Anastasia POV
I smuggled my pillow not wanting to wake up even after my alarm had gone off,I turned off the alarm and rolled around in the bed for a while before deciding to stand up.
I didn't read last night and I was certainly not ready to go to school this morning. What is there to look forward to and expect to learn,it's not like I have friends in school.
I sat at the edge of the bed thinking about how much I have nothing going on in my life except books and studying,Sarah the only friend I have now, has a boyfriend and she barely spends time with me.
Even if we meet up all she talks about is Anthony. I am not jealous or anything but I also want someone to date and laugh with.
I want friends to talk to and hang out with.I tried interacting with my classmates but they always ignored me or bullied me.
I just don't know if I should be trying this hard to fit in,was it actually worth it?
I looked at the nightstand and it was already 6:33. I am late but yet am not out of bed.
I can't just stop going to school because of the people there ,my future happiness depends on it,I stood up from the bed and we to my wardrobe and bought out my school uniform after staring at it for a long time, i laid it down on the bed and scurried to the bathroom to take a quick bath and hurriedly wore my school uniform and ran out the door to the kitchen .
Dad and Daniel were already seated as mum was sitting at the table.
" Goodmorning sweetie" mum smiled at me.
"Morning mum,good morning dad" I greeted as I sat .
"Morning dear, did you sleep well?" Dad asked, flipping the newspaper he was holding.
"Yea I did " I replied.
After eating I thanked mum and dad and hurried out the door.I didn't want to walk with Daniel and I knew that he didn't want that as well.
I can remember when I started going to the same highschool as him because my parents thought that it would be a great idea for the two of us to be in the same school. He never objected to it but when I got there he avoided me and never told anyone I was his sister.
That was when I knew that my brother was embarrassed to have his sister.
I could say the same as well.
FLASHBACK.
I carried my tray of food in the cafeteria looking for where to sit and eat and I saw Daniel with his friends laughing and chatting and I smiled I inwardly and started walking toward him ,when he saw me his smile faded and I felt nervous as I came to a stop in front of their table and everyone was staring at me.
"H..hi " I stuttered.
I was so nervous I don't think they even heard what I said.
" Who's the geek?" a boy said.
"W..well I am ..i..am.." I became a mumbling mess ,I couldn't form any word in my mouth because I was so nervous.
Interacting with people was not something I did well.
"Go sit with your kind if you don't want any trouble. '' Another boy said.
My kind?
I was confused as to what he meant and my innocent heart didn't know better so I stood there staring at the one person I knew well, my brother Daniel.
I expected Daniel to stand up for me and tell them I was his sister but when I raised my eyes with hope he said nothing ,my hope was scattered when the first boy pushed me and I fell along with my food and it spilled all over my school uniform.
"Are you deaf I said go seat with your kind." He half yelled at me.
When I turned to look at Daniel he was looking away from the whole scene as if he didn't want anything to do with it,then all the scary stories I heard about highschool and bullies came flashing into my head.
Bullying I didn't experience all that till highschool.
Sarah saw the commotion and ran to help me up and when I got up and stared at the food on the floor ,I walked away but eyes were on me.I knew I was done for it since that day ,that was when the bullying started.
I should have stayed away from Daniel and his group of friends. If only I knew that it would turn out this way I would have approached him that day.
I would have stayed away from him.
And on one faithful day Vincent the number one bully took an interest in me and since then my life hasn't been the same.
Sarah took me to the restroom to help me clean my uniform and told me to stay away from Daniel and his friends in school.
"His friends are one of the bullies in school,that's what my friend told me " Sarah said.
When I got home that day Daniel said nothing about what had happened in school,we didn't have a close relationship but he should at least try and protect me from bullies in school.
I went to his room to ask him why he said nothing when all that was happening.
"Stay away from me in school. " He grumpily said as he put back the cloth he was holding in his hand on the wardrobe.
I was taken aback from his words,how can my own brother speak to me in such a way?
"What did you just say?" I asked just to be sure of what he said.
"I told you to stay away from me in school,having you around me won't be good for me." He repeated his words .
"Daniel, what are you talking about? I am your sister. How can you tell me to stay away from you in school? " I asked in disbelief.
How can my brother tell me to stay away from him in school?
" And so what ....get out of my room if you are done talking Anna I am not in the mood for you nagging." He told me as he walked to his reading table and took his headphone and put it on and jumped into his bed with his phone in hand.
Is he trying to ignore me?
I know we didn't have a strong bond but he crossed a line here.
I walked closer to the bed and snatched the phone out of his hand and took three steps back and he got up from the bed.
"Give that back." He said as took the headphone off he stretched out his hand towards me.
"No I won't until you tell me why you did nothing when your friends bullied me?" I asked angrily.
I just wanted him to at least give me an excuse even if it was a lie.
"Because you are a nerd and staying around you in school will drag me down Anna. Are you happy with the reply?" He asked sarcastically.
I was dumbfounded by his words .
"I am not some alien Daniel I am your sister you know that right?" I asked and he rolled his eyes at me.
"And I am your brother, I wonder if I would get a reward for putting up with such an annoying little sister. Now give that back and get out of my room." He half yelled at me as he stretched out his hand again.
I looked at him and then the phone hand and with the anger in me I threw it and it smashed on the wall.
"Anna!!" He yelled but I had already run out the door into the room and slammed the door shut.
I heard his running footsteps then it stopped in front of my door.
He banged on my door a couple times and mum had to ask him what was going on and he went away without giving a reply.
During dinner he never said a word about what happened when asked neither did I .
That was how I knew that I had no siblings in school.
Anastasia POV BACK TO PRESENT.Thinking about it now I wonder why I never said anything to Mom or Dad.Maybe if I did it would have been different now.They would have scolded him and maybe he would have changed..just maybe.Maybe he would have continued to treat me as a nobody.I stayed quiet for so long that I got used to his treatment.Avoiding him in school was the only thing I did.If he wasn't proud to call me his younger sister I would stay away. I walked to school and got to class safely ,nothing eventful happened except Dennis getting on my nerves during class.I don't know if he is just out to bother me each day. When the bell of breakfast rang , Sarah decided to eat lunch together with me in the cafeteria. She had this sad
Anastasia POV The school bell rang indicating school was over and I couldn't feel more at ease.I just wanted to leave this place.I stuffed my books into my backpack as Sarah did the same. "Do you have any plans for the weekend?" Sarad asked as she zipped her backpack . "Not really just reading, " I replied nonchalantly.She knew what I did each weekend and she still has to ask,what's she up to? "Why don't we hang out tomorrow,what do you think?" Sarah asked and I looked at her suspiciously.Sarah never offers to hang out because I turn her down mist times.We might be best friends but we have different hobbies... "I don't think I can do that ,have you forgotten we were given an English and biology assignment. " I replied as I carried my backpack and she did the same. 
Anastasia POV The alarm clock on my reading table rang and I turned it off. It was already 6:30. I stretched my sore body.I woke up by 3 am to study and do my assignment. I know I should be resting during the weekend but I felt it was unnecessary to sleep and waste time instead of studying. I was so exhausted but I felt enlightened by the book I was reading. I lazily dragged myself into the bathroom where I stood In front of the mirror looking at the stranger I saw. I has changed from the once happy and intelligent girl to this nerd,my hair was messy I hardly even took care of it now,I had bags under my eyes it's shouldn't be this way for a highschool student but I choose it to be a better version of myself, but was my choice right ? Am I actually doing the right thing by studying and not trying to blend in to School? I was more like an outsider in school and no one wanted to hang out with the nerd. I exhaled deeply as I held the washbasin,I just wa
Anastasia POVI gulped as I stared at the grumpy man in front of me. I was sure I haven't seen him around the neighborhood so where did he come from?"S.. sorry." I stuttered, nervous at the glare I was receiving."Get out of the damn way girl." He hissed at me as walked right past me, shoving me aside a bit."Hold on a minute! What did I do?" I shouted at the harsh treatment I received and turned around immediately but he didn't even listen, let alone turn. He had already put a lot of distance between us because he was walking fast.I sighed as I turned back and continued my journey.I wonder if being in thoughts was now a crime. Couldn't he just have avoided walking past me?Weirdo. I greeted my neighbors that I saw as I was going to the mini mall,it was a short distance from my house and after my encounter with the stranger I made sure to pay attention to the rest of my journey to the kin mall. I got to the mini mall and went in,I looked at the list again and noticed th
Anastasia POVCaleb could see that I was visibly not happy with the mention of Vincent's name. A frown formed on my face and all nervousness disappeared."Why are you asking me about Vincent?" I asked him grumpily."Oh nothing, just want to know,you don't have to frown that way to show me you are displeased with the mention of Vincent's name,just forget about it." Caleb replied.Maybe I read too much into his question,it was just a harmless one but I knew well enough to be cautious around anyone, especially someone nice to me without a reason."Oh…" I muttered.I don't want to answer that question he asked. No one has ever asked me that.I knew that I despised Vincent for bullying me but I never said it out loud, because I was scared. "What about you,what are your likes and dislikes and what do you do for fun?" I asked as the tense silence that followed was not something I liked. "Are we close to your house?" He asked and I wondered if he knew where I lived. "Yea " I affirm
Anastasia POV I continued walking to school, keeping a great distance from Daniel, but he had his hands in his pockets walking as if he owned the school.I walked faster and walked past him. Does he just want me to sweat and ruin today for me? He never goes to school this early so why does it seem like he just decided to leave early to warn me to stay away from Caleb. I don't know if everyone is telling me to stay away from Caleb ,from what I know he doesn't seem like a bad guy. I hurriedly walked to school not wanting Daniel to catch up to me,I didn't want to walk with him. When I got to school I received strange looks, it's as if they think I am a new student. I walked into my class and all eyes was on me ,that made me uncomfortable, I walked to my seat with my head down ,when I wanted to seat someone shouted. "Don't sit !" My classmate shouted as I turned and looked at him in surprise. "There's gum on your seat." He said as he looked around nervously
Anastasia POVHe hummed. "Okay if you say so" he said as we continued to sit in silence. How does he know that I was expecting him to say something? This was so embarrassing. I shouldn't be expecting him to comment on my look just because he did so last time. I shouldn't put much thought into his actions just because he insisted on helping me that day. Why did I feel hurt by his question? I had already had my lunch and there was no need to sit down here ,so I stood up.I should leave him alone. "I will be heading back to class bye" I muttered. "Do you hate my company? Is that why you are running away even when lunch break isn't over?"he asked to my surprise wasn't he the one that was ignoring me? " How can I sit here when you are ignoring me?" I mumbled. "I wasn't ignoring you," he replied. Oh gosh he heard what I said,I was torn between sitting down or heading back to class. If I head back to class he might think I don't like him and if I sit down
Anastasia POV: I have never heard Vincent talk like this before ,did something happen to his voice. His voice was calm and smooth unlike the Vincent that I know that would talk in a voice promising pain just to instill fear in someone. "Mm... Vincent hi" I greeted flashing him a nervous smile as if that would work ,I prayed that he doesn't do anything to me,I was in such a good mood I don't want anything ruining it today. Vincent took in my appearance,he looked at me from head to toe and I felt nervous under his scrutinizing gaze and silence,I heard him tsk.. "Hi..." He replied to my greatest surprise and I was like what? …I was so taken aback that I couldn't even say anything anymore. Is this really Vincent? That was the first thing my mind asked me, here I was standing in front of Vincent and he wasn't trying to bully me instead he had this soft look in his eyes. Okay this is great but I think I prefer Vincent , who was rude to me at this point because at least I kn