Isaaq's POV:

"Lighten up Isaaq, things will turn out ok. Don't you worry", the woman sitting next to me was my aunt, my father's younger sister, at the moment she was the only family I could really open up to.

She tried her so much to comfort me but we both knew it wasn't working. I gave off a light smile to let her feel I was relaxed but deep down I was down and really depressed. I turned to look out the window, the buildings moved linearly at a very slow pace as we drove pass them. I soon noticed the car driving beside us from behind.

It was an old Toyota Camry that appeared to have run for far longer  than she was supposed to. The body of the vehicle had a lot of dent on it and the break lights barely worked.

The owner must be very reckless.

I soon grew bore of looking out the window I turned to face the front, noticing Lewis, the driver's new haircut.

Damn was he looking as Bald as ever.

I chuckled a little and my Aunt couldn't help but notice

"Awn, you look so cute when you're smiling"

I immediately switched back to my initial gloomy face in response to her comment, she scoffs and gets back on her phone.

"Are we there yet?", I ask impatiently.

She taps me on the shoulder, "No, but almost" she then turns to Lewis, "How much farther exactly?"

"Ma'am I believe we've reached out destination".

Finally we arrived, it took a while but we were eventually able to find a parking spot. The whole place was flooded with people, I've never been to a crowded place before so I felt a little nervous.

My aunt tapped me on the shoulder again,"Hey, you don't have to be shy. It'll be alright", she takes my hand and pats the back slightly.

I sigh a little and shake her hands off me. "I'm fine aunty".

I take my backpack and get off the limo almost immediately.

"You have to go to the the principal's office first and remember be nice. They're people not monsters and neither are they a bunch of lowlifes willing to do your every whimp for a little change".

"Really aunty?"

She gets out and hugs me tightly,"I know you'll be alright I'm just being over protective right now", she let's go of me.

  I have parents, wait, I used to have parents but my mum died years ago when I was still a kid and my dad rejected me few years after her death. My Aunt is the only one I have right now as a guardian. From my behavior it would seem I didn't care but I'm forever grateful to her for taking me in.

"Thanks mum", I tease while she places her hands on my face, hopefully she wasn't going to pinch my cheeks again.

"You're just so adorable, I love you so much"

I swear she was seconds away from ripping the skin off my goddamn face.

I smiled a bit but I wasn't fooling anyone, atleast not her, she could tell I was still very sad.

"Aunty, why does dad hate me so much?"

"Your father doesn't hate you, sweety", she combs my hair back with her hands and brushes my brows with her thumbs. "He's just confused, he ...he doesn't really know how to handle these sort of things"

"And kicking me out was his best option?"

"Sweetie, you'll be late for class. Now get going", she pecks my forehead and just when I wasn't expecting. She pinched and pulled on my cheeks.

"****! Woman that hurts", I cried in pain. I fucking knew she was going to do that, I totally let my guard down.

"Ok, goodbye. We'll come pick you up later. Now get"

She goes back in the limo and Lewis drives off. I gave her a light wave and turned to the entrance of my new school.

Things aren't exactly going well in my home and thanks to that I now have to go to a public school. It was my first time in public with children of the middle class and classes lower than that I guess.

"So this is what highschools in this area look like, it's a little smaller than expected"

I walked slowly towards the entrance with one hand of my bag hung on my shoulders and the others buried in my pocket. I wasn't really prepared for anything, I had no idea what I was to expect but it's not like I have a choice in the first.

I got pass the main entrance,the kids in the school didn't seem to notice my presence, they all rallled in groups engaged in different conversations and what not. Finally getting in, the school looked alot bigger in the inside than it did on the outside. The hallway was long and quite spacious, there were alot of door on each side of the walls, classrooms probably.

After a long walk I finally got to the principal's office, it was two doors away from the end of the hallway. I knocked and almost immediately a voice from inside responded,"Come in"

I felt cold chills up my spines and my hands began to quiver, I wasn't expecting a response so soon. Wait what was I even going to say, I've been engaged in conversations with outsiders before.

I opened they door and got in to see a young woman with dirty blonde hair packed in a high ponytail, black eyes and she was dressed in red. She raised her head and made eye contact with mine before finally lowering it to get back to whatever she was doing in her computer.

I stood quietly for a while before finally breaking the silence

"Um... I'm here to see the principal"

She raised her head again and gave me a weird look, "And you are?"

"Isaaq ... Isaaq Keith", I responded sheepishly.

The air was suffocating and this woman was without a doubt scary, she seemed like the super strict type, I felt total awkward around her that I grew conscious of my breathing.

She went through a couple of papers and wrote some stuffs on them before eventually gesturing me to sit down. She must be the secretary, I thought to myself then it finally dawned on me to take a look around the office.

It was so small, then again I don't exactly have an idea of what a normal office would look like. I've only been in the ones at my father's company and compared to this one they were insanely huge.

Her office arrangement was pretty basic, a table, a seat, a trash can and her computer. That's was probably all to it, no decorations or what not. She got up and went in another door behind her, it should be the principal's office, she got out few minutes later and walked up to me.

"He's waiting for you", she went to her seat to get back to whatever she was doing initially.

I got up and headed for the door behind her, on entering my eyes met a middle aged man probably in his 50s or late 40s, dressed very professional and so was his office.

I could a couple of degrees and posters hung on the wall but I didn't pay attention to anything else.

"Good morning sir", I greeted not to seem impolite

"Ah yes, Isaaq morning. You're the new freshman we've been expecting. Your mother told us all about you".

"My mum?", I thought to myself, he'd probably mistaken my aunt for my mother. Now that I think about it, we do kinda look alike, she's my father's sister and I look a alot like my dad so there we have it.

He tilted his head a little and bought some files from behind him.

"Give this to the lady outside, and we'll also need some signatures, passports et cetera et cetera and uh..", he pulled out one of his drawers and brought out a sheet of paper.

"Here you go, it's a pass. First period must have begun already. You give that to the teacher so you won't get any qualms"

He leaned back in his seat and slowly pausd to take a look at me.

I bent my head down to look at the paper he got me, one to read what was on it , two, I wasn't comfortable making such eye contacts with people.

He sighed and the called for the lady outside, "Miss Lee, please take him to his designation classroom".

I gave her the stuffs the principal told me to and soon we were on our way to my first class, I grew extremely weary as I followed the secretary, I felt my anxiety grow the more we got closer to the classrooms. Suddenly we stopped at a door and she told me to wait outside.

She got in and came in moments later with someone who I supposed was the teacher. I handed my pass and He told me to come in. After saying a few words the secretary left.

This was it, I'm going in

Took a few breathes in and out the it was decided, I was finally ready to go in.

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**A/N: Hello, this is my first time writing a romance, so expect it to be whacky. But still I hope it's ok(๑•﹏•). See you at the next chapter, Bai.

I got in and as expected the classroom was small too. The kids sat in pairs and the teacher's desk was at the other side of the class, opposite the students.

"Ok class this is Isaaq Keith, a new student. Please be nice to him and treat him as you would treat every other student"

They just kept staring at me it felt so weird and honestly I wanted to run out and be as far away as possible from every single one of them but I don't have any other choice and deal with it because of the way things are now.

The teacher directed me to an empty seat at the far end of the class and soon he continued with the lessons. I tried so hard to pay attention but I couldn't help but notice the several eyes looking at me, these middle class lowlifes ...I mean children were really irritating, I ignored the attention, but it was still very bothersome.

The bell for the end of period rang and I brought out my phone to call my aunt, I got tired of this place I wanted to go home.

I was about dialing her number then a voice from behind picked my attention.

"Omg, so fancy!"

I turned to see a tall, slim, strawberry blonde staring at me from behind, I didn't give her a reply but I could tell she was the type of person I wouldn't want to get involved in anything with. I turned back to my phone to make the call then she came closer and sat on my desk.

"Hello"

"Hey", I responded almost immediately avoiding eye contact.

"So Isaaq is it? I'm Stephanie"

I gave her no response, she got pissed a little and did a very terrible job at hiding it.

"Your phone is quite nice looks awfully expensive. I bet you worked your butt off to get it", she gave an awkward smile.

"It's not expensive at all, just cost a couple of hundreds and I don't work for anything".

I tried to make it clear that I wasn't interested in having a conversation with her by being somewhat rude but this girl just couldn't take a hint.

She kept blabbering on and on about herself and I honestly wasn't paying attention. Walking out on her would be very rude and could bring up some kind of attention or worse she'd follow me and I wasn't ready for that.I wasn't able to make the call so I gave my aunt a text which she replied almost immediately.

Aunty 8:20 am

^^^Me:Aunty,where are you?^^^

Aunty:I'm here my delicate little flower(~￣³￣)~

^^^Me: No I meant where are you like right now ?^^^

Aunty: I'm at the office. What's up?

^^^Me: Get Lewis to get me out of this death hole^^^

Aunty: But it's not even noon. Something bad happen?

^^^Me: Maybe, the whole place is sickening and..^^^

Aunty: I got to go bye

Mmwha( ˘ ³˘)♥

She had always been so annoying, I dropped the phone and realized the girl was still on my desk talking about stuffs I have very little concerns about. 

"Are you done?", She paused and seemed disgusted then she gets off my desk.

"I was only trying to be friends with you, what's your problem?"

The next teacher came in hurriedly, and apologized for coming so late. She had fallen asleep in the teacher's lounge and totally forgot that she had a morning class. She was the entrepreneurship teacher and she was ridiculously clumsy. Her hair was a mess, her clothes were squeezed and she had her papers flying everywhere.

Like seriously, is organization not a thing anymore ?

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Eventually, it was time for lunch and would rather be found dead than to me seen in public eating cafeteria food. The chef and their disease infested kitchen, expired cooking equipments and lack of kitchen etiquettes. The very site alone disgusts me.

While the other kids chowed down on the garbage served to them, I decided to take a little work around the school if I was going to school here I needed to atleast get used to my surroundings.

I realized the school was divided into sections. There was the science section for the science students, the social science which I was in and pure arts.

While I was exploring I noticed the sound of someone getting beat up. I curiously followed the sounds and it led to an empty classroom. It looked empty but it wasn't.

They were all students of the school judging from their uniforms they must be my upperclassmen. There were about five of them beating up a defenseless kid who also seemed like an upperclassman.

He was beat up pretty badly and his uniform was stained with blood, he groaned in pains but it only encouraged more beating. They took turns delivering punch and kicks to his sides, face and abdomen.

"What on Earth did he do to deserve this?"

I felt bad for him, but I was no hero. There wasn't much I could do,

I honestly couldn't do anything and it was obviously none of my business. I turned to leave but my conscience wouldn't let me, damn what the **** am I thinking. I turned back and took a photo of them and sent it to one of my aunt.

I texted, "Send this to the principal but don't let him know it was from you".

I just know I was going to regret this but the deed has already been done. Like I asked my ah t sent the photo to the principal without giving a second thought and the bullies where punished by the principal.

The kid being beat up turned out to be my senior, I heard the teachers call him Hayden...Hayden blood was it? Odd name for a kid who couldn't defend himself properly. The kid was sent to the hospital and hadn't come to school for weeks or so I heard. Again, it was none of my concern I honestly didn't care whether he died or lived. It was not my problem.

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"Isaaq you ready for school?"

"No", I walked towards the living room with my bag on my back.

"Sweetie", she walked over to where I was standing to give me a hug but I refused.

I was standing in front of the huge mirror in at corner adjusting my tie.

"Don't you look dashing", she teased, "So have you made any friends yet?"

I rolled my eyes and walked out on her, such discussions where bothersome to me and I hadn't the time. I got in the limo, Lewis was already waiting patiently outside the Vila for my aunt and I.

He hit the ignition then my aunt got in and we drove off. The first few moments in the car were quiet then my aunt decided to break the silence.

"You know what you did for that Hayden kid was a honourable act, he should be very grateful"

"Yeah right", I murmured quietly and looked away.

Then I remembered my aunt had a weird phonecall this morning and somehow I feel like it was from my father.

"So, what did he tell you?" I asked still looking away.

"Huh?", My aunt replied unsure if what exactly I was getting at

"The phonecall you received this morning it was my father wasn't it?"

Her facial expression changed suddenly then she crossed her legs and gave a slight nod.

"What did he want?"

"Isaaq I..."

"Tell em", I quickly cut in. Whatever excuse she was going to give me I didn't want to hear it. I just wanted to know the truth.

She sighed and looked up a little,

"Sweetie", she paused and the continued,"Keith's industries isn't doing very well in the market right now. Your father has lost alot of partners and .."

I chuckled a little,"that fucking bastard"

"Don't be like that, he's your father"

"I don't have one not anymore", I scowled and looked away.

My aunt seemed very worried but there was nothing she could do about it.

"You Father has always been stubborn and you're acting alot like him right now"

"No I'm not! I'm nothing like him, what kind of a father throws a way his own son just because of his sexual orientation?"

She sighed and grabbed my face, I swear to God if she pinches me one more time

"It's alright. I'm your family now. Don't let this bother you anymore ok?" She smiled and brushed my brows with her thumbs.

"If only mum was here, things would have turned out differently"

"True, but we can't change the past now can we?" She pecked my forehead and placed hers on mine.

"What the **** are you doing ?",I spat out without hesitation.

"You're not feeling anything right now? Nothing at all?"

"I'm feeling really pissed off right now" I pushed her back and turned away.

"Oh my I couldn't even get you to blush. Well I guess it can't be helped", she smiled and rubs her hand on my head

"That was the most irritating thing you have ever done", she pats me on the head and turned to face the front.

"Is that so? Well it's not like you can do anything to seduce me. You're just not my type", I was shocked but somehow I got curious and I just had to ask.

"And exactly is your type?"

"I thought you knew?", She held her chin and widened her smile, "I like older men"

Oh **** this creep

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A/N: Did you like it? Was it ok? Lemme know. Bai🥰🥰🥰

Alissa's POV:

He remind quiet for the rest of the trip, he was greatly disturbed but I tried to cheer him up but he was always quick to switch back to his gloomy self which was not healthy, especially for the heir to the Keith's Industries and the future head of the  Keith family, I hope.

  My older brother, that douche how dare he throw away his only son, his rightful heir just because he's a little different. That's not enough excuse to have him thrown out and treated like shit.

Took a while but we finally arrived at his school, he got out of the car and was heading for the entrance, he didn't even bother to turn back to wave goodbye.

I sigh a little and rest back properly on the seats

"Where to ma'am?", Our driver Lewis asks adjusting the rear-view mirror.

"Keith Industries, I have something to discuss with my dear brother"

"Okay ma'am", he adjusts what appeared to be hair in the part of his head that had always been bald, I was shocked

How is this possible? I could have sworn he was bald like ... yesterday

"Lewis are you wearing a wig?"

"M-M-ma'am...", He stuttered and hit the brakes

I laughed so hard I could feel my stomach ache, "it's alright Lewis, it looks good on you. Let's go".

Then we were off, off to Keith's industries

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Isaaq's POV:

I was on my way to class then I saw a familiar figure running towards me, I couldn't quite place the face, I dimmed my eyesa little as I tried to recall. The figure came closer and it was that girl from my Commerce and Entrepreneurship class, Stephanie.

What the hell does she want this time ?

She attempted to hug me but i refused, I'm not ready to be caught all cute and cuddly with anyone in Thai dreaded school amd definitely not with a girl.

You have noticed already but girls don't really pick my interest, for some reason I don't find boobs attractive.

She tried to engage me in another one of her boring conversations but I declined, I walked pass her and  continued heading for class. It was almost time my math class and after that I had accounting.

I really wasnt in the mood for anything that would piss me off, I was depressed enough already.

"Hey, don't just walk away like that you jerk!", I heard her yell from behind me but her words mean nothing to me.

I was a few deets away from my class then I heard random foots steps they got louder and louder as I kept moving with her head down.

I looked up and saw another figure running towards me.

"Hey slow down!"

He ran into and we both took a delightful trip to the floor.

"Ouch", I groaned and the figure fell on top of me. I really need to start walking around with glasses on.

"Jeez I'm so sorry are you alright?"

I looked up and saw the person that had just bumped into me,"Get off me",

"Sorry I didn't mean to", he got off and crouched a bit helping sit up "Are you hurt?"

I sat up rubbing my head then I looked at who was talking to me. It was a guy.

"I- I'm - uh ...I'm fine", I looked away as my cheeks burned a red faintly, what the **** was going on?

I got up immediately and dusted myself,"Don't worry about me I'm fine " I walked hurriedly into my class.

I went straight to my seat with my head in the desk. Replaying all that just happened in head.

I know I liked guys but why did it have to be one of these lowlifes?

He fell on me, our bodies touched..I burned red and my heart beat was so fast I felt like I'd just ran a thousand miles.

Moments later our maths teacher came in began to teach statistics, next year, he mentioned about us  taking it as a course next year but I wasn't really paying attention. I tried but I couldn't, the kid that ran into me a while was still on my mind. He's eyes were so gorgeous, narrowed but still sparkly, his lips looked so soft and delicate, his hair was a little long and messy but it only added to his beauty. For long I wondered who he was and if I'd ever see him again.

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Lunch time, I went to the school garden and sat on one of the benches, I needed to cool off. Thoughts bout my father came to me again and I was really depressed.

I gazed into the distance and began to process alot about my life, what if I was normal maybe then I could have a father, and he'd finally accept me and we could be one big family. But I don't like girls, to be alot clearer girls disgust me. I can't help it if I feel nothing around them, not but the intense feeling of disgust.

"Why won't father accept me?"

Why am I thinking about this ?

It's all so depressing, I feel like a fucking sadist. I really need to learn how to let things go, I have my whole life ahead of me and I'll gain if I keep pondering so much  on matters of the past.

I need to start planning for my future, ah yes that's a better idea . After seemingly consoling myself I got and decided to leave then I heard a familiar voice coming from the green house I turned and saw him. The kid from before.

He was tendering to the flowers with some girls standing next to him.

"Oh my you're really good at this "

"Thanks, I practice"

They seemed like they were having alot of fun. And it bugged me alot, the way the girls were all over him. He was normal I guess, would dad accept me if I was more like him? Why am I thinking about this again?!

I was arguing and beating myself up but got interrupted by the laughter coming from the greenhouse. They seemed to be having alot of fun.

"Tch, fucking annoying bastards" I left in anger but why was I angry though? I didn't really have a reason but I was mad. I couldn't help but loathe every single one of them.

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Finally school was over and I went to the usual parking spot Lewis grew fond of, and as usual he was there but my aunt wasn't with him.

"Where's she? "

"Your aunt went over to your dad's then from there she went to drink at the family hotel"

That crazy woman, what the hell is she up to this time?

"Whatever let's go", i got in the limo and we were off.

I was lost in thoughts again and looking out the window when my eyes caught with that familiar  face again, he seemed to be alone this time and was on his was home I guess.

"Stop the car"

"Huh!", Lewis was in shock but he eventually stopped the car

"Um master?" He turned to me but before he could say anything I gave him a death glare. He quickly understood and mind his business.

I looked out the window and for some reason I couldn't see him anymore ....where in the world did he go?

I looked back and forth in search for him but he was out of sight, he must have take a turn somewhere or probably entered one of the buildings around.

I sighed a little and turned to fa e Lewis, "Let's go"

Lewis still not sure of what had just happened became curious but he dared not ask if he knew what was good for him.

What is wrong with me? I wondered, why did I order Lewis to stop the car? What exactly was I intending to do?

My mind was clouded with thoughts it was officially I was indeed losing it.

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A/N: Hey! I hope it's not too cliche. This chapter isn't as long as the previous. I'm sorry, but I hope it was ok. Bai ෆ╹ .̮ ╹ෆ