Chapter 1

Day 1

Waking up in a cozy room is always a dream come true. Who wouldn't want that kind of atmosphere right?

But then I could only wake up in my dreams with that kind of room. Waking up inside my room is killing me.

How cold it felt. The black-colored walls eat my morning every day. I sigh as I sit up from my bed, looking around the almost lifeless room on Earth.

It's never been my dream to wake up like this, its modern design is killing me.

Yeah, quite dramatic but hey! It's a personal opinion.

I stand up from my bed and walk towards the window, looking at the sun rising in the sky makes me smile a little.

At least, I always feel warm upon seeing the sun rising.

I looked down and saw that the house in front of us, was still closed. Looking at the clock, I saw that it was already 6 in the morning. I need to go and prepare myself.

What could this month offer for me now? Walking towards the bathroom to get myself ready.

As I prepare myself, I'd like to introduce myself to you. My name is Patima Takahashi, a typical- you could say- rich girl but not a brat.

I'm not spoiled like how the others are. Maybe my father is spoiling me but I am afraid of him.

His attitude isn't the one I like really. But enough talking about him.

The house in front of ours is from my friend, his name is Mark Jacob Watanabe or more known as MJ but because of some circumstances, we aren't able to contact each other.

I've been looking at their house early in the morning, hoping to see her outside and maybe talk to her.

I missed him as much as I wanted to talk to him. Don't get me wrong ok? I am just worried about him. Like every other best friend would, who wouldn't be able to get worried about your friend?

"Young Miss, the breakfast is ready" a knock interrupted me from my thoughts that I didn't know I was already in my closet.

"Yes, I'm coming," I said and picked my outfit for today, good old jeans and shirt? I think I've already worn it like last week.

Today is Monday, which means we are free to we're anything we want. The students can pick any clothes they want- except every Wednesday.

The uniform in school is pretty and all but the school just wanted it to always show on Wednesday.

As I picked out my clothes- long sleeves, with a coat over, and pants for spring- I opened the door of my bedroom, welcomed with a black wall, of course.

I look at the right side and walk down the stairs, a good thing I picked the room near the stairs because these stairs are enormous.

As I walked down the stairs, I could hear the laughter from my parents in the dining area.

As soon as I took the last step, I looked to my left and saw that Mom and Dad were talking about something.

My feet start to walk towards the dining area, opposite my mother's chair and on the right side of my father.

"Good morning, Mom" I greeted and kissed her cheeks before hugging her.

I walked towards my father's chair and hugged him, greeting him a 'good morning' before I finally came to my designated chair.

Dad nodded his head and led us to eat, which I started with basic rice and hotdog.

We aren't able to talk about something when we are in the dining area. We need to talk about the family but not other than that.

Dad is a good father... And husband. He knows when or where we needed him and he knows when or where he needs to come here. He's not that bad but yeah, I was never close to him.

The dining table was quiet, no one made a sound even my Mom who always initiated the talk every morning.

I didn't like it as always, because the questions will always be the same. What did I do in school? Did I sleep well? Who am I with? And such.  

Dad always wants to know who I am with. Even if he's a good father- which I always didn't see- he wants to know if I was always in good hands.

The thing is, he has known MJ since we were still kids but he never really liked the guy. I don't know his reason and I never want to know it.

My father is a judgemental person, in one glance he can already state his judgment... Which are all wrong. He's this narcissistic person, who only cares for his opinion and himself.

“Hey, Patima!” I snapped out of my thoughts when I looked up and saw Natalie’s face. 

Natalie Stoll is in 3rd year of college. She is the oldest among us but acts like the youngest- which is my position. 

I met her through Dylan, her boyfriend, and I met Dylan because Autumn is friends with him. Autumn is our school president, she was assigned to tour me and be with me for a while… Which leads to us being friends.

I didn’t even know that I'd have a friend as soon as I stepped foot inside the University. It’s a little bit sudden because I never really have that many friends.

Today, we are in the middle of the second semester. That could only mean the exams are near but we are just chilling. I mean, we all have brains but I am quite lacking when it comes to certain subjects.

I opened the car door and said my gratitude to our driver before running in Natalie’s direction. She quickly greeted me with a hug and a kiss on my cheeks, making me display a disgusted face and wipe my cheeks.

“Nat, stop giving Patima your disgusting lips, it won’t help at all” I avoided Natalie’s lips and saw Aiko, looking at us weirdly.

Natalie stuck her tongue out as she flung her arms on mine. 

“Why would I? I missed my youngest” Natalie said before she dragged me, which resulted in Aiko following us behind.

“When Patima’s still not here, you’re fond of me, I don’t even know what’s happening to you,” Aiko said as Natalie glared at her.

“It’s because you’re cute, you grew up like a wild cat now,” Natalie said that made Aiko smile at her sarcastically.

It’s always been like this, they would bicker like siblings and such but they still love each other. Not that I am saying they are in a relationship.

“Hey!” We stopped and looked at the back and saw Dylan, running in our direction with his bag in hand.

Natalie rolled her eyes before removing her grip on my arms and walking towards the cafeteria, where I concluded that they fought.

Dylan frowned at what Natalie did but still approached Aiko and I’s direction.

“You didn’t have any morning class?” He asks, still looking at where Natalie disappeared, making Aiko sigh and nod her head.

“I didn’t receive anything from Mr. Suzuki,” I said and shrugged my shoulders, stepping forward to the cafeteria.

The two walk beside me as they start to open up a topic.

“Pat, you know MJ right?” I look at Dylan and nod my head. MJ is a well-known person here because he was called the nerd in the school, topping everyone which he gained few people to hate him.

“I heard he likes Yua” well, I’m not surprised at all. Yua is one of the popular girls in the school. I ranked second in terms of popularity and she is the first.

“Not surprising at all, everyone likes Yua,” Aiko said.