Chapter 1 ~First Day at school~
Anastasia Pov:
Oh. My. God. Somebody help meee! Please! Please! Somebodyy! Helpppp!
I shot up, gasping for air, sweaty and shivering from fear. Another nightmare. About him. The physical Abuse. Mental Abuse. Even being so far away from him in Italy- I still couldn't get a good night rest.
Coming to my senses, I glanced at my alarm clock and saw it was only 3 a.m. Deciding to try to sleep again as tomorrow was my first day of college, I quickly set my alarm, lay back down and soon fell asleep.
I woke up to the sounds of birds chirping noisly, car horns blaring from the city below my apartment on the 17th floor and the golden rays of sun on my face.
Fuckkkk.
I glanced at my clock and saw it was already 9 a.m and my classes started at 9:30.
Why didn't my alarm ring? I wondered to myself.
Stupid Stupid Stupid.
In my sleepy state I'd set it to p.m instead of a.m- well this is just great. New city. New class. New school. And first day I'm late! Good job Ana.
I flew out of bed- brushed my teeth combed my hair and quickly showered in record time.
Grabbing my bookbag, thankful that I'd packed it the night before, and burst out my front door.
As I turned the keys to my cheap car which i could barely afford- I heard the engine spluttering and refusing to start.
This could NOT be happeningggg. Not now. Why meeee? What did I do to deserve this?
I sighed, stepping out of my failure of a car and quickly booked an uber.
Two minutes later, a sleek car arrived with a middle-aged male driver and I hopped in. As I checked my wrist watch, I realised I had a 20 minute drive ahead of me and 5 minutes for my first class.
"Hey ma'am," the driver politely greeted me with a bright smile.
Ugh- how could someone be so bright on this awful Monday morning.
I forced a smile and replied back. After confirming the location, he set it on his gps and sped off.
After what felt like an eternity, we pulled up to massive compound, where thanked him and got out.
Immediately, I rushed into the building as I was already fifteen minutes late, I ran to my locker stuffed my books in it and then ran to the main office for my timetable.
Ten minutes later, I received my timetable and ran to class.
Nervously, I knocked on the door to my calculus class and requested permission to enter after drawing the professor's attention.
Because it was the first day, he let it slide but warned that it shouldn't happen again or there'd be consequences. I thanked him, relieved and quickly found a seat at the back.
2 hours and 3 classes later the bell rang for a 15-minute break.
Nora Swan, a blonde haired, cheerful girl who I'd met and befriended in business class chattered my ear off as we walked towards the parlour to get snacks.
After purchasing our snacks, she dragged me over to a group of students and introduced me. Turns out, they knew each other since highschool, and honestly, they seemed really cool after talking for a while.
Soon, the bell rang again and we all parted ways to go to out respective classes. 2 more classes later, at lunch time we got dismissed.
In the hallways, I saw Nora and she quickly rushed over.
"Heyyy gurl! How was your classes? Wanna go out for a drink to celebrate surviving our first day in prison?" She asked, bubbling with excitement.
I've been keeping a low profile since I escaped that hell-hole called "my life," .. and I mean.. I'm soo far away..surely I'm safe..right? Plus, It's just one night out..what could possibly go wrong?
"Classes were smooth. Why not? Let's do it!" I reply trying to match her vibe.
"Omgggg! Yesssss! Perfect. Tonight's on me. I'll come over at 7 p.m and we'll get ready and hit the bar," She said, walking away.
Sighs..Let's just hope that tonight wouldn't be so bad..who knows...maybe..just maybe I'll have a bit of fun.
A/N:
Heyy readers! Just wanted to let yall know that for some reason I'm getting problems posted..I'd drafted my first chapter a while ago..but some reason it auto deleted..so had to re-write this from what i remembered..this first chapter may not be as exciting as I hoped..but..I gotta start somewhere..right? Let me know what u think! Enjoy the rest of your day! 😎
