2025-04-15 05:07:43Whilst the son-in-law felt his existence had been irrevocably shattered after being shot by his ex-wife, he was oblivious to the fact that he would survive to embrace a fragment of life as he accepted his father's inheritance. Meanwhile, a young woman named Lora Hathi gazed out of the window in her classroom, yearning for the conclusion of the academic year. This year had proven to be exceedingly challenging for her, beginning with the departure of her best friend to a distant location, followed by her parents' divorce. It seemed as though every aspect of her life was unraveling before her very eyes.
Her parents' divorce was the aspect that troubled her the most. She had long been aware that her parents' relationship was fraught with discord. The incessant yelling, the vitriol-laden cursing, and the relentless bickering had become all too familiar; however, she had never anticipated that they would ultimately choose to part ways. Why would they opt to abandon one another after so many years together? What would become of her?
Hathi blamed her father for everything. He is the one who caused the divorce. He is the one who decided to go off with some woman. . . claiming that she is his first love. . . just thinking about him made her really angry. How can he just abandon her and her mother like this?
On top of all of that she was really worried about her mother. After the divorce, she has been awfully quiet. . it must have affected her a lot. Hathi felt really bad about it and what made it even worse was the fact that she couldn't do anything about it. She had to just whatch her suffer.
She was still lost in her thoughts when someone tapped her from behind. It was a classmate, a very annoying classmate Nelson. Hathi rolled her eyes. This was another thing bothering her. This entire school. . . everything just irritated her. "What's up Hathi? A penny for your thoughts?" Nelson asked smirking at her.
It was the last day of the school term. . . . Hathi struggled hard to control her temper. She didn't want to cause a disturbace on the last day. "Please leave me alone Nelson. I really don't want to deal with you" she replied. Hathi had a lot going on in her mind and he was just being a jerk. .
"Why? Why don't you want to deal with me? We should have some fun today. We won't be seeing each other for a few weeks after today"Nelson said. He really liked pestering Hathi she always fought back. . and it was fun for him. She was. . . a source of entertainment for him.
Hathi swore under her breath. she is not going to lose her temper. She is going to play it cool to the end. After today, she won't see him for a while. Hathi frowned when she remembered that the holidays were only a few weeks long and she will have to come back again very soon for her last year of high school.
Nelson was disappointed that Hathi didn't give him the reaction that he wanted. What is going on? This is so not like her. She should at least try to fight back or yell at him to buzz off, the way that she always did. . . why is she so quiet? He was determined to get a reaction from her. "Hey Hathi. . . . why won't you play with me?" He asked poking her from behind.
Hathi had had enough. She completely lost her temper with him. Why does he continuously have to be a jerk?? Why won't he just leave her alone? She had a lot going on in her mind as it was already. . . can't he be a little considerate and just leave her alone when she asked him to?
"What really is wrong with you? Why won't you just leave me alone? Why do you keep bothering me like this?! Don't you have even the slightest consideration for other people? You keep pestering me even when I tell you not to. Am I a joke to you? Am are having fun with all of this?!" Hathi yelled at him.
Nelson smiled happily. He got what he wanted. . . . a reaction from Hathi. But even more than that she had just gotten herself in trouble. That is just great. "I'm happy since I already got what I wanted but I don't think that you will be happy. . . the Geography teacher just saw you, you see. . " Nelson said.
Hathi cursed under her breath again. Nelson has to be the worst person alive. how is she ever going to explain this? She stood up as the teacher entered the class and walked up to her. She glared at Nelson. Why does he have to do this to her every single time? What will he gain?
"Do you mind explaining to me what all of this yelling is about Hathi? Do you think that this school is a place where you can come to and raise your voice whenever you want? Or you think that you can do whatever you want since it's the last day?" The teacher asked. Hathi sighed. Now she's going to get it. .
"I told her the exact same thing sir but she just won't listen to me. She keeps raising her voice at people whenever she wants. Do you think that this is right? I don't think so either sir. I think that she should be punished" Nelson said. He sure was having lots of fun. Hathi just made his day.
The teacher looked at Nelson. How dare he put on a show in front of him? He had seen everything that happened when he walked past the class. Nelson is clearly the one who provoked Hathi first! And besides, Nelson is quite popular in school for being a bully. He has to receive a warning today. .
"Keep quiet! Do you think that I don't know what is going on here? I clearly saw you poking her first. Why were you trying to annoy her? What do you gain from being a bully?!" The teacher yelled. The students at Viant High were just too much of an headache. Why are they always like this?
Hathi was glad that at least finally someone took her side. Someone saw through Nelson for once and realized that she is not the one at fault. "Thank you so much sir for realizing that I am not the one at fault. He keeps annoying me. I don't know what to do anymore. . . " The teacher interrupted Hathi. .
"Do you think that you have done something grand? Is that why you can talk back? No matter what you shouldn't have raised your voice at him! If he does something to upset don't you think that you should notify a teacher? Seriously I can't put up with any one of you. I'm just going to call in your parents" the teacher said.
Hathi and Nelson's heart sank into her stomach. For Hathi she didn't want her mother to be involved in this. For goodness sake she is going through a lot already. She already had a hard time because of the divorce. . . why does she have to be called in? That can't happen at all.
For Nelson, his father was the person that scared him the most. That man. . . . he is a monster. . . he took it upon himself to make his life hell. . . if he gets called in. . then he was done for today. He can't have him come here and find out that he is a constant bully in school! It will be the end of him.
"Sir, do you really have to call our parents? My mother. . . she can't come to this school. I mean she is already so busy already. . . if you call her here you will only be adding to her stress. . . . why don't you just punish me instead. . . please. . . don't call my mom here. . . " Hathi pleaded with the teacher.
"Yes Hathi is right. You don't have to call our parents. It's just a small incident right? You can just give the both of us some kind of punishment. . . . our parents don't need to have anything to do with this. . . please. . . sir. . . don't call my father. . . " Nelson pleaded. He will be dead meat if his father finds out.
"Just shut it the both of you. If you didn't want your parents to find out about what you do in school then you should have behaved better! Now come with me to the teacher's lounge. . . we will wait for your parents. . . then we can talk about it with your parents better"!" The teacher said.
Cynthia and Lily were walking towards the gate of Viants High with their luggage. The semester was already over. . . and since Viants High was a boarding school, they lived in the dorms until the holidays came. Then they all went home. Cynthia had something on her mind though. She had heard something as she walked down the halls of Viants High that morning. . she didn't know if it was true or not.
Lily noticed that Cynthia wasn't her usual cheerful and talkative self. it seemed like there was something bothering her. She leaned closer to her. "What is going on with you Cynthia? Why do you look like you have a lot on your mind?" Lily asked her friend. It was rare to see her serious.
"You see Lily I heard something in the hall today. I don't know if it's true or not but I'm sure it's going to be really amazing if it's true. You just won't believe it Lily. It's really great" Cynthia said delaying the big news. She wanted it to be grand when she told Lily. It was already a very big deal on it's own anyway.
Lily was sudden interested. What is Cynthia going on and on about? It must be really big since she is so excited. "What is it? What is the big news? You seem pretty excited about it so it must be really big news. Come on now tell me all about it. Tell me. . tell me" Lily urged poking her hand.
"You see. . . I heard in the hall today that Nelson is going to come back from abroad very soon. What's even bigger is that he's going to come back to Viant High when he returns after the weekends. So starting from next semester, Nel and I are going to be classmates! He will be learning in my classroom, I still can't believe that something like this will happen. It's really great Lily. Just think about it. Nelson attending the same school as us!" Cynthia exclaimed.
Lily left her mouth hanging open for a few seconds. What is going on? Nelson is coming back? He was a student of Viants High until two years ago when he left to go study abroad. Why is she suddenly coming back? "Nelson is coming back? But why? He made such a fuss when he left saying he won't be back until he finishes college. . why is he back?" Lily asked.
"I know right? I am as shocked as you are. He kicked up such a fuss when he left. . . saying that he won't ever be back. . . and now he is suddenly coming back? Isn't that just amazing? But even more amazing is the fact that he is going to start attending Viants High" Cynthia said.
Lily cleared her throat. "Well I don't think that you should be surprised that he's going to attend Viants High. If he is back in the country he should attend Viants High. What other school will he go to? Have you forgotten that his father owns Viants High? The chairman of MK group won't let his son attend some other school apart from Viants High" Lily said.
Cynthia thought about what Lily said. She is right. Nel's father owns Viants High. . . the most prestigious school in all the country. . . and Viant High is an affiliate of Mk group. One of the top earning companies in the country right now. There is no way that Nel will attend somewhere else. "You are right Lily. It only makes sense that he comes here" she said.
"But come to think of it I think Viants High is going to change a lot now that Nelson is coming back. He is the heir to the powerful MK group. . . I can already see a war brewing. There is going to be a tough competition among all the girls here. Who will end up with Nel in the end?" Lily asked. it really was something that they had to think about it. After all. . . they knew just how important it was. . . to side with the right people.
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You don't need to worry about who the person who will end up with Nelson. I think that we all know that it's going to be me" Lily and Cynthia both turned to see Rachel talking to them. Rachel Scott. . . the biggest bitch in all of Viants High. The both of them knew better than to get in her way. Cynthia especially didn't want anything to do with her. "Of course Rachel. We know that no one can compete with you for Nelson. And besides, everyone knows the relationship between your family and Nelson's family. . . the two of you are going to end up together. it's something that's been decided upon a long time ago" Cynthia said. She really hated the fact that she was sucking up to Rachel like this but it was better than getting in her bad books. Lily was going to say something to Rachel. . she really didn't like her arrogant and bossy attitude. . . but Cynthia held her back. The both of them walked away from Rachel. Rachel stood there thinking after the both of them were gone. Nelso
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"Argh!!!!" Nelson screamed out in pain. He could not believe that he had just been bitten hard by this girl! He did not expect her to be like a rabid dog that was set on lose! She really bit him! What does she think that she is doing right now? If Nelson was not determined to get his revenge on this girl before he was more than determined now! Who does she think she is? She caused him to be scolded by his father! Because of her, he is in a lot of trouble with his dad!And as if all of that was not enough she bumped into him here and now she even bit him! He definitely won't be letting her go. Because of the bite, he had to let go of her before but he suddenly grabbed her again and pulled her closer. "What do you think you are? Some kind of rabid dog? How can you go around biting people? Do you even know what you are doing right now?" Nelson said. He was so angry. He wasn't expecting this move of hers at all! She actually dared to bit him here.Bella did not feel guilty at all! As far
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Cynthia, Lily and Bella were getting ready to go to class. Bella looked at the uniform. She only needed to take one look to see that it must be really expensive. How can someone use something like this for uniform? She was really starting to wonder why her mother sent her to this school. What does she really want her to do in a place like this?"Bella, what are you thinking about? Let's get going" Lily said.Bella turned to look at her. She had a lot of questions that she wanted to ask her. Like what was her relationship with that Nelson. But when she tried to bring it up yesterday, she could see that Lily did not want to tell her about it. She said there was nothing but Bella knew that there was something going on.Bella just decided to let it rest. After all, there are some things that people want to keep to their self. She would not try to intrude on other people's privacy."Alright. Let's get going then" Bella. She really wanted to see what Viants High classes were like. A school
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A student said, "Hey isn't that Lily? I heard that her father lost his company to his younger brother!"Another student chipped in, "A fallen princess and an illegitimate son, aren't they the perfect match?"Nelson turned to look at Lily. He knew that she was hurt by the words that those people said. No matter what, no one liked to have their private matters talked about in public like this like it was nothing. It really must be a lot for her. After all, not everyone is able to live without caring like him. But still, she did not let go of him. She was still holding on to his hand."Let's go I said" Lily said. She decided that she had had enough. She did not want to continue to listen to this.Cynthia got up and looked at Lily. Lily was her friend. She did not want her to get herself in trouble. Wasn't she the one telling Bella yesterday to just ignore everyone and not get in trouble yesterday? How is that she is doing the same thing for Nelson? Besides, didn't she already saw that it
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Mike sighed. Since she already heard, he can't just brush her off right? "Well, what do you want to know? Rachel and I. . we. . " Mike was still talking when she cut him off."No, I don't want to hear it!" She said.Mike looked at her. He was trying to figure out what she was thinking but all that he could see was her innocent face smiling at him. What did shs mean? She just heard what Rachel said, is she saying that she is not curious at all? That she doesn't want to know at all?"What do you mean? Are you not curious?" Mike asked.Bella shook her head. It's not that she wasn't curious. She really wanted to know what the both of them were talking about. Does he really love her as he said? But just looking at him like this, she could already see that he was in a lot of pain. Because of her own selfishness, she did not want to make things hard for him."I really don't want to know. It has nothing to do with me anyway. It's your own personal business. Besides, I really don't like gettin
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Rachel was on her way to the cafeteria when she saw someone walking towards her. She thought that Mike was going to stop or at least give her a side way glance, but he did not do that. He just kept walking on like he did not see her at all. There was no way that she could put up with this indifference. How can he treat her like this? How can he treat her like she doesn't exist at all? She really wanted to know the answers. Just where did it all go wrong? They used to be good friends, the three of them used to have a good relationship, but now Nelson really hates her and Mike won't even look at her face. Just what did she do wrong?.Perhaps Rachel already knew the answer but she did not want to accept it. She did not want to accept that she had done something wrong. She was under pressure too! There was nothing that she could do too! If the both of them were hurting, does it mean that she too wasn't hurting? Instead of being this way to her, why don't they consider the fact that she ha
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Mike looked at him. "If you are that curious, you should go meet her. I'm sure she will be happy to see you" Mike said.The next day, during the lunch break, Nelson was on his way to the cafeteria when someone walked up to him and stood in front of him. Nelson was not surprised. He wasn't happy to see him but he wasn't supprised either. He came to Viants High in the end after all. There is no way that Lander will let him be. He and his mother, Nelson knew that the both of them were planning something seeing how happy they were for him to come here. But no matter what they wanted, Nelson did not want to be a part of it. He just wanted to be left alone.Unfortunately however, no matter how much he told them that he just wanted to be left alone, they did not seem to believe him at all. They all thought that he was lying and that he is actually trying to take the company away from them. Between these two paranoid people, Nelson barely had any space to breath. At least before, he could esc
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Mike walked away from the room. He did not know where to go. He just knew that he wanted to be away from that Nelson. Why the hell did he have to come back to this place? Why the hell does he have to come back to this damn annoying place and annoy him? It's already been two years. He did not have to come back! He should have stayed abroad. If he had said that he is not going to come back, he should have done as he said and stayed abroad. Why did he have to come back. That woman, Vanessa, she probably knows that he is here.That is the reason why she had been trying extra hard to get close to him when he got back from school! What a joke! Does she really think that she is going to do anything for him concerning Nelson? What a joke! Everything was just so messed up! Nelson should not have come back, then everyone lives would have been easier. But deep down, Mike knew that there was nothing that Nelson could do about it. If his father says to come back, then he has to come back. He won't
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Nelson looked at Nelson. He really did not understand this kid. Other people when looking at him might just see a clueless kid who only knows how to cause trouble but he could not help thinking that there is something about that smile. As someone living under pressure himself, he felt that there is more to this kid. But he did not care about it much. "I already thanked you. What else do you want? For me to pay you? I don't think that you are that poor" Nelson said.Nelson almost choked! What is Nelson thinking? Does he realize that he is talking to his helper right now? "Hey, do you know how much trouble i got into for helping you that day?" Nelson asked. He had still not forgotten what his brother and step mother did to him. Because he helped Nelson get away from those people that day, Lander is coming to this school. He knew that his step mother used that mistake to get her son to come to this school so that the both of them could whatch her. If this continued, Nelson was sure that
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Cynthia suddenly had an idea. "Hey Bella. Why don't you take you on a tour of Viants High? This school is really big and it's quite easy to get lost and lose your way" Cynthia said. Maybe if they showed Bella around this school and told her how Viants High works, she would know what to say and how to act so that they won't be getting in trouble. For some reason, Cynthia seemed to really like this girl. She did not want her to get in trouble with Nelson or Bella.Bella looked at the both of them in gratitude. "really, you guys are going to do that for me?" Bella asked. She remembered how she went into that boy's room and she shuddered. She definitely did not want to experience something like that ever again. This school is really big and it's quite easy to get lost.Lily looked at Cynthia and she nodded her head. Lily was convinced. "Alright then. We'll take you on a tour of our school. Let's go" Lily said.The three girls left the room happily.Nelson entered the room that had been al
