Life In Beacon High

Episode 7

Getting downstairs, I met my mum seated in the dinning eating

And on seeing me , she gulped down a glass of water and quickly stood up

Are you ready? She asked but I ignored her since she asked an obvious question

What of your breakfast! I sent your personal maid to you , did you see her ? She asked and I gave her a confused look

Personal maid! What is that? I thought within

And as if reading my mind, she looked towards the stairs and called a name loudly

Hazel!

And in a rush, the short girl came running down

I stared at her in surprise

Personal maid! Is she a maid!

Yes ma. the girl answered trying hard not to meet my gaze

What were you doing up there! Why didn't you serve my son breakfast? my mom queried her

Erm ma I am sorry erm I went to Hardin room to erm. She stuttered and then bit at her lower lips

It was obvious she had nothing to say since she came into my room to touch me !!!!

Why didn't you serve him his breakfast? My mum repeated and I scoffed

The whole thing was beginning to bore me!

It is alright ma! She actually did came to ask me about breakfast but I ignored her . I lied and the girl looked at me in surprise

My mum looked at me and then back at the girl

Fine! Make sure you clean up his room before he gets back from school . She told her and then faced me

What will you like you eat?

Nothing, I will pass! I answered dryly

Are you sure about that? She asked to be sure and I nodded slowly

I will get something at the school cafe!!!

And without saying anything, she pick up her car keys from the table and then walked out of the house

I shifted my gaze back to the girl and met hers

She gave me a small smile but being me, I ignored her and walked out of the house to the garage

My mum was already seated in the car so I opened the car door to join her and without wasting time , she started the car and drove off .....

The drive to the school was damn boring as the woman seated beside me kept on telling me what to do and not to do as if i was a little kid

Avoid fights! make good friends! be good and kind to everyone! Don't let anyone see your tattoos!

I scoffed

And what does my tattoo got to do with all this? I asked , fixing my gaze on her

That is because they will all .......

See me as a bad kid . I completed and she swallows hard

I did not say so, I just wanted..... she tried to say but I cut her off

Can you please just shut up and drive! I retorted, trying so hard to hold my anger

She should be happy I am letting her advice me !

On Getting to the school, my mom drove into the compound and parked out in front

"Beacon hills high school ". I read the huge inscription on the wall

I alighted from the car and my mum did the same at her own end

What kind of school is this? I thought aloud , staring at the green building

It is a school attended by only the rich . My mum answered and I rolled my eyes

It looks like a crèche to me!

We walked through a long passage and I notice the stares from every female student we came across ....

I wasn't surprised, I was already used to it

From my school back in London to the prison house , I was always praised for my good looks ...

We stopped in front of a office with the tag "principal" and to my surprise, my mom walked in without knocking

Does she know the man? Or is she screwing him also?

I stared in surprise at the man seated behind the desk , he was so fat that I fear he would burst any time soon

And on seeing us, he flashed my mom a smile and then nodded at me

Hardin Castillo right! he asked and before I could answer, my mum butted in

Yes!

And without saying anything else , he handed me a form to fill and I did

I handed it back to him and he went through the details

his eyes widened as he read it and he looked at me

It says here that you went to a correctional school , can i please know your offence?he asked and my mum shifted uneasily on the chair

Actually you see , he committed no crime his dad sent him there because of his stubbornness . My mum answered meeting my surprise gaze and I looked away

What a brilliant liar!

Oh! If that is the case , welcome to Beacon high. The principal said , picking a paper from the table and then handed it to me

It is a map. he quickly added and I nodded absentmindedly

I studied the map and then looked at the principal

Can I go to the class now? I asked and he nodded

You are in Grade 12A. he stated and I huffed silently

I know!

Taking few steps to the entrance, my mom called me

I turned back to face her

What? I mouthed at her and she threw the car keys to me which I easily caught

What should I do with it? I asked , looking at the keys and then back at her

You will be needing a car to come back home and that is it

Really! Then what about you , how will you get home?

I will make use of a taxi !

Oh! I exclaimed softly and walked out of the office

*

Following the direction on the map , I passed through a very long passage to a class with glass door

I stood at the entrance of the class and all eyes turned to look at me including the teacher standing in front

And you are? The teacher asked

Hardin Castillo. I answered and whole class was rippled with murmurs

Quiet! The teacher barked and the class became silent

Are you by chance related to the famous writer Brian Castillo? She continued

Damn! This is all messed up . I cursed silently

Are you? She repeated

Yes, he is my grandfather. I answered dryly and she rushed to hold me as if I was some celebrity

Welcome Hardin! Welcome to Beacon high!she said and then faced the class

Richard! Is there an empty seat? She asked and a boy with blond hair answered

Yes, there is one beside mine and another beside Kimberly. he answered

Good! So where will you like to seat? Is it with Richard or .......Kimberly? She asked, pointing a girl with black hair..... wait a minute! the girl , I have seen her before... uhm .. uhm ... yes , the half - Korean girl I met on the plane

The girl winked at me and I looked away

I will seat beside Richard. I answered and the blonde haired boy smiled

Why are they all behaving like teenagers! ..what am I even saying? We are still teenagers

And With my hands in my pocket, I went over to the seat and sat down

hi Hardin! the boy Richard greeted with a smile

Hi! I responded dryly

So back to our class , in the novel "Befriending a ghost" how would you describe the relationship between Sasha Alfredo and Declan Davies? the teacher started and a girl in front raised up her hands

Go ahead . The teacher urged her to and she cleared her throat before talking

Declan and Sasha relationship can be described as perfect as you all know , Declan made a promise to marry Sasha even after taking her virginity.....:

That is bullshit! I retorted loudly and all eyes turned to me

Do you have anything to say Mr Castillo? The teacher asked and I nodded

Good! then shoot it!

Declan probably made the promise so she won't feel guilty after screwing her . I answered

and her eyes widened in shock

I am sure she wasn't expecting to hear that!

What exactly are you trying to say Mr Castillo? She continued

Simple! There is no such thing as love , love is just a fantasy that simply don't exist

And why would say so?

Isn't is obvious! it usually end up in pain , disappointments and when married , divorce ...

There was an awkward silence in the class and then the teacher broke the silence with a nervous chuckle

You are so funny Hardin! we will continue in our next class . She said , picking up her books and rushed out of the class

That was so Amazing! Richard remarked and I shifted my gaze to him

You really killed the teacher! he added

Killed! how did I kill her? I asked with an arched eyebrow and he looked around the class before answering

She just got divorced by her husband not quite long

Oh! Really!

he was about to say something when a boy on glasses joined us

Hardin! You must be a damn player . he retorted

And you are? I asked, seizing him up and he grinned like a fool

Pardon my manners! I am Steve , the class president

Oh! a crazy nerd! I thought with in

So tell me ain't you planning on getting married? he continued but I ignored him

He seems like the lousy type and I hate lousy people...

Just then , a lanky man walked into the class and he went back to his seat

The mathematics teacher . Richard said In whispers and I nodded slowly

The man looked around and when his gaze met mine he smiled lightly

Hardin Castillo right? he asked and I nodded

Good! Your mum just donated a huge amount of money to the school . he stated and I scoffed

What is my business with that! Why must he tell me ?

You should thank her when you get home. he added and then picked up a marker to write on the board

Oh right! She just succeeded in showing off her wealth like she always do!!!!

The hours dragged on and it was soon time for lunch break

I wanted to remain in class but Richard and Steve forced me to come along with them so I had no other option but to go with them ....

We soon got to the cafe and I followed behind them as they walked towards a table where two girl were already seated

Can't we just seat alone? I asked and one of the girl raised her head to look at me and to my surprise, it was the half - Korean girl

Hi Hardin! She greeted with a smile, we finally meet again?

And without answering her , I sat down beside her as the others stared on in surprise

Wow! Wow! What are we missing here, do you both know each other? Richard asked and she nodded

We met in the airplane

Oh! He exclaimed , nodding

So what do you want to eat? She asked, moving closer to me

Any thing edible I answered, bringing out my wallet from my pocket but she stopped me

Out tuition covers everything!

Having said that, she stood up , signalled to the second girl and they both went over to counter

I watched her go and bit at my lower lips , staring at her long legs

She was damn sexy in the short blue gown she was wearing .

She is the hottest girl in the whole school . Richard said , staring at her also

Obviously! I stated and he smiled

Do you like her? he asked and I shifted my gaze to him

Do you? I threw the question back at him and he chuckled softly

I do like her but not anymore , so do you like her? he repeated and I smirked

I don't date , I just screw

Just then , Kimberly and friend returned to the table and for a reason best known to her , Kimberly ordered my food and hers in the same plate

and When I asked why she did it, she just smiled

do you really mean what you said back in the class? She suddenly asked

Yep! I answered, popping the p

Really! So what will you do if I tell you I love you ? She continued with a seductive smile and huffed

Then get prepared for heartbreak!

Hazel Dakota

Standing in the compound , I glanced at the wristwatch for the umpteenth time

It was 16:45pm and Hardin was yet to be back from school

Why! I thought all school closes by 16:00

I was being very careful not to allow what happened this morning to repeat itself

Leaning my back on one of the cars parked out in front, I wondered what could have happened if Hardin didn't cover up for me , I probably would have been jobless by now

But why did he help me ? I thought he didn't like me ....

Jeez! That boy is really weird!

Just then , I heard a car honked and the security man rushed to open the gate

He is here! Hardin is here!

Standing upright , i waited for him to drive in and when he did I ran to meet him

he opened the car door and on alighting, his eyes met mine

Welcome! I greeted and as expected , he ignored me and walked into the house

What a snub!

I dashed into the sitting room to the kitchen and met the cook preparing Lunch

I need Hardin's Lunch . I said to the cook who just nodded

I stayed with her watching her cook and when she was done, she dished out Hardin's food on a plate and then placed it gently in a tray

Opening the refrigerator, she brought out a bottled water along with a glass cup and put it in the tray

You can take it . She said without looking at me and I picked up the tray from the cabinet and carried it upstairs to Hardin room

I kicked his door opened and walked in

he was laying on the bed with a head phone on his ear and on seeing me , he removed the headphone and sit up on the bed

Erm I am sorry for not knocking , my hands are filled up . I apologised

Like you always knock before . he drawled

Ignoring him, I placed the tray on the stool in front of him and then sat down on the bed

And why are you still here? he asked with a frown and I smiled lightly

He looks so cute even when he frowns!

Are you even listening to me ?why are you still here? he snapped me out of my silly thoughts

I am your maid remember? I reminded , expecting him to send me out of the room but he didn't ; instead , he placed the tray in front of him and started eating ....

I watched him eat and noticed he was picking on the food

Don't you like the food? I asked and he looked at me

And why did you ask?

Because You are picking on your food.i answer his obvious question

He stared at me for a while and then smiled

I like you Hazel. he said and I felt my heart raced faster

Did he just say he like me !

as my maid . he completed and my heart sank

TBC

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