SkyView Academy

The scent of the blood assailed her nose,she looked at the bloody knife. Lying in a pool of blood a delicate looking girl,her skin looked like porcelain,like it would break at the slightest touch. Her white dress was now with a tinge of red,the red continuing to spread. Suddenly,her eyes opened and they stared at her as if accusing her. In the eyes,she saw pain,sadness,longing. 'Maeve,Maeve,Maeve ......' Maeve looked away from the body and at her mother,she looked back to the body but couldn't find it. ' Maeve, you're on T.V'. She turned her head and looked at the TV and there she,her picture at the right corner of the screen,she stood there, looking angry with the world. '......... and here is our winner, Maeve Sanders.' At that moment,she felt like she had found a purpose again,now she had something to look forward to everyday.Her face lit up with a smile as she hugged her mother,who was over the moon 'Oh my God,you got in.You got in, I thought you weren't applying.' They held each other and jumped around the room her room.This was an opportunity of a lifetime,a long awaited one. She went up to her room,walked to her bed and bent beside it,she pulled out a wooden box and took off her necklace,she used the key hanging on it to open the lock on the box. She stared at the things in it for a long while before reaching into it. She took out a diary and blew the dust on it away. She flipped the pages till she got to the last page. She read the words in it slowly,words she had come to know by heart.She stayed like that for a long while before writing something in it. She sighed ,hugged the book for a while before putting it back in the box,she brought out a sweater from the box and smelled it. It was still the same,it smelled like strawberries. She returned the sweater and brought out an handkerchief,she placed it on the bed,then closed the box and pushed it back under the bed. She stood up and started trotting happily around the room,humming a sweet tune, The tense mood before had vanished. She rushed to her wardrobe and rummaged through it. In a while,officials from the school would be there to drop off her acceptance letter. She rushed to the door and poked her head out,' Mum,could you please make cookies,officials will be here soon.' She heard a shuffling of pans.' On it,' her mother shouted back. She went back inside and sighed,grateful for her mother.What followed next was a series of outfit checks,she would wear them,run to show her mother and run back to change. After doing that for a while and not finding the right dress, she finally decided on the one she had been avoiding,their dress, she bit her lip as she looked at the dress before her.Sighing,she put it on and their tied the handkerchief on her head like a band,a trick she had taught her. a As she stared at herself in the mirror,memories came flooding in. She shook her head and smiled,the good old days. She ran to the kitchen and twirled for her mother. ' Oh child',her mother smiled and hugged her with her free hand.' You look lovely.' She beamed and went to get her apron. The mother and daughter duo quickly got to work and soon,the cookies were in the oven. Not long after,the doorbell rang and she ran to get it ,as expected, two people in suits were standing there,a man and a woman. 'Miss Sanders,congratulations on being chosen to attend SkyView Academy on full scholarship. We're pleased to have you join our prestigious school.You have been chosen not because of luck alone but also because you earned it. We trust you wouldn't let the school down.' She felt her mother's hand on her shoulder. ' Thank you, I will do my best to not let the school down. Please,come in.' They looked at one another and back at her.' Oh no,we'd have to decline that,we have other places to be in.' The woman stretched a letter to her and they left immediately.' Well that was something.' She looked at how they were dressed so neatly. The woman hair was packed in a very neat bun,no single strand was sticking out. The man on the other hand,looked like his hair had been measured with a ruler before being cut She handed the letter to her mother and went to get the cookies. 'Now,I can have them all to myself.' Caroline smiled as she watched her daughter get the cookies out of the oven. She would be leaving soon and the whole house would be empty. She sighed and tried to not seem sad. Her daughter had come a long way and she didn't want to be seen crying. They were supposed to be celebrating, she did not want to dampen the mood. She went to her room and brought out the champagne she had kept for a long time.Maeve's jaw almost fell when she saw Caroline's hand, ' Mommm,wow'. She rushed to get wine glasses. ' Let's talk.' Maeve could hear the crickets,after all,they lived in the slums. She used to love listening and now,they just seemed to annoy her. Nothing else asides her mother and gave her joy anymore. She knew that was why the officials didn't come in,their house was not deemed worthy of their presence. The bungalow had seen better days after all. The rich were the same,all snobby and proud. She smirked knowing they didn't know what was coming for them. She had suffered for too long and now,she would no longer suffer alone. She only cared for three people and one was gone because of those rich people. She promised to unleash hell on them even if it was the last thing she did. Recalling the conversation with her mother,she sighed and slapped her forehead. They had made her mother cry and she would make them cry too. ' Meave,I know you're going to that school because of a certain someone but she's gone now,I need you to stop holding on to the past. My darling,life is too short, therefore I need you to live for yourself.It's not everyday one gets an opportunity like this. I know you love her,so much but she wouldn't want you to do this,would she? I need you to think about it. I'm proud of you and I'm happy you got in. Please stay out of trouble. Child,it's not easy for me to let you go there but I have to be happy for you if that is what you want but I also want you to know I'll always support you. If it ever gets too much,confide in me. I'm your mother,I'm always here for you . Whenever,wherever and do not let the rich get to you. You're special the way you are and I love you. Promise me,you won't make trouble.' Maeve hesitated before begrudgingly making a promise but what her mother didn't know was that she had her fingers crossed behind her.' I'm sorry ma', she whispered. with that,she closed her eyes. Prepared to unleash hell on SkyView Academy.