EPISODE 11.
"Never knew another Dickson was here. I thought it was just Michael Dickson," Shan replied awesomely.
"This is my father's school, Mr. Shan. I won't allow anyone to harm or destroy this empire," Sia said.
"Right, by the way, how is your brother?" Shan asked.
"Michael is doing good for now, but he's having it rough after school. He and his friends started this," Sia tightened her fist.
"Take it easy on him. He's your elder brother," Shan replied, noticing the way Sia tightened her knuckles.
"He may have seniority over me by just forty-two seconds, but that doesn't change the fact that he began this,".
Sia stood up from the seat, bowing slightly, and mouthed,
"Please, sir, do something about these students soon." She left afterwards.
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"I don't care anymore, Ms. Zoya and co. Because from now on, you're all not allowed in school until further notice," Evana declared, shocking Zoya and her companions.
"Ms. Evana, you can't do this to me. My father is one of the shareholders in this academy. You can't overlook it and put me under this notice," Zoya said, leaving the principal's office as her friends trailed behind her like puppets.
Evana gazed at the silent girl still looking at her laps like her life relied on it.
"Diana, don't worry. Everything is going to be alright," she assured.
Diana's silence remained the same, no movement, no nothing.
Sia hugged her friend, who seemed to be totally broken by the way the students treated her.
"Why so much hate for one person?" Sia wondered.
"Ms. Evana, thank you for your help. I'll be taking Diana to class. Have a nice day. And sir, thanks a lot."
Shan nodded as Sia appreciated them for at least keeping Zoya and the others away for a while.
Diana still never said a word; she hadn't done anything good other than to fill the air with sorrows, making Sia sigh out at the ultimate times.
They entered the classroom as everyone glanced at a broken Diana. Some wanted to mock her, while others looked at her with pity.
Michael and his friends were staring at her as her face was swollen from crying.
A certain smile spread on those who found her situation satisfactory.
Michael felt his heart inch just by looking at her total messed up situation.
He wanted to just walk to her and kiss all her tears away, only if it were possible.
But he found himself already standing in front of her as his friends and everyone else watched in curiosity.
"I think he's about to add salt to the wound," someone murmured.
"This will be fun watching," another person said, passing like never-ending gossip.
"Will you stop crying? It's stupid to watch. Even though I'm enjoying the look of your brokenness on your face," Michael said.
Everyone was shocked by his words. Diana gazed at him, and then she smiled—a smile that opened her broken heart.
Her anger flared as she uttered in a dry tone.
"Is that you mocking my situation, Michael?" she asked.
"I'm not, Diana. I know our first communication started wrongly, but I'm being damn serious here. Wipe those tears; it doesn't look good on your chubby face," Michael said.
The class gasped.
"Never knew a playboy could act so perfectly. She will definitely fall for him," Scott mumbled to his friends, hearing.
The tension in the class grew thicker until a professor entered the class, starting his lesson.
Michael's gaze was fixed on Diana as she wiped her dried tears away.
"Is that you mocking me, Michael?" he hissed, remembering how she called his name.
For the first time, it sounded so wanting and desired.
"If I hadn't taken you to the garden, maybe the video wouldn't have been recorded, and also been linked. I'll have to pay Zoya a visit," he thought.
It's been four months and two days ever since the video incident occurred, the video was deleted within two days.
Rita has a feeling that her daughter hasn't been herself, and she has tried taking her out but work always gets in the way resulting in her canceling their plans.
On the other hand, Diana life has been a little better, going to school having fun with Sia, but something bugs her, for past four months, she has been receiving countless gifts from an unknown person, first was rose which didn't collect, but at second she began accepting the gifts, even when the stranger never said a word to her.
Sia knows of this, as she herself wonders who this person might be.
"Maybe a secret admirer." Said Sia.
"Not sure Sia, it can be anyone." replies Diana. Different students delivered the gifts, and when she asked who sent it, their only words would be.
"He says you look pretty." This has left her in a state of confusion.
"Wonder who it could be." Sia said. She looks around trying to find any clue.
Her gaze fell on Michael, who was chatting with his friends. It's been like this for the past four months , everyone minds their own business.
Peaceful life of a student, She gazed away staring at Sia who was communicating with her.
However, Michael on the other hand noticed her gaze on him, smiling lightly he once again focused on his friends communication.
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CAFETERIA
Sia and Diana enjoy their lunch with no trouble. It has been a happy month, not until her phone buzzed a message.
She glances at it to see an unexpected compliment from an unknown number.
"Just as the spoon touches your full lips, I crave to have mine on yours too". She almost choked after reading the message, this drowned the attention of Sia, as she raised a brow.