Chapter 2

22nd July 2019.

That's the day Athena was shipped to Tuscany High, the school for the rich and elite. If you wanted to be anyone in life you started your career here. At least, that's what Athena's aunt always told her. Her aunt had let her apply for the entrance exam here a long time ago, but Athena had never expected to get in.

Only the smartest got in and Athena felt like she was average at best. And if she was being honest to herself she did not want to be here. Agaracia was not the place she wanted to spend the next 10 years of her life. Her entire college life after high school was supposed to be fun and games and getting into Tuscany meant the exact opposite of that. She would get her master's degree in finance and take over the company from Uncle Frank before she could even learn to speak French from a hot French man that she would fuck.

With her fate sealed she unwillingly entered the mansion assigned to her. The one she would be sharing with a 'Grace Mascot'.

Standing outside the large three-floor mansion of blue, Athena felt lost. The mansion had a gym, an art studio, a pool, and two suites for the students and a guest room for the parents whenever they choose to visit. Each mansion was assigned according to the specific applications on the form they applied. As was their roommate. So, Athena assumed her roommate was good at painting like her.

Inserting the key to the mansion Athena opened the door to walk into her prison. Standing in the large foyer she looked up at the large ornate Chandelier. The décor already giving her a Venetian vibe. There stood a proud center table under the chandelier atop it a single golden vase filled with white calla lilies which seemed to match the pale brown wooden stairway.

On the right was the living room while the left lead to a kitchen.

Letting her black heels click their way to the right, Athena entered the living room. It had a large white sofa in the center facing a the television. The main wall was painted white with alternate patterns of golden laced leaves. It stood out when compared with the other plain white walls. At the far end was a large shelf that covered an entire wall filled with novels, each sorted out by the genre they belonged to. Romance, Horror, Erotic literature, Murder mysteries, biographies, so on and so forth. Hundreds of books lined up neatly on each stack catering to every need of a reader.

Guess they weren't biased about what the students could and could not read.

"Ms. Grey?" Athena heard her maid Gabby call out from the foyer.

Walking back to her; Athena briefly glanced at the ceiling to floor windows lined with lacy white curtains with intricate blue flowers woven in between. The delicate pattern drawing out the artistic arrangement of the room.

"Yes?"

"Where should we carry these boxes miss?"

"Oh right. Wait for a minute."

Walking up the two floors Athena opened each suite. They were identical. The college gave the students a bare room without color or furniture so that they could paint, design and decorate however they liked. But that was not why Athena had to check the rooms. The difference between the two suites was the view. The first one faced the garden in front of the mansion, while the other faced the lake that was at the far end of the campus. All mansions were constructed this way. One suite always facing Lake Richen. And that was the one she wanted.

"Gabby! Get the men here. I want the room done by tonight!" Athena called out.

She waited as Gabby made her way to the suite she chose putting down the box before nodding in agreement, confirming it would be done by then.

With that, Athena left the mansion to scout Starbucks in the car that had been delivered here before she arrived. After all no matter what Athena said she was one of the rich idiots who could not pass through life without Starbucks, malls, or maids.