Chapter 3: Chapter 3:Teachers playing cupid
I could see that the bus wasn't too far from my house so I ran downstairs and was the greeted by the smell of tasty waffles.
"Good morning Maddison" Ellie says walking out of the kitchen with a plate containing three waffles. Ellie my personal cook (yes, I actually have one, perks of been rich) is the only one that calls me my full name Maddison and is also the nicest of all the cooks, cleaners and other workers in my house, the others are just plain mean and grumpy.
"Morning Ellie" I put two waffles in a brown paper bag to eat on my way to school.
I head over to the bus. Yes you might be wondering why I use the bus if my parents are so rich, I mean I could just ask my personal chauffeur( yes I have one) to drop me off at school, but I want to live a normal life just like every girl my age and plus I only take the bus when my parents aren't around.
While walking in the hallway of my school I spotted a poster.
'Sprinters needed to represent McKendrick high in the 2017 annual interschool race.
Prize:20,000 dollars
Date: 7th September 2017'
Wow that's a lot of money I thought, but it's a good chance to earn my own money.
I'll go ask about it after school.
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McKendrick high is said to be one of the most prestigious private school in New York and it has a typical high school settings so you can imagine the kind of life I live in every day at school, since it's filled with stabbers and bullies.
Sydney being one of the prettiest and popular girls in school as side the panthers (you'll meet them later). She's equally rich but is never treated like I am treated, her mum is a model and her dad owns the most prestigious shipping company
I was able to survive 4 periods without been stared at and I didn't even hear people gossiping which is strange I only have two periods to go before I call it a day, I also successfully avoided Bryan and Mr Hudson, I really wasn't in the mood to act right now.
I was at my locker when I heard the clicking of heels moving closer and closer and the only three people who wore heels that made such sound were the panthers ,consisting of the three meanest girls in school ; Abby, Monica and Chloe so I start to walk away fast because anywhere they go, they usually create scenes and cause trouble.
"Hey bitch" Abby said. Is she talking to me? Nah, I don't think so.
So, I kept walking.
"Maddie stop right there" Monica shouted, who does she think she is, Harry Potter?
"I heard the word bitch which totally defines you, and you could at least say please" I say with a bored tone.
Abby looked taken back " whatever, all we wanted to know is how you got Bryan to play Romeo" Is she for real?
I smirked knowing that they were only confronting me because they were jealous
"I really didn't do anything" I told them
I could tell Chloe wasn't satisfied with that answer "Maddie are you sure you didn't bribe him"
"really people, my life doesn't revolve around money you know, and having him play Romeo is the last thing I wanted" I yelled causing people to stare at me
Cough. That's weird, do I have a cold or something.
It looked like the panthers gave up questioning me so they left.
Cough.
The bell rang signalling the beginning of sixth period. Time for Spanish class.
"Hola senora Velasquez" I said to my spanish teacher, she simply nodded, so much for been polite. I go to my regular seat and put on my headphone because this is going to be one long class.
Cough. Ok what the hell is wrong with me.
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"And that is the end of today's lesson, see you all next week" everyone ran outside, after forty minutes of torture, Spanish class was finally over.
I heard Mr Hudson voice all of a sudden.
";Ms Thompson I've been looking for you everywhere, but I didn't seem to find you"
'Probably because I've been avoiding you', was what I wanted to say but I didn't dare to voice that out.
"Oh okay, why did you want to see me" I say instead
" I haven't been seeing you rehearse and you know the showcase is in a few weeks"
"I'm sorry, I've just been really busy with school work and projects and with finals coming up I have been spending my afternoons in the library"
lies lies and lies. finals aren't even close but it looked like he believed me.
"No problem I understand, why don't we go and rehears now" Mr Hudson suggested. uh oh
"Alright let's go" worst mistake ever, I thought
"I will go get Bryan and meet you at the theatre" he said and with that he walks off.
Cough.
I waited patiently for Mr Hudson and Bryan at the theatre while going through my script until i reached the scene where Romeo and Juliet kissed I almost fainted ,as if on cue, the door to the theatre opened and Mr Hudson and Bryan walked in, Bryan on the other hand looked like he'd rather be somewhere else other than at the theatre but I honestly can't blame him, he noticed the look on my face and gave me a questioning look, but I was too shocked to talk so I pointed to the scene motioning for him to read it and let me tell you the look on his face was way worse than mine ,it was priceless, he looked like he was about to throw up(ouch to me)Mr Hudson also looked at the script then he smiled- scratch that he grinned at the both of us.
"I know, you don't need to thank me it's what you kids do these days, kiss before marriage" I looked at him like he was crazy but he didn't seem to notice. So, we all stood there in an awkward silence
"It's time for me to go and I'll be back in half an hour I need to make up an excuse for why you kids won't be in class" it all suddenly felt like Deja vu as soon as Mr Hudson left the theatre.
I heard clearing of throat behind me
"As much as i really want to kill you right now, I think it's high time we actually rehearse"
"Okay then let's start from the top" was all I could say.
ROMEO
[To JULIET] If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
JULIET
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
ROMEO
Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?
JULIET
Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer
"Don't you find it weird that we are the only ones rehearsing" Bryan stated. He actually has a point, where is Capulet, Benvolio, Mercutio, the servant, the nurse and the rest of the cast"
Then it all finally made sense, Mr Hudson was playing cupid
"yeah, you are right" I simply said.
We rehearsed a little more.
ROMEO
O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do;
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.
JULIET
Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake.
ROMEO
Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take.
Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.
JULIET
Then have my lips the sin that they have took.
ROMEO
Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged
Give me my sin again.
JULIET
You kiss by the book.
Rehearsing with Bryan wasn't that bad after all. It started getting late, so we decided to go and continue tomorrow, I was gathering my things and coughed into my palm, and when I look at my palm I see the last thing I ever thought I would see.
Blood.
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