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On a busy Monday noon, Vaughn struggles to find her best friend Rade to eat lunch with.
"Mico, have you seen Rade anywhere?" She asks one of her friends she came across with.
"Sorry, I haven't. I'm running late for class, see you later" The blue-eyed boy makes a run for it, in attempt to catch his class.
Vaughn felt her phone in her pocket. She took it out to call her missing best friend.
"Dude, where are you? I need someone to eat lunch with," After a couple of rings, the other line of the call picks up.
"Sorry, I can't join you for lunch today. Something came up," Rade hesitantly speaks from the other end.
"Is that so? Let me know where you are and I'll-"
"No, dude It's okay. I'm good," With that Rade cuts the call. Not even letting Vaughn respond.
Why is everyone in such a hurry? Well, I guess today I'm spending lunch time with myself.
With scattered thoughts, Vaughn walks her way to the cafeteria.
Meanwhile, Jax runs to catch up with Vaughn. Playfully putting a hand around her, "Whaddup, partner" Jax greets her.
"I'm aware you're my science lab partner, but that doesn't give you any right to creep up to me at lunch time," She takes off Jax's hands that's resting on her shoulder .
"I was kidding," Jax laughs at her response. "Looks like you're alone today. Where's your friend with the glasses?" He turns his head in different directions as if looking for someone.
"Something came up at his place," The both of them went on to find a seat for them to settle in.
"Really? That's a shame-" Jax was cut off.
"Out of the way," An unfamiliar guy bumped the both of them, making their lunches drop on the floor.
What the-?!
"Hey!" Jax yells at the guy. But as if he's deaf and didn't hear anything. The attention of few students were fixated on them.
Vaughn's eyes turned into a glare, as she drops her bag on the floor in irritation. Without any hesitation, Vaughn walks to the direction of the rude guy that bumped them.
Guys like you definitely pisses me off!
"Hey, Bastard" Vaughn kick his tray of food that's sitting on the table where the guy sits at. "Who the hell do you think you are to act like that?"
With a dumb looking, lazy expression, the guy looks at Vaughn as if provoking her. "Who the hell are you?"
A smirk appeared on Vaughn's face, the rude guy's circle of friends were all looking at the scene, "Marco, cut it out. Better be cautious about who you're up against cause you're still new here," One of his friends says.
Marco huh?
"Ahh, a newbie" Then again the smirk was back on Vaughn's face. "Pretty odd to be transferring schools during mid-semester, don't you think?"
"Why do you even care?" Mirroring the way how Vaughn glares.
"Let's see, I care because my lunch is now on the floor. It happened because a rude, dumbass, bastard bumped us," She looks back at the platter on the floor.
"Well if you're so affected by that, why don't you eat it. I hope It tastes much better now that it has..." He pauses, "Floor wax," An annoying laugh escapes his mouth.
Vaughn runs her fingers through her hair. A thing she always does when she's pissed. Grabbing Marco by his jacket collar, "Listen here, prick! I don't know where you get the attitude but let me remind you, You're just new here. You don't know the place that well," She grips Marco's jacket collar tighter.
"Marco, dude cut it out before things get worse," Then again, his friend advises.
"You don't get any right to boss around here, let alone that attitude," She was surely pissed of base on her tensed expression.
"Then again, if you're so affected, why don't you eat your 'precious' lunch instead," After the attention getter scene, Marco still has the nerve to piss Vaughn off even more.
Anger let's you do things you didn't meant to do. At this point, Vaughn doesn't care anymore, whether she ends up hurting someone. After all, It's what they do, right?
With a tight grip on Marco's Hoodie, Vaughn drags her to the spot where the tray of food is still on the floor, "Why don't you eat it instead," She throws Marco on the ground causing the spilled food to go all over his clothes.
As if running a dozen of laps around the field, Vaughn catches her breath. "If I were you, I would never like to cross paths with me starting today," She turns around to pick up her stuff. Leaving the cafeteria with Jax.
Meanwhile. . .
In an odd looking, abandoned hotel, a group of men were gathered in a somewhat meeting.
"Very well, my child" The leader of the group praises one of his men.
"Thank you, sir" A proud smile was seen on the child's face.
"Keep up with the operation, everyone. Proceed with working without getting suspicious and without getting the public's attention," The man sitting on the throne commands.
"Yes, sir!" All of his men bowed to him before exciting the building. Leaving the leader on the throne and his well-praised child.
"I should have known you will be the key to this crew's success. Well done, child" He praises yet again.
"Thanks..." The kid trails off. "Father," He bows to his leader.
Crew? Another set of crew showed up? Who might this be? Will they be working up against or with the protagonist's?
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