Chapter 3-Moving to a new place

Raylie

“What are we doing here, Raylie?” Logan whispered.

All the three were tiptoeing as if looking for something or someone.

“I was looking for helmet girl,” I said while looking around the lobby on the ground floor.

“Huh?” Loki frowned at me. “Is that the girl you said you run away with when Jax group chased you?”

“Exactly,” Thore answered, leaning on the wall near the registry office.

“Why don’t we just asked the command department to track the girl down?” Loki suggested.

“And what the hell did you need in her? Don’t tell me it’s because of your helmet?”

“Give it a rest, you brute. You can buy even a hundred pieces of the same helmet. Why still chase for the girl?”

“I was just curious why she’s here. The last time I saw her, she wears Kingstone High School uniform.” I honestly said.

I was just curious.

That girl must be wealthy too. KHS isn’t just an ordinary school, just like Brixton University.

“Maybe she wanted to transfer here. Our school was always on the top list of the best schools in L City. KHS was just second from us.”

I stopped looking around. If that girl was transferring here, then there is still a chance that I can still see her again. If not today, then maybe on the other day.

 I smirked to myself. Why am I wasting my time over that girl, anyway?

“I’m hungry. Let’s eat.” I said and turned, heading for the entrance door.

“Oh! This fool!” Logan complained. “Why am I following him, anyway? I must spend time with my new girlfriend.”

“I’m going to wring his neck!”

Thore laughed. “I am hungry too. Let’s just eat together. My treat.”

“Where? To your café?”

“You’re so cheap, Thore!”

We all went to our respective cars and drove our way to the nearest café.

Vivienne:

“So, look who’s here?”

Carrie wickedly approached me together with my ex-friends. I was actually fixing my things in the locker room.

I was so glad I am admitted to Brixton University.

Funny how the table turned.

My Dad succeeded in killing himself and escaping this miserable life.  To top it all, he left us a lot of debt. And to pay it all, we had to sell our properties and even Alfonso’s mansion. Funny, but the one who bought the estate was Anne's family.

The company? Well, I don’t know. I don’t want to know.

“Give it a rest, Carrie. I am moving out.” I sighed frustratingly and focused on fixing my things into my storage box.

I still need the books. I couldn’t afford to throw even a little thing that we paid in this school with the life I had now.

“No way. You can’t get away with me just like that.” Carrie fiercely said.

I don’t know what’s into her. She had been so mean to me. I don’t remember doing anything wrong to her way back when we were still friends.

“What do you want now? You’re already the Queen of the whole campus. I already passed the throne to you.”

Carrie laughed mockingly. “Passed the throne to me? How dare you say that? You are stinky poor already. You shouldn’t be on the list of the campus queens. You're a shame of Kingstone High.”

“Just do whatever you want.” I just rolled my eyes.

 I don’t care anymore. Everything was ripped off from me anyway.

“Did you just rolled your eyes on me?” Carrie angrily shouted on my face.

I ignored her. But Carrie would not let me slipped. She suddenly took my storage box and poured everything out. My things went all over the corners of the room.

“Fight me.” Carrie was trying to provoke me. She even stepped on my things until she broke them. She ruined my stuff.

I really wanted to fight her, pull her hair, and slapped her face. But I dared not to. The rest of the girls were on her side.  It would be four against me. And I know I couldn’t stand a chance to fight against them. So I better hold myself and my anger. I am not the same Vivienne anymore. I became a nobody. And a nobody I will remain unless we get back our wealth.

Well, that’s the rule in life. I am used to it. I was once on the top. But the world rotates, and now, I am at the button.

“Weak!” Lyzie mockingly said. “Come on, Carrie. Don’t waste your time to a princess turned into a rug just like her.”

“Seems like it was a different Cinderella story in her case.” Mindy wickedly laughed.

“Let’s go. Just don’t waste your time with a rat.”

The four girls stepped out of the room one by one. I could still hear them talking ill about me.

“I just can’t believe we made her the leader of our group.”

“It was all in the past, Carrie. Don’t be a sour loser over something that happened already.”

“Besides, you turned to be our queen now.”

“I just hate the fact that she once ruled over us.”

I slowly picked up my things and put them all in my storage box. I swear I am not going to step back into this place until I became rich again.

Upon arriving home, I saw Mom and Vianna were leaning on the truck we rent from the moving service company. This is the day we will be moving to the heart of L City.  They want to pick me up from school when I'm done getting my things, but I didn’t let them do that. I have enough humiliation, and I could not afford more.

“Ready?” Mom asked.

“Yeah.” I weakly answered and got into Mom’s car. Vianna does as well.

Mom instructed the truck driver to move, and she went inside the car. I gave our mansion a last glance.

Mom said that the new owners were coming in tomorrow. I couldn’t afford to see Anne. I was too embarrassed. I mean, I bullied her before. Thinking I was almighty, and I will never go down.  But look where I am now.

“I’m going to miss our house.” Said Vianna.

The sadness I felt became worse. It was the same for me, though.

Mom caressed Vianna’s hair. “Don’t worry, sweetie. Everything will be fine.”

I don’t think so.

Mom’s family didn’t want us to move into their house. So, she decided to get an apartment for us. Actually, it was in an economic subdivision. It was the only kind of house that my mother can afford to rent, as of the moment.

 But then, the apartment was still so pricey for our lifestyle now. I wouldn’t be surprised if Mom would also have to sell the car soon.

This is how pathetic we are now.