COLD DUTY

New & Refreshing

Third person PoV

After 21 years, the day comes, the first time she step in to a university with the help of Alexander falsifying her documents.Being a Third year in College level, who transfered from the prestigious academy.

She tried to left behind her past as a full time assassin, hoping to start fresh as a normal student. But on her first day of school, She made an mixed impression to the school with her arrogance, rudeness, intelligence and mystery. She wore a faded pantaloons and an old big bulky shirt paired with sneakers. She faced ridicule and hostility from her classmates, who mocked her for her unusual mannerisms and accent.Even her professor seemed to resent her, when she pointed out an error in his lecture.

Professor: Excuse me, Ms. Llacza, but I don't appreciate you interrupting my lecture to correct me on the capital of Brazil.

Trasie: Professor, You were wrong. The capital of Brazil is not Rio de Janeiro, it's Brasilia.

Professor: Well, maybe you should teach the class then, since you seem to know everything.

Trasie: I don't mean that way, Professor, However it's important to have accurate information in a geography course.

Professor: And I think it's important to have some manners and humility in a transfer student. You may have studied geography in your previous school, but you are not an expert. You are here to learn, not to show off.

Trasie: I'm not trying to show off, I'm just trying to contribute to the class discussion.

Professor: Well, you are not contributing, you are disrupting. And you are making me look bad in front of my students. How do you think that makes me feel?

Trasie: I don't know. How do you feel?

Professor: I feel resentful, Ms. Llacza. I feel resentful that you have the audacity to challenge my authority and undermine my credibility. I feel resentful that you have transferred to this school and invaded my classroom. And I feel resentful that you have made me question my own knowledge and competence.

Trasie: That's a lot of resentment for one person. Maybe you should talk to someone about that.

Professor: Don't you dare patronize me, Ms. Llacza. You are not my therapist, you are my student. And as my student, you will respect me and follow my rules. Is that clear?

Trasie: Yes, It's clear.

Professor: Good. Now sit down and be quiet for the rest of the lecture. And don't you ever correct me again.

And many more encounters at first week of school like....

One day, in Professor Hiroshi's class, he posed a challenging problem on the board. He asked if anyone could solve it. Mia raise her hand confidently, thinking that she's had seen the solution in one of the textbooks. She walked up to the board and wrote down her answer. She smile at professor Hiroshi, expecting his praise.But instead of praising her, he frowned and shook his head.

"I'm sorry Mia, but that's not correct" he said " you made a mistake in the second step . You forgot to apply the chain rule . " He added

Mia felt embarrassed and angry . She look around the class hoping that no one had notice her error . But she saw that everyone staring at her, especially Trasie.

Trasie had a passion for mathematics and physics , and she wanted to pursue a career in research. She had an asian beauty and a slender figure period attracted the attention of many students specially the campus beauty, Mia.

Mia was used to being the center of attention . She was the daughter of a wealthy businessman and she had everything she wanted . She was also very smart but she didn't like to study hard . She relied on her looks and connections to get good grades and favors from the professor's . She was especially fond of Professor Hiroshi, who taught advanced calculus . He was young , handsome and brilliant.

The professor called Trasie as he notice how she pay attention to his class. Trasie walked up calmly and erased Mia's wrong answer. She wrote down the correct solution in a few steps, using elegant and concise notation. She explained each step clearly And logically showing her deep understanding of the concepts.

Professor Hiroshi nodded approvingly and smiled at Trasie.

" That's excellent , Trasie" He said.

" You have a remarkable talent for mathematics?" He added.

" How did you learn it?"

Trasie shrugged modestly and said

" Books"

Professor Hiroshi was impressed by Trasie's self-motivationan and curiosity. She had always been good at math, thanks to her rigorous training as an assassin. She easily solved the difficult problem that her professor posed, earning his praise and admiration.

The professor asked if she would like to join his research group and work on some projects with him .

" No " said Trasie and walked back to her seat.

Mia watched the scene with envy and resentment. She felt that Trasie had stolen her spotlight and her crush. She hated Trasie for being smarter. She felt humiliated and jealous when the professor compared them unfavorably. And that's how it began Trasie's existence being a laughingstocks at school.

After Class Mia and friends plan to make fun of Trasie like the past days.

" Hey, guys, did you see Trasie's outfit today? She looks like a clown." Mia said

While they having lunch at the cafeteria.

" I know, right? She has no sense of style. She probably got it from the thrift store. " Zara added pretending to puke.

" Or maybe she made it herself with some old curtains" Said Diane

"We should totally prank her and make her regret wearing that. Any ideas?" Mia said smirking

" How about we spill some juice on her and pretend it was an accident? Then she'll have to walk around with a stain all day. " Zara said with an evil grinned on her lips

"Or we could put some glue on her chair and make her stick to it. That would be hilarious." Diane

" Or we could write something mean on her locker and make everyone laugh at her. " Mia

" Yeah, let's do that. What should we write?" Mia

" How about "Trasie is trashy"? That rhymes and it's true." Diane

"Perfect. Let's go do it before she comes back from lunch. Come on, let's go. ‍♀️" Mia

Mia pay someone to pull the tricks she made with friends. After lunch Trasie went to her locker.

Mia, Diane and Zara hide behind a corner and wait for Trasie to come back.

Trasie: (walking back from lunch, she reaches her locker and sees the writing on it.)

She hears some laughter behind her and turns around. She sees Mia, Zara and Diane laughing at her.

Mia: Hey, Trasie, nice locker. Did you write that yourself?

Zara: Yeah, Trasie, you're so trashy. You should change your name to Trashy Trasie.

Diane : Or maybe Trashy Trashcan. That suits you better.

Trasie closed her locker and walked away without a word. Some students pity her yet others mocked her even more.

" It didn't worked, I gotta break her spirit"

Mia felt her insecurity rising as she saw Trasie shrug off every prank she pulled on her. She wondered why Trasie was so confident despite being bullied by her and her friends.

Mia felt frustrated after her tricks failed against Trasie, who ignored her completely. She headed back to her class, but on the way, she collided with a first year college girl. Mia snapped at the girl,

"Who are you? Give way stupid. Don't block me nerd."

The college girl stammered,

"I'm Alexandria."

Mia glared at her and said

"Whatever. If I ever see you again, I'll make you regret it. Understand?"

Trasie witnessed the scene and stayed until Mia and her friends were gone. He saw Alexandria standing still, but tears were rolling down her cheeks.

Trasie approached Alexandria and stood in front of her. He gave her a handkerchief and said, "Let it all out and then move on."