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Author's Notes: Hello c: This is my first time writing a story and publish it. I will try my best to make the story sound more proficient. Please review what you thought about the story. Is there anything you dislike or like? I will try my best to improve :D
Lillian stood in front of a flat stone that carved her parents' names. Ever since their death, she had no one left to comfort her loneliness. The pain that she held inside her chest gets worse every day. She had not made any friends since her high school years, the only friend she had was her shadow that followed her everywhere but only to disappear in the dark. There was not a day when she can relax under the nice beaming sun. Every weekday, she would go to her part-time job after finishing her homework. On weekends, she would forced herself out of bed to run for her job. Her life routine continued in the summer. There were some points in her life when she felt too miserable to do anything, she wanted to give up, but the thought of letting her parent down even after their death kept her on going. This year was her senior year, she was invited to attend a private school preserved for intelligence or rich students, called BlueBell. She couldn't refuse such a great opportunity. Though, was that the greatest mistake she made?
On her first day to attend this unknown school, she woke up earlier than usual to get ready. She wore her school uniform that was sent to her house a few days ago. She wore a long sleeves white, silk shirt that had her school name printed on the left, where her heart was. Her shirt was tucked in a blue plaid skirt. She then put on the blue tie that goes with the uniform around her neck. She sat proudly in front of the mirror, smiling. She pulled her long brown hair up and wrapped it around her finger. She grabbed a thin pen next to her and forcefully pushed that pen into her hair to form a bun. She was ready for the day.
Lillian stepped on the rich ground of this new high school that gave her a hostile welcome. This place was beautiful, she thought. In the center, a huge water fountain, where water sprout out from the ground and spit up to the air. It was a beautiful sight. Lillian could see the girls sitting on the stone seats that surrounded the fountain. She heard them gossiping about their crushes and giggling while the boys are laughing cheerfully across the distance between them and her. While being in a deep thought about her new life, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to see an old man with a kind look on his face smiling at her. He has a white mustache and short white hair. He wore a brown sweater-vest with brown pants and a long black coat. It made him seem like the principal of this school. He had his hands on a brown wooden cane that was made from rich wood. Lillian returned a friendly smile to show her respect.
"You must be Lillian, the new student, nice to meet you. I am the principal of BlueBell, Rutger," the old man said.
"Hello, nice to meet you, I-um…I'm very honor to be able to attend this school," Lillian replied.
The principal burst out a grateful laugh. Lillian felt all eyes on her. She heard the whispers from students to their friends. Who is that girl? I have never seen her before. Is she new? She looks filthy. Look like another school year of disgusts. Those words pierced her like a dagger through her fresh beating heart.
"Follow me, child. I'll have the staff give you your schedule."
"Yes."
After Lillian received her schedule, she was given a map and was told to use it to find her classes. It was 10 minutes before first period start. She used this time to look around this new and unfamiliar building.
" First period is math, English, science, room 2-A. So, I will be staying in one room for all of the subjects, except for P.E…" Lillian mumbled.
She flipped her map in front of her and traced her finger tip to the block that said '2-A'. As she followed the map, she ended up back to the water fountain. However, there was no one there anymore. Instead, a big crowd blocked the entrance of the school. Lillian has no intention of checking out what was happening. She continued to look for her classroom. She walked passed a few girls whispering to each others.
"Oh my gosh! Cam has arrived! We should go see him!"
"Yeah let's go!"
Cam? Who was that? Lillian thought. Was he the reason why the school seems half emptied? She refused to let her curiosity distracted her. Soon, the bell rang, alarming students to get to their class.
Class 2-A was on the second floor. She entered the neat classroom with desks that were arrayed in a straight line. Lillian sat at the farthest seat in the back near a corner. The room was loud with laughter and high pitch screaming. There she was, sitting alone staring outside the window, waiting patiently for the teacher. Lilian was startled when a book slam onto her desk. The noise vibrated deep inside her ear that ache her brain. She looked up to find a tall boy standing in front of her. He had blonde hair that reached down to his neck and his emerald green eyes stare at her.
"This is my seat, get out," He said showing a straight face with a deep and clear voice.
Lillian was confused with this sudden demand, she was confused about this new rule that was thrown to her. His seat? Was there an assigned seat that she was supposed to check out? She gathered her courage to speak up to him.
"There was no assigned seat…." Lillian said.
She felt the whole class staring at her with shock. She heard their whispers. Who does she think she is? She is so rude. She is such a mud face.
"I said get out, this is my seat," The boy reiterated.
Lillian felt fear that was slowly turning into tears until someone tapped his shoulder. The other person was a boy, he has light brown hair and gentle blue eyes. He was as tall as the other boy.
"Cam, don't be so angry." The other boy said.
Cam, that name was mentioned somewhere before. The brown hair boy smiled at me.
"Hello, my name is Ash. Are you new here?" He asked.
"…Y-yes…" Lillian answered.
"I apologize for his behavior. He's a pretty chill guy inside."
Ash leaned closer to Lillian and whisper in her ear.
"This seat in the corner had always been Cam's seat. He liked this spot, this is why no one ever use this spot before, except for you."
Lillian sighed and pack up her stuff to move to another table. In the end, she still has to move to a different area. She felt the first day of this place was going to be hell. With the thought of being in the classroom with Cam made her felt worse. Every hour, the teacher would leave so another could come in to teach them a different subject. Not soon until it was lunch break, Lillian let out a sigh of relief. She stretched her arms out on the table and rested her head on the smooth wooden surface. She turned her face to the left to find Cam sleeping soundly on his desk. Suddenly, Lillian heard the classroom door opened, with girly noises. A girl with blonde hair that swirled into a bun and a girl with medium wavy red hair entered the classroom. Some others girls were just gathering around them like they were the stars.
"Hey Laney, Georgia, what brought you here?" Ash yelled.
"Just coming to see how you two are doing," The blonde said.
She walked up to Cam and tapped his shoulder.
"Cam, wake up!" She demanded.
"What is it, Laney?" Cam asked.
Lillian turned to the redhead girl, she must be Georgia then? Laney and Georgia… even their names are beautiful, Lillian thought.
"Oh... Laney is trying to hit on Cam~" Ash said jokingly.
The blonde crumbled a blank piece of paper that was sitting on the empty table and threw it at Ash.
"Shut up Ash!"
The classroom suddenly became too tense for Lillian to stay there any longer. She figured it would be a great idea to leave this spot at once. A strange sensation followed her as she walked her way out, as if eyes were staring directly at her. She squeezed through the group of girls that were blocking the door. Someone kicked Lillian's leg which made her trip in front of everyone. She heard giggles, but ignored them. She went to the cafeteria, admiring the beauty of the food that was display in a cart, which looked like a buffet. Lillian grabbed a plate full of food and stuffed herself until she was full. She checked her watch for the count of how many minutes she had left.
"15 minutes… left until class starts, what should I do?" Lillian mumbled.
She stared out the window beside her, toward the water fountain, where a group of girls and boys were gathering around.
"Oh my gosh! Laney, Georgia, Ash, and Cam are together! This is so cool!" A group of girls said before they ran outside to join the crowd. Lillian was confused. What was so great about them? Maybe it was because of their looks? Surely, Georgia and Laney were beautiful. Cam and Ash look calm and cool. Lillian shook the thought out of her head. She has no interest of them. All she wanted was to return to the classroom, hoping there was enough time for her to take a quick little nap.
Lillian was dreaming peacefully until someone interrupted her sleep. Perhaps it was time for class to start but her timer hasn't rang yet. She turned to the source of the voice to find Cam, leaning on his desk with his hands in his pockets, staring at Lillian.
"What is it?" Lilian asked.
"What company does your dad own?" Cam asked.
"Non of your business."
Cam let out a chuckle.
"Commoners…" He mumbled.
Lillian could sensed that his comment was meant for her, but she had no right to be angry about it. She put her face down on the desk and waited for what seems like infinity, until the bell finally rang.
The end of the school bell brought joy to the new girl in school. She had never been so happy to step out of the rich ground. Lillian looked down at her wrist, checking how many hours she had before work.
" 3:15 p.m…. work at four.. I got 45 minutes? Sound good enough…." Lillian mumbled.
She skipped happily on the gray cement on her way home. Her steps became slower and slower when she realized something.
"HOLD UP! 45 minutes?! I'll be late for work! Oh no... I BETTER RUN THERE!" Lillian yelled.
The loud voice of the new girl had every other students' stares. Cam gazed at Lillian who was running faster than she was in P.E. Ash put his hand on the blonde boy's shoulder.
"She's one interesting girl, I'd like to know more about her, don't you?" Ash said.
"I don't care about commoners," Cam replied.
The two popular boys stepped inside a black limo and drove away with high-pitch screaming behind them. Lillian slammed the employee door wide open.
"BOSS!" She screamed.
A middle-age woman with short black hair stood beside the kitchen sink. She wore a pink blouse, and black pants.
"Goodness! You startle me! Why are you late?" the boss replied.
Lillian was panting, trying to suck up the air that she had lost on the way to work.
"Someone get her a cup of water!" the boss demanded.
"Here," a boy said as he handed a cup of cold water to Lillian.
"Thanks, Kana."
Lillian took a huge gulp of the fresh liquid that ran coldly down her throat.
"Lillian, take a deep breath and tell us what happened,"
"Well you see, I moved to a private school called BlueBell The school ended later than I thought. So I rushed to the train station which boarded very late, so I decided to run here as fast as I can."
"Hold it! You're attending BlueBell? The school for rich kids?"
"Ehh... yes!"
"Oh my gosh! Congrats! You're very lucky."
"No really…"
The woman patted Lillian's head gently.
"Don't worry, you'll fit in soon enough," she said.
"Thanks,"
"Now get back to work, the customers are hungry!"
For hours, Lillian been serving food that the customers ordered. She was relieved to finally be able to get a break. A moment later, an old man entered the restaurant. He wore classy black suit that seem like it was made out of valuable silk. As Lillian stares at him, a curiosity sparked inside her mind. Why was he here?
"Lillian!" Boss screamed from the kitchen.
"I'm coming!" Lillian replied.
When she entered through the employee door, the boss seems nervous about something. She was fidgeting while smiling. The middle-age woman pulled Lillian close to her.
"He's going to be our special customer! Don't do anything to make him angry!" Boss warned.
"Alright,"
Lillian walked to the old man. He look at her with the face of millions kindness.
"What would you like, sir?" the worker asked.
"Which is the best?" The old man replied.
"I prefer the Tofu soup and Fried Fish with rice,"
He burst out laughing that spread throughout the whole room.
"Very well, I'd like to order those,"
"Yes, sir. I'll be right back with your orders,"
The moment Lillian stepped inside the kitchen to have Kana made the orders, the boss look very please.
"You made him laugh! Keep it going!" She praised.
"Thank you…."
Lillian gently place the plate of food on the old man's table. Her curiosities still roamed inside of her. He separated the wooden chopped stick and digs it inside the fried fish. This person doesn't seem to act like someone who was a president of the world or someone who owned a big company.
"Is there something you want to know?" The old man asked.
"I uh-…" Lillianreplied nervously.
"It's okay, you can ask me, what's on your mind?"
" W-well… You seem like someone who owns a big company. I only imagine you go to a very fancy restaurant,"
The old man burst out of laughter again.
"Fancy restaurants don't seem to suit my taste. I prefer a small place like this."
"I see… Do you like the food so far?"
"It's delicious. I like your taste in food,"
"I'm an expert,"
Both of them laugh loudly across the room, leaving the others' mouth wide open.
"They're laughing together…." Boss whispered.
"They look like Grandpa and granddaughter…" Kana replied.
"At least Lillian is making progress,"
The conversation between the customer and the worker continued.
"You see I've been hiring maids and butlers to help around the mansion. They seem to be busy lately so I thought they might need some helps. I wonder if you would like to work for me,"
"But—" Lillian sentence was cut off.
"She would love to!" Boss yelled.
"Boss…"
The woman put her arm on Lillian's shoulder and smile.
"It would be a great chance, right Lillian? You might get paid more than working here,"
That night was a big surprise. There was a good-bye party for Lillian who would no longer be working there. She was now going to be working for a kind old man as a maid.
Lillian lay on her bed in her cozy pajamas, thinking about her long days. She moved to a new private school and suddenly became a maid for a rich man that owns a big company.