Have you ever felt empty in your life? Ever felt no one understands you? That no one seems to care how you feel? Have you ever felt that your heart feels empty and your head is a mess? Have you ever experience the feeling of total sadness and you're unable to enjoy things?
My name is Alora. I belong to what they call the elites. I was born rich. I was the youngest daughter to one of the richest family in the country. I have 2 brothers and a sister. They were all successful people and owned various businesess worldwide.
My oldest brother is the CEO of the largest gaming company in Japan as well as the owner and President of the no.1 car company in Europe. My second brother owns the biggest pharmaceutical company in the US that manufactures and distributes medical supplies all over the world. He also owned Smith's Meds, a drugstore chain in the country.
My sister owns the largest shopping mall in the country located at Northbay City Mall and one of the biggest shareholder of 10 most popular perfume brands in the world. My parents? Well, our family's main business is jewelry. We own the no.1 jewelry company in Japan named Hoseki. The company also has its offices and stores in the US and Europe. Our parents recently launched Hoseki Corporation, the largest Jewelry manufacturing company in UAE.
And there was me. The deliquent child. The black sheep of the family. I was born with everything that anyone can dream of. But I was never happy. I was considered the problem child. I am studying at Golden Oak School for the Elite. The school for the rich and famous where money is the basis of someone's personality.
The students are divided into four classes, the Platinum Class - they are the richest heirs and heiress and the royalties in the world. The Golden Class are those living in the limelight, the celebrities and models. The Silver Class where student's parents are professional workers of those above them. And then there's the Bronze Class who were accepted by scholarships and sponsorships of the elites.
My brothers and sister graduated from this school with honors. And so everyone's expecting the same from me. I am what they call a math genius. I am smart and always a top student in primary school. I was accelerated twice so I am now 2 years younger from my classmates. I was a happy kid with full spirit and I always think of the positive side in everything. But eveything changed.
When I started high school, I was given the name Ice Princess because everyone said that I emit a cold aura. I was also popular in rejecting boys that confessed to me. They said I'm heartless and didn't care about others feelings. And that I am not capable to love someone so I also do not deserve to be loved.
I don't really care what they call me or what they think of me. For me, they are just temporary people whom I meet in this life and we'll all eventually go on our separate ways. Friends? I don't have friends. I don't need them. I still hang out with some girls but for me, they're just schoolmates.
I don't know when it started. When did I change. I remember being cheerful when I was younger but an accident made me forget some of my memories so I guess I also forgot how to smile.
Sometimes, I wonder if I am not really capable of love. I know I love my parents and my siblings. I just can't show them my affection like how they show me.
My brothers are very protective of my sister and me. They were also very generous towards me. They buy me everything I want. Sometimes, even if I don't want or need it, they will still give me expensive things. My eldest brother is 33 years old and already married for 6 years but he never failed to buy me gifts. He also got a pair of adorable twins, Mia and Mio. He married at the age of 27. My second brother is 31 and was married for 3 years. His wife is now 6 months pregnant. My sister is married for a year now and still enjoying her time with her husband. I think they don't have any plans yet of having a kid.
Me? I don't have any plans on getting married. I am not interested to any boys in school. I can't imagine myself happily married to a guy. I don't even know what I like with a guy.
This emptiness I feel inside, I don't think anyone, even me, can make it go away. Am I really that numb? Sometimes, I ask myself is there someone out there who can save me?
Darkness. I feel like it is always following me and will devour me anytime. The feeling of emptiness, fear, doubt and despair will I be able to overcome this?
"Miss Alora, wake up. You're going to be late." It's Krista, one of the maids in the house trying to wake me up while holding the food tray. She's standing in my bedside wearing her usual blue maid's uniform with white apron. Her hair is tied up with blue ribbon. She's just 25 and was working with us since she turned 18. She is my personal maid but I considered her a friend. I opened my eyes and started moving. I stretched my arms and yawned. "What time is it?" I asked while still sitting on my bed. Krista put the food tray in the breakfast table beside my room's window first before answering. "It's 7 in the morning miss. It's your first day in senior high school and the assembly time starts at 8:30. I have prepared your bath and your uniform. Your things has been prepared as well." I nodded and started walking towards the table. Krista prepared a blue ternate tea, bacon & egg and 2 loaves of bread for breakfast. I sit and picked up the tea while looking
"Wait! What? Are you crazy?" I snatched my hand away from him and crossed my arms. I don't know how I managed to composed myself. With my head up high, I asked him. "Oh I thought you knew since you insisted that I tell you now. Anyway, you heard me right, after college, we'll get married so from today onwards, you are my fiancé." Luke said it without any hesitation. It seems to me that this is just a joke to him. "Is it amusing to you to make fun of other people? I don't know what you're talking about and even if its true, I don't want to be your fiancé. I hate you and all those people behind this!" I yelled at him so everyone who's watching us can hear it. I turned around and walked away. I don't want to hear any word from Luke. I run inside the school and went straight to the rooftop. I'm annoyed. No, I'm mad at him. It doesn't seem that he's joking and I'm mad at my parents for not consulting me first. I want to scream but my voice won't come out. I can't br
It's the first day of senior high school so I woke up and prepared early. I was chosen to be the speaker for the opening assembly. I enjoyed being around with people. When I was little, my father will always bring me to parties, events and meetings. I am an only child and the only heir to the Wilson Empire. Our family is the richest clan in the country and the second richest in the US and Europe. I am Luke Wilson. I am 17 years old and currently studying at Golden Oak School for the Elite as a senior high school. At my age, I already achieved so many things. I was a genius in computer and technology at the age of 10 and was awarded as the youngest computer science genius. I have created a computer anti-virus called Angel at the age of 12. The success of Angel gave me an opportunity to build my own company, A.E Technology. I wanted to stand on my own and make my name known not just the son of my parents, not just some rich kid who depends on their father's money. In t
What am I thinking? I suddenly agreed to Alora's father to marry her. Yes, we're close but that was a long time ago. Right now, I barely know her. I don't even know if she actually remember that we used to play at some villa. She doesn't even look at me now. I'm deep in thought when my driver, Ken, speaks. "We're here sir." I didn't notice that we're already in school. I grabbed my things and felt my heart pounding when I walked out of the car. Am I nervous? Why will I feel nervous about this? Almost all the girls in school wanted to be my girlfriend but we're talking about Alora. She's called the Ice Princess because she's known for rejecting boys who's trying to confess to her. Am I different to the others? Someone tapped my shoulder and when I looked back, it was Percy. "Hey man, I called you 3 times but you just passed by in front of us. What are you thinking? Is it a girl?" Percy laughed and I saw his girlfriend runs towards him. Percy is my best friend and her
"I think you found your match, Luke. That girl doesn't even look at you. I mean she doesn't look at you like all the girls here." It was Percy with his annoying sarcastic voice. "Who does she think she is? I proposed to her in front of everyone and that's her reaction. She rejected me? Luke Wilson?" I exclaimed. I know my pride as a man was crashed by Alora. She really deserves her title. Sophie pat me on the shoulder. Her voice sounded annoyed as well. "Luke, do you really think that she will just agree to marry you? Is that what you call a proposal? Can you remember what you said? You told her that your parents arranged your marriage and she belongs to you now. Do you think she will be glad hearing that? She's not a possession Luke. You know Alora will not be happy if you will treat her like a thing. I wouldn't want that either. Maybe if you asked some girl in campus they will be glad to be your fiance but you know Alora is different." "Luke, remember
I was already shocked by his first statement when Luke suddenly gets on his knees and held my hand. "Alora Elizabeth Smith, will you marry me?" I didn't expect that he will propose to me. We're not even that close. I know now that our parents had an agreement, but I'm still confused why he agreed. He's young and there are a lot of girls who wanted to be with him. I need to confront my parents about this. I want to know why he didn't oppose their decision. "Alora, I know this is sudden but believe me, this is my personal decision. You know that no one can make a decision for me even my father. If you ask me why, I cannot give you an answer because I don't know it myself. I just really want to be close to you. Earlier, when I kissed you, I know you felt it too. You know I can help you. I promise I won't tell anyone about this. You may think that I am using what you're going through but I really want to help you. So please, will you agree to be my fiance from now on?" L
Luke is making his speech in front when I noticed someone is staring at me. There are 4 rows in the center of the auditorium with 20 seats each. Our seat is in the front of the second row, and I am in the last seat across the third row. I looked on my left and saw a few girls looking back at me. One of the girls is Cassandra, she is close to Luke, and I saw them hang out a few times. She is very vocal in expressing her affection to Luke. I remember she confessed to him and promised that she will wait for Luke to love her back. The students in campus thought that Luke will eventually end up with her, but it obviously didn't happen. No one expected that the rumored Ice Princess is now engaged to the most popular and richest guy in school. Well, I didn't expect it either. And I'm not sure if we will get married after college, I mean we have 5 years more before it happens. We don't know what the future holds. What if after a few months, we both realized that this is real
"Alora, I didn't mean to do that." I frowned."What do you mean? Do you regret it?"Of course not. What are you talking about? I want you so badly, but I want you to feel something. I want you to enjoy it. I don't regret what I did but I'm sorry for not thinking about your feelings first. I won't force you to dress differently but I really can't ignore those guys when they look at you. I hope you understand that at least." He sounds frustrated and desperate. "I won't stop you from touching me. And... Your kisses, I don't hate it. Somehow, I like the way you touch me and when you're near me, I feel safe. I don't know why but I feel like I already know you. I think I can trust you." What I said is true. I don't understand what's this feeling, but his scent is familiar. Luke pulled me into an embrace. "Let's take this slow, okay? And thank you for trusting me. Tonight, is our engagement. I would l