shining furies

chapter 2 (Aiden POV)

“Aiden” my aunt Rose yelled from the kitchen downstairs.

I groan as I drag myself out of bed and unlock the door to my room.when I arrive at the kitchen the strong smell of waffles hit my nose. The kitchen is covered with a dark blue wallpaper with a kitchen island at the center which serves for both a dinning and a preparation table.i see my aunt backing me with her shoulders slouched as age and stress Is starting to get to her .I grab a seat and some waffles , just as I want to take the first bite I hear my aunt turn .

” Good morning baby” she says cheerily ,

” today is the Interview for the private school for rich kids, they only pick one out of a thousand, be careful “ she says looking at me worriedly.

I couldn't help but sigh as I observe her new look she cut her hair yesterday and wouldn't tell me the reason why,with her tanned skin which makes the wrinkles on her neck and face more obvious .

"den!!!!" a voice interrupts my thoughts

"why are you looking at me that way,do I look bad?" she asked nervously

"of course not, you are always pretty " I replied her immediately with a smile

"so... about the school " she asked again figeting with her fingers.

I chuckle and said, “auntie we can't afford it ,it really doesn't matter if I get it ".

"but you are meant to… never mind “

she looks at me with guilt and hurries out of the kitchen ,okay? What was that about? .

I ruffle my hair as I sigh in frustration, I can't leave aunt Rose alone. she is still struggling with her late husband's debt and crumbling buisness . Aunty rose took me in when I was five. The image of my mum is blurry as we didn't spend time together and aunt rose never talks about her even when the topic is brought up,she avoids it like she is hiding something from me.i tried investigating what happened to mum or who my dad is, but it's always like I am hitting a brick wall no matter how hard I try ,so I gave up for a while.

Aunt rose husband was the owner of an established but struggling construction buisness, leaving behind a substantial debt for her to manage after his death.even tho the construction buisness was struggling it was still enough for us to survive but after he came back home shot on the leg one day, life was never the same anymore we had to borrow money for his leg treatment but eventually life had other plans .we came back one day to find him hanging from the ceiling .I still have nightmares about it sometimes but,on the bright side it couldn't get any worse. no one talks about it but, the autopsy results showed traces of poison in his system.

My name is Aiden Pearce and I am nineteen years old.I live in the countryside with my aunt ,though I don't really have friends as I tend to be the odd one out. I don't see the world the way everyone sees it ..oh well I chuckle and restrain my thoughts.and grab my bag and head out.

I arrive at school and see a large crowd gathered at the school auditorium I walk hastily there to see what is going on I squeeze my way to the front of the crowd. There, I see a woman standing confidently with her arms crossed scanning the crowd aggressively ,with an air of authority she captures attention effortlessly, with her slender frame conveying a sense of poise and control. By her right side is a beautiful girl smartly dressed in a uniform with gold linings and on her left side, a young boy with blue hair and heels and an Ipad not caring the judgemental stares from the crowd .

“attention!!!“ Our principal yells ,I look at the side and finally notice our principal .

“today we have the principal from Blazier academy and she will be interviewing students interested in the academy ,I hope you all……”

“no need…”the woman rudely interrupted our principal

“ I already know who I want….“ .

she steps down of the auditorium and walked towards my direction as I step aside for her to pass she stops in front of me.

"what's your name?“

“Aiden.. Aiden Pearce” I replied I watched as her pupil constricts as she whispers”Pearce.. you look so much like her”.

she looks up and said” where are your parents?“

I look at her with my guard up and step back”who are you? “

She chuckles.

”oh sorry I am Gemma Arterton the principal of blazier academy ,I asked for your parents cause I need their consent to take you to the school “ .

what!!? the hell is she talking about????! I look at her face trying to know if she was being sarcastic but I couldn't help but observe how strikingly beautiful she is with her angular face and defined cheekbone .Her eyes are strikingly like they can be able to see through you at a glance and her dark hair meticulously styled reflecting both professionalism and luxury.

guess she's someone I need to be careful about.

“ I live with my aunt. I don't know my parents, besides we can't afford the school “ I replied trying not to come off as rude

Gemma looked at me and laughed

” oh sorry I forgot to mention it's a scholarship program “

what the hell? Why is she being so friendly?

“ Just take me to see your aunt” she turns to the principal and said” I will take him as the scholarship student “ she didn't wait for his reply before she walked away . The actual f**k just happened?

We arrived at my home and my aunt yells from the kitchen” den you are home early !!!“

As she turns to give me her usual hug her hand shakes and she drops the plate ,her body shakes and her pupil constricts as she looks at Gemma.

” you…. what are you doing here?“

“Do you know each other” I asked her

“ no no baby of course not , go wash up dinner will be ready okay?“ she said while picking up the pieces of the broken plate .

I head upstairs as I try to peep in to see what is going on downstairs.I see the girl with the school uniform earlier staring coldly at me at the door like she was expecting me to come back . I sigh and go upstairs and wait a while . I have never been this confused in my life right now , well it's just a talk of acceptance into the school right ? I am being unecessarily paranoid I should relax a little.

I couldn't hold it anymore, I head downstairs and saw a sight I couldn't forget in my life. it made my blood run cold.My aunt was knotowing to Gemma and Gemma arrogantly crossed her legs as she poured wine on her head.

“You know you caused everything, never forget that” Gemma said.

she looked up and saw me clenching my fists as I was in shock and smirked.

She turned to my aunt “ how much longer are you going to keep this up?“

She stood up and walked towards me and gave me a card and a bag.

“you resume school on Monday , don't be late”

she walked out.

I was in shock.what is going on? What just happened? Who the hell is this woman?.

I rush to my aunt and help her up and couldn't help but ask”aunt what is going on ?, How do you know her? , Who is she ?“

My aunt avoids my gaze and kept on muttering “she's right it's all my fault, she's right,it's all my fault, she's right it's all my fault “

I look at the card Gemma gave me it only had one word blazier written in a golden calligraphy. I look into the bag and find a complete set of uniform.I toss the bag to the side angrily, what the hell is always wrong with rich people acting like they own everyone.

I help my aunt lie down after cleaning her up and refrigerate dinner as no one was in the mood for anything after today's ordeal. I was about to head into my room I heard a cough. I turn to see my aunt sitting up.

“ den I am sorry”she paused and then continued…"but there are things you can't really understand no matter how you try right now and I am sorry you can't get the truth but going to that academy is your only way out of this life and maybe discovering the truth. I am really sorry baby” she coughs loudly this time .

I cover her as I replied "aunt just rest up we will talk about it tomorrow morning"

ughhh... hope her blood pressure dosent go up

I look at her for a very long time and sighs.