Chapter 1: The Beginning
We moved here to Magnolia three days ago. We moved here because of my parents' work, which I don't have an idea what it is. My parents never had time for me. My family consists of four members, me, my step dad, my mom and my younger stepsister. I was the first born child. The age gap of my younger stepsister and I is ten months. My mom met my step dad while she had me, and got pregnant right away after I was born. I never knew my dad. My mom never wanted me anyways, but for the sake of family tradition that despises abortion, she kept me. My parents always think about my younger stepsister, Regina Rose and they despise me, treated like an outsider. I was only kept in the family because I was of the Éclair family. They treat Regina Rose with so much care and spoilt her, resulting to a foul attitude. My step dad's family wasn't very influential, he came from and typical family, unlike my mom, we came from an influential family. Our family, the Éclair, produced successful knights, and lords, and also is related to the royal family. But my mom and my grandparents are not in good terms, so they cut their ties with each other. But this was kept secret in order to keep the family's good name. They made every one believed that because my parents' new business, they will be out of the Éclair's main mansion and have their own house so they could focus on their business. But actually my grandparents wanted my mom out of the main mansion. Because of their business we ended up moving to one place to another and ended up here in Magnolia.
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Today is a rainy day, a Monday. Today will be my first day of school as a transferred student at Magnolia Royal Academy. It is a very prestigious school. It is where lords, knights, and even the royal family send their children to school. I am fortunate to carry the name of Éclair, I get to study at my dream school! Magnolia Royal Academy, or MRA produced successful people. I would like to become successful so I could be out of my parents' wings, and live my own life freely.
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"Lady Anathia, your carriage will be here in five minutes to take you to school," says Miss Liz.
Miss Liz is a middle aged woman, the head maid of our family.
"I will carry your stuff downstairs, now hurry up with your hair."
Urrgghhh... I really love styling my own hair, but right now, I need to get going. So I undid my unfinished hair style and ended up having my hair down.
"Lady Anathia, your carriage has arrived!"
I went down the stairs and ran towards the main entrance. The carriage was so beautiful, it looks like it came out from a fairy tale, I feel like a princess! But I believe this was do in order to keep the family image.
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After a ten minutes ride, I arrived at the main entrance of the school. It looks like a castle! In fact, it is a castle. It is the castle which the royal family used to live in. About a hundred years ago, the royal family decided to build a school for the royalties and for those who have ties with them. This school was so prestigious that other royalties from other countries studied here.
"Lady Anathia, welcome to Magnolia Royal Academy. I am the principal, Ronald Marvel. It is an honor to meet the only grandchild of Bradley and Roxanne Éclair!" says a tall man that is around in his 30s.
Lord Marvel, I heard about him. He was a valiant knight, but retired from being a knight and chose to be a principal at MRA instead.
"Thank you Lord Marvel! It is also an honor to meet you Sir." I replied.
Hopefully that was a good answer. I was never trained to converse with royalties, unlike my stepsister Regina Rose.
"Well then, Lady Anathia. I will be taking you to your class. Please follow me," he said courteously.
"Yes Sir!" I answered enthusiastically.
My classroom was at the third floor. I can't wait! I am so excited. But suddenly, when we were at the front door, I suddenly got nervous.
Lord Marvel opened the door for me.
"After you, Lady Anathia".
Little did I know that this will be the beginning of my trials and tests, as well as my freedom.