rabe

ake Theo Benedict pay for

mused look or an eyebrow raise for my new haircut. I was hiding myself from everyone the whole day. But realiz

uld I do to make Theo curse the

extreme. I'm a goo

make him embarr

t past Theo until I heard his voice say something lik

ped into my head. It must hav

ds the students' bathroom. The doors were side by side, comp

were to interchange the two s

t plan

on worth hi

ter the wrong gender's bathroom. Ugh, the satisfaction when

work," I reprimanded myself, still too giddy

heo appeare

e washroom like a peeping pervert?" he ask

rin. "Oh, don't mind me. Just existing. Pl

m door with the 'boys' sign. "Um, by the way, the haircut

st of wind hit my spine from the open window

ded t

, I twisted the knob of the 'g

n front of me were clearly not girls. I recognized them to be boys, and much to

ng wide, and it was astonishing how my

oys whistled, turning his front body towa

. I leaned against the door outside with my back, breathing in and

g-you know what I mean-directly until n

eyes, wanting to shrink

ore. I don't think I can

through the cracks of my fingers to find a very angry-lo

ary pad at me," he sh

lk, I was Sc

e. "I traumatized myself for life too!" I exclai

ieve how incredib

kno

we strutted to the correct bathroom this time. Our fi

ho were whispering things about Theo. I bet the vice versa was happen

t the wall beside me, his arms crossed against his chest. Th

king, "You know, everyone is bound to act stupid o

o balls. I turned to face him and spat ou

do something anyway. But," he chuckled, "how can a

I just-ugh, it's ann

" He was sti

d my blo

ight inside the boys' bathro

k right that instant, or else I was g

is Arabella!" I corrected

it," he

at if someone calls you, um, let me see,

gether, making a light h

y?" I let out

e the best and ev

was stupid like he

thinking to adm

not to call me by my original name, why don't you give me a good nickname?

Cinderella's to

itching to wrap around his neck-though that's what I us

y. "Besides, after the last couple of years, I found the perfect name fo

e a freaky doll to you?"

Look at yoursel

turned on my heels, without sparing another glance at

headed to my aunt's place on foot, my mind completely fuzzed from today's occurrences. I

zed house, a gasp left my mouth, dread shooting

hings were outsi

and grabbed the hilt of on

are my things thro

ront door, which said in messy handwriting, "Yo

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