CHAPTER 6: As good as she can be.

Akila, Lance's sister, put on her backpack and went out of her room. Her mother looked at her with amazement.

" Where are you going?" She asked calmly.

" School."

" It's Saturday."

" We're preparing for the exams, ma. "

" Exams." Celine reapeted.

" I have already done the dishes, the laundry,..."

" So, that's why you woke up early. Okay... See you."

At arriving in the class, students were calmly sitting in their places calmly revising. She mentally sighed and went to sit.

" Hi." She greeted her sit mate.

" Hi." She replied.

" You didn't skip, today." She added.

" I'm learning to follow rules and regulations. You know , ... No troubles, I want." She said getting a book out of her bag. She then saw some girls standing on her sit mates side . One wrapping her arm around her shoulder, other girls standing aside with arrogance , folding their arms on their chest. A bullying,rich kids group. She sighed inside.

" So, how are the preparation for the exams?" The one wrapping her arm around her shoulder asked Roxy. She was Tera . Everyone in the school knew her. A bully who knows nothing but to use her family background, exploiting others energy. Really not well known.

" Good." Roxy replied expressionlessly, her eyes on her book.

" Let's hope we all will get, good marks, right?" Tera asked with a smile.

" Right." She replied.

Tera smiled and stood straight. Roxy's grip tightened on her pen.

" Good." She and her group turned to leave.

" That parasite!" Akila said carelessly. The whole group stopped. They were four. Casey, Bella, Clay and their precious leader, Tera. Clay then came quickly pulling Roxy's hair.

" What did you say?!" She said. Roxy said nothing not fighting back. The whole class looked at them.

" I'm the one who said those words." Akila said calmly. Clay let go of Roxy's hair.

" Repeat what you just called...." Casey stepped in talking dramatically.

" A ; PARASITE . She repeated. At the moment, a fast, hurting slap was thrown right in her face. Roxy gasped. Other students closed their eyes. Akila laughed dramatically in a countless has.

" Ak, please stop." Roxy told Hein whispers. Akila looked at the person who had just slapped her. Tera. She stood up and slapped her back. Everyone was shocked.

" My face is my mother's to slap, not yours." She scolded.Tera face became red and the fight began. One of the students called the metron. By the time she came , Akila was holding Tera by collar.

" To my office girls." She said. Akila let go of her with a scoff. They went in the office.

" You know the rules, you may be fired."

" Expelled, ma'am" Akila corrected.

" Don't care. I need all the school's restrooms cleaned." She told them.

" My father...." Tera was trying to threaten them.

" You ain't your father sweetie,..." The metron said. Akila smiled at Tera.

" You will also write apologizing essays. A thousand words needed." She smiled.

Tera frowned. Akila didn't care. They got out of the office.

" I swear I will make you pay." Tera said dramatically. Akila looked at her and scoffed.

" That sounds fun. I'm willing to fight with you as many times as possible."

Tera glared at her , she glared back.

" You're actually, dumber than I thought."

" Excuse you! "

" You are dumb."

Tera tried to slap her but she caught her hand.

" I hate bullies." She said.

" Roxy fear spiders, you surrounded her with spiders. Asa fear heights, you put her on the top high building. She almost fell. Those aren't the only ones. And, you fear the darkness..." Akila looked around. There was a room there. It wasn't used anymore. She smiled. She then pulled her and threw her in the room.

" Reflect on your own mistakes." She told her and gently locked the door. Tera was afraid. She shouted and shouted, Akila was the only one there, she ignored her. And went to the bathrooms and started cleaning them.

After thirty minutes , she went and opened the door. Tera had fainted. Akila scoffed.

She shook her head. She then went and patted her cheeks. She didn't wake up.

* This little...* She thought. She then came with a backet of water and poured it on her. She woke up, coughing.

" Let's go to do the punishment." Akila told her. Tera stood up calmly and followed her. She was silent while doing the punishment. Akila didn't bother talk to her either.

* I came to study, Revise, but I'm of course doing punishment. Thank God, metron isn't such an ' I will make it hard for you' style. My mother could bury me alive if she knew. Lance would sell me for a leaf.* She continually talked to herself in her thoughts. They finished cleaning the restrooms at two . Students were going home at the hour. They went home early as it was in the weekend. Tera was with her group. Roxy and Akila went home together.

" Thanks." Roxy told her.

" How many times do you have to say that? "

" I'm just truly grateful."

They chatted all the way home. When Akila reached home, her mother wasn't there. She had gone at work. She entered the house. There was no lunch. She cooked and enjoyed the food. She wanted to go at her brother's but remembered he might not be home at the hour. She was in the kitchen,eating. She heard a knock. She went to check.

" Hi." The weird looking man greeted.

" How may I help you?" She asked. The man wore a creepy smile. If it was at night, she would have been afraid. But it was in the broad of daylight. No fear.

The man didn't answer. Akila felt annoyed. Did this guy think she was a robot or had nothing else to do. She used all her force to smile asking the man again, but not using those force to hide her impatience.

" Sir, can I please know how I may be helpful and help you with what you need to be helped with?" The man still said nothing.

* The way he is looking at me as if I'm a cartoon*

She shut the door. No time to waste on people. After a few seconds, she looked out from the window to see if he was gone , and he was. She sighed a sigh of relief.