Cold Beauty
June 3, 2xx1
Atlas' POV
When she entered the room, the whole class went silent!
I can even hear my own breath!
"Come here in front Miss!" Prof said and it broke the silenced
'Who is she?'
'What a goddess! Does anybody know her?'
'Is she an actress'
They murmured after seeing her beauty
"What is your name?" this question by prof made everyone silent.
Everyone held their breaths as they anticipate the name of this girl.
"Kathleen Reyes" 1 she answered coldly
"Kathleen..." I murmured while looking at her
'What a good name!'
'Her name fits her beauty'
'Beauty! Do you have a boyfriend? If you don't, can I be your boyfriend?'
They murmured; someone even manages to ask her out! However, she ignored them and just stared at me the whole time! Then the whole class noticed it then turn their eyes towards me!
'Noo~ T.T'
"Enough!" Prof said after seeing me in a dire state
"Ms. Reyes can you answer this question?" sir asked her
Only then did I notice the problem on the board
'Scan' I commanded my system
Scanning
Scan Complete
Problem:
A square sheet of cardboard with each side a centimeters is to be used to make an open-top box by cutting a small square of cardboard from each of the corners and bending up the sides. What is the side length of the small squares if the box is to have as large a volume as possible?
Solution:
Side = a - 2x
Volume = x (a − 2x)2
V(x) = 4x3 − 4ax2 + a2x
dV/dx = 12x2 − 8ax + a2
=(2x−a)(6x−a).
If dV/dx = 0
x = a/2 and a/6
V(a/2) = 0
(dV/dx)ii = 24x – 8a
= 8(3x – a)
x = a/6
= 8 (3 * a/6 – a)
= -4a < 0
a/6 is the maximum
V(a/6) = "2a3/27"
My system and Kathleen said in unison
Wow!
*Silence*
*Applauds*
~Clap~~Clap~
Unlike how the class treated me earlier, all of them clapped their hands for Kathleen this time!
It took my system less than a second to compute this solution and it's clearly harder than the last problem, yet Kathleen answered in together with my system!
'Does she have this kind of system as well?' I asked in head
'No, no, I don't think that this system is so common' I disagreed with my idea as I shake my head
"Can you explain this problem miss?" Prof asked
Swish~ Swish~ Swish~
She didn't answer orally, she just wrote the solution on the board then look at the professor again.
"Ahh... okay take your seat" Prof said after realizing that she doesn't have any plan to explain her answer
'Hey beauty come sit beside me'
'Hey, Carla move one seat! Beauty here!'
Everyone invited her to sit beside them. Some even made their seatmate move a seat just so they could present a chair for Kathleen
However, they can't beat the voice of this one girl I know...
"KATHLEEN!!!!!!" Beatrice shouted as she waves her hand towards Kathleen.
I don't know what sorcery this Beatrice used but Kathleen smiled at her.
That smile immediately silenced the whole room!
Alia's POV
I'm late.
And the reason for it? I got lost because of my low sense of direction T>T
This morning Kathleen woke up at 5:00 am I don't know why but she's just so excited that around 6:20 she said she'll take leave for school!
And there I was still lying on my bed until 7:00 am.
After standing up from my bed I folded the bed sheets and arranged my pillows.
I was about to go to the bathroom, but I noticed a hair on my pillow, so I stopped and picked it up.
Yes, that my OCD. I want my things to be organized and clean. Not even a speck of dust will escape my eyes.
By the time I finished preparing for school, it's already 7:45, I'm quite confident that I'm not gonna be late because the school is just 10 mins walk away.
I decided to go to school, but after taking a step outside my room I saw the maze-like hallway.
I immediately feel dizzy.
WHY! WHY DO HAVE YOU TO BUILD A MAZE-LIKE HALLWAY!
I remember I met Beatrice in this hallway as well!
Flashback
I decided to go to the bathroom after organizing my things in order to clean myself.
But after taking a step outside my room, I saw the crazy hallway! I immediately felt the doom I'm in.
I decided to just push things through, if I got lost, I'll just ask people for the directions.
After many turns and steps, I finally manage to realize that I lost! T>T
I decided to just walk and walk but after a few minutes of walking, I noticed that a group of people is following me.
'Are they assassins?' I immediately thought of assassins sent by my enemies.
I sped up my pace to lose them, after a series of turns I finally manage to escape from them.
I saw them looking around, 'hmm let me interrogate them then' I said in my head
"Are you looking for me?" I called them out using my cold voice
I saw the girl with curly hair looked at me with her scared eyes and hid behind the fatty beside her.
Only then did I noticed that one of them is the man who saved me from the fire.
"W-w-we t-thought you w-were lost that why w-we decided to follow you," the man who saved me stutteringly said
It seems like he's a coward.
I concluded that they're just one of the boarders here.
"Do you know where room 203 is?" I asked them.
Then the curly-haired girl shoved off the fatty and got in front of me
"You're staying in room 203 as well?!" She said as she holds my hands
She smiled at me cutely so I can't help but soften up.
"Uhm yes!" I said to her
"Let's go ~," She said indicating that she's from room 203 as well.
It seems like she the owner of that sparkly suitcase huh?
We left behind the stutter and the fatty who holds many paper bags.
After we reached the room, she immediately talked non-stop!
I just listened to her while she talks but not until she said something about fashion.
"Do you have that design as well?!" I said her in my happy voice she was shocked that I could say something happily.
Whatever I guess she'll be my friend for this next school year.
Sadly I can't tell her yet my real name.
"Hi! My name is Kathleen Reyes" I introduced while I raised my hand hoping to shake her hand
"My name is Beatrice Maureen Madrigal! Just call me Bea, let's be friends okay?" She said as she hugged me leaving my hand up in the air.
"Okay let's be friends," I said and our girl's talk didn't finish until 10:00 pm she said she need to sleep early for beauty rest.
End of the flashback
After I got out of my room to go to school.
I spent 10 mins of trying to break away from this cursed boarding house! I'm finally free!
But expectations are sometimes so different from reality.
I expect that I'll be at school by 8:00 but here I am 5 mins late already and I've just got out of my boarding house!
I expect that after escaping from the escape room-like boarding house I'll just rush to school but guess what?
Now I face my worse enemy, streets.
I can't recognize the streets. Yes! I've been to L university already, but I don't even know how the hell I arrived at this cursed Ligaya Boarding House in the First Place!
I remember I just walk and walk until I arrive here, but that's it, all I remember was I walked and walked that day as for the streets and direction? I have no idea about it!
So, I spent another 20 mins trying to figure out how to go to school!
If it wasn't for the student who wears the same uniform as me I would spent more than 30 mins on the streets wondering.
I followed her to school that's how I got here!
When I arrive at the school I feel dizzy again after seeing the wide campus.
How am I gonna get to my classroom now!
I immediately decided to ask questions this time, I can't afford to lose more time finding my classroom I'm already late by 15 mins!
Finally! After asking the guard where my room is, I have arrived here in front of my room!
I decided to open the door after I entered the room the once-bustling classroom immediately silenced.
I can feel their gaze towards me, but I ignored them roamed my eyes inside the classroom to look for Beatrice, but my gaze was directed towards that stutter.
It seems like he's an engineering student as well huh.
"Come here in front Miss!" the Prof said, and it broke the silenced
'Who is she?'
'What a goddess! Does anybody know her?'
'Is she an actress'
I can hear them murmur about me
"What is your name?" This question by Prof made everyone silent.
"Kathleen Reyes" I answered coldly
"Kathleen..." I saw him mouthed my name while looking at me
It made me feel a bit happy inside.
But I maintained my cold face.
'Her name fits her beauty'
'Beauty! Do you have a boyfriend? If you don't, can I be your boyfriend?'
I can here them murmured again someone even asks me out! I just ignored them and look at stutter, the whole class noticed it and they began to glare at him.
"Enough!" Luckily Prof noticed the weird mood of the class
"Ms. Reyes, can you answer this question?" Prof asked me
I saw the question on the board after reading it I already have my answer.
"2a3/27" I said
The whole class went silent
It seems like I can be a candidate for the Peace Officer huh?
I cause the class to be silent without even doing anything.
*Applauds*
~Clap~~Clap~
After silence is the resounding applause given by the class.
"Can you explain this problem miss?" Prof asked
I didn't bother answering Prof because I hate talking.
Swish~ Swish~ Swish~
I just wrote the solution on the board then look at the professor again.
"Ahh... okay take your seat" Prof said after realizing that I don't have any plan to explain my answer
'Hey beauty come sit beside me'
'Hey Carla move one seat! Beauty here!'
Everyone invited me to sit beside them. Some even made their seatmate move a seat just so they could present a chair for me.
Among many invitations I received no one can beat this girl...
"KATHLEEN!!!!!!" Beatrice shouted as she waves her hand towards me.
I looked at her then smiled
*Silence*
'~Sigh' Whatever I'll just go to her
However, after reaching the back row I noticed that Bea doesn't have any available seat beside her.
Then I turned my gaze to Atlas because only he has a vacant seat left.
Our seating arrangement:
Me-Atlas-Flint-Beatrice-Wall
After taking a seat down I heard Atlas gulped, I don't know but I find funny.
Third Person's POV
9:30 am
The class ended.
*Grumble* *Grumble*
Atlas and Flint's stomach grumbled at the same time, they haven't had their breakfast yet because of Flint.
Fatty and Atlas immediately rushed outside.
Just as they were about to reach the door they bumped into one of their classmates, Fred.
The whole class went silent.
Fred was known to be a bully with his rich background no one dares to provoke him.
"Hey, Stutter watch where you going!!!" Fred yelled at Atlas as he push Atlas' forehead with his 2 fingers.
"S-so-sorry" Atlas apologized stutteringly
"S-so-so-so-sorry" Fred mocked him exaggeratedly while laughing with his friends.
"You're sorry? lick my shoes then!" Fred asked Atlas while smirking
The whole room's attention was directed at this scene.
"Hey! That's enough!" Flint yelled at Fred while pushing Fred's broad chest with his fat hands.
"Did you just touched me you pig?" Fred asked as he glared to Flint
*Bogsh*
Not allowing Flint to reply Fred suddenly punched him.
The chairs scattered as Flint was pushed back from the punch he took.
"Do you know me? Even the teachers here don't dare to touch a strand of my hair and yet you xxxx pig dared to push me! Are you tired of living?" Fred yelled at Flint as he flaunted his background
Fred's Family came from a 1st class family like Flint's Family
Atlas saw this scene and he was immediately angered!
He clenched his fist and was about to punch Fred when he saw a silhouette passed through!
Beatrice managed to punch Fred ahead of him.
"Hey! No one can touch Fatty aside from me!" Beatrice said as she walk past through Atlas and punched her sparkly fist towards Fred.
However, Fred managed to dodge the slow and weak punch of Beatrice.
"Oh, so he's your servant huh? How about you serve me tonight Beauty I promise you'll reach heaven!" Fred said as he attempts to touch Beatrice's face and look at her body lustfully.
Flint was immediately angered by what Fred said, his eyes turned red from anger but the pain from Fred's punch hasn't subsided yet, he can only watch Fred's hand reach Beatrice's smooth face.
Atlas saw this scene and this time he immediately commanded his system.
'Scan' he commanded as he stared at Fred
'Scanning'
'Scan Complete!'
Type: Human
Height: 6.3 ft
Weight: 67 kl
...
Before the system could give him the complete result, he saw a silhouette passed through him again.
The next thing he saw was Fred flying towards his friends after receiving Alia's flying kick.
After seeing Beatrice was about to be molested by Fred Alia was angered, she passed through Atlas and gave Fred a taste of her flying kick.
Alia just stared at Fred coldly.
"Hmph" She snorted as she pulled Beatrice out of the classroom.
(1) Alia changed her name to "Kathleen Reyes" in order to avoid being discovered by her family's enemy
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