MARGE'S POV,
The moment the taxi man pulled by the gate of the magnificent buildings of the great Aristo Model school, I became uncomfortable. As I hopped out of the taxi, goosebumps began to swell on my face. I gasped deeply and puffed slowly as if I exhaled faster, I may lose my breath. I was still standing where I was when the taxi man yelled at me, yet I didn't even give attention to him, because I was all lost between the elegance of the building and the life I hoped to have in it.
"Oh! Girl, grab your briefcase!" the taxi man yelled at me again. I wasn't even paying attention to him. I was dripping saliva over the buildings. He walked over to me and heaved the briefcase over my legs and it hit my ankle.
"Oh!" I whined as I felt the pain.
"This will teach you never to stay dumb and deaf, grabbed your rag unless I will haul you down with my car, you spoilt brat," he said as he hopped into the car. I was speechless. Imagine the mockery I was given because I was drooling over a beautiful building.
He reversed the car and I quickly ran for safety. The other students loitered around to watch the scene that the taxi man created. I was so ashamed. I quickly covered my face to conceal my humiliation. I could hear the students jesting and clattering. Tears spewed my eyes as I walked sluggishly into the compound.
Let me introduce myself, I am Marge Morgan, sixteen years old. I am a beautiful damsel according to everyone I came across, I have very straight and black hair. A slender and tall body, and a white set of teeth. My friends were always jealous of my figure. I came from a fair family of four, dad, mum, I, and little sister. We were one of the happy families in Bridgegroom. Bridgegroom is a big town but not bigger than oxford, throbble, and Raven, the love city.
I have always dreamt of being a model, signing to top model agencies, picture-snapping, and catwalking. I was happy when I clocked sixteen, that was the age for me to enter the prominent college, Aristo Model college. All I just needed was to snap myself in bikinis with about five pictures in different bikinis and send them to the school website and register my biodata. That was the least I could do, no interviews or exams.
When I received the feedback a week through the mail, I was so happy. This is my dream coming through. Millions of children applied ranging from the age gaps of 16-18 years which was the ages gap for the admission into the college. I scanned through. I had to accept the challenge of taking my friends to a restaurant, due, I have to empty my savings in the name of celebrating.
How would I stand in front of the building shedding tears over what a taxi man said to me?. That is stupidity, I said to myself. I smiled as I cleaned my tears, I needed to be strong, so I could accomplish my aim of being a prominent model.
I picked up my guide which was included in the mail sent to me. I studied it. I need to find the administration block and locate the principal's office.
I was busy studying the guide when I collided with someone. Our forehead knocks each other.
"Oh!" We both screamed as the map flew off my hand. My head was spinning. It seemed that I knocked my head on a plank. Whose head can knock me like this? I asked in my mind.
I looked up and found that she also had a briefcase and a map in hand. She must be a new student too.
"Can't you see, cry baby?" she yelled.
"Sorry," I said and she smirked.
"You are timid, and who would admit a student like you here? When others who are brave were kicked off, oh! They may be deceived by your hair, but your face is ugly and your heart too," she said as she smirked wickedly at me then jabbed me down on the floor. I fell on my butt.
"Oh!" I groaned and she laughed mischievously as she walked, wriggling her ass.
I sat on the floor unable to stand, that was who I am, I don't like too much trouble, I always stay out of trouble and apologize even when I wasn't at fault.
Two students, a male, and a female walked past me as I sat down on the floor, they walked back to me.
"Aren't you the crying babe?" the female asked.
"So you can remember her, she is the one," the male one said, but I swerved my face away from them.
"Audrey, let's go before she launches another weeping," the female said as she dragged the guy along with her. And they went to a building.
"Hey!" I heard, I looked up toward the voice.
"Better hurry toward the principal's office if you don't want to cry again,'" Audrey, the male student said.
I looked around, I saw the students, they were busy gossiping and snapping at me. Although I love photoshoots, I can't accept this condition. My hair was rough, my eyes were wet and my clothes were ruined.
"No!" I yelled at them and they started laughing. I scurried to one of them who was holding her phone, but she shoved me away. I stood there as I was covering my face and yelling "No!".
The laughter died down but I was still unable to move. A hand touched me and I flinched.
"You are a new student on scholarship right?" she asked and I nodded.
"Have you seen the principal?' she asked again, but I shocked my head in negative.
"Follow me," she said but I was afraid to follow her. Will she report me to the principal and he will revoke the scholarship? I thought.
"But, ma," I said in a shocking voice.
"Will you report me to the principal?" I asked in a shaking voice. Who is she? I thought.
"Oh! No, I am here to help you settle in. You see this school is mostly for those who are novices like you, but somewhere, some were pompous because they thought the model must be outspoken. You don't need to fear. Your scholarship won't be revoked, now follow me and get settled in. I am one of the female house mistresses, so no panic," she said and I smiled. She held my hand and ushered me towards the building Audrey and that girl followed.
