Student ritual

I stare at the giant black prison gate of hell, where I was held down. I glared at it as it parted. As we drove into the prison house.

Locked up for life?

Never!

I shake my head vigorously, making a mess of the hairstyle Mrs. Lane made.

Conspicuously earning a look from my driver.

Ben. I had been suspended for pursuing a student down the stairs which I didn’t do but was suspended for it, cause everyone thought I did it, very likely I didn’t do it.

He looked away immediately my eyes met his.

"We're here ma'am "

"I told you to stop calling me that."

"I couldn't help it, ma'am "

I rolled my eyes so hard.

"Sorry ma'am "

I just need to get out of here. But getting out of here I would be heading into the place of my doom. I could feel It, there was no way I could pass the upcoming exams.

I reached out to open the car door but someone beat me to it.

"Girlfriend!" She screeched in my ear.

There was only one crazy friend I've got and She was a parrot too.

But she knows nothing about me. And I on the other hand know everything about her.

She was so predictable. That was what I thought.

"School without you has been a Who a lot of wrecks come on girl, I am gonna tell you everything that has happened, I'll fill in everything. Every detail you would be so amazing, I got an amazing story to tell you, you know, Mr. Pams, he’s been suspected, for secretly dating a minor. And You can imagine the look on Carly's face when she sees you..."

"Oh! such a heartbreaker.."

"Come on!"

She dragged me out of the car with my backpack.

"Bye Ben!."

I yelled over my shoulders.

Told ya, Marie has a lot to say in a minute. That was her.

"I miss you a lot. "

She nudged my shoulders and linked her hands on mine.

"Let's go."

"Not so fast girls..."

We turned in the direction of the voice.

"Miss patty"

We are both in unison.

I hate it so much. She was our homeroom teacher, She was a thorn in my flesh. Tall and ugly. Every woman, the same age as the woman who took dad away is all ugly to me.

It's not like they took dad away, he left us, me in particular, the last time I saw him was at mom’s funeral, and then he took the remainder of stuff he had at home away.

Not even a goodbye from him.

Not a single hug.

Nothing.

I just wanted to find someone to blame, though I know that wasn’t it. Ms patty was always on my tail.

She behaves like a witch too. The reason she isn't married yet.

And I had no idea why she always pick on me.

"Aisling flower. You need to see the principal."

"But why miss patty?"

"Stay out of this miss Jonah."

She huffed and pulled her hands away from mine.

"She will see you in class."

She glare at miss patty and grumpy walked away from us.

I smiled.

And followed miss patty towards the principal office...

*****

"You can fully attend class now and no more trouble.."

"Not like I caused any."

I mumble.

"Aisling."

He called.

I lifted my lashes to look at him.

"Welcome back."

I rolled my eyes.

What the **** is wrong with this man over here.

He gestured towards the door.

And someone came in. At that instance.

"Oh, you're here."

He shoved me aside. With outstretched arms welcomed the guy who just walked in.

His face was like a storm. Long and narrow, with a perfect jawline. His eyes were dark and beautiful. His uniform fit him so well like it was met for him.

I saw myself staring at him. Until he pushed me out of the way.

I jolted back to reality.

I turned and stare at him.

"Aren't you leaving?"

I clutched my fist. Wishing I could punch him.

"Aisling this was the transfer student I talked about. He came when you were away. He’s in the same class as you, he would be introduced today, by your homeroom teacher” He was smiling so wide.

I pitied him.

And clicked my tongue.

"What's so special about that."

"You should try getting an A in your grade and then know what's so special."

I wish looks could kill.

I desperately wish it could.

****

I entered the class and all my eyes went to me.

She back.

It's been two weeks already.

I thought it was a month.

After what she did.

She was supposed to be expelled from school.

They kept on whispering as I walked to my seat.

"Girlfriend.!"

Marie held my hands and walked me to my seat.

I was grateful.

My seat was inked with a scribble. I thought Mrs. Lane changed my seat or did they do it again.

"You can seat with me Aisling." I nodded and tails behind Marie.

Immediately we settled. Carly and her squad came with a smug look on their faces.

"Calm down everyone."

She quelled the class.

Our school was a school for the rich. If you ain’t rich you can't be here. Having a scholarship was very rare.

But this year five students were given scholarships to Briton high.

And charisma was a scholarship student.

The victim.

When I was the actual victim.

"You can't blame her. That's how her mother died remember."

They were chattering from the class.

"Poor little thing. Grow up without a mother and she decided to take it out on a poor girl Charisma. How pathetic the girl is fighting for her life."

My throat burn.

I stood up.

"Aisling stop. Let it go."

"Don't it bother you why she bares Aisling flower instead of Aisling Dean?"

And pah!

I slapped her across the face.

She staggered backward. Holding her cheek and I gave her another one on the other cheek she collapsed on her squad.

"Don't you dare bring my mother into this." I gulped I was at the edge of crying but the tears won't fall. Not even a single one.

"Aisling Flower..."

miss patty called.

As she came into the class with the student I met in the office. He wasn’t having the hard look on, which he gave me in the office, instead, it was replaced by a flirtatious smile. Already got most of the girls in class.

“Caryl to your seat.”

“She hit me miss patty.”

“To your seat.” She ordered. Grumpily she marched down to her seat while flashing a glare by way. I glare back at her, it was as if we were in an eye battle.

“We have a new student in our midst, introduce yourself to the class.”

He step forward, and grin a little, Carly looked away from me and stare at him, I did the same, looking away from her.

“I’m Grey Milestone, hope we get along.” He winked.

“New student ritual!” Andre Anderson. The hottest guy in school. He was among the popular squad in school.

My secret admirer.

I know he would never notice me, though I kept stealing glances at him, during lessons.

The new student ritual was something every new student got to do, especially the ones Andre hates.

Miss patty has no say in it. So she step back and let us decide what we want him to do.

“Dance, dance,” they yelled from the back.

Then it’s settled, he would have to dance to be accepted in the school.

“Whose gonna sing, so I can dance.”

“We’ll sing.”

My silly classmates sang, and dance perfectly to the disappointment of Andre. His waist moved perfectly to the song, When he was done he smirked at Andre.

Something was fishy between.

“Aisling... still hasn’t forgotten.

"To the principal office.."

“Witch!” I cussed.

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