The One That Got Away

Chapter Four

Marcus's POV

I just got arrived in the school but my mind is still thinking about my mom. Every day she got tormented by her illness. I got a lot of worried for her. She always tells me not to worry about her and just do what I have to do but how can I? Every time I see her, she's always in pain. She still didn't tell me what was her illness. Maybe I'll go straight to her doctor and ask him about my mom's condition. 

As I was on my deep thoughts, I got surprised when someone shouts. 

"Babe, I'm here!" I find who was shouting. I was surprised that it is Synderilla who was shouted and to my surprise, she is look at me. 

I was shock. Why did she call me babe? Yesterday, she was telling me that she will make my high school life miserable. What is happening? She made a signal to come where she is at. I compose myself and walk towards them, still thinking why she called me babe. She made another signal to make me smile, and I did. Harry is with her and he is looking at me angrily. 

"Babe, I want you to meet Harry, he is a friend. Harry, this is my loving boyfriend...." I still didn't get what's happening. She introduced Harry to me and introduce me to him but she doesn't know my name. Well, who am I for her to know. I am just a nobody compared to her, she is a well-known model and famous in the school. Of course they own the school.

"I'm Marcus. Marcus Adams." I extend my hand to shake hands with him but he ignores me and face to Synderila. 

What am I thinking? Harry is also a famous model. Of course he won't shake hands with me. I should remind myself where I belong. I am just a poor student who studied in this elite school because of the scholarship. 

"Are you sure Sasy? Where did you met? When? How? Why I didn't know about this? Where family did he came from? How come this pathetic be your boyfriend. Last time I checked, you keep telling me you don't want to have boyfriend. What happened?" He asked questions without taking a breath. 

I feel like I'm a dust that need to be cleaned. I feel a little bit pity on my self. I look at Harry. He looks at me with anger and disgust. It like any time he will hurt me. I just want that the ground will open and swallow me. I need to disappeared here like a bubble. 

Why am I in this situation? I'm still thinking why she called me her boyfriend?

"Yes, I'm very much sure. Why do you ask many questions. I don't want you to know about this and why the hell you care?" Synderilla replied. 

Now I am much confused on what was happening. Am I dreaming? Are they fighting because of me? There is happiness in some part of my heart because somehow Synderilla defended me from Harry. 

Synderilla grabbed my hand and walk away with me. There is spark when she holds me. This is really a dream. How can a famous Synderilla Shey Snow noticed someone like me?

She drag me until we reach a beautiful room. This is my first time seeing such beautiful room. It is like a room of a princess. There is a lot of royalty things. I was mesmerized by this room. I roam around but I made sure I'm not touching anything. I'm scared I may break it and I can't afford to pay for it. 

"Are you done inspecting my room?" Oh! I forgot I'm with Synderilla. I come closer to her. I don't know why are we here. 

"What is this room? I didn't know there is this kind of room here. This is my first time to see personally this luxurious room. I just seen this in magazines and pictures." I said to her. 

"As expected! Thanks to me you got a privilege to see such a beautiful room." She walk to a white royal chair. "Get me a glass of water." I look at her still in puzzled. "NOW!" I comes back to my mind.

I quickly went to her mini fridge and fill the glass with water. I immediately give it to her. I drink half of the glass. I look at the empty chair and sit there. 

"Who told you to sit?" She glared at me.

I stand up instantaneously. I don't want her to get angry. 

She look at me. No! She is more inspecting me.  She is looking at me from head to toe. O don't know what she's thinking. I know I'm not rich to afford a little she had. But I hope she will not  underestimate me. I compose myself and I'm going to ask her courageously why she brought me her. 

"Wh-why are we her?" I asked nervously. 

She raised her eyebrows like she didn't like my question. 

"Are you stupid?" She asked annoyingly.

I was going to explain to her. I wasn't aware that she will get annoyed with my question. But before I do that, a water was splashed to my face. I was shock! Is that how much she hated to be questioned?

I bow down my head. I don't know what should I do. I encountered many times such attitude, but not with a famous one. The water drips in the floor. I feel like a hopeless at the moment. 

"Clean up the mess!" She commanded. 

I look around and see a rug. I get it and start cleaning the floor. I used with this cleaning. After all, this is what my job in cafeteria. 

"You will not attend to your whole class period." She said while looking at her finger nails. 

I got shock. I still have things to do. Ms. Brown wants me to be in her office as soon as possible. She will give me instructions on what I'm going to do for science laboratory. I also have works to do and a project to make. I don't want to do things that I can do in now. I don't want to waste my time. Every minute is important to me. If I can't do the things that I have to do, I might end up working late with it. 

"Are you serious? But I sti-..."  I started to protest but she cut my explanation.

"No buts loser! After all, you still owe me right? I don't want to hear your explanations. Besides, I have to discuss with you about the incident happened earlier." Yeah right! I still have owe her the dress. And the incident earlier still made me confused.

She called someone to tell that we will be absent. Atleast Ms. Brown will not get mad if I didn't show up to her. 

The room is silent. Neither of us are speaking. I think she's analyzing something. She let me sit and she went in her mini fridge to get a dark chocolate. She also give me a pack chocolate. I accept it but I didn't eat it. She is still thinking of something. I look at her in her eyes but I can't read what she was thinking. 

"I want you to act as my boyfriend." She said as breaking the silence. 

Is she serious? Me? She wants me to act as her boyfriend? There are many rich guys out there who are more willing to be her boyfriend but why me? Maybe she's out of her mind. 

"You know Harry, right?" I nod and she laughed. 

I don't know why she laughed. Maybe she is going to be insane. Who doesn't know about Harry? He is also famous and one of the fresh face in the school. 

"Harry is my childhood friend." She continued. "He is always around me. I don't know but, I feel irritated whenever he's near me. Not to mention there is always trouble. If someone will gonna try to talk to me, he will interact or he will pull me, especially boys. He doesn't want me to talk to them. Well, except for my manager and the one who will get me for endorsement. If he see me talking to the person he doesn't like, he will definitely hurt that person. He acts like a possessive boyfriend. It is so annoying. It feels like I don't have a freedom when he is with me. He is only just a friend. Nothing more, nothing less. He do- ..." She stopped. I was amused by how she talked about Harry. The way she talked to me feels like we've been friends for a long time. 

I still didn't talk. I don't want to make mistake. I just listened to what she was saying. 

"Okay, the point is I don't want Harry around me and you'll gonna help me. My problem will be your problem. Got it?" She said while she crossed her arms in her chest. 

So this all make sense. She doesn't like Harry. I now understand what's happening. 

"Yes, I got it. But what am I supposed to do?" I put my hand into my nape. 

"Well! You'll just gonna treat me like a princess. You will show me how a boyfriend treats a girlfriend. You will look at me like I'm the only girl in the world. You will show me love. Be romantic! But first, let's have this get to know you game. It's like 20 questions."  I just nod. 

"Now, let's talk first about how we first meet." I still didn't talk. I let her talk about her plan. 

"This will be the beginning of our story. Lily and I are walking down the aisle first day of class and you bumped into me. Atleast there is true in the story. But in our story, we got love at first sight. That time, we can't get out in each other's mind. Oh! I forget Lily! Wait, I'll just call her." She get her phone call that Lily. 

I patiently wait to finish their conversation. But the boyfriend thing still didn't sink in on my mind. I can't believe this is happening. But one thing is for sure, my life will be miserable. As what she was saying to me, Harry loves her but now she chose me to act as her boyfriend. This will be a big mess. 

"You can ask me anything." She said to me.

I looked at her. Ask her anything. I just have this one question. This was still in my mind since earlier. Now she's giving me a chance to ask her. 

"Ahm! Why did you choose me to be act as your boyfriend?" There was a little hesitation in my question. I

She looked surprised by my question. Her eyebrows became a one line. I have a little hope that she wants me to be her friend or something that why she chose me.

"Because you are my servant." She told me. 

Yeah, right! I shouldn't hope that. I was hurt by my own emotions. I forgot that she is Synderilla Shey Snow. She is like a star that difficult to obtain. I'm a nobody. No one cares for my existence except for my mom and little brother. 

"Look loser, you are our scholar, we paid for your tuition and I heard that Mr. Johnson will give you allowance. So don't you ever think that I'm gonna take this "so called" relationship of ours seriously because you'll going to hurt yourself." 

I should expect this. But why am I hurt this way? I shouldn't feel this. I take a deep breath to calm my self.

"I understand. I'm sorry for asking." And I bow my head for embarrassment. 

We hear a knock from my door. She ordered me to open the door. A girl pop up on the door. She is Synderilla's friend. She's with her yesterday. I can see that she is different from Synderilla because on how she handled the situation yesterday. She is more calm. I felt that she saves me that time. 

I can see how shocked she was when she see me here. 

"Why is he here?" She asked while looking at me. 

"He is my boyfriend." I Synderilla answered her. 

"YOUR WHAT?!" Oh no! She looks like she wants to slap me. 

Synderilla explained what happened. Then they made a plan to make this play a realistic. 

She introduced herself to me as Ylyzyly. I told her she didn't to because I know who she is. She is also the daughter of one of the owners of the school. And she's a model too, like Synderilla. 

"You can call me Lily, too." She said me.

Synderilla glared to Lily angrily. 

"WHAT?! I'm the only one who will call you Lily! I won't let this loser call you the same as I call you." She rolled her eyes to me. I find it cute.

"Oh! My sissy is jealous!" Lily tease her. 

"No, I'm not!" Synderilla defended. 

"Yes, you are! That how you always react when someone tried to call me Lily." Lily just laughed at her. "He has to call me the same the way you call me. You know that Harry knows that you may get angry when someone call me that way. If he hear that Marcus call me Lily, there is a big chance that he will believe you relationship without a doubt." She explained to her. 

"You are right. Just do your job loser." I nod.

I have to go, Sasy. The class is about to start. See you later." She kiss Synderilla and walked out.

"You can also call me Sasy. And call me babe when Harry is around." She told me and I smiled.

"Okay, Sasy!" She smirked at me. 

I get her phone and call someone.

"Get the car ready, I have to go somewhere." She told someone in other line. Maybe her driver. 

"Let's go." She grabbed her bag and go outside the room. I immediately followed her. 

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"You will know where when we get there." She said.