EPISODE 1: "DAD, STOP! I DON'T WANT TO GO TO RAVENHOLD."

"But why can't I go to a normal school like my friends? Mia says she's going to The Russian Academy. The school's great..."

" You're going to RAVENHOLD and that's final! You shouldn't argue with me. "

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Ever since I was in class five, my dad had always wanted me to go to this old, dark school called RAVENHOLD. The name itself sounds so creepy and the school is so scary.

I kept trying to tell my dad, Lucius, that I don't belong in that kind of school but he wouldn't budge. And tomorrow I and my friends are going out for lunch before we all go to our various schools. And if they ask me the school I'm going they would definitely call me weird. I don't know why dad just won't understand it.

"Okay fine. But at least tell me why you want me to go there." I said to my dad.

He stared at me with anger. It felt like his eyes were getting redder by the second. God, I'm so scared of my dad.

"Why do you always find something to use and go against what I tell you? Mmm?" he asked, the anger in him rising.

" You can't just tell me to go to a school I don't want to go and expect me to be okay with it. I'm pretty sure if it were you, you'd feel weird too. "

" No. I would obey without second thoughts and without complaining. That's how we are trained... God, you're just like your mother. "

" Yeah. You say that all the time. " I said, still waiting for his answer. Then he breathed in and out and his anger reduced. Thank God for that.

"I like the school and I think you'll learn a lot from it. Don't be worried, there's nothing there. You will love it. Now, can you stop asking questions and make me proud." he was polite this time. That actually calmed me down but didn't answer my question still. But I knew that if I kept asking then it won't end well.

"Okay dad. I will." I replied and went straight to my room.

Immediately,I closed my door and called my best friend, Lily on my phone.She picked without hesitation.

"Hey baby. What's up?" she said over the phone. I could hear the sound of music playing in the background.

"Don't tell me you're at another party. This girl." I said disappointedly.

" Oh, gurl. C'mmon. There's nothing there. It's the party I told you about yesterday. but your over protective dad won't let you come so d6act like it's a bad thing I'm doing." she replied without any care in the world.

"I don't like parties. It's not my dad." I said in a low tone.

" Yeah, whatever." she replied sarcastically.

The truth is, I've always loved parties since I was much younger but my dad kept restricting me from attending. He said a lot of bad stuff about them and how it can change one's life forever. I was a kid then and I believe anything he tells me so, of course, I believed him. At a point, I actually stopped having interests in parties and later on, it just died away. So, yeah, I don't like parties.

"How's it going?" I asked to change the topic.

" It's always going well. Girl, you know that's not why you called me. Just spill it out baby." she said with concern.

I signed heavily, sadness and I wanted to cry.

"What's wrong?" Lily asked again, moving to somewhere more quiet.

"Umm... about the lunch with the other girls tomorrow.i don't think I'll be coming." I said sadly.

" Is it your dad again?" she asked,this time with a hint of anger in her voice.

"Nah it's me. I'm just not feeling the mood anymore." I said. It's the truth. (sigh)

" Baby stop lying to me. The last time I checked,you were the one can't waiting to see Mia and the others and now this?"

" I can't tell them I'm going to Ravenhold academy. They'll laugh so hard at me." I cried.

Lily hissed so loud I could hear it in my head.

"So that's the damn reason you'll forget about the lunch. C'mmon girl, you're way better than that."

'No, you don't understand. I've always wanted to go to The Russian Academy but I'm not and duh the name sounds weird and creepy and...hello? Lily?...fuck!"

I knew she hung up and I know what her next plan is.

I immediately dropped my phone and lazily stood up from my bed,straight to my wardrobe to look for the clothes to wear tomorrow. I knew calling Lily was a bad idea. She was definitely coming to my house tomorrow to chase me out of my room. And guess what, she didn't even care if my dad agreed it not.

That's why I call her my best friend. Okay, she's mostly annoying and does things like this and even much more,but she's mainly a supportive friend,kicks people's asses for me and acts like my man when she feels I'm being depressed about not having one.

Lily is a black American teenager. she's 19 but she looks 25. That's because she inherited it from her mom. She has this nice figure 8 and attracts almost any guy that passes her. Plus she's also going to The Russian Academy.

Me? I'm just a fair slim girl with nothing but my pretty face. I'm not even sure I'm fatter than Lily's youngest sister. I don't know if I look like my mom but I definitely do not look like my dad. I never got to see my mom because she died after she gave birth to me. But my dad kept saying that I look so much like her. Her name was Valerie. I love that name. And I love my mom even if I didn't get to see her.

God, I'm emotional. Okay,back to what's happening right now. Well, the thing is, I can't find what to wear. Maybe tomorrow I'll just search or later in the evening.

I go to sleep cause there's nothing to do on my phone. I've been on TikTok since morning before my dad called me to tell me about the school. So right now,I am very tired and I want to sleep.

But just before I could close my eyes, I heard the sound of a car horning at my window. I know who that is... I'm so tired, LILY!

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