Chapter 3
"Okay, everyone go take a shower. Be sure to come back in class before 11!"
We just finished playing volleyball for PE Class and everyone was sweating real hard. And because we had another class afterwards, we were told to go take a shower so we don't smell like sweat. It's quite fun in here, the girl's locker and shower room are quite big. After I finished showering and wearing my underwear and skirt, I was suddenly stopped by one of my classmates as I was about to wear my blouse.
"Hey, are the rumours about you and Chad Jimenez being together at the mall yesterday true?"
O.K. Where did that come from?
"Don't deny it, ugly girl. Someone saw you together."
Who said I was going to deny it? And what would I even deny?
"Yeah. Excuse me, I still need to wear my clothes."
"And you're not really gonna deny it?!"
Earlier you girls said that I shouldn't deny everything but now that's what you're gonna say? What do you really want, girl? You're not making any sense.
"What's the big deal? We were just together yesterday."
People around me were slowly increasing to the point that it looked like I was being cornered.
"WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? THE BIG DEAL HA?! You're with Chad Jimenez! One of the hottest students in Willford Academy!"
"And?"
I don't really get the big deal out of it, we're not even dating, right? Tss. In my dreams.
"It's really impossible! And at that same day, Cross Sandford, the number 1 hottest and coolest guy in our school, was waiting for you outside our classroom after class! Like, what was that? You're so ugly compared to us! To top it all, you're poor! You look like garbage next to us, you know? It's really impossible for those two to go out with you! You cursed them, didn't you? You must have done something to convince them to go out with you! You're a witch!"
"H-Hey! What are you talking about!"
People started swarming me and started saying whatever they want. Like I'm a witch, a sorceress, a potion maker or whatever. I really don't know what they're talking about. But what's worst was they held my hand and started pulling me out of the locket room even though I was only wearing my bra and skirt. I wasn't able to wear my blouse because they were blocking me, remember? While they're all dressed up.
"Let go of me! I'm only wearing my bra! Hey!"
I'm trying to squirm away from them but there were too many of them so I was forcefully pulled out of the locker room by everyone while covering my chest.
"Ahh! Let go of me!"
They're dragging me to whoever knows what part of the school, I think in a place that's full of people so they can humiliate me.
"Come on! Leave me alone!"
I was already crying, scared of being exposed in the entire school while only wearing my bra.
"Hey chickenpoxes!"
They suddenly stopped after they heard a girl's voice. When I looked at where the voice came from, I saw the girl that I talked to that one time I was underneath the tree at the school field. The nosy British Girl that was weird and beautiful.
"Who are you calling chickenpoxes, huh?"
"You, you and you. And you, you and you. And you as well." She pointed to everyone of them except for me.
"I see, You want to get into trouble huh?!"
One of the girls was about to get close to her to harm her. I started feeling nervous for the British Girl, something bad might happen to her with how brutal these classmates of mine are.
"Move or I'll shoot."
My classmate suddenly stopped moving towards British Girl when men in black suddenly appeared next to them while aiming their guns, I think this is British Girl's bodyguard. Wow! How rich, she has bodyguards that's like men in black. Fancy!
"W-what's t-this?"
My classmate said while stuttering, scared of the gun that was pointed at her.
"If you don't let her go, he'll shoot every chickenpoxes in here."
All of them suddenly started screaming and ran away, I was left there dumbfounded. As she started walking close to me, her bodyguard gave her his black suit and she placed it on top of my shoulders to cover me.
"Are you okay?"
Because she's taller than me, I looked up to her to see her worried eyes. She placed her hand on my head and started caressing it. I just nodded and hugged her while crying. I have a Beautiful British knight in shining skirt.
"Have you calmed down now?"
She gave me a cup of tea. I just quietly nodded to her while grabbing the tea that she's offering me. She invited me to go to the clinic after that unpleasant thing happened and made tea for me to calm down. I burnt my tongue when I tried drinking the tea, so I blew on it first before trying to drink it again. But I nearly choked when he suddenly said,
"You know what, you're beautiful."
"*cough, cough* Are you joking?"
"No! You really are beautiful."
"Have you gotten your vision tested?"
She didn't get my joke and was a bit confused.
"Eh? I don't have any problems with my eye-sight."
I just shook my head.
"Nothing, I was just kidding. But anyway, what do you mean I'm beautiful? Are you okay? Can't you see these pimples?"
I pointed at my pimples, she looked at them and raised her eyebrow.
"Oh? So what's the matter?"
"Urgh. Look, there's so many of them on my forehead! They're like a fraternity! They just keep on increasing and if one of them quits, the punishment is severe so no one dares to leave! That's why they keep on increasing! And here as well, not just my pimples but my hair is very messy to the point that you can mistake it as a broom and it has a lot of split-ends!"
I showed her the end of my hair, she still didn't get what I was trying to say.
"And look at my forehead," I pointed at it
"It's so wide! And there's nothing in here, flat." I said while pointing at my chest.
"And my height! I look like I belong in kindergarten with how small I am!" I showed her using my hand to show our difference in height.
She wrinkled her forehead and crossed her arms.
"I don't get you."
"I'm the one who doesn't get you, you just said I'm beautiful but just look at me, I am so ugly!"
"Ahh."
She poked my forehead with her finger, I moved back a bit and closed my eyes for a bit because of it.
"You're beautiful. What are you saying? You're not ugly. It's normal that we have those defects like pimples and split-ends. But they do fade away, right? It's not like they'll stay there forever. What are make overs for?"
"Yeah," I rolled my eyes.
"That I could make over but my height, my nose, and my forehead? I need operation for those and I don't want those, I'm scared of plastic surgery and it's too expensive, I can't afford it!"
She started giggling.
"Everyone keeps on looking for their defects. It's not like everyone's perfect, we all are ugly and at the same time beautiful, it's just how we should carry and believe in ourselves. It's all in the attitude, not in the looks."
"Yeah, whatever."
That's all I said and just drank the tea so we can finish that conversation. She's speaking like a contestant in Miss Universe, so how can I compete with her? She's completely beautiful, inside out. I wish I was like her but no matter how many stars fall, it's unlikely that I can be like her. Even if Pluto falls into Earth.
"Haay!"
She crossed her arms and pouted.
"I really don't like girls like them. They're really like chickenpoxes, itchy and irritating!"
She then faced me.
"Why did they even do that?"
"It's all that Cross's fault! If he didn't wait for me in front of the classroom after class, I wouldn't have been surrounded by my female classmates!"
Why do I get irritated every time I remember his name? But this time, she's the one who choked without me knowing why.
"*cough, cough*!"
"Are you okay?"
I tapped her back to make her feel better.
"Cross? You mean Cross Sandford?"
"Uhh... yeah?"
She held both of my shoulders, I nearly dropped the cup I was holding.
"Are you going out with Cross?"
My eyes widened but I just laughed afterwards.
"What?! HAHAHA! That's like saying cows can lay eggs! HAHAHA!"
"But you said he waited for you outside your classroom after your class, it sounded like he's your boyfriend..."
I just raised my eyebrow. "I'm working for him."
"Eh?!"
Oh I forgot, she wasn't supposed to know about that. Wait? What should I say to her? Ah!
"I mean, I'm helping with the student council. I'm like the mascot for the student council, I'm the one doing their errands. That's why he was waiting for me at my classroom to give me the list of all they needed. But since my classmates are narrow minded, they thought we're dating or something like that. Sus, like that would even happen, they're just narrow minded."
She sighed of relief. "And here I thought..."
And from that reaction of her, my eyes suddenly opened wide.
"DON'T TELL ME YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON THAT CROSS?!!!!"
She blushed.
"Son of a Chinese cabbage!"
"I told you right when we were under the tree that the guy I like is studying here as well."
"And that guy is Cross?"
I tried to hide my disgust and disbelief because I didn't want for her to be offended. But to be honest, who would even like Cross? Yes, he's good looking, but his attitude? This British Girl is wasted on him, she's so beautiful but she likes him? Their personalities are the exact opposite! She's so friendly like an angel, and Cross is like a helper from the underworld! Argh. They don't fit each other!
"You see, I like Cross Sandford ever since we were little."
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