huh?"
"Hehe…she can't hurt you while I'm here, right?" Serena raised her eyebrow.
"You're right." She said as she smiled. "At least 'Perfect Darien' is good for something." They both laughed and did their secret handshake.
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