Title : Great Expectations

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Chapter 2 : "A Troublesome Day"

My Diary :

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"I am Alice Gehabich. I always thought that people write notes about their lives so that they will be protected forever. They never want to forget these moments of joy and sorrow, that's why they treasure them by writing them. But I write only to ease myself. People say to share your problems with others. This will reduce the pain but I have no one to share with. I don't think there is anyone who can understand me but myself. People who understood me, have left me alone. So writing my pains is the best way to share them with me. Maybe myself will help me to lighten these pains"


Normal POV :

It was a normal morning. The weather was a little chilly as it was early morning. Students, workers, employees, everyone was going to their destinations. A bus stopped near a large gate and Alice quickly got out from it. She was wearing a school uniform and a bag was hung on her shoulder. In her hand, she was holding a green folder. Alice stood infront of the wide brown gate. She looked glanced at the open gate for few seconds and sighed. "Alright ! Lets do this" muttered Alice while making a fist and bringing it up near her chest. She remembered Mylene's word.

Flashback :

"Mother ! Do I really have to go there? I can do it at home" asked Alice her step-mother.

"Why ? What do you mean ? Ofcourse ! You dimwit ! You will not be able to find a government job then" retorted Mylene firmly.

"Why a government job?" Asked Alice and raised her eyebrows.

"Because it has a good salary. Do you think with my job alone I am able to fulfill every requirement of this house.I am just an office employee who can hardly keep within the household budget. And then there's your father's treatment. It requires alot of money" said her mother intensely. Upon hearing her father's name, Alice's eyes were filled with tears but she quickly wiped them away.

"So you think you will just fool around here. You must go to a good school and get a good salary job. So starting from this monday, you are attending a high school. I have already contacted the principal and got you admission there" continued Mylene with narrowing her eyes on Alice. Alice nodded quietly.

"And don't just waste my moneys. You should graduate with high marks. If your marks are low then there will be no room for you in my home". Do you understand?" said Mylene raising her finger. Alice eyes widen in panic but she nodded quickly.

Flashback ends

When Alice entered the school, she became indecisive. It was a very big school with so many buildings around. The previous school she had studied, consisted of only one building. This is her first time to see such a big school. The grand school ground was filled with hundreds of students. All dressed in same uniforms, were moving here and there in a rush. Alice stared at the students in disbelief. 'They all look like ants' she thought. Some students gave her nonchalant looks and walked off. She looked around the school buildings 'Lets see. Where is the principal's office now' thought Alice. She went toward some students and asked them for directions.

20 minutes later :

'Oh no ! I am going to be late' thought Alice looking at her watch. She had an angry face now. She hurriedly walked. 'How will I find the office in this giant school. I can't believe it. Why this is happening to me. Today is my first day here and I am already in trouble. If I don't make it at time then I am going to be in serious trouble' she huffed at her thoughts. She had asked four students for directions but all they gave her were wrong directions. As she followed their directions, she ended up rather in gym or in girl's toilet or in boy's locker room or in an empty classroom. All she did was running in circles around the school.

This time instead of asking a girl, she asked a boy who she thought looked a nice boy. 'If he is lying too then I am dead by the hands of my mother. She thinks that I never do anything properly. Now she will probably believe in it' thought Alice. She stood in the middle of the way, closed her eyes and exhaled a long sigh. 'I am definitely going to... Whoa..' her thoughts were interrepted when someone pushed her from her left side. She lost her balance and fell down in a sitting position with a thud. But before that her back crash into someone's back while the other person jerked forward. "Ouch ! That's hurt" she winced. Her folder lied beside her now.

"Hey! Watch where you are going" someone shouted. Alice looked up to see two boys standing above her but the sunrays hit her eyes and she squinted them and covered them with her hand. She couldn't see their faces.

"Shut up ! First see whose fault it is then shout" blurted out Alice. She was still sitting there and not even looking at the boys. Today was a very unlucky day for her. All the running had made her annoyed and now finally she was losing her temper. The boy who shouted at Alice, was shocked at her reaction. He shook his head and walked off hurriedly. Alice glanced at him, only seeing a big guitar hung on his back and brown hairs. Even he was gone, she was still glaring at his direction. 'Idiot' she thought.

The other boy, who Alice completely ignored, grinned at his now gone friend. His eyes fell on the folder beside Alice. He kneeled down and took the folder and began to inspect it. Then he glanced at Alice who was still lost in her thoughts and smirked.

"How long are you going to sit there?" He asked casually. His voice brought Alice back to reality. She quickly stood up and dusted her uniform. Then she looked up and found that the boy was looking her back. His honey brown eyes were a little wide as he stared at her but quickly came back to normal. He ran his hand through his black hairs and sighed. Alice gasped a little as realization hit her.

'Oh no ! It's him whom I met in that business street. How come he is a student? I thought he is some businessman' thought Alice looking at his uniform and bag.

"Here ! Your folder miss" he said with a plain face and extended his hand toward her. Alice took the folder from him and thanked him. He just nodded and put his hand in his pocket. He turned to leave and started walking.

"Umm.. Wait ! Can you tell me if this is the way to principal's office?" asked Alice pointing at her front. The boy looked at the direction she was pointing.

"No ! Thats the way to the cafetaria. The principal's office is in opposite direction. There see that door. Once you enter, turn left and you will be there" he said and pointed at a door faraway. 'So that boy was lying to me too' thought Alice and shook her head. She didn't know why but she believed in this boy in front of her.

"Looks like you were in wrong track again" he said amusingly and walked away. When he was gone, she smiled alittle and ran toward the office's direction.


Alice's POV :

"Miss Gehabich your seat is next to miss Makimoto. Please be seated. Miss Makimoto please raise your hand" said my homeroom teacher. A silver-haired girl raised her hand. I walked toward my seat and sat there. Thanks goodness I just reached in the office in time when my homeroom teacher was about to leave for class. The principal checked my folder which contained my previous grades and then he sent me to the class with my homeroom teacher.

"Hey ! I am Julie. You are lucky that you are seated next to me. I will tell you everything I know like..." exclaimed Julie in her cheerful voice but was cut off.

"Miss Makimoto ! No talking during class. You have the whole day to talk with her" said the teacher. She huffed and then looked at me with a wide smile. She mouthed 'We will continue later' and winked at me. I smiled at her even though I didn't knew what she was talking about.

"Don't listen to her babblings, you will probably regret it" someone murmered behind me. I turned around to find a blue-haired girl with two pigtails, her arms crossed over her chest and her back leaned against her seat. She pointed toward the blackboard. I nodded with a smile then looked forward at the blackboard.

Normal POV :

Classes went on until it was lunch time. The eating hall was crowded with students. In a large table in the middle of the hall sat the most popular boy of the school, Daniel Kuso. A large group of students were gathered around him, mostly girls. They were eating, chatting and laughing. Although it was very noisy in the hall. But the most voices were coming from that large table. Two other girls came near that table both carrying trays.

"Make way for us" shouted Julie in her cheery voice as she approached the table. Runo Misaki was standing next to her. Some students moved and gave them space to sit there. Dan waved at them happily.

"Whats going on ? Today you guyz are all so noicy" pouted Runo as she sat beside Dan. Julie sat across them.

"Well we are celebrating Dan's victory over that spoiled brat. You know you should have seen Hydron's face when he lost" exclaimed a boy with pink spiky hairs, standing behind Dan. Julie and Runo smiled at him.

"Well ! In basketball he isn't a worthy challenger, Baron. Besides, I am lucky that I have Shun in my team. Hey ! I heard today you have a new girl in your class. Don't you guyz want to introduce her to me" said Dan folding his sleeves.

"Oh yeah she is with us..." Julie looked back to found no one. "Well ! She was..hehe" she corrected scratching her cheek.

"What do you mean she was. Wasn't she with you when you left the classroom" asked Runo crossing her arms over her chest.

"Well I think she was behind me when we arrived here. How did she suddenly disappeared?" Julie said while looking around. Runo furrowed her eyebrows at Julie and was about to say something when Dan interrupted.

"Its okay. I will meet her another time. Just wait, the moment she hears my name, she will come to me running" said Dan proudly. Baron and Runo rolled there eyes while Julie giggled.

"Or may be she doesn't want to see you that's why she ran off. We told her that you will be here" said Runo sarcastly. Dan pouted and glanced around the hall.

"Man ! Where is Shun? I told him that we are celebrating today. Still he didn't show up" asked Dan, folding his arms behind his head and talking to himself.

"Maybe that's why he didn't come. You know ! He doesn't like such things" answered Runo eating chips.

"Alright guyz ! Forget everything and lets CELEBRATE. CHEERS !" exclaimed Julie loudly, holding up a cola drink. The others cheered too.


After the classes were over, students rushed towards the exit. Alice, Julie and Runo were packing up.

"Hey Alice ! Where were you during lunch break? We thought you were behind us. But you disappeared like a smoke" asked Julie while hanging her bag on her shoulder.

"I.." she paused alittle. "Well ! I was having a headache.. so I... just went back to the class" she completed as she tucked her hairs behind her ear. The truth was she was nervous to meet their friends in the eating hall. When Runo and Julie turned toward a corner, she instantly went back to her class.

"Alright ! Let's head to the gym" said Runo as they exited the class.

"I am sorry but I can't come with you. I have somewhere to go" said Alice. She bowed to them and left hurriedly. Julie blinked and looked at Runo while Runo just shrugged.

"Come on. We are gonna be late" said Runo and shrugged. They both walked off.

When Alice arrived at the school gate, she released her breath which she was holding unwillingly. 'They probably think that I am dumping them. But they don't know that I have to get back home as soon as possible. Father is all alone at home and I have to take Martha from the daycare too. Mother will not come before evening. Christopher will come home soon from his school. He will be hungryl' thought Alice and began to walk. When suddenly she found something on the ground. She smiled and crouched down to pick them. She was unaware that at some distance two boys were watching her.

"Say Shun ! Isn't she the girl from morning who collided with you. What do you think she is picking down there?" asked Dan rubbing his chin with his thumb.

"How should I know Dan?" Shun replied closing his eyes, probably annoyed from his friend's useless questions. "Let's go. It's practice time" he continued putting his hands in his pocket. They turned to leave. Just when they walk few steps, Shun turned his head to see Alice walking away. He shrugged and followed Dan.


"I am home!" exclaimed Alice. She had brought Martha from the daycare with her. On the way home, Martha fell back to sleep. She went in her room and lifted up Martha from the stroller and put her on her cot which was against the wall in the middle of the room. Then she put her bag and blazer on her bed in a corner of a room then left the room. Ever since Martha was born, Alice often took care of her. Mylene was busy with her office works.

She exited her room and hurried to her father's room which was opposite to her's. She found him sitting on his wheelchair, his head rested against the chair and eyes closed. Alice slowly came near him and knelt down beside him. She put her hand on his hands which were on his lap.

"I am home, papa. Are you hungry?" she said in a low voice. Her father slowly opened his eyes. He looked at Alice for a few second without moving his head. Then averted his gaze from her. Alice sighed and stood up.

"I'll bring your lunch" She left his father's room and went toward the kitchen. After some minutes Christopher came from school and rushed toward the kitchen. He found Alice there in her school uniform.

"Did you came just now. Man ! I am starving. When you will start preparing lunch and when will it be ready?" He asked with puppy eyes. Alice giggled and pat him lightly on the back.

"Only five minutes to heat up. Don't worry ! Mother had made lunch before leaving for work. Once I give food to father, we will eat together" she said with a smile. Christopher grinned happily. He sat on a chair and put his chin on the table. His eyes fell on something and he quickly took them.

"Alice ! Where these seeds came from?" asked Christopher looking at the seeds. Alice turned toward him and smiled.

"Oh that ! I found them near my school gate. I took them so I could sow them in the empty pots in the backyard. Although I don't know which plant's seeds are these" she said grabbing her chin with her fingers, thinking.

"Yes ! Lets do this together. I wonder if they are magical seeds and then a magical tree will grow and it will take me to the sky " Christopher exclaimed in a happy tone.

"Christopher ! Don't be so childish. There is no such tree. Understood !" Alice walked toward Christopher and grabbed his nose with two fingers. Christopher winced and rubbed his nose. "But I am a child. See !" he said making a cute face. Then they both started laughing.


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