Chapter 2 Maria

Chapter two

~Maria~

I was still asleep and it was morning already. My mom barged into my room to wake me up.

"Maria, I can't believe you're still asleep by this time!!", my mom shouted.

I opened my eyes ,still half asleep, then I looked at my clock and saw that it was almost 7.

"Gosh!! I might be late for school" I spoke to myself while getting ready to take my bath.

I pulled my clothes to take my bath. I was really in a hurry. I hated being late for school because I was the top in my class and I didn't want to give anyone a chance to talk bad about me.

After taking my bath I picked my ironed uniform. I was a neat freak. I couldn't go to school without pressing my uniform. The one time I tried it I felt really dirty throughout that day.

After putting on my uniform I quickly arranged my room before I left. I ran to the dining area.

"Good morning Dad", I greeted my dad without even looking at him. He was having his breakfast in the dining room. I actually love my dad more than my mom because my dad is so nice and he's more of a listener unlike my mom who is so strict.

"Morning my princess, won't you have breakfast"? My dad asked. "I'll be there in a mo........" "Maria it looks like I'll leave you behind", my mom cut in.

"I'll soon be there". I answered immediately.

I took a bottle of water from the fridge and kept it in my school bag.

"Bye dad, bye Billy". I waved at them as I was running towards the door.

I ran to the garage where my mom was, she was sitting in her Toyota car waiting for me to open the gate.

"Just open the gate, you've already wasted enough of my time", my mom complained. Immediately I heard that I quickly changed my direction to the gate to open it. I opened it and she drove hastily out of the compound.

"Mom please slow down,I don't want to get dizzy before I get to school" I grumbled. My mom looked at me only to turn her face away immediately without saying a word.

My school was not that far from my house. I always take the bus but anytime I'm late I beg my mom to drive me because going with her is faster than going with the bus.

My school was about an hour and a half walk from my house, 40 minutes by bus and about 20 minutes by car.

I attended Nullway high school in Nilla. It was one of the most popular and expensive schools in the area. It was also a very prestigious school.

My school was well facilitated and it had all the sporting activities from the football field to a swimming pool. I really loved my school.

My mom dropped me in front of my school and I got down. "Bye mom", I waved at her while walking towards my school.

"Good morning sir", I greeted the guard as I walked into the school. I didn't wait for his reply. I quickly ran to my class.

"Maria you are almost late but you're not" A friend of mine leered. Her name was Becky, she was among the few friends I had in school. I was not really the social type so I had very few friends in school.

"I overslept".

"But you never oversleep".

"Well it happened I grumbled irritably while tidying my desk".

"It seems you're in a bad mood, I'm not going to bother you again" Becky shrugged and then went outside.

I dropped my books and then left for assembly.

The principal addressed us and after that we all left for our class.

I was in grade 11, and I was 16 year old.

"Becky! I'm sorry I was just a little angry this morning because I was almost late for school" I explained as I walked to her desk.

"Hahaha..so you were almost late, I would have loved to see you late and flogged, it would have surely been a sight" .Richy cut in mockingly

"The Almighty Maria being flogged for coming late" he taunted while smiling at me. He just wanted to get on my nerves

"Shut up Richy and mind your business"!! I was getting annoyed.

Richy was one of the clowns in my class. He was always getting on my nerves. Not only mine but he always annoys everyone. But everyone loved him.

"Don't worry I'm not angry at you I figured that maybe something happened to you at home". Becky said in a cool tone.

"Nah..... nothing happened"

We had three classes already and it was break time.

" Maria Becky, please don't go to the dining hall without me. Kylie shouted from her seat. She was also among my very few close friends.

Becky and Kylie , we were so close, like besties. We did almost everything together, we also walked around together and ate together too.

"You're so slow" I said as I moved to where she was

"I'm coming I'm coming I'm coming" Kylie replied.

"Slowpoke" Becky jeered.

"Whatever bitches" Kylie was still writing.

We loved and enjoyed teasing ourselves.

After Kylie was done we all took our books to our lockers and from there we left to the dining hall.

We took our food and went to our usual spot to sit.

"Maria, when are you going to get a phone? you're really missing a lot" Kylie blurted out as she was eating.

"Oh please don't remind me of that misery" I answered her.

"Have you even tried talking to your mom recently? you're already 16 years old". Becky murmured while chewing her food.

"Look, can we just change the topic"? I sighed.

"Look who's coming? It's our girls boo" Kylie cackled.

"Will you lower your voice"?!

"Oh our girl doesn't want her boo to notice her" Kylie teased me. She and Becky then laughed in unison . They both laughed at me.

Jaru was my school crush, I've been crushing on him for two years. He is actually a very handsome guy with brown eyes and a golden ratio. He is one of the most popular guys in my school and he's also brainy , that's the reason I like him. I can literally count the number of times I've talked to him. I've always avoided anything that would make me have a conversation with him because I know that I would flop. I would be too shy to reply to him and I didn't want that to happen.

"Will you guys cut it out? you're irritating" I looked at them in disgust.

"Please girl, tell me you're not enjoying it," Kylie teased me.

"Well I'm not"!! But I was actually too shy to admit it and my friends knew it .

"Ain't you gonna turn around to look at him, he's about to pass you"; they continued teasing me.

"Guys please stop it ,okay" I whispered.

My two friends were actually sitting beside each other,I sat opposite them with a table at the center.

I felt his presence when he passed me and it made me cringe.

"He has passed, you can raise your head now", Kylie whispered. I raised my head and I was smiling like an idiot

"Hmmmm.... Are you sure you're not in love with this boy? Because as far as I'm concerned this is already above crush".Becky asked.

"Whatever" I said.

The bell rang and it was break over. We left for our classes immediately.

After having like 4 classes the bell rang and it was time to go home.

That day in school was already over.