All her life, Siya had strived for nothing but academic validation. She had only one thing in her life - Studies, until she met Liam, who was practically her polar opposite. Shameless flirt, eye candy and a ladies' man. Normally she wouldn't mind it...
I'm sitting on my study desk trying to think of a creative way to write my essay. Its supposed to be about my favourite author. That would be Jane Austen for sure. I just need to plan an outline and start writing. But Jane Austen isn't the only one on my mind right now. There's someone else, Liam Carter. As much as I don't wanna accept it, the guy's a genius. I've never had to compete with anyone. Until now. It terrifying to even think what will happen if he overtakes me. My parents will make living so difficult. I can't let him surpass me. My thoughts are cut short by a knock on my door before it swings open. " THIS IS A DISASTER! " my sister exclaims. " Whoa heyy what happened? " i ask. " Mom and dad are getting back from Monaco tonight. And tomorrow there's a get together at the Garcias' mansion. AND WE HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR! They asked me to pick perfect outfits for tomorrow and it completely skipped my mind! We gotta go S! Right now " She hastily explains while dragging me out into the car. About 15 minutes later we pull up to a designer clothing store. We browse through different dresses. One particular dress catches my attention. " Hey Seer look at this! She comes over and gasps " Oh my! This would look so pretty on you! " I quickly try it on and then buy it. She gets herself an elegant pink slip on dress. We hurry home to welcome our parents.
At home - Its 9:45 pm and we're downstairs in the lounge. I'm quite nervous about seeing them. Suddenly the door bell rings and the sound echoes all over the house. We stand up at our places and the servants open the door. My parents walk in followed by 3 men carrying their luggage. We greet them, " Hey Mom. Dad. Hope you had a pleasant trip. " Seerat says hugging mom. " Oh yes dear! We did. How have my girls been ? " Mom says pulling me into a small hug. " Oh good, just really busy with school these days. Oh and I have news! " i say clapping my hands with excitement. They'll be so proud when I tell them I'm representing the school. " I will be- " I'm cut short by my dad speaking in a stern voice " Siya. Where are your manners? You must wait for us to settle down before doing all this. What has you so impatient? " i take a deep breath ignoring the pain i just felt in my chest. " Apologies Dad. Well I just wanted to let you know that I will be representing my school at the science fair....Along with a fellow student " he starts walking away, " Along with? That simply means they don't trust you handling this task alone. Do better child. " he disappears into the hallways. All the excitement drains out from me. I feel like I've been stabbed right in the heart. Seerat notices and beings " Hey love I- " I rush back to my room without waiting for her to complete. I lock my door. My breath quickens as i try to hold back the tears. According to my family, crying is for the weak. I miserably fail as a stream of tears flow down my cheeks. I walk over to my study desk and grab a blade and head to the washroom. I stare at myself in the mirror as I make 2 horizontal cuts across my wrist avoiding any veins. I hold back my tears and this time I succeed. My wrist heats up as blood trickles down it. I stand there in silence and eventually wash my wrist and face and walk out. When the sadness ends, fury takes over. Liam. Liam Carter. He's the reason. He's ruining everything. I worked so hard to get a few words of appreciation out of my dad. And this guy has been here like what 2 days and I'm already losing all respect I earned. I hate him with all my heart. I drift off to sleep while thinking of all the ways i can hurt Liam.
Next day- I get ready and head down for breakfast. Its a holiday today and we have the get together. "Morning everybody. " i say sitting down at the table. " Coffee, Miss? " Mrs Lou asks me. She's one of our housekeepers. I adore her, she was always there for us when our parents were absent. " Ah yes Thank you Mrs Lou! " i smile at her. I take a bite of my toast and my mom speaks up, " Okay so we leave at 6 today, the event starts at 6 30. I need you both to be all ready by then. And please, be on your best behaviours. " My dad looks at me and says, " Don't disappoint me further. Behave like an elegant lady " he then goes back to his newspaper. " Yes dad. " i whisper. I'm quite used to this by now. Seerat is a successful fashion designer and earns a lot. Her boyfriend Sam is a photographer. Also rich. At her birth, my parents were told she'll be their lucky charm. And I'll be the one who brings them down. So they never really loved me like they love seerat. I have nothing against her of course. She loves me and I love her. She's the perfect elder sister. Its safe to say that she practically raised me along with Mrs Lou. " Your makeup and Hair will be done by Francia and her team. They'll also help you get dressed. They'll be here in an hour. " my mom says getting up from the table. Me and seerat nod. I finish my breakfast and head back to my room. I have to finish this essay as soon as possible. Early submission will do me good. I sit at my table and work on my essay for an hour. I write about Jane Austen, her works etc. I'm almost finished when I'm interrupted by a knock on my door. Its Mrs Lou, " Miss Siya, Madame Francia is here. Your presence is required at the dressing room immediately. " I put my books back and head to the dressing room where Madame Francia is preparing to get us ready. They've started working on Seerat. Francia spots me, " Mademoiselle Siya! Come take a seat! We shall start with your makeup at once. " The process of getting ready is dreadfully long. Once they're done, i get up and look at myself in the mirror. I look pretty good. Outfit :-
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Its 5:55 and we're already in the car. The drive is mostly quiet except my father occasionally talking about buisness. And about how necessary it is for me to behave. As if i dance around like drunk monkeys. We finally reach the Garcia Mansion. It never fails to astound me. The beautiful Greek architecture always makes me stop and stare. We enter inside the mansion and we're immediately greeted my Mr and Mrs Garcia. " ¡Los increíbles kaurs! bienvenido " ( translation - The amazing kaurs! Welcome ) My dad shakes me Garcia's hand and my mom gives Mrs Garcia a small side hug. " Come! I must introduce you to someone! " Mr Garcia exclaims signalling us to follow him. I walk behind him taking in the beauty of the mansion. I don't realise when I come face to face with THE SABRINA AND HARRY CARTER! oh my god... she's even prettier in person! I must have been staring for a while because my sister pinches me dragging me out of my thoughts. Everybody's looking at me. " Uh I'm so sorry! I'm Siya Kaur. Pleasure meeting you Mr and Mrs Carter. " I smile at them, surprisingly earning a smile back. From the corner of my eye I see my dad looking at me. With clear disappointment on his face. I look down and and gaze on the floor. Just then a tall man with dark curls joins us along with a woman with curly hair. God. They're both gorgeous " Allow me to introduce to you my elder son, Dean and his girlfriend Mikayla Cooper. " Mr Carter says as Dean and Mikayla smile at us. Wait. Shit. If they're here, that can only mean, LIAMS HERE TOO! " Siya, i think you know my younger son, Liam? " Oh no. What if he told them how much he despises me? " Uh- Yes! I do um he's um. We're on the science project.. together " i struggle to make a sentence. Before Mrs Carter can reply, my dad speaks up, " You must be so proud of your son! Hes just joined and he has already impressed Mr Jane. I'm quite envious of you for having such a talented younger child. " He laughs. I stare at my dad with shock. I'm not surprised but did he seriously do that in front of all these people? I can't i have to get out of here. I meet Mrs Carter's eyes for a second and i can see sympathy. " Uhm excuse me I need to find the restroom" i say as i brisk walk away from them with no particular destination in my mind. Tears start forming in my eyes as i grow more and more envious of Liam. I don't realise when I'm directly in front of the stairs. Its too late and I loose my balance. I brace myself for impact and shut my eyes tightly but the impact never comes. I can feel myself hovering. I open my eyes to a guy holding my wrist and thus preventing a very painful fall. The last guy I wanted to see right now. Liam.
