chapter 1
Madeline's POV
it was high time I stood up from the bed
yay, its Monday, I thought with sarcasm.
I stood up and went to the bathroom to prepare for school, looking in the mirror I saw my morning face and I have to say it's not halfway bad
still got my charm, not to brag but I can be said to be the epitome of Beauty with big doe Green eyes and pouty pink lips , I had a small face and a cute little nose, a thin body frame but I'm tall about 5 '7, I was quite curvy though, and not to forget my dark hair.
You may think I am so cute and girly and all but nope I'm quite the opposite. I love baggy clothes and big t-shirts and hoodies.
I can't really wear those to school because my school has uniforms.
I go to one of the biggest schools in the country
Winchester high school for Elites, mainly because my dad is one of the biggest business men in the whole of England, I actually think he is part of the Mafia but ehn I don't really care and well my mum is dead, she died when I was 6 , so I have only my dad and aunt Narla our Nanny
she pretty much raised me while dad wasn't around but I'm not complaining, she is the best
Dad doesn't have the time to be with me because he is always busy but he creates time for me on my birthdays and my games(I'm part of the girls basketball team, the captain to be precise)
I had my bath and put on my uniform, it's a white long sleeved shirt which a black shirt, a black tie, the skirt was quite short though , it was on my thigh so I always wore long white socks to go with my black shoe,
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Morning aunty, I said to aunt Narla who was preparing Breakfast
Morning sunshine, she said smiling at me from the other side of the counter
what's for breakfast,
pancakes and maple syrup, your favorite. she said
yummy, can't wait. ummm where's dad, I asked
His office,
I jogged down the passageway and up the other stairs, our house is really big so yeah
I knocked but there was no response so I opened the door a little and peeked in and found him looking at his computer screen working and buy the dark circles under his eyes I can tell he did not have any sleep
Hey dad, I called but no reply so I walked up to him
Dad?, Dad, I called out and he finally saw me and looked up
My dad is a middle aged man of 40 with jet black hair, black eyes, a chiselled jaw line, pointy nose and a little stubble,
He was quite an eye candy , people always marvel at the sight of him, he is handsome I must agree to that but he is also a workaholic which isn't quite good for him and his health.
Oh hey princess, didn't see you there, he said smiling
How would you when you won't stop working, I said feigning annoyance.
I'm sorry, I had a lot of work to do and Sebastian was not available so I had to work over night.
Fine, but if you need any help you have to tell me so I can help, I don't want you stressing yourself, okay?, I said
okay, I'll tell you if I need any help, he said
by the way why was Sebastian not available I asked, (don't judge me but I've always had a little crush on Seb, okay maybe a big one)
he had to represent me in a meeting abroad yesterday,
oh okay, breakfast is ready though so you should freshen up and come down, I'm almost late for school
okay princess, I'll be down in a minute, He replied
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Princess, are you done eating, dad said coming down from the stairs
Almost, aren't you eating, I asked
Nope, I think I'll skip breakfast. he replied
You must eat, I won't take no for an answer, I said rather sternly
Fine, but just a little bit if not we'll be late, he said finally surrendering
Okay, I'll go get my backpack
Help me get my suitcase too, there are some files on my table, please put them in the case
okay, I'll be back in a minute, I replied jogging up the stairs that leads to my room first, before grabbing my backpack,phone, my power bank and charger just in case then leaving the room to my dad's office through the connecting passage
I got to his desk to grab the files and the suitcase , I saw mum's picture under one the files
Her name was Leslie,she was beautiful with big green eyes, brown silky long hair a small nose and small face, all her features where soft, I knew I looked like her alot, I knew her but I can't quite remember her so much but I know she was kind, soft spoken, she could sing excellently, she always sang lullabies for me when I was a kid before she passed, she died of cancer, it was slow and I wasn't allowed to see her too often because she was often hospitalized, she underwent chemotherapy and I could tell that she was in pain, when I was allowed to see her I would cry and tell dad to help her because she was suffering but he always told me that it was helping but it didn't bring much help because she died about two days before my seventh birthday, I couldn't celebrate my birthday without mum, so I just cried and begged dad to bring her back but eventually after crying so much with no tears left , I could only be sad, I could tell it took a toll on dad because he hardly ever came home, I occasionally Walked in on him crying looking at her picture, I tried comforting him in every way I could, I'm sure he cried last night,
I always tried my best to make him happy with perfect scores, I even joined the basketball team because of him but I found out that I had a thing for basketball, I actually liked it so I gave it my all, I could sing but I never really made It an activity, I just sang anytime I wanted to comfort dad, I had the voice of an angel just like mum and it always helps to calm him down and it usually works but I guess he doesn't like being weak in front of me because he's my father.
I sighed, putting the photo into the drawer and putting the files in the case and grabbing it, I made my way downstairs
what took you so long ?, dad asked
I was looking for my phone, I lied
okay, it's fine. You've got everything right?
Yep, let's go
I gave him his suitcase and went outside.