Chapter 4

• Chapter four
• Elena's pov
• If I ever had superpowers, I'd obliterate the alarm and its inventor. I lazily got out of bed and stretched my arms, hearing a satisfying little snap in my lower bones.
• Today was yet another terrible day for school. When I glanced at the clock, I realized I was fifteen minutes late! How did I not even hear the alarm going off multiple times while I kept hitting snooze?
• In a rush, I frantically rummaged through my bag only to find out that I had Financial Statistics today, one of the most dreaded subjects at Dreamville High School.
• Right now, I have two options: either skip school and crawl back into bed for some beauty sleep or go to class. Even though the first option sounded tempting, I knew I had to choose the latter if I wanted to go to college.
• Yeah, going to college and getting a good job has always been my dream too. I never planned on becoming a stripper. But because of my family's situation, I had no choice but to find a job to survive.
• I zoomed into the bathroom like a superhero from DC comics, and yeah, I'm a DC fan too!
• Apologies to the Marvel Universe!
• I didn't waste any time. I quickly splashed water on my body and brushed my teeth. Without even looking at my face, I hurried out of the shower and rushed to find something to wear. It was a total race against time!
• After battling with my inner thoughts, I made up my mind and opted for a sleek all-black ensemble—a black top paired with black pants. It felt like the right choice for the day.
• I hurriedly left the room to locate my mother, only to discover her in an inebriated state on the couch.
• It didn't come as a surprise, as I should have anticipated her early morning drinking habits.
• "I wondered why a part of me yesterday wanted to believe her and the false words she said to me" I scoffed.
• My family was truly awful, but I won't let their nonsense hinder me from reaching my goals.
• I glanced at the time and realized I had a mere five minutes left before class began. " I prayed in my mind that the teacher shouldn't have started teaching before I got to class."
• Sprinting down the road, desperately hoping to find a taxi, I spotted a black car parked on the side. Peering through the windshield, I recognized Mac's friend behind the wheel. Despite not recalling his name, I hopped into the car without hesitation.
• "I don't get why I offered you a ride, and I hope you can keep it down because I hate distractions while driving." Mac's friend said. I should've expected that this guy would be just as unpleasant as Mac.
• I stayed silent until we arrived at Dreamville, and as soon as he parked the car, I quickly got out without saying goodbye.
• No need to beat yourself up, but he had it coming for being rude. It's just fair retaliation.
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• I sneaked through the hallway, praying I wouldn't end up with detention since I was only two minutes late.
• As I swung open the door to my class, my hope was shattered as Mrs. Tinsley had already started teaching the students.
• "Hey young lady, did you not realize the consequences of arriving late to my class?"
• I stood my ground, brushing off the smug glances from my classmates, while she questioned me.
• "Yes, ma'am, and I am sorry for coming late to class, I got stuck up with a couple of things at home", I lied through my teeth.
• It was incredible to say that she was at least in a good mood when she said, "Okay, then you can go have your seat.". If it had been her evil days, I would have had to go to detention.
• The fact that I ran into her today in a cheerful mood was fortunate, however.
• As I made my way to my seat, I was taken aback to find someone occupying my seat. He seemed completely engrossed in Mrs. Tinsley's lecture, disregarding my inquiry.
• Young lady, do you wish to get detention?; "No way, I quickly shook my head when she asked if I wanted detention."
• "Alright, find a seat and get your butt down," she said. As I looked for a seat, I couldn't help but wonder if her swearing was a good thing.
• The class continued, but I didn't have the time to listen to her.
• I've already studied this topic, so there's no need to go through it again!
• I couldn't believe it when I saw this new guy sitting in my seat.
• Who was he? and why did he choose my spot to get comfy? I said myself.
• I waited patiently for the end of lunch before reclaiming my seat from him.
• I looked through the students to see if Mac had shown up. Not that I gave a fu*k. I didn't want to interact with him at all.
• Just being without him today made me happy.
• Lunch came faster than I had expected, and I didn't waste time going out to the cafeteria to grab some cheeseburgers and dig into them.
• While I was eating my lunch, I felt someone come behind me and grab my food out of my hand.
• I turned around to see it was none other than the douchebag himself, my bully Mac.
• He had this good-looking feature today, and for someone like him, he sure knows how to look clean and smell nice too.
• Okay, Elena, calm down, get your pussy together, and realize that he just grabbed your meal and is digging into it; I said inwardly to myself as My mind scolded me, and that was when I came back to my senses.
• "Pardon me, but you are eating my meal" I made it known to him, but he simply turned a blind ear to what I had to say and continued with the food.
• I couldn't do anything about it, he was my bully, and if I dared stand up to challenge him, he could simply beat the crap out of me.
• The wise decision was to simply go on and leave him alone, and that was exactly what I did. I just stood up and left him to finish the food.
• And I hoped inwardly that he choked while eating my food.