I grew up in a small village near London, facing financial struggles daily. Despite this, I held onto my dreams. When a prestigious private school on an island off England offered a scholarship, I applied and got it.
The transition was daunting, bu...
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The bell rings and everyone begins to leave the class.
I pack up my things and hand out, I am meeting Tarine and Ivanna for lunch.
I walk by the teacher's table almost out of the door when he calls me back.
"You called me Mr. Mann?" I ask
"Yes. What is your name?" He asks
"Annika Orlov. Sir" I say.
"You are one of the scholarship students, aren't you?" He asks
I nod and he sighs.
"Stay away from Reese Palmer, if you want to survive this school. He isn't a good guy, you are a young and pretty girl and I know you want to get into a prestigious school like Harvard or Yale"he says and I nod
" Then stay away from him and focus on your studies. You may leave"he adds
"Okay sir. Thanks"I mutter and leave.
His words linger in my head. He is the second person today to tell me to avoid Reese Palmer.
I sigh and shake my head, walking to my locker.
I spot Tarine and Ivanna standing there with a different girl. Ivanna waves at me and I hurry my steps.
"Ivanna this is Maya Grey Palmer, co-captain of the cheerleading squad. Maya this is Annika Orlov, she wants to come for the try outs"she says enthusiastically.
Ivanna is always happy.
She is Reese's sister.
Maya says nothing but to access me cautiously.
"Hmm.. she has the body requirements but does she have the skills. Are you flexible?" She asks, her grey eyes shining so brightly.
It reminds of Reese's.....
"Are you and Reese twins?" I blurt out my thoughts. I clap my hands against my lips when I realize what I just did.
"Oh I see my brother has already gotten to you" she smirks and she looks exactly like Reese now that I am taking a good look at her.
"I am sorry, I didn't mean to blurt that out" I reply looking as red as a tomato.
"To answer you, yes we are twins"she smiles.
"Sorry"I mutter.
"Well I'll see you two after school for tryouts. Try to impress me newbie" she says and flips her blond her before walking away.
"What was that about? Reese is getting into your head. You need deep cleansing" Tarine teases.
"I don't know why I even said that. I spoke to him in class today and then he blows up on the teacher.." I trail off remembering what happened earlier in class.
