ADOPTED.

CHAPTER ELEVEN.

I wake up to the sound of my alarm blasting loudly in the room, opening my eyes to check the time, it's 7:50 am.

School starts at 9 am, the distance from where I stay and school is 50km.

During the weekend, I have prepared for today but right now I can't find myself getting out of bed.

I spent the weekend with my parents telling me more about G.H.E. and using Google Maps to explain better.

Golden Elite High is like your normal high school except for the kids that go there, they also have the hierarchy apart from the nobodies.

Everyone seems to fall under their hierarchy, once they join the school.

I met my uncle yesterday and I think am going to enjoy studying there.

His name is Luca Marshall, he's 35 years old, he's married with a son and a daughter, Justin is a senior in Golden Elite also a musician and he's a very good one, he has seven sells out the album and his current single is topping the billboard for the week.

Luca tells me to call him Lulu and he keeps talking about how he was going to spoil me rotten.

Kimberly Marshall is also a senior, they are twins actually, she's a model with her best friend. She works under Mom.

I learned Golden Elite High isn't just a school for celebrity, politician, and business moguls kids, but also a school for celebrities. All students of Golden Elite High are celebrities in their way, they dominate the teenagers part of all industry. Few even dominate the main industry with their parents.

I also started my business yesterday, although it has been running since last week I just learned about it when the public statement about me was released.

Mom said she went along with our conversation the first day we met, I told them I wanted to be a designer.

Diamond was launched yesterday, it's a makeup and fragrance company. Mom said, she wants me to start with this first because of school.

I can be making my clothes but they won't be launched yet.

"Diamond", the brand name was bought by my parents, so no one could make use of it, apart from me.

It deals in high-end makeup and fragrance, after the launch, we sold out the sum of $45million, mom said all products were created with the sum of $15million. Guess you can say, am starting to make a name for me.

The statistics of buyers was surprising also, almost all girls from my new school purchased it, plus people around the world. I sent a few to Emma also, she wore the makeup, took a picture, and posted it on i********: with #Diamond.

My parents got me a team to work with me, Chloe Jackson is the best manager to work with, Fred Miller is my account manager, his family are the owners of Miller bank in New York, Lily is my secretary, Mia remains personal assistant, Marvin is the hairstylist and lastly Gwen the makeup artist.

I had an eventful weekend and it was blissful.

Getting up sluggishly, I walked into my bathroom, looking at myself in the mirror, I sigh taking off my nightwear, I met into the shower for a quick bath, brush my teeth after and I wrap myself in a fluffy peach Versace towel.

Walking into my closet, I wear my underwear and drop the towel, applying my body lotion and using fragrance, I pick out my outfit for the day.

I want to make a statement and fit in at the same time, so I went for a blue mickey mouse short with a black top, pairing it up with the right accessories and a pair of black Nike ankle boots.

I do light makeup, pick up my school bag and I step out of my room.

"Good morning child", Nanny calls out.

"Good morning mam", I greeted her back with a hug.

"Where are mom and dad?", I ask her, taking my seat at the dining table.

"Just behind you princess", I hear dad reply.

Placing a kiss on my hair from behind. "You smell nice", he tells me.

"Morning dad", I greet placing a kiss on his cheek.

"Morning Baby, how was your night?", Mom says joining us at the dining table, placing a kiss on my forehead.

"Morning mom, it was nice and yours", I respond.

"You look magnificent, am gonna take a picture before you leave", She replies.

"Hope you are ready for school?", Dad asks.

"Yes, I am", I tell him.

"We will drop you today", Mom tells me.

"Okay", I respond.

We start our breakfast, I am served a waffle with strawberry syrup, bacon, and milk.

"Before I forget, this is for you and this", mom says to me, giving me a Louis Vuitton wallet and two black credit cards, and one platinum credit card.

"And the credit cards", I asked curiously.

"All yours baby, the platinum and one of the black cards are for the company development, while the other black card is yours", Mom replies.

"Thank you mom, I promise not to misuse the funds trusted to me", I tell her.

"I expect you to misuse it, waste it, buy irrelevant things, make friends with it sweetie, I will always give you more", she tells me looking serious.

"Look at me love, I have more than enough to give you, my net worth currently is $958million and I will keep working till my last breathe, to make sure you have the best of the best", she concludes.

I look at her with surprise, I didn't realize I have tears rolling down my eyes till mom use her thumb to clean them.

"These are for you", Dad speaks out, giving me a platinum and black credit card, with a couple of $100 notes.

"Dad, but mom has given me a credit card", I tell him.

"Princess, that credit card is from your mom, while those are from me", he replies.

"But, what am I going to do with three credit cards", I ask.

I never had a credit card neither have I ever dreamt of holding a black card, but now I have two black cards and a platinum card, I have unlimited cash to spend. How things have changed for me, I only wish things are also going well for Emma and Cole.

"As your mom said, you have to spend every cent and dollar in those accounts", he tells me.

"We've also concluded your allowance", Mom says.

"Allowance, shouldn't the money in the three accounts count as an allowance for a lifetime", I ask curiously.

"It doesn't, those are your one-tenth of your entitlement as our daughter", Mom answers.

"I and your mom opened two trust fund and keep cash every week in the name of our unborn child, since we can't have a child then we decided to keep saving for any child adopt, which is you", Dad tells me.

"How time flies, you have just 20minutes before school starts, am certain you don't want to be late on your first day", Mom says to me, standing up and making her way out of the house.

"The cash is too much", I tell Dad, walking out of the house with him.

"It's just $2000 princess, stock your wallet with it", He answers smiling.

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I roll down the window of the back seat, looking outside with my head out of the window.

I look at the school compound in awe, the fee paid here for tuition worth it.

The school compound is more beautiful than the pictures. The flowers are standing out and they are well tended to.

Each building is painted in Royal blue, if that doesn't scream elegant, I don't know what does.

The library building looks more presentable than what the pictures offered.

I know deep down, I am going to find solace in the library.

"It's good to be nervous princess, I get nervous if am meeting a new client, sometimes", Dad says to me smiling.

"Why am I not believing that?", I asked grinning.

"You caught me, am never nervous but when I was your age I was once nervous, that was when I approached your mother for the first time", He tells me winking.

"You will be fine love, you have Luca and his kids here for you, although I prefer you make new friends cause I hear Kim can be a b***h", Mom tells me.

"Honey, she will be good to her only cousin", Dad replies.

I step out of the car, closing the door behind me. "You guys should go, I will be fine", I tell them.

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I walk to the admission and staff building, finding my way to the admission floor, I get to the office.

"Good morning mam", I greet hoping to get the attention of the secretary.

"Good morning, you must be Diamond Marshall", She asks.

"Yes mam, am here for my schedule", I answer politely.

"If only all kids in this school can be as polite as you are, doll", She says to herself.

Giving me a stash of paper which includes, my class schedule, locker number and code, identification card, library and cafeteria card, and a parking space number.

"Thank you mam", I tell her walking out of the office.

"Always welcome Doll", She responds.

Guess she has something for dolls or I look like one?.

Making my way to the junior building, I see students hanging around each other in groups, some are sitting on the walkways.

I have to locate my locker number first, then my homeroom.

I find a locker with the number 058 while mine is 011, checking out the locker number's arrangement, I find out they are arranged in descending order, which means I will have to keep walking.

The hallway becomes quiet with only murmuring to be heard.

"She's the one", "I love her outfit", "do you think she's like her cousins?", "We should say hi to her", "isn't that Diamond Marshall", "am going to say hi, it won't hurt if she snubs me", I hear them say distinctively, but I keep walking feeling lost and out of place.

"Hi, you are Diamond Marshall, the CEO of "Diamond", I love your product am even making use of it, I love your outfit", A girl says to me.

"You are making her uncomfortable, Mils", another girl says to the one speaking to me.

"Am Ava and this girl that never stops talking are Mila, but I call her Mils", the other girl introduces.

"Hi, am Diamond", I respond waving timidly to them.

"Oh my gosh Ava, she's shy and innocent", Mila gushes.

"You don't have to embarrass her", Ava answers.

"Don't worry, am like a mother hen. I will protect you from the vultures", Mila says to me smiling like a girl on a mission.

They don't look like your normal high school girls, even if they try to be.

Mila has long straight brunette hair with light brown highlights, she looks like a model with her slim figure and pretty face. She's putting on a black shorts with a silky maroon top, pairing it with black Nike footwear.

While Ava has long curly black hair, with her perfect figure coming out proudly in her outfit, She's putting on a blue short with a painted patterned white top, pairing it with a blue Nike boot.

They both look familiar but I can't remember, where I met them.

"You both look familiar", I say to them.

"Was expecting that, am the Ava Friedrich and Mils is Mila Lopez", Ava answers.

Looking at them in shock, these aren't just celebrity kids, they are celebrities themselves.

Ava Friedrich is an art guru, she makes the best painting I have come across, her gallery holds the best painting in New York and she has been given lots of merits since she was 8 years old.

Her father is a German business tycoon and her mother is an American author, having the best seller books. She's mixed.

Mila Lopez, younger sister of Rafael Miller, she's victoria's Secret model, the tenth highest-paid model in the states, working for top brands. She has been in the industry since she was four years old.

Her father is a Spanish surgeon, who also invest in building his hospitals around the world and its the very best for all kind of royalty. Her mother is an English woman, she's a top chef with lots of cookbooks to be proud of.

Her elder brother is the definition of perfection, he's an actor and has to be in the industry since he was six.

"I can't believe it, I have your artwork in my house, my mom talks about it every time", I tell Ava.

"Do you hear that Mils, my art piece is in the Marshall's resident, I think am gonna faint", She says, holding her head dramatically.

"It's not that huge, my dad is an art collector but he collects only the best", I tell her.

"You mean, your father bought some of my pieces, I so gonna post this on Twitter", She replies.

"What's special about that, he loves it, he buys it", I say to her.

"The great Liam Marshall bought my pieces and you are telling me not to freak out", She screams.

"Okay, let's get Diamond to her locker Ava", Mila says to her, pulling her towards a door.

"Is my locker behind the door?", I ask following them curiously.

"Yes, the elites locker room. It holds only fifteen lockers and belongs to only an elite", Mila answers.

"Elites, I don't understand you", I tell her.

We walk in and I am shocked by the expensive and elegant taste the decorator has, the room is painted in gold with deep brown furniture, lots of throw pillows on each cushion, a stocked up bar, a kitchen with high-class stools, and a stainless refrigerator, a plasma TV is mounted on the wall, facing the set of cushions.

"Welcome to the Elite locker room", Ava says to me smiling.

"It looks like a living room", I confessed to her.

"Where exactly are the lockers", I ask her.

"What's your locker number?", She asks me.

"011", I answer.

"You are with us, my locker is 009, Ava is 010", Mila says.

"How am I with you?", I ask curiously.

"Wait till you see this", Mila answers pulling me towards another door.

The door leads to a hallway with doors facing themselves with a number plate on each door.

We get to the door with golden plate number 009 - 012 inscribed on it.

Ava opens the door and we walked in.

Huge king-sized bedsits in between the room, with a Versace duvet on it, lots of pillows on the bed, three black cushions with a pillow on each, a plasma TV is mounted on the wall, a small snack shelf, and a portable refrigerator, bookshelves with numbers on it, with a door leading to the toilet.

"Welcome to your locker", Mila says to me.

"What wasn't expecting this", I tell her.

"I know right, I had the same expression when I saw it, the senior Elite locker room is bigger and better than this", Mila says.

"I always knew our locker mate will be another best friend", Ava says.

Walking towards my bookshelf, it was empty.

"You have to get your books from the principal", Mila says.

"Elite homeroom is on the top floor but we don't have homeroom today, so you can run to the office for your books, you will meet us here when you get back", Ava tells me.

"We will show you to your classes, what subjects are you offering?", Mila asks.

"Maths in room 035, literature in room 038, fashion in room 030, history in room 034, English in room 033 and gym", I tell her reading from my schedule paper.

"You have maths and gym with me, literature and fashion with Mila", Ava says checking my schedule.

I walked out of the locker room, making my way back to the admission building.

Using the map I was given, I find Luca's office is located at the top of the building, I take the stairs.

Getting to the 7th floor, the only door on the floor leads to his office, I was about to knock on the door when I heard him shouting.

"She is my brother's daughter and you will treat her like a Marshall", I hear him say.

"She isn't a Marshall by blood father, I will treat her no lesser than an outsider", I hear a female voice yells back at him.