????Journey To The
Beauty Land????
(Once upon a kingdom…)
CHAPTER 35&36
By: Tofunmi Nikky
★★★★★
But she was already sli-pping it around her middle finger…
Before it could roll down her finger, Luciano wafted it off her hand, causing the ring to drop on the floor and straight to the ground.
Sabrina’s lashes flic-kered down to the ring that was by then now rolling away.
“Sabrina. C’mon be back to your senses…”A de-ep relieved sigh escaped Luciano as he slumped back on his seat in distress.
Sabrina stood up from her seat and taking a few steps towards the ring, she grabbed it off the ground and started running out of the cafetaria.
Luciano who wasn’t expecting that to be her next move quickly went after her.
“Lucian, it’s ten minutes left for lunchtime to be over!”Damian called after him, looking back from his seat but Luciano was already out of the cafetaria’s exit.
Immediately Sabrina was out of the cafetaria and down the hallway, her legs wants to wobble as it quickly made her take an abrupt stop.
Luciano made a silent stop behind her, not muttering a word.
Her head starts to pound and it wasn’t even thirty seconds later when it felt as if someone has been it her head. Then, the next second, the straight burden who might have been controlling her mind and head few minutes ago came out of head.
“Geez!”she mumbled, touching her forehead as a relieved sigh made its way out of her li-ps.
Luciano watched the atmosphere as it conveyed a certain person away. It was Roselia, it was Roselia who had took over her mind and made her want to make him put on the ring.
“Damn, I knew it.”he cussed out, his voice filled with annoyance. He had hated Roselia’s guts right from the onset, but he thinks it’s high time to do something about it.
Sabrina felt the presence of someone behind her, which made her turn around.
“L-ucian!”she shuttered nervously, fidgeting with her fingers.
He looked up at her face and then down at her shaking hands that was still holding the ring. She traced his gaze down to her hand and then on the ring, causing her to gasp silently.
“Uhm-sorry.”she said, throwing down the ring like it burns. Luciano chuckled at her action and went closer to her, she moved backward nervously.
‘I’m sure he’s mad at me. I wanted to make him wear the ring… Just few minutes ago, I’d done something that could be an easy way for Roselia to get to him.’she thought, dropping her eyes to the floor and not able to maintain an eye contact with him.
“Seriously Sabrina, I knew that wasn’t you.”he started, his voice coming out with the desired gentility. He wanted to make her feel at ease and comfortable with him like before.
“Really?”She mused softly, surprised when she looked back at his face to see him nodding.
“Yes, now come on; give me a hug.”he told her, spreading out his arms and urging her with a nod.
She awkwardly smiled before getting into his hug and embracing him, her hands around his neck. While, his head was on her shoulder, the strong strawberry scent from her hair filling his nostril and causing him to snuggle her more into his chest, her sweet scent so ravishing he’d want to stay with her for as long as he could.
****
Aria’s eyes wide-ned unbelievably…
‘I’m currently dreaming, right? Is this Austen or am just daydreaming?’she thought.
Her mouth went opened and then closed, happening on repeat. She didn’t need to be told before she knows she looks like a drowning car right now.
Just as she wanted to embrace him back, he pulled away. Her face dropped, quite disappointed.
But then, Austen flashed her a smile.
“I’ll be on my way now, bye.”he said and left.
Aria palmed her face with a huge grin. It felt like jumping up and dancing in the air but resisted, not wanting to make a fool of herself when she saw the students coming back from the cafeteria.
‘For all I know, Austen hates me. He knows I love him but kept neglecting me. So, why is he suddenly acting this way? Back then, he didn’t even try pushing me back.’Strolling back to her cla-ss, she kept thinking, all with an impressed smile on her face.
****
SCHOOL’S BLOG: FRIDAY’S HOT NEWS: AXEL WESTLEY IS HOLDING A FRAT PARTY TODAY AT 9PM-2AM. 92% OF STUDENTS ARE WILLING TO ATTEND THE PARTY JUST SO THEY COULD SEE HIS HANDSOME GREEK OF A FRIEND- PRINCE LUCIANO MYERS.
????The party is going to be loud… I wouldn’t miss it for the world ????
????I can’t wait to see Axel ????
????Who knows, for once the Prince might take just one glimpse at me.????
???? Keep deceiving yourself Jade, cause he’s mine right from the start ????
???? Who’s cuter among the three friends? The prince, Axel or Damian ????
???? Urggh, you’re seriously asking that? Of course it’s Prince Luciano!????
Anita gritted at teeth at the female students gushes over Luciano, someone whom they are to dumb to realize they can’t have.
“Leave them to their childishness, Anita. Are you attending the party because as for me, I’ll surely be there.”Taylor said from beside Anita, gushing in fascination at her last sentence.
“it’s been a while one of the students throwed a party. And today that we’re having one, I’m surely attending.”Sofia also added.
“We can all show up, but what about Anita?”Alicia asked, casting a side glance at Anita.
Anita’s mind wasn’t in the right place. She felt useless. Ever since Roselia showed up, everything started going downhill for her. And right now, she felt sore. Sabrina doesn’t seems a threat to her anymore, but the greater obstruction in the way was Roselia and none other.
“I will be there.”Anita finally spoke up before walking away from her friends.
The all shared a confused look. Taylor arched her brow, Sofia shook her head while Alicia shrugged a shoulder. This was unlike her, they knew something was currently bothering their friend’s mind.
****
Roselia was lying flat on her stomach, her brain rumbling with thoughts. Her left hand was on her stomach and the other flattened against the green gym’s gra-ss.
She was lost… Lost in her own head for the very first time.
For the first time, she doesn’t know what to do. Maybe she has to get back home…
Her phone beeped and its screen flashed with the school’s blog news. A party by one of Luciano’s friend? Surely, he’s going to be there.
She hastily sat up.
“Maybe I have to get back home, or maybe not. One last trail and I’ll see which option to go with out of those two.”she spoke out, her heart racing at the mere thought of not succeeding again tonight.
****
NIGHT: 9:50PM★★
Sabrina was done with her last homework, which made her to sigh happily. She got up from her bed and went to put her notebooks back in her backpack.
When she’s done, she crawled back to bed and covered half of her body with the duvet.
She closed her eyes, hoping to be in a de-ep slumber immediately but even after fifteen minutes, she still couldn’t find sleep.
Huffing, she sat up on the bed and yanked aside the duvet before climbing out of bed.
‘There’s an ongoing party at Axel’s this moment. What if I go? Luciano would also be present, meaning I’ll get to see him.’she thought inwardly as she approached the window.
“Good idea.”she jammed her palms together excitedly and applauded herself before going to stand before the mirror.
Her smile heightened at her reflection on the mirror.
“Of course, I’m still so very beautiful.”she gushed, pouting out her li-ps while still staring at the mirror and also fanning her face as she purred.
****
WESTLEY’S MANSION: 10:50PM★★
Roselia catwalks into the mansion. She was almost at the front door and about to open it when someone rushed out, stepping on her boot in the process.
Aria turned around and gasped at what she has just done, and worst of all, at whom she had just tempered with. Her eyes went wide in horror, and she quickly advanced towards Roselia with a ‘sorry’ expression on her face.
“I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean for that to happen. I…”she kept choking on her voice, her palms rubbing against each other.
Aria didn’t know her from nowhere but today that she saw her in clas-sall tensed up, she knew she held a personality that wasn’t meant to be messed with.
“Look at what you just did you b*tch.”Roselia spat, looking down at her white boots that was now dirty and has the imprint of Aria’s heel on it. She turned her face towards Aria, her face plastered with anger.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.”Aria argued, her face drained of any attempt to get into w fight with her.
Roselia took a step towards her and grabbing her neck, she slammed Aria by the neck and hits her head on the wall.
“P-lease, I’m so sorry. I can help you clean it up, I promise to.”Aria shuttered, but Roselia’s grip on her neck only tightened. Aria felt choked, knowing if this takes longer, she might loose her breath.
“How could you, huh?”Roselia gro-aned, and before Aria could respond, she hits her on the face.
Aria winched, tears stinging her eyes and threatening to fall.
“Do you even know who I am? I guess you don’t, because if you did, you’ll know never to temper with my cool.”Roselia said again, her voice so bitter and cold-hearted.
“And that’s why I.. I said I would clean your boot for y..you…”Aria managed to say, a tear dropping down on her left cheek.
This seems to get more on Roselia’s nerves because she soon raised her hand to give the second slap when a hand came from nowhere and caught hers in place.
“Leave her alone, Now.”Roselia smirked on looking sideway and seeing it was Sabrina.
Roselia had the evil smirk on her face as she let go of Aria, making her drop to the floor as she managed to catch her breath.
“How dare you stop me?!*Roselia growled angrily, stalking up to Sabrina who had left go of her hand immediately she left Aria.
Roselia stretched forth her hand to grab Sabrina by the throat like she had done to Aria.
“How dare you hit her, you beast!!”Sabrina slapped Roselia across the face before she could reach her, the sound echoing throu-ghthat building. Her furiousness grew and she didn’t know of when she brou-ght up her leg and kicked Roselia in the stomach.
Roselia fell on the floor in pain, and with a satisfied scoff, Sabrina turned around and stormed out of the scene.
*
*
TBC