Not Him

Chapter 2

Not him~

EVELYN

I lower my gaze to the floor.

"Your Royal Highness." I bow slightly, feeling my back tighten.

This isn't how I planned my morning. And if I had known he would be in CrownFord, I would have never enrolled here.

I could learn painting anywhere in the world, but not an inch close to him.

"Lady Evelyn of Ashbourne. Fancy meeting you here; I didn't know you enrolled in CrownFord." He says.

"I was enrolled yesterday."

"I worry people might think that, just like before, you’ve chased after me across the world." He says, a smile playing on his lips.

"If you were the last man on earth, I'll happily remain a spinster, Your Grace." I bow once again and step out of the elevator as quickly as I had entered.

I take a seat on the couch in the lounge, and I feel my eyes swell.

After so many years, he was still hellbent on making me cry.

Why would I travel across the world to chase a man I know how unworthy I am to him?

Pain and rage reignite at the pit of my stomach, making me sick when the realisation that it was them.

Last night at the penthouse, those noises and the reason I couldn't sleep were because of him and that blonde of his.

My phone rings, and I pick it up.

"Hello."

"Hey...are you okay?" Vee's voice comes through, and I smile.

"I'm fine. I just met someone I never thought I'd see again." I mumble.

"Don't tell me you met the Crown Prince?" Vee asks with a sigh.

"How do you know that?"

"Oh, my God! You did? That was what I wanted to tell you before the network disconnected the telephone wire and I couldn't text. I wanted to tell you that I just got information from a very reliable source, and they said he attends CrownFord. How did we miss that?"

Exactly. How did I miss that?

It isn't Vee's fault. I was desperate, searching for any reliable school away from Albion without digging into their school fan base.

And now... there's no going back.

"Did he say anything about...you know, the past? Did he bring back old wounds to hurt you?" She asks.

Of course, everyone knows how heartless the first son and Crown Prince of Albion can be.

"No, he didn't. We didn't converse for long." I mumble.

"Good. Keep it that way. You see him coming left....go right. You see him coming left...go right. Never let your paths align."

~•~

Making sure I follow through on Vee's advice, I make sure to check every hallway before passing through.

When I heard from a classmate that the famous Hockey star is a Senior and will not be gracing us with his presence for the hockey pass, imagine how grateful I was.

I almost hugged the girl out of excitement, and I thankfully continued my day without looking over my shoulders.

"Good day, Ms Seth." I greet the residence hall manager with a smile on my face.

"Oh, Evelyn. Good day. How are you feeling? I hope you enjoyed a good night's rest in your suite?" She asks.

If only she could imagine what I went through last night, then she would realise that love isn't what I'd use to describe that room.

"Actually, I'm here about that. Is it possible to get a new room? One that isn't in the residence hall? Maybe in a different area altogether?" I question.

Ms Seth regards me with a faint smile before shaking her head.

"No, it isn't possible, Ms Evelyn. The residence hall you were given is close to your faculty and classroom. And besides, every other hall has been occupied." She says.

Oh no.

God! This isn't happening to me, is it? There is no way I can spend another night in that room, hearing all those lewd things and knowing who is responsible for them.

"What if I go stay in a hotel or something?" I asks.

"Impossible! What will I say to your parents if something bad happens to you? I can not allow that, Ms Evelyn. Is there a reason you don't like your suite?" She asks.

I should tell her the truth. That I wasn't able to sleep last night because their famous Hockey star upstairs was busy, and who knows if he'll do it again tonight....just to spite me, knowing I can hear.

"I....the suite is fine. I just felt uncomfortable there." I say.

Ms Seth sighs and pats my shoulder in a mother kind of way.

"I understand, you're far away from home for your first time. Everything must look and feel different. But I assure you, Evelyn, that... That residence hall is the best of them all. That's where our Elites stay."

I step out of her office with a weary smile and tears ready to drop if I were to open my mouth.

Class for noon were cancelled and rescheduled to tomorrow morning. I head for my room, making sure to look around so I won't have to run into him.

Sharing an elevator with him will be a problem, but I'll try as much as possible to avoid it as well.

I rush to the elevator, press the button and look behind me, praying it opens quickly, and I go up alone.

The elevator door slides open; Alexander stands tall inside, his hands in his pockets as he gives me that calm, bored look that screams, 'everyone is beneath me.'

I stand for a few seconds, and he cocked a brow, daring me to get in.

A scowl replaced the look on my face, and I walked in, hands by my side and eyes staring straight, ignoring the man beside me.

The elevator dings as it begins to move.

"Hmm....if it isn't my little-dittle daisy. Long time no see, daisy. It's been....five long years."

TBC