Avery's school above.
AN-Please make sure you've read the prologue. It's an important part of the story.
Avery Cullen
I'm playing with my ring as I listen to what the teacher is saying.
Mrs Webster is so fucking ugly. I can't handle looking at her face, there's a huge mole above her lips. It's so fucking gross.
"Ms Cullen, care to share what you're thinking about?" She says as she notices I'm not my paying attention to her.
"I was just thinking about how ugly you are." I reply sweetly.
I hear some of my classmates snicker but Mrs Webster looks taken back and hurt flashes through her eyes. "Excuse me?"
I put on my bitchy face. "Did I stutter?"
She opens her mouth to speak but she closes it. I see her eyes tearing up and I just roll my eyes, leaning back on my chair.
"Why do have to be so heartless?" Emma White turns around and asks.
"Mind your business." I glare at her.
Emma is the golden girl of this school. Her brunette hair is straightened as usual, popping out her beautiful blue eyes. She has heart shaped lips and a long pointed nose.
She's beautiful, I give her that.
I hate her because she's everything I'm not. Well, except beautiful. I have more beautiful features than her. I'm the most beautiful girl in this school, I know that and everyone else does.
Back to Emma, she is kind and has a bubbly personality. Everyone loves her and to top all that, she is friends with Adrian, my fiancé. She's dating his best friend, Hayden.
The bell rings and I get up, picking my bag. I leave the class and walk to the locker corridor. As I'm about to drop my books in my locker, I hear two girls talking.
"Oh my God! Have you seen Adrian today?" One of the girls asks.
"No, I haven't!" The second girl replies.
"He looks so hot! Look I secretly snapped his picture." Girl 1 whispers.
What the heck?
I drop the books and fix my hair.
"Wow! He's soooo sexyyyy!" Girls 2 squeals.
I bang my locker loudly and glare at both of them, dangerously.
Girl 2 widens her eyes and she quickly looks down uncomfortably.
"Sorry." Girl 1 mumbles.
I cross my arms over my chest. "Delete it." I demand.
She looks at me, dumbfounded. "Excuse me?" She asks softly.
"The picture, you idiot! Delete it right now."
"Oh." She whispers. She unlocks her phone and I watch her as she quickly deletes the picture .
"Good." I turn my heels around and leave.
****
"Welcome home, princess." My handmaid quickly rushes to collect my school bag.
"Thank you, Rosa." I say.
When I enter my room, I take off my shoes and start loosing my tie. I'm so exhausted.
Rosa keeps my bag and looks at me. "Do you need anything, princess?" She asks.
"A massage would be nice, please."
"Of course." She bows and quickly rushes over to my side.
I take off my shirt since I'm wearing a vest under and she starts massaging my back. A nice sensational feeling comes to me so I close my eyes. "Is Adrian home?" I ask.
"Yes, princess."
Adrian and I were friends before my parents passed. When I first came here, he kept trying to be there for me but I shut him off like everyone else so eventually, he gave up.
He doesn't speak or even glance at me now. It's like my existence doesn't matter to him.
He hates me.
I knew if it were up to him, he would end this engagement. I mean, no one would want to be engaged to a cold hearted bitch like me.
"Where is Stella?" I ask Rosa.
She freezes."Um...."
Stella is my other handmaid. I like her more than Rosa. She doesn't treat me like a princess and I like that.
I mean, she respects me and does what I tell her to do just like she's supposed to but she doesn't stutter when she's talking to me and she genuinely understands who I am.
"Is she with the servant boy?" I ask.
"Yes, princess."
I roll my eyes in a annoyance. 'yes, princess'. How many times is she going to say that? It's so annoying.
"Fine, that's enough for the massage."
A knock comes on the door. I put on a shirt and answer, "Come in."
Two guards come in, dressed in their uniform. They both bow and then look up.
"Her majesty, the queen requests your presence at the dining room, princess." One of them announces.
I wear a pair of dark blue skinny jeans and a yellow off shouldered blouse. Being a princess, I have so many restrictions when it comes to my clothing.
I can't wear shorts, miniskirts, crop tops or anything that shows too much skin.
When I enter the dining room, the king, the queen and a lot of other people we're seated.
"Your majesty." I bow to the king and I turn to the queen to do the same gesture. "Mother."
When I first came here, the queen insisted that I call her mum or mother. I used to call my my mother 'mum' so I felt uncomfortable do the same so I chose mother.
They both smile at me and I sit beside Adrian's sister, Mia because that is where I normally sit.
"I love your top." She whispers.
Mia is fifteen years old. She is so pretty. Her natural light brown hair flows over her shoulder beautifully. She has perfectly shaped brows and the most beautiful amber eyes ever just like Adrian's.
She is a little shy but she has a very sweet personality. She likes to read a lot, loves animals and she's also very close with Adrian.
She and I are not really close because like I said, I don't allow people to get close to me.
"Thank you, Mia." I nod at her.
I rarely smile and everyone in this kingdom knows that. I eat in silence but others at the table are chatting as they eat.
"Oh Goodness! Where is Adrian?" The queen asks impatiently.
My heart skips as I hear his name.
"He's at the stables but he said he was coming, your majesty." A servant answers.
The queen shakes her head and continues eating.
"Avery?" Noe's small voice says my name.
Noe is also Adrian's sister. She is just six years old and she is so cute. She is also the one person that managed to steal my heart in this kingdom. I love her so much.
"It's time for our tea party." She says.
"Okay, we'll go after the lunch is over." I whisper.
She smiles and nod her head eagerly.
After lunch, I'm supposed to go for my therapy session with Dr Blake but I'll skip for Noe.
****
Tea party set up
"What movie do you want to watch, princess Avery?" Noe asks me.
Every time we're having a tea party, Noe calls me 'Princess Avery' and she insist I call her 'Princess Noe.'
I smile at her. "The choice is yours, princess Noe."
"Okay, let's watch Cinderella."
I search the movie on the Netflix and play it for us. "Do you want more, tea?" Noe asks.
"No, thank you." I smile and eat my cookies.
"Okay.... wait! I have an idea, princess Avery."
"What's your idea, princess Noe?"
"Let's both wear our tiaras." She says excitedly.
"But I don't have my tiara."
She stands up and goes to her drawer. She tiptoed and bring out two tiaras. "Here, you can borrow mine."
I collect the tiara and put it on. "Thank you."
"I look like a princess!" She giggles as she sees herself in the mirror.
"You are a princess." I tell her with a smile.
"Princess Avery?
"Yes?"
"Do you love prince Adrian?"
Oh my God. Why are kids so blunt?
"Why are you asking that?" I question.
"Because he said that you don't love him." She says sadly.
Adrian definitely doesn't know that I'm in love him. I'm pretty good at hiding my feelings.
"I love your brother, Noe." I tell her to keep her from being upset.
She grins widely."Really?"
I nod my head.
"Okay, I'll tell him." She says and turns her head back to the tv screen.
I widen my eyes in horror. "No you can't!"
"Why?" She frowns.
"It's a secret." I whisper.
She covers her mouth with her hand. "Ohhhh."
I continue whispering, "Yes, you have to pinky promise that you won't tell him."
I know kids take a 'pinky promise' seriously especially Noe.
"I pinky promise." She says and shows me her pinky.
I brought out mine and we lock the promise.
****
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