Escaping Reality.

Chapter five

Regina's pov

I paced back and forth through the hallway with my hoodie cap over my head and my big black rimmed glasses on my face, I recounted what just happened in my head over and over again.

A few minutes ago, I realized that I anxiously ran into the class without my hood cap over my head and without my glasses. Everyone saw a proper view of my face and began to make comments, disrupting the test. Mrs Walker angrily shut them up and sent me out of the class mercilessly without listening to my excuse for coming late.

I'm so unlucky. Now, I am about to face two punishments . The punishment for not writing the test and the punishment for revealing my face in school. Mrs Wilson is going to kill me . Wendy is her pride , and Wendy being the campus flower of the school, Mrs Wilson shows off to her friends during their tea gatherings and formal parties .

I remembered a day when I was still attending high school with Wendy . I mistakenly took off my black bangs and revealed my face during a beauty competition in the school. I was chosen by my homeroom teacher to forcefully participate and I won making Wendy, one of the contestants, get second place. People started comparing us , the real heiress and the fake heiress .

When I got home that day, Mrs Wilson learned about it. She almost scalded my face with hot water, but Mr Wilson stopped her, telling her to build a good reputation. The next day she transferred me to another school.

Ah, I always shivered when I remembered that dreadful day . I almost fainted from the beating that day.

"Regina, think." I covered my face in frustration . I could feel a headache coming, probably from mental stress. I brought out my phone and searched for Blue's latest song "Run Away" I put my earpiece on .I calmed down a bit as I began to surf through my phone for any news on Blue but couldn't find any.

Wow , in less than two hours he cleared up all news that states that he was going to stop playing piano. Thumbs up. Blue's manager issued a notice that the rumor was false and Blue would not stop playing piano because of a minor accident.

"Nice" I commented with a smile. " It seems that I was worried over nothing" I sighed .

Wendy stormed out of the class , walking past me . She must have finished her test early to deal with me . Right , I shouldn't just stand here before the students come fawning at me .

Wendy gave me a disdainful look as she stopped by my side.

"Follow me," she said and walks away.

I looked down for a while concealing my emotions before walking leisurely behind her . I used the opportunity to admire everything I come across. The architecture of the university blends modernity with classic elegance.

We passed by the lecture halls . Inside, the lecture halls buzzed with engaged students and professors . Wendy looks back casting a look at me before walking into the campus garden right behind the lecture halls .

The garden started with a flowering path. It was so beautiful that I carefully threaded behind Wendy to avoid crushing the delicate plants . I looked forward and saw Wendy stepping brutally on the plants as she walked.

To be honest, this is my first time of entering the campus garden. I've never had the time to come here but Wendy seemed to know the path well . How unfortunate! She and her friends would have visited this place any time they skipped classes. I glared at her back of her head as we entered deeper into the garden.

Wendy suddenly stopped and I looked around, we had gotten deeper into the garden which made different types of majestic trees come to sight .

Wendy stood beside a tree then turned sharply to face me .

"What?" I asked her.

"You " she points at my nose " you did that purposely to humiliate me ."

" How dare you, you b***h ! "

My eyes snapped towards her in anger . Before I could give my rebuttal she jumped on me like a crazy woman.

" I am going to ruin that stinky face of yours! " I fell to the ground, caught off guard. Wendy pounced on me scratching my face with her long nails .

I reacted quickly . Grabbing her clothes and flipping her to the side . I pinned her down with three moves .

" Ah. Such a hassle " I commented as she struggled to break free from my grasp.

" How many times have I told you to play fair " I asked with a cold voice and deadpan tone . Sure enough, her movement weakened and her eyelids trembled slightly.

" Y-you. You are the one who started it first. You took away my parents love when we were young . You made me lose in my beauty contest when we were in high school and you promised mom to keep your face hidden. But , you dare come to school parading your face . You dare try to steal my title, you deserve to get your face ruined. " Wendy rants on.

Mr and Mrs Wilson were kind to me when I was adopted at first. But it was all for their profits or gains . When Wendy was little her parents business was collapsing and they need loans to support their business from a big company but the company refused to loan such a big amount to them since they had no collateral.

The Wilson family tried to use another means to get money. They connived with a doctor and asked Wendy to pretend to have cancer so they can derive sympathy and contributions from people on the internet but unexpectedly Wendy went missing. Mr and Mrs Wilson knowing how much they spoiled their daughter, they concluded that she ran away to her friend's house to escape responsibilities. They knew they could not force her or all their plans would be exposed, they had no other choice but to find a substitute. So they adopted me , pretending to be kind and made me do their dirty works .

I don't blame myself for that because I was a little child who had no parental love or care , I was fooled and took their deception for love and care . I pretended to be sick and people donated much money because they thought " how could such a pretty child suffer this great calamity" . Hmm , I can boldly say that I helped the Wilson family get to where they are today .

" You want to take everything that belongs to me . Let me go this moment or I'll tell mom what happened today. Who knows , maybe she'll pour sulphuric acid on your pretty face ." Wendy laughed madly .

" So you won't tell her if I let you go. Should I be grateful to you ?" I asked tilting my head to the side with a playful smile on my face.

" Of course You should be grateful to me and my family for adopting a low life like you. Come to think of it , Your days in the Wilson family are already humiliating enough and only by doing as I say will it be bearable . So be a good slave if you want to survive. Is this not the only easy reality available for you? " She smiled with her red lips .

" Of course that's the only available reality. But I am not going to live in that reality anymore. Thanks to you I remembered how much the Wilson family owe me " I smiled looking at her confused brows ." Come to think of it, I saved your family from poverty. Should you not be grateful to me ? " I let her go and rose up . She sat up.

" I know the only available reality is to be abused in your awful home. I can't live like that anymore. No , I won't " I dusted the dirt off my hands " my plan is to escape that reality "

" So , back off " I said and she stomped her foot on the ground before leaving. Probably realizing she could never beat me. I laughed out loud.

It had been a long time since I let my true self show like that .

"Had fun?" I heard a deep voice asked from behind me and I froze .