CHAPTER 1: MY STORY

MAYA'S P.O.V

"Mom, I'm home!" I exclaimed, closing the entrance door behind me without expecting feedback. "argh! What a day!" I heaved a sigh, entering my room, dropping my schoolbag off in the unknown with the only aim of laying on my bed devastated.

"What the hell happened earlier today!?" I thought Inquisitively, trying to process the spooky event from earlier. Based on Mrs Pearson's reaction when I asked her what happened, she wasn't shocked; she seemed concerned, meaning, while exclaiming at her other version to let me go, it wasn't visible in the real world. To Mrs Pearson, I passed out within minutes of wrestling with her other version.

"Does this mean I have some sort of superhuman abilities?" I stood up from my bed, chuckling in disbelief.

"If that's the case, I might as well be the Cat woman of this generation." I laughed, fantasising in my thoughts; practising brief ballet, acknowledging the woman I am becoming, staring at the full-length glamorous ornate mirror in front of me while my cat wonders around the room.

While engrossed in my fanatic thoughts, a voice coughed from behind. "You should at least knock, Mom!" I yelled.

" I would not be here if I didn't have anything important to discuss with you..." Amelia responded.

*Mini Introduction*

My life has always been shitty and mom took sole responsibility of reminding me every goddamn day how fucked up my life is, she makes everything miserable for me. I'm one of the 0.01% non-participant inhabitants of the world and despite this, I've lived my whole life trying to please my mother, longing for her love in return.

I'm Maya Wang, a 19-year-old Asian American, with a reddish brown wavy hair reaching my waist length, my eyeballs are brown, my lips are bow-shaped and pink in colour. I'm 5'6 tall and I have an hourglass shape which I don't fantasise about because it's a fact that Asian girlies are created with model physiques but believe me when I tell you I don't seem like one because I'm messed up.

I attend ARCARDIA HIGH, one of the best academy in New York, I'm presently in my senior year of high school- 12th grade – preparing different application letters to submit to various league colleges. I love science immensely and I'm one of the top most intelligent students in this academy , ranking 4th best out of 10. I keep a low profile at school, avoiding attention and unnecessary dramas like an invisible being, which has helped in both positive and negative ways. I've decided to maintain this reputation which has protected me this far, since it means getting out of Arcadia High unscathed.

My dad's Asian, a well-known scientist, Professor Zhao Chi Wang, a handsome, benevolent and noble man who values his job responsibly. Dad loves Science so much, he's obsessed with conducting experiments, researching new space technologies, travelling around the world for scientific discoveries, predicting events based on theories and so on. In summary, my dad's a workaholic and apart from placing the needs of his job above family, he's a great dad.

My mom's American, an Investment Banker, Amelia Wang, is a beautiful but cold, spiteful, fierce, independent woman who only cares about money, fame, and her reputation but doesn't give 2 fucks about her daughter. She's currently employed as the Assistant Manager of Evergreen Bank, one of the prime popular bank companies in the city...

Due to the nature of dad's job, he travels across countries for scientific discoveries. In one of his quest for scientific data, he travelled to the United States where he met Amelia his soul mate. They were so in love, got married and begat me. With my existence in the picture, Dad promised to settle down in New York with Mom living as one big family.

Mom has never been more happier than she is with Dad and I, everything was so perfect, we all lived happily ever after until the day Zhao broke his promise to Amelia. I was 5 years old when this happened, Dad left a note by the kitchen cabinet apologising to mom why he left abruptly without notice;

"Dear Amelia,

I'm sorry for not fulfilling my promise of being there for you and maya till the end.

There's a new invention that threatens the course of human race, and based on my scientific prediction, it commences soon... I left abruptly to terminate this threat before it's launch. Moreover, since its based on my theories, I can provide plausible solutions to save human race alongside other seasoned scientists....

Although I don't know how many months this will take, but I won't return home without providing a solution to this because my family's safety means the world to me.

Take good care of the house till I'm back, my regards to may..

I love you

Your Husband,

Zhao."

"No!" Mom groaned in pain, pressing the letter against her heart as she weeps profusely.

Months passed, no one heard from Zhao, there was no record of him checking into a plane or cargo ship. Mom reported him missing because she couldn't reach him for months, the police issued a public notice across all states declaring one of the top best scientist missing with Zhao's face all over projected billboards, skyscrapers and posters yet no avail. However, either of this two things happened to him; it's either he was killed or he vanished from the surface of the earth.

After this incident, Mom changed into a different person entirely and her behaviour towards me became extremely cold because whenever she sees me, she's reminded of her happy memories with Dad which later resulted into pain that shattered and shredded her heart for years. She detests me so much because she's solely looking at dad when ever she sees me and there's nothing I can do to erase that. Nevertheless, I detest dad for putting me in the position where I have to spend my whole life living up to mom expectations while trying to make up for his mistakes.

*Present hour*

"Yes Mom, I'm listening," I said, sitting by the edge of my bed.

"I don't know how to say this so I'll just say it how I see fit." she clears her throat. "It's been 14 years now since your dad vanished to go save the world, leaving his family to hang out dry while he saves mankind." She scoffed.

"I want you to know I'm seeing someone and it's not just a fling, it's serious." She added.

This makes 2 unexpected turn of events today, I thought in disbelief. "And how do you expect me to feel about that?" I asked frankly.

"I don't expect you to feel anything, I just thought its the right decision telling you this before he moves in with his son." She said

"What? His son?... You didn't give me time to process your affair with someone else, and now I get to know he moves in with his son on the same spot?" I lamented, pacing around my room in rage.

"You plan to host some man alongside his son in Dad's apartment just because of your so-called "serious" relationship..."

"Excuse you, young lady. Mind your manners; he's not some man," She interrupted. "Also, your dad and I built this apartment together, so it's not solely his," she concluded.

"You know what Mom? You're so full of surprises, but this is outrageous. You never care about my emotions or opinions anyway, so do as you wish. There's no record of Dad being dead, so enjoy it while it lasts." I said furiously.

"Since you know all of that, I believe I'm justified by my actions." She said with a smirk, heading towards the room's exit. "Oh, also," she paused, raising her left index finger at shoulder level. "the name is Frostman. I know you plan to run a background check, and whether you like it or not, I just made that easier by providing the name." She yelled, halfway across the stairs.

"The name Frostman rings a bell, I've definitely heard it somewhere." I thought. "Wait, does this mean whom Mrs Pearson wants me to tutor is his son? Hell no!" I said.

Immediately, I grabbed my laptop, connecting to different servers, as I prepared to run a background check on Mom's mystery man.

According to my research, Mark Frostman is the Founder and Chief Executive Manager of Evergreen Bank, He's one of the top richest investors with subsidiaries of various businesses across different countries. Frostman's son, Dave Frostman is a handsome, fierce, determined gentleman and the only heir to Evergreen and his assets.

However, Evergreen took a long break from the world after its launch and resumed back in business remarkably successful.... The reason for his triumphant comeback remains a mystery that can't be accessed nor breached by any server because of its high level of security. Even with my advanced technology skills, I can't breach through the classified files meaning there's the slightest possibility Frostman is involved in some shady activities ...