Chosen By The Last Seer

Chapter Eight

Laura woke up early to prepare for school. She went into the bathroom to perform her morning routine and was done in a couple of minutes, She was dressed in blue jeans, accented with a pink turtleneck sweater, and black boots that matched her bag. Her hair is pulled back into a ponytail, and she quickly applies light make-up, finalizing her look with a matching pair of gold necklaces and earrings. Before leaving her room, she spritzed herself with perfume. She went to the kitchen to get something from the fridge and met her mum there.

“Laura, how was your first day at school? I didn’t get to see you yesterday night.” Laura ignored her and got what she wanted from the fridge, and made to leave the kitchen. Her mum held her back by grabbing her arm.

“You should, at the very least, respond to me. Laura, I'm your mother. Why do you treat me this way?" quietly, her mother asked.

"Don't touch me!" She yelled at her mother before shaking off her mother's hand. “Maybe, if you acted like my mother, I would treat you as such”

“I don’t want to fight with you, Laura”. Laura sneered at her. “Same, I don’t want to do this today. Also, I’d appreciate it if you stopped sending your puppets to supervise me. I am capable of looking after myself,I know how to look after myself and have been doing so alone for 12 years." She walked out and headed to school.

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Allen stood up from his seat to use the restroom. His hands were in his pockets and as usual, his headset was around his neck. He was at the entrance of the hall when Maverick bumped into him. Maverick was on his phone and when he bumped into Allen, his phone fell into a crash on the floor. One of the guys, who regularly followed Maverick around, pushed Allen back slightly.

Maverick looked down at his phone on the floor before raising his head to look at Allen. "Can't you see properly or what?" asked one of Maverick's boys. Everyone in the class had their attention on the unfolding scene. Khalid, Prince, and Laura were yet to arrive.

Allen was deafeningly quiet. He just continued staring at Maverick. And then he laughed.

Maverick was annoyed “Why are you laughing? You should apologize for bumping into me”

Meanwhile, Allen had on his face a bored expression. He wasn’t at all bothered. Prince arrived at that time, he faced Maverick with a tired sigh. “What is it this time?”

“Nothing,” Maverick replied, giving Allen a hostile stare.

“The lecturer is coming.” Someone announced, and everyone rushed into the class and settled down. After a few seconds, the lecturer walked into the class, and the lesson began. Soon enough, the lecture was concluded and Zainab walked up to the front of the class to make an announcement.

“Pay attention everyone. I’m going to be passing out cards for my birthday, which is in two days. I expect all those who get an invitation to show up well dressed and on time.” Zainab shared the cards with most of the class, but when she got to Maverick and his boys, she skipped them.

“What about mine?” Maverick enquired. “Well, if it wasn’t obvious enough, you’re not invited.” Gold replied him with a scornful glare. Maverick gave her a death glare and walked out of the lecture hall. The rest of the class burst into laughter.

Allen entered his private spot at the back of the school to try and relax and was surprised when he saw Laura there. She was listening to music through her earphones, in her world, unaware of his presence. She had her eyes closed her eyes as she smiled and nodded her head along to the unheard melody. Allen was in trance. He thought about Elder’s words; This girl was supposedly supposed to be his strength and weakness. He stood there watching her for a while before she opened her eyes and caught him. It was too late to pretend he was doing anything other than watching her. She removed her earphones and walked towards him.

"Why were you staring at me?" Her voice was firm and cold. He stuttered. “Uh… It’s…” She had an unimpressed expression on her face. He muttered an apology and walked away swiftly, thinking to himself. “She’s a bit scary.”