As I finally got back to my room, I thought about my step mother and her actively trying to essentially ruin my life.If I failed the exams I would lose the favor of my father completely and would probably get disowned from the Shade family.That must have been her plan all along, I was ashamed to call her my mother. I wondered why someone would be so cruel to me for no reason, I was never mean to her as a child and always gave her the utmost respect.‘Anything to ruin me and win my fathers approval i guess’ I thought.I had to be careful of who I let into my life from then onward, I hated myself for letting Ariel get involved in this.I was better off alone and I was given a constant reminder once again.Apart from Logan and Satushi, I had to keep my circle as small as possible, not because I was a bad person, but in order to protect them.I was confident in my own abilities, but when it came to protecting others I wasn’t so sure.‘I should think about something else, going on about

The invigilator left and was back in a few more minutes, at exactly 10.50AM, he was back in the room with some sheets and passed them round the class. When he got to my desk he stared at me for a while and then spoke.“I’m sorry but I’m going to have to ask you to take off your hoodie and face mask, I need to have eyes on your face at all times.” He said, politely, surprisingly.I nodded and complied with what he said, my hair was scattered across my face as I removed my hoodie and I had to arrange it back in place.The girl beside me stared at me with a look of recognition in her eyes and I simply ignored her, refusing to stare back. The invigilator finished passing the sheets and went back to the front of the class to instruct us.“I believe everyone has a computer in front of them, turn them on as that would be where you would take your exams, for details would be given shortly and any complaints should be directed to me. Everyone get your writing materials ready, the exam will com

[Malcolm’s POV]I got my drink and finally faced the girl, she’d keep pestering me if I didn’t so I just thought to get it over with.“Finally you respond to me” she said as she slowed down her panting, it seemed like she’d been searching for me for a while.“What do you need? I have to get going.” I asked, indicating that I had somewhere I needed to be.“Well that’s just rude, you haven’t even told me your name yet.” She said as she finally calmed down and smiled widely.‘Is she trying to initiate some friendly conversation? Why is this girl drawn to me so much and why does she look so familiar?” I thought.“What’s rude is you asking for my name without introducing yourself first” I said, a pale expression sitting on my face.“Fine then, I’m Melissa Higgins, I’m sure you must have heard of me right?” She said and it clicked.I knew I recognized her from somewhere. In my past life, Melissa was a popular figure in the entertainment industry. Acting, modeling, fashion, she took part in

I guessed that I would have had to stay in the hotel for maybe another few nights.I didn’t want to have to spend the night at my previous place and I would need more time to pick up my things and leave immediately.I also had to meet up with Logan that evening, it would be easier to get to Central Park from the hotel anyway.Plus there was the possibility of getting jumped by my stepmom's goons. ‘That reminds me, those guys haven’t contacted me since, something is definitely wrong somewhere, I’ll find out when I get back home,’ I thought.It was unusual for them to take this long, I was sure they would want to work for me, I wouldn’t apply any pressure yet, I’d just have to wait for the opportune moment.I took a nap to pass the time and set an alarm for exactly an hour before the meeting with Logan so I would have enough time to prepare and to avoid oversleeping.I lay on the bed and in a few moments, I was asleep. The alarm rang loudly a couple of hours later and I got up and took

Me and Logan had walked to the bus stop in the scorching sun and had gotten separate cabs as I headed back to the hotel.“I definitely need to get him a car,” I uttered to myself during the cab ride.When I got to the hotel I got on the computer and searched for houses on sale on the internet.After surfing for a while, I came across one I really liked and it cost around $1.5 million. The number for the real estate agent was there and I copied it out and dialed it.Millionaires of my time didn’t really live in such mansions, with my knowledge I knew they owned real estate companies and would live in one of the houses owned by these companies and would still pay for rent.The idea of rent didn’t sit well with me, I wanted this place as an asset and I would get it.The phone rang for a while before it was picked and I could hear the voice of a lady on the other side.“Hello?” The voice said, it sounded like a middle aged woman, probably in her early thirties.“Good day, I saw this numbe