Love Survived
Chapter I
Opening of school year
"Hello? Hello? Mic check?" Dean Stine is early at the broadcasting room, he is ready to deliver his first announcement, he look back at the students operating the broadcasting equipment.
The student with lavender colored hair give a go signal to Dean Stine.
Dean Stine nod, and give a big smile looking at the camera in front of him "Good morning my dear students! Seniors, Juniors, and to our freshmen… Welcome to EFFLORESCE University!" he open his arms "Today is the fresh beginning to everyone, a new day of another exciting school year."
Students stop what they're doing, some stay from walking; looking at the big screen place at the wall of the general building of the university.
Dean Stine clasps his palms "My dear students, always remember that I am always here for all of you. No matter how many troubles and challenges that will come to our university" he motion to fly "We will soar high, and if it happens we will fall, we will fall with grace and beauty" acting beautiful "But! That will never going to come about because, I Ronald Stine, Dean of this university will never let that happen. That's all for now, have fun, surpass every boundaries but never ever forget to be responsible to every actions you make. Have a nice day my dear students"
"And were out" the lavender haired student turn off the broadcasting.
Mix opinions from student, the senior students roll their eyes some shake off their heads. The juniors just continue what they are doing, this always happened not new and the freshmen so amazed how cool and caring the university dean.
At the school café students at the queue for coffee and breakfast turn their heads to watch Dean Stine morning broadcast and focus falling in line after it is finished.
"Hey guys!" Olivia giggles as she rush to the 2 girls at the queue almost near the attendant counter. And hug them both
"Olivia finally you're here!" Maria so excited.
"We thought you can't make it today…" Danielle make a grin
"Yeah I thought so too I can't make it today, my parents too busy but then, I'm here right?" again she giggles "OMG guys finally we are university students today!"
"Yes and I can't wait" Maria
"Excuse me Miss, it's your turn" the café attendant interrupted them
"Oh sorry" Maria calm herself looking at the board of today's menu.
Right then a tall, slender girl cut her off at the line and stand in front of the counter. Then the girl orders as if nothing happened.
Maria back off a little looking at the back of the tall brunette standing in front of her.
Olivia getting the no respect vibe from this girl she walk pass to go in front and stand beside to face her "RUDE much?" she raise her right eyebrow and cross her arms.
Maria tries to talk to Olivia that it's okay but then her blond friend is already upset.
Danielle just sensing the situation.
Now some of the students starts complaining about the bunch of people stuck at the counter.
"Excuse me? You just cut off my friend's turned here" Olivia showing the attitude now.
The brunette not budging, she just ignore the annoyed blond girl beside her.
"Wow really? Someone is deaf!" she louden her voice. Now Olivia lean at the side of the counter and push her face to get closer to the brunette's face and got amaze a little to look at the girl's face so near.
The brunette take a glance at the blond pushing face to her, then shift her sight to the incoming cups of coffee she ordered.
"Miss Hasting your order, have a nice day" the attendant smile.
"Thank you Edgar" then she accept the cups of coffee and face the so overly annoyed blond beside her "I own this place and my family own this school." She's giving the cold stare "So, I have the right to cut any line whenever I like" right after saying that she pass through Olivia and walk straight to the café front door without looking back.
Olivia speechless for a moment, that cold stare.
"Wow that girl owns this place?" Danielle keep looking at the café's door even the brunette girls already left.
"Are you okay Olivia?" Maria reaction concern and pinchy.
"Ahhhh! I'm not okay Maria!" Olivia just exploded after her speechless moment.
"Come on now! Girls at the front line are you going to order or not?" students at the line complaining
"We will order now!" Olivia face the attendant "Give me a big cup of"
"Aren't you cutting the line as well Miss?" the attendant smile
Maria and Danielle looking at each other, right then to Olivia; Maria and Danielle chuckles.
Olivia then, give them a furious stare. She's too angry right now and forgot, yeah she cut line as well.
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They are walking at the pavement leading to Science Dept.:
"Injustice, imbalanced, unfair!" Olivia's battle cry, she is squeezing the strap of her shoulder bag.
They are walking under the trees, and on their way to their first class.
"But I admit Olivia, I found that girl a bit cool" Maria keeping up with Olivia and Danielle, she's been enjoying her cup of espresso
Olivia frown "Cool my ass!"
"Actually" Danielle reading her phone the whole time "I feel the authority of her presence, and since we are talking about that girl since forever..." she reads her phone "Her name is Viola Hastings, 18 years of age"
"Really? We are same age with her" Maria wraps her arm to Danielle shoulder and read with her.
"Viola Hastings!" Olivia deepen her accent saying the name.
"Wow! She is super-rich kid!?" Maria giggles "Scroll at the bottom part"
"Seriously Maria, your jumping reading" Danielle still scroll to the bottom of the school webpage.
Olivia roll her eyes "Another rich kid who don't learn basic manners. So what if she's super rich and owns this school. 100% percent bet, she doesn't owns our lives!" she is literally angry, everything about Viola Hastings now is wrong for her.
Danielle give her phone to Maria and wraps her arms to her so annoyed, so angry blond friend to calm her down "Precisely, that's why maybe, we should not cross path with her again. Or you know control our self not to explode when she's around"
Maria joins them "You know what guys, I think we just need to be friendly to her. Maybe you know, she will let us cut line also" she gives this hopeful expression
Olivia just snob. "Hmmp! I'm not going to suck and not even to tail her!" she walks faster
Danielle and Maria follows her, they know Olivia is really angry.
"Ahhhh!" then Olivia explode again.
"Don't worry Liv, a day or two you will forget about Viola Hastings" almost Danielle and Maria chorus then laugh as they realized they are thinking the same.
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2 days passed by:
Maria scrambling the things inside her bag, she is in this pinch situation "Guys, did you finish the report paper yesterday? I forgot that this afternoon is the deadline."
"I finished it last night" Olivia so proud then she opens the folder and show to Maria her report paper.
"I'm done too, I wake up early and finished it" Danielle smile
"Oh my God! I'm the only one left not finishing it. Let me see some of your ideas, I'm half way through. Just need a little here and there with this. Last night was too hectic for me to write, got full schedule"
"We live in the same dorm Maria, don't lie big time. You're watching that TV series with a psychotic girl and a detective, I forgot the name of the show" Danielle stop for a moment thinking of the title of the show.
"No… Of course not!" Maria guilty as charge, she focus writing, the deadline is near.
"It's killing someone, a girl" Olivia not so sure, she heard it last night but it pass through her retention as she got too focused writing the report paper.
Minutes passes by.
They are sitting on one of the benches and table of the school open area, this place was created for students who loves and enjoys to spend their free time outdoors as it is fenced with green trees.
Olivia enjoying the little sunlight that pass through the leaves of the trees. "Is that… the girl?" she quickly sit straight and point at the building hallway on 2nd floor (Business Department area).
Danielle follows the direction Olivia point at "Oh yeah, that's her. Uhmmm, and who's that guy she is talking with?"
"That guy is Duke… Orzino" Eunice sits with them and gives a pleasant smile to the girls who gets surprise of her sudden appearance.
"You gave us a surprise there, who are you?" Danielle fully turn around to see the girl who just joined in their table.
"Yeah who are you? And prying to other people business is impolite" Olivia questioning the girl in front of them wearing eye glasses, black hair and is smiling to them, so friendly.
"Oh come on girls, I'm not prying, spying or anything you called it. By the way I'm Eunice Bates." She offer shake hands to them
Olivia and Danielle accepted the formal hand shake.
Then Eunice offer a hand shake to Maria.
"Don't mind Maria, she's busy right now" Danielle checking on Maria writing so fast copying there reports.
"Okay, anyway I will repeat it again, my name is Eunice Bates, and I am a freshman, Music and Arts student. I bet you guys were the same freshman like me, but to different departments?" Eunice gets 3 hard copy papers out from her big folding envelope.
"Yes we are, actually the 3 of us are Biology freshmen students, we are not local here, and luckily we got accepted and passed the entrance exam" Olivia
Danielle just nod agreeing to Olivia.
"Nice to know, I'm a local here since birth. In fact, almost… like I know some of the notable students in this school"
Olivia and Danielle looking at Eunice waiting for her to tell them why she's there at this moment talking to them.
Eunice smile again "Wondering why I'm here with you right now? Right? Just suddenly popping like a mushroom" she motion like a popping mushroom coming out from the bench she's sitting
"Uhumm" Olivia nod so as Danielle
"I aspire to run for the position of High Council Secretary for this school year. Here is our campaign leaflets." Eunice handed to them the hard glossy papers, and she put to Maria side the other one.
Danielle focus to read the text in front.
Olivia check the paper and flip it front then back then front again, she reads it "Sebastian Hastings? For High Council President" she slightly paused to read the surname it rings a bell to her. Then she reads the next position, and scowl her eyebrows.
"Uhumm" Eunice nods "Sebastian Hastings, he is a close friend of mine, we are taking the same course Music and Arts and…"
"Viola Hastings older brother?" Danielle snap her fingers, she is confident that she nailed it.
"Twin brother" Eunice says right away
Olivia just listening and staring the paper. "They should put here at Viola Hastings bio about her bad attitude"
Eunice a bit surprise but right then she smile widely, understanding what Olivia wants to say "So I will assumed you already met Viola"
"Oh yeah, we met her, she's incredible" Danielle grin
"Incredibly no respect and arrogant" Olivia now remembering her first encounter with Viola at the Café.
"Good and bad things are always together about her" Eunice giving a pleasant expression saying that.
"Nah, just bad things for me and my friends" Olivia force smile to Eunice
Danielle elbow's Olivia to stop her from talking like that.
"But don't worry we are civil minded students, we will vote according to who deserve our votes and the qualities. For me, you have my vote" Olivia truthfully smile now to Eunice.
"Thank you guys… But it would be perfect if you vote straight to our party candidates." Eunice join her palms together and make a persuasive gesture. "We will be so much delighted and united to make it happen, all our plans for our school's future and most importantly for the benefits of all the students" then she stand up and tack her big folding envelope "Well, it's so nice knowing you girls. Anytime you need assistance or questions about our school and anything that you think I can help, just approached me. I am always at the School's old library. Please don't forget to vote straight to all our party members. Have a nice day girls" she winks at them, then leave to approach the other students at the other table.
Olivia gaze following Eunice to reach the other table full of students.
Maria close her folder, and give back to Olivia and Danielle their report papers. "Thanks guys, I feel better now." She put her hand on her own left chest, then she feels her heart beating "My heartbeat just back to normal again"
Danielle laugh "Lesson learned?"
"Yes" Maria smile then hug Danielle
"I'm not voting these Hastings twin, Danielle and you Maria don't ever vote them." Olivia making an annoyed face right now.
Maria let go of her hug, then get the hard glossy paper beside her "Oww, this is the girl we dealt with at the Café"
"Excuse me, I dealt with" Olivia frowning
"But, Sebastian Hastings is very handsome" Maria giggles I will definitely vote for him "Are they siblings?"
"Yes, they are twins" Danielle grins to both girls
"Ahhh so cute, they are twins. Mmmm… Both are pretty and handsome" Maria push the paper closer to Olivia's face.
Olivia push the paper away "Seriously, put that away from my face Maria. Are you blind?"
Maria giggles teasing her blond friend.
"But in all fairness, they have the looks" Danielle focusing now at the photo ID's of the candidates.
Olivia then again look at the Hastings's photo ID's. "Looks can be deceiving. Look at her, she's beautiful and looking nice with her perfect smile." Then gets annoyed "If I didn't met her before and learned exactly how disrespectful and arrogant this girl is, I will say, YES! I will definitely root for her, then to that Sebastian as well. But NO!"
Danielle and Maria looking at each other.
"To that Hastings twins, I'm so not voting" then Olivia calms down.
"Okay enough for that" Danielle changing the topic "Are you guys will attend the School's New and Old students welcome party?"
Maria getting excited "Oh yes! 100% I will attend, I heard this school host crazy dope party each year, leveling up the coolness. And guys, the business department? They are well known for their legendary and expensive part of the School's parties."
"Think someone is doing her research about parties in our new school" Danielle grin "What about you Liv, are you going to attend the welcome party?"
"I have more important things to do than attend to a party" Olivia keep her report paper. "My brain is too precious, I don't want to waste my brain cell getting fried drinking alcoholic substance, or disorient my hearing, listening to loud and don't make sense music."
"What about the food? Food? Define food Olivia?" Maria biting her lips, her blond friend is killing their social life expectations of this new school.
Danielle getting the cringe "It sounded like bitterness."
Both look at their blond friend.
Olivia sighs "It's a waste of my time. I did not come here all the way from our state just to spend my time partying"
Cringing Maria "And what about meeting new people, especially the boys…."
"Ew! Maria stop being so" Olivia interrupted by Danielle.
Danielle holds Olivia's both shoulder "We will attend the party like normal students Olivia, with normal social lives… like normal normal people who just want to have normal fun in this normal school"
"Fine" Olivia nods then smile "Just don't make any crazy attempts Maria? You know what I mean"
Maria giggles "Yes, I will! I promise I will not embarrass the three of us"
"I got scared a bit" Danielle let go of Olivia's shoulder "You're aura is shouting anti-social awhile Olivia" she chuckles.
"Of course not!" Olivia hit Danielle's shoulder with the paper (Campaign material from Eunice)
"I'm so excited!" Maria early party celebration, dance a bit.
Danielle dance with her, clapping and bumping each other side.
Olivia watching her two friends can't help not to smile "You two are silly"
"Yes we are" both chorus
And the three of them laugh.