`Revenge Queen

First day at Harvard University

If there is one thing Maxine hated was waking up early in the morning,first,she had to wake up early during the time that she lived at the convent,and now it's still the same. Monday and Wednesday was the day she always hated the most,followed by Friday.She struggled to get out of the bed,and did her morning routine.After brushing her teeth, she looked at herself in the mirror admiring herself,in her previous life ,her face was ruined and now thinking of it,she will try her best to keep it as it is.Glowing.

She walked towards the bed and made a call,after three rings,the person at the other end answered,"madam."

"Jessy,are you still sleeping?"Maxine asked.Jessy,was her assistant who Uncle Bernard gave her,at first she thought it was useless to have an assistant because she did not need them,but uncle Maxwell had insisted.

"You slept for so long because I did not come at the villa last night?"

There was silence for a while at the other end of the phone,Maxine even thought she had gone back to sleep.Before she could scream,she heard a stuttering voice from the other end,"ma...ma..ma'am,I was preparing breakfast for you."

"Then,drive the car and meet me at the junction,I have already showered but I still smell bad,that wine uncle Bernard bought was the cheapest wine ever,one might think he has no money."Maxine complained.

'Ma'am, I dare you to speak so brazenly infront of my nephew ,'she thought to herself,not daring to say it out."Madam,which junction did you say,"that's all she managed to say.

"At the junction that leads to the university,"she replied as she struggled to put on the shoes,"and I hope you did not bring a white dress for me like yesterday,otherwise..."She did not finish what she wanted to say,but for the past few weeks,Jessy had seen how cruel she can be which caused a shiver from her,"I can't make the same mistakes again ma'am."Jessy remembered how yesterday she had been given a bitter lime juice to drink,just thinking about it, left a bitter taste in her mouth.

"Just bring me something simple,and a mask."Maxine concluded and hung up the phone.

A taxi dropped her at the junction where she saw her white car at the other side of the road,she quickly paid driver and hurried to the car.Although her mother left her three cars,she had sold them all and replaced them with two latest ones in the market,but one thing she does not think she will ever do was to drive any car.

She changed to simple clothes, put on a mask as Jessy parked outside the University gate,"Uncle Bernard will send some people to the villa,just keep them company for a while and wait for me there,I will take a taxi to the villa."She said as she opened the door and walked straight to the gate,she pulled out her student card from her trouser pocket and showed it to the gateman and walked in.

She walked to the science faculty department,and walked towards her class,she had checked with the principal and realized, her class was the same as the one in her previous life.The room was not silent, she knew the teacher had not yet arrived,she pushed the door open and walked in,a mask,covering her pretty face.

As she walked in,she could here murmurs from everyone asking who she was,"Max!"She heard someone calling her,she followed the direction to where the voice came from,it was Mary.A flash of hatred passed through her face,but disappeared as if it was never there, causing Mary to wonder if she had been hallucinating.Maxine had masked it so fast with a smile,a mask still covering half of her face causing the smile to seem taunting."I booked a seat for you,"she said pointing at a sit that was infront of her,"I tried to book the one next to mine but Rose suggested sitting there,"she said,pointing at the girl who was sitting next to her.Maxine could see the disdain from the girl's face and knew Mary had already started working her magic.With her mask on,she opened her phone and texted Jessy,"arrived?"

She quickly received a reply,"traffic,ten minutes late."

"Okay,"she texted back,then she put back the phone in her pocket then opened a book and started writing down her own stuff.

"Max, I thought we agreed on you letting me be the first during the final exams,"Mary said,"I even waited for you to study with me but you did not come."

Maxine sneered,that time she went to study with her for the exams,she placed the exam leakage on her bag causing her grades to be dropped,"I guess, I had a change of heart after waking up that morning,"she replied.

Though the reply seemed simple,Mary sensed a hidden meaning in it but she couldn't figure it out. Before she could say anything else,the door opened and the chemistry lecturer arrived.

After greeting everyone ,he started with,"I welcome you all to Harvard University,a school of pure success,"he paused,"in here,we don't entertain laziness,bad attitude, especially in my class,"his direction turned to where Maxine was sitting and pointed at her,"young girl,this is not an undercover class,could you remove that mask?"He waited for a while and saw no move coming from Maxine,"I am speaking to you,the only thing I demand in my class is respect."

Maxine snorted,she hated this teacher so much,he had attempted to r**e her in her previous life,but she also knew he was assisted by Mary and Bill to lure her in that room."Mr.Paul,"she looked at her watch and said,"a few minutes ago you just said that laziness and bad attitude was prohibited in your class,but now you say the only thing you demand is respect.Could you please be clear?"

"What's your name?"He asked.

"If I tell you my name,you will haunt me in my dreams,just the shape of your bald head gives me goosebumps."Maxine shivered,"I am very afraid of nightmares,"she said.

The class burst into huge laughter causing Mr Paul's whole face to become red with anger,"shut up!"He tried to silence the class but no one was quite,he ended up pointing at Maxine,"you...You,I will meet you at the principal's office,"he angrily and noisily started closing the study materials that he had come with to class.

"Mr.Paul,we will meet again and no need to cover that baldness,everyone already knows,"Maxine concluded,she was smiling slyly under the mask but deep in her heart, she wasn't satisfied.She remembered the emberassing situation she was on,the pictures that were spread of her.She knew he was the one that took the pictures but she never knew who spread them, it was not Bill and Mary,that part she knew well,Bill was supposed to act as a hero at that time.

She was brought back to the present by someone who hit her desk,"Miss,you are needed in the principals office."the boy said and then left.Maxine stood up nonchalantly,tucked her hands in her jean's pocket and walked out,not bothering to look at anyone.