Evergreen High school. Elijah drove Elizabeth into the school premises. "We're finally here, Elizabeth. High school."Elizabeth glanced around her. She was excited to finally be in high school. Elijah stared at her, pleased by her excitement. "It's been ten long years now, Elizabeth. You've dreame
Another of her classmates chimed in. "That's nothing compared to the brand new sports car my mother got for me for my sixteenth birthday. It's a limited edition of course."A girl sitting behind Elizabeth giggled. "My family has a private jet, mommy's boy. We fly everywhere we want in style."As the
Elizabeth's first day in school was the worst, and it was all because of Benson Stark. During homeroom lessons he'd throw pieces of papers at her when the teacher isn't looking. After lunch hour, Elizabeth would return to find weird drawings on her table, drawn by Benson. Other times, he'd delibe
Benson Stark was in a daze. He didn't know what had hit him. He was so drunk he couldn't even remember his name. For a while, everything was hazy. Then gradually, the smoke in his brains started clearing away and his memories came back instantly. He remembered being punched in the face by Elizabe
Benson sobbed as he narrated what happened. He told his father how Elijah walked in on him and his friends and beat them all to bits. Benson exaggerated his story, adding lies to make himself look like the victim. Mr Stark's face swelled up in anger. It boiled his blood to hear his son going throu
Benson stiffened when he saw his father down on his hands and knees, bowing before Elijah. His, father whom he held in high regards was bowing infront of a pauper? What was happening?"Father, what's the meaning of this?" Benson demanded. His father snapped at him from over his shoulder. "Don't ju
Elijah returned his gaze back to Mr Stark who bowed as well and apologized on his son's behalf. "It'd be a sad shame if I destroyed your company," Elijah said at last. "I'll forgive you but just this once. If my daughter ever complaint about getting bullied by you again, I promise you, I'd make Sta
For the next two weeks, Elizabeth became the center of attention at school. She soon found herself swarmed by her classmates who wanted to know what her relationship with Mr Stark was like. This was all new to Elizabeth. To be seen with a man worth billions of dollars took her to the top of the po