Tale of Arcillana

Chapter 12

Cam’s Point of View:

"Time check, it's seven o'clock." He said while looking at his watch in his wrist. "You should be on your respective classroom as of the moment. This is your first warning." He said with a blank expression. He is now looking at me.

He is that asshole guy on our party. He is one of the people introduced to me but I could not remember his name.

I averted my gaze on his uniform, there, so he is Kade Nicolai Buenaventura. Is he the President? Is he the one whom that girl student referring to?

I looked at him again. I am about to pull back when I saw the way he looked at me but I remained steadfast and composed myself. His eyes looked like a daggers. I straigthened my back and made my chin up.

I raised my left eyebrows before opening my mouth to speak. "Excuse me Mr.," I looked at his name embroidered under the logo in his blazer and looked at him again. "... Buenaventura, I am a transferee here. A new student of University of Arcillana. I don't know yet the rules and regulations of this institution. And I am heading to the Principal's office as of the moment before you showed yourself to my face. My reason is valid so revoke your warning on me." I said.

"As a new student, it is one of your responsibilities to background check about the school you are going to attend to. Valid or not, rules are rules, and a warning is a warning whether you like it or not." He said firmly. And about to turn his back on me.

Aish this guy.

"Yaaah!" I shouted, calling his attention. My voice echoed in the entirely ground floor but I don't care. "This is not fair! You should be considerate!" I said.

"I have a word Miss," he said and stopped intentionally before looking at my name on my blazer. "... Montidalgo. And that is irevokable. I'll get in touch with you for your punishment." He said and turned his back on me again. I creased my forehead.

This is not just fair. I ran to catch his pace.

"Yaaaah!" I shouted. He turned his back, facing me but before he could speak, I immediately kick his between.

"What the fvckkk!!!!" That asshole cursed. He is holding his ball and twisting his legs. He's writhing in pain right now. His dagger eyes were darted on me. Cliche but if stare could really kill a person, I am lying on the floor probably, breathless. I raised my left eyebrow, I flipped my short wavy gray hair and I crossed my arms in front of him. Served him right. I am happy seeing him right now after what he did during the party and just earlier. He should have let it slide.

We were on that position when someone got our attention.

"Miss Montidalgo? Mr. Buenaventura?" This guy automatically composes himself. I want to laugh after seeing his face but I tried my best not to. I know he is still in pain, down there in his between but he tried not to show it to the person right in front of us.

"Are you okay Mr. Buenaventura?" The lady asked this guy that is currently beside me. He's fast. He is a meter away from me earlier but this time our shoulders are only centimeters away from each other.

But wait, the lady knows me? She called me using my surname and I am pretty sure that we were distance away to each other for her to see my name on my uniform.

"Yes Miss Hudson." He replied to the lady he called Miss Hudson. He slightly bowed his head down. He received a smile and nod from the lady who is standing opposite us.

The lady who just came out is wearing a formal attire. A white top, tucked in a navy blue A line pencil cut skirt. She is also wearing a navy blue coat to complete her attire. Based on her looks, I think she's in her mid thirty's. She looked neat and proper, very elegant in her clean bun hairstyle.

"Hi Miss Montidalgo. I am Hillary Hudson, the school principal." She said and extended her right arm for a handshake. Woah, she's the school principal? She's quite impressive. I did not expect that. I was thinking that the principal goes around forty or, in his or her fifties. She's young though.

I extended my left arm to receive her hand for a hand shake.

"Good morning Miss Principal. I am Camelle Arabella Montidalgo." I said introducing myself proudly.

"I am glad that finally one of the Montidalgo's in this generation came to my school. Just call me Miss Hudson." She said wearing this genuine smile on her face. "I admire the intelligence that runs on your blood. I will be expecting something from you, hija." She added. I don't know what to react after hearing her saying those words.

"I am still adjusting to my new environment Miss. I did not know that this kind of place do exists but I will try my best to adapt in this island as fast as I could." I said. She's expecting something from me, not that I am obliged to meet her expectations but I think I need to do well and be the best because I am always the "best" ever since and I came from a well known and well established family in this island.

"That's good to hear. By the way, please come to my office first because I have something to discuss as well as you Mr. Buenaventura. I want you to assist first Miss Montidalgo while she's still familiarizing everything here in the University." She said. I averted my gaze to the guy beside me and he is also averted his gaze on me. I just raised my left eyebrow.

I saw how did he smirked. Think I am afraid? Geez talk to my hand. As if I am afraid. I am looking forward that he would get back to what I did to his ball earlier but I am not a weakling. I am going to make myself ready for it.

"Yes Miss, I've got no problem with that." He said. The principal, Miss Hudson signaled us to follow her.

She lead us in an elevator labeled for staff used only. She said that the office of the principal is located at the fifth floor.

We reached the fifth floor after how many minutes and Miss Hudson confidently walked towards a wooden brown color door. She opened it and let us in.

"Welcome to my office Miss Montidalgo." She said. I roamed my eyes on her office. In a normal office of the principal, I would probably see a lot of filed up papers in a desk or somewhere in the side. But her office is clean of all filed up papers. She is very good to have this kind of setting. You can see paintings on the wall and a divider where different trophies are placed on it. The paintings were abstract and it was plastered on the wall. "Have a seat students." She offered after reaching her swivel chair. She pulled it slightly and sit on there. Opposite her, next to the table are two chairs. I sit on the other side while the guy I am with sits on the other one.

What is his name again, Kade Nicolai Buenaventura?

"I would assume that you know each other since I saw you together earlier." Miss Hudson said. I automatically glance at Nicolai who is now also looking at me. I looked at the principal and faked a smile. “But I want you to formally meet Mr. Buenaventura, Miss Hudson. He is Kade Nicolai, the council president.” She said introducing this guy opposite to where I am facing right now. I slightly bowed down my head to acknowledge him even though I don’t want to. “Personnel on the registrar office should be the one to brief you about University of Arcillana but your grandmother wanted me to personally brief you. And it was an honor for me.” She added.

“Are you close with my grandmother Miss Hudson?” I asked curiously and she gave me a smile. I would take that answer as a yes.

Miss Hudson opened her drawing attached to the table and placed a not so thin but not so thick paper together with a small key.

“This is your locker key and the school manual. The University of Arcillana High School Department have two buildings, and this one is located just beside this building. This is a five floor building and all of the floors have a locker room but you only have one locker room. Your classroom is located in the third building so your locker is in the locker room on the third floor also. There is also a map there provided in the manual. It is not easy to familiarize the perimeter of the University that is why I assigned Kade to be your guide.” Miss Hudson said. I picked the manual up and scanned it for a while.

“Kade, be with Miss Montidalgo every time. Stay with her during lunch break also. As a council president you should see to it that our students are comfortable with the new environment.” Miss Hudson reminded.

“Noted Miss.” Nicolai replied.

I looked at him and his focused were on the principal.

The principal gave me some reminders after briefing me of the basic information about the University like when did the school established, how many years are these infrastructure were build? Everything was written in the manual so I kept it already as all as with the locker key.

She said that Nicolai will be the one to discuss to me the school rules and regulations before letting us out. But before that, I asked her about the incident earlier, about my warning and the punishment. I told her what happened and everything was enlightened. The warning was revoked and she tells this Nicolai guy that I don’t have any idea yet and she’s meeting me that time. I smiled widely after hearing what the principal said. And it turned into a smirk when I looked at Nicolai.

I won against you, maybe you can have it in the next life.

I don’t know yet what kind of punishment the council agreed upon receiving a warning. But I am happy that mine was revoked and I won’t let myself get another one, hopefully. I don’t want to let Kade Nicolai get back at me for I did.

“We can discuss the school rules and regulations later. We have to attend our class first.” He said and walked, increasing his pace. I was left at his back following him. He did not use elevator this time, but instead, he walks toward the escalator so did I.

After reaching the third floor where our classroom is I heaved a sigh first. I have a lot of thoughts. I don’t know what kind of students are here right now. I don’t know how do they respond to a stimulus and I don’t know how do they handle things but whatever their ways are, my beauty is ready. I am ready.

I followed wherever Nicolai goes. And he stopped in front of a white door. He opens it and get inside so did I.

We caught the attention of everyone inside the classroom. The students landed their eyes on Nicolai and later, on me.

“Owemji Cam,” someone from the students called me. I smiled awkwardly on it. She’s one of the girls I have met on the party. The one that have a natural blond hair color. She waved her right hand and I just gave her a smile.

“I am sorry Miss I am late, the principal called for me.” He explained to the teacher teaching her students before we entered.

“It’s okay, please be seated. How about you Miss? You are the new student from Manila right?” The teacher said and I nodded as a response. I am seeing students right now who are whispering. Or is it even a whisper? Because I clearly heard it.

“Okay introduce yourself in front of your classmates.” She said so I step forward to the small podium inside the classroom.

“Hi everyone. My name is Camelle Arabella Montidalgo. I would be expecting something from all of you because I’ve heard that this institution produced a well established students.” I said while showing them my white teeth.

“Thank you Miss Montidalgo. After how many years, we have now a Montidalgo in this generation. We would also expect something from you Miss because you are a Montidalgo.” She said showing her white teeth also. “Please be seated beside Mr. Arcillana at the back.” She added.

I bowed down my head to my adviser before heading myself to an empty chair beside Nicolai.

I roamed my eyes around. I am looking for a pair of eyes that was focused on me ever since I entered the room with Nicolai.

There gotcha.

I raised my left eyebrow when our eyes met.