1 Prolouge

Elly Mae's POV

I made a decision, a decision to change my life. From an Elegant and Rich life to disguising myself as a poor, nerd and a not so beautiful transferee student. Its not just my decision, my asked me to keep my background a secret and keep a low profile to make sure history will not repeat.

I stepped out of my dad's car which was parked in a building where no one can see me. It was only fifty steps away from my new School's gate.

"Be a good girl baby" my dad said before he closed the door and asked our driver to drive away.

I listened to a song as I walked towards the gate of this new University. The guard prevented me from getting inside so I stopped walking. "Do you have an ID?" He asked. I shook my head to answer his questions. "Well, I'm afraid you can't enter our school, Miss?"

" Elly Mae De Villa, an Exchange Student from F. University" I introduced myself to him and I saw how shocked he was when I said my name. He bowed and apologized for not being able to recognize me.

"It's okay" I smiled "but I hope you can tell me where Mr. Francia is"

" I'm afraid he has not yet arrived, Miss De Villa" he replied.

" Okay," I sighed after saying that " Just show me where the administration office is and you can go back to your post. "

He immediately obeyed what I said and accompanied me to the Administration office. I'll just wait for Mr. Francia there. I thanked the guard when we arrived at the AO and immediately went inside. I looked around if I can find anywhere to sit but I wasn't lucky. Everyone in there is so busy. It's only the first day but they already look so tired and haggard.

"Hey" I was startled because of the voice that came behind me but I didn't make it obvious. I faced her and as soon as I saw her face, I was stunned. She looks so beautiful almost looks like an angel especially when she smiles. She's wearing a formal attire so I can't tell if she's a student or a teacher. I bet her height without her heels is 178 cm or less. "Excuse me?" she asked when she noticed that I was staring at her.

"Ahh, I'm sorry" I uttered, "what were you saying?"

"I said who are you looking for" she repeated what she said and her expression didn't change, she's still smiling.

"Ahhh, I'm waiting for Mr. Francia, Miss?" I gave her a questioning look.

" I'm Lesley Rane Hale" she introduced herself and held out her hand to shake my hand.

I grabbed it so she won't wait long. " Elly Mae De Villa, an exchange student from Mendel University," I said as I shake her hand and smiled

"So you're new, he's not here yet." Lesley stated while looking around "maybe you should wait in our building's cafeteria"

"Why?" she was surprised because of my question "I mean, why in a cafeteria"

"Well, he goes straight there and orders a coffee because he doesn't eat breakfast"

" Ahhh "

"I don't think you know where it is, I can accompany you if you want"

" Of course, I'd appreciate that, thank you"

" No worries," she said " I'm the Student Council President, I believe that's my duty"

I smiled and followed her out of the administration office. I just now focused on where we were going through. The hallway looks so classy and elegant. It was filled with fancy decorations. Even the classrooms have fancy and expensive equipment which is no longer surprising due to the high tuition fee here. I suddenly felt different when I felt the stares of the people we passed. Some of them looked at me from head to toe, others smiled even though it was obviously not true. I was even more bored when I heard their whispers.

"What kind of style is that??"

"So out of style"

"How did she even get in here?"

"Yeahh, it's obvious that she doesn't belong here"

I was so annoyed that I wanted to look at them with a stern look but I have no choice but to restrain myself. "Don't mind them, you'll get used to it?" I think she noticed my silence that's why she said that. It feels like she knows what I feel. I nodded and smiled at her in response and just kept on following her.

After a few minutes, we've reached the cafeteria. She stopped at the entrance of it. "You can wait for him here but I don't know how long it will take"

" It's okay, Thank you Rane"

She smiled and looked at her watch before she said " I'm sorry but I have to go, I have to change my outfit. " I wasn't able to answer because she walked away hurriedly.

I sat on a long chair beside the entrance of the cafeteria. I looked around the place and noticed how big it was. It was so big that five hundred or more students could fit in it. The chairs, tables and even the curtains look so expensive. On the left, tables are round, on the right, tables are in the shape of a square, and on the center, the tables are in the shape of a square. The chairs are fixed in their position in the shape of a square.

"Ahhhhhh" I was so surprised because of that scream. I thought there was a fire or something but there wasn't. I faced the entrance because that was where the screams coming from. There I saw a lot of girls circling around and pushing each other. I can't see what they're looking at or who they're looking at because the girls were a bit taller than me. I wanted to see them so I stood up on a chair and there they are. There were five good-looking men at the center of the girls. The three men at the center looked so irritated, the other one on the left looks so happy and the other one seemed so uninterested.

I was going to go down when I noticed the center man looking in my direction. I didn't want to assume that he's looking at me so I looked behind me to see if someone else was standing on a chair like me behind me but there wasn't. I was more surprised when I returned to see the center man and he was looking straight at me and walking towards me. All the girls' and even the four other men had the same expression. They all look confused.

As he gets closer, I hear drums. It wasn't coming outside, but inside. My heart was beating so fast as I stepped back again and again and it was too late for me to stop when I remembered that I was standing on a chair. I was already at the edge of the chair and fell out of balance. I closed my eyes.

At that moment, time seemed to get slower and slower. I felt someone grab my hand. I was thankful and sorry at the same time when I ended up falling onto his chest.

"Hey, your not that light," he said and that made my sense come back. I opened my eyes and immediately stood up

"I'm sorry..." the only thing I can say as I can't meet his eyes. He didn't answer so I looked at him and saw him giving me an innocent look as if he's waiting for something more. "And thank you..."