Our Lady Is Waiting

She retrieved her gaze and walked to her bed where Damon was seated. "Tell me about Tricia"

Although Damon was a freshman, he had done a thorough search on the popular and most troublesome students in the school.

Hazel on her part felt she had more better things to do. Besides, it was irrelevant, why set aside a precious time she could use in playing video games with Ariel?

Damon told her all he knew. Ranging from her numerous boyfriends, to being the school queen only for a day, having everyone bend to her will using her father's influence.

Hazel nodded then leaned lazily towards him and gave him a peck on his cheeks. Afterwards, she stood up stretched and walked into a door situated at a corner of her room.

Behind her, Damon's cheeks turned crimson red. After three minutes of being in a daze, he jumped high like tho he was seated on a hot coal and dashed out through the door.

Ariel who sat downstairs musing over the fact Hazel ignored her had to tilt her head to the back whilst hearing the sound of running footsteps.

"Ariel, Ariel!" Damon panted as he got in front of her.

"What is it?" She asked ina grim voice.

Damon dramatically rolled his eyes, then said in a 'duh' tone. "Well...Hazel gave me a peck on my cheeks!"

He couldn't stop the squeal which escaped his lips.

Hearing him, Ariel's face darkened. Wasn't this called favoritism? Did Hazel really love Damon more?

Annoyed at the possible answer to her question, she threw away the TV remote and stomped upstairs. She almost had a head-on collision with her father who was about turning into her corner.

Seeing her mood, the man asked: "What's the problem Ariel?"

Ariel sighed but sullenly replied: "Can you imagine Hazel? She gave Damon a kiss!"

Damon who heard them downstairs: it's actually a peck!

But if course the two had no idea what the boy downstairs said in his heart.

Romeo's bright mood fail and he nodded: "Surely it's unfair"

Together, the father and daughter emitted an aura of people who had experienced some sort of injustice.

Hazel who sat in her studio room had no idea what a single act of her had done.

She was done with recording and editing her new song. Soon, the song travelled throughout the whole country and abroad.

She yawned and lazily tapped on the numerous comments which flooded in every second.

—This is great Solo!

—Waited the whole night for this! Sincerely, it was worth the wait.

—Solo, I love you, I love your songs and everything about you even though I haven't seen you before. Laughs.

Hazel rolled her eyes at the last comment but continued reading.

—When can we see your pretty face Solo?

She got interrupted by the soft knock on her door. She stood up and slipped her phone into her pocket, the. Strolled towards the door.

The door opened to reveal her dad standing there with a solemn look.

She raised her eyes and teased him: "Romeo, have you come to reprimand Juliet?"

Romeo stared at the almost second version of his beloved wife and couldn't help sighing. He had truly come to reprimand her of showing favourism but now, where was his guts?

"I think Ariel is upset" he merely said. He didn't give her any chance to ask any question. He directly changed the subject by saying: "I'll call a chef over to prepare dinner"

Then he turned and walked towards the door, leaving the room quietly.

Hazel shrugged and shut her studio door properly then followed suit.

She headed straight to the playground area hoping to find Ariel In her favourite swing. She heaved a sigh of relief seeing the girl there.

Ariel noticed the presence of Hazel but didn't turn to acknowledge her. Hazel walked towards her but stood fee inches away from the swing.

Her lips twitched and her fingers spasmed. Finally, she reached over and hugged Ariel.

Ariel's body stiffened but slowly relaxed, she took in the sweet fragrance emitting from Hazel.

"I'm sorry" Hazel murmured lowly. She had no idea why she was apologizing buy since it would put an end to the feud Ariel has with her, she would apologize a thousand and one time.

Ariel, having gotten what she wanted, nodded at Hazel and the girl let go.

Side by side, they walked into the dinning room. Hazel hissed seeing maids standing some inches away from the dinning table.

On sighting her, the maids all lowered thier heads. Because she was suddenly upset she didn't spare them a glance.

She had told them to es without number to stop bowing, was it su h a hard thing to obey?

After the duo settled down, Hazel cast an accusing glare at her father.

The man ignored her at first but when the glare became heated, he hurriedly explained: "Your grandma accused me of withdrawing her grandchildren from her. So I promised to let you three go over to her place this weekend. I'm only preparing you for the type of treatment that would be accorded you when you go"

Hazel rolled her eyes at him and returned it to the plate of food in front of her. The meal was eaten in silence.

After the meal, the maids swiftly cleared the dinning table.

Damon took out his phone and excitedly moved to a chair closer o Hazel. He pointed at his phone in excitement. "Look Hazel, your song hit thirty million views and fifty million downloads in less than two hours!"

Despite his contagious excitement, the black hearted girl tried with an 'oh'.

Damon ignored her lazy reply and continued reading the comments. For every positive comment he would leave a heart.

What a waste of time!

"They're about three million comments with about ten new ones every one minute. You're not planning on reacting on all, right?"

Damon paused his movement, lifted his head and gave her a smile, then returned his attention to his phone.

Her lips spasmed and she stared helplessly at Ariel and Romeo but was shocked go see them on their phones as well. The sound of reactions filled the whole room.

Hazel had no choice than to leave the suffocating surrounding. Getting to her room, she sighted her phone on the bed.

Unlocking it, she navigated to a search engine. Loaded a dark web then inputted a password before she was let in.

In the website, were two recordings, each which were more than thirty minutes long.

Plugging in an earpiece, she connected the phone to it and played the audio. The two audios played for more than an hour, eventually, a smile graced her lips.

.....

In Pasia Nation College

A lean lady stood in one of the teaching department halls, posture straight and a nearsighted kinda class hung atop her nose. Her expression depicted that of seriousness.

She pointed at the electronic board as she went on explaining an equation which she had just solved. The students behind her listened attentively, some scribbling away on their books.

The class got interrupted when a male student walked in. The students temporarily had their attention deviated.

Liam pushed the golden rims of his classes up, then raised his head. The action which was done slowly but in a steady motion, got most of the female student's cheeks turning crimson red.

Lowering his head back in an apologetically manner, he apologized: "I'm sorry Miss Jace for being late. I beg to be pardoned"

Miss Jace merely waved her hands and he heaved a silent sigh of relief then scurried to find the chair with his name on it.

Finding it in the middle row, he settled down, totally ignoring the girls secretly ogling at him.

He took out a pen and book like some students, also began scribbling down some things well aware he had caught a certain person's attention.

Sure enough, they came for him immediately Miss Jace left.

"Liam Black, our lady would like to have a word with you"