I dare you

RIELE’S POINT OF VIEW

After Dylan walked away, I just stood there for a few seconds, completely frozen.

My heart was still pounding painfully against my chest while laughter and whispers echoed around me. Students continued staring openly as if I was some kind of entertainment for the day.

“Poor scholarship girl.”

“She’s already getting destroyed on her first day.”

“Did you see the way Dylan looked at her?”I swallowed hard and quickly bent down, stuffing the rest of my books back into my arms while trying to ignore the burning humiliation crawling across my skin.

This was a disaster......An actual disaster and school had barely started.I exhaled shakily before forcing myself to move. Slowly, I walked back toward the classroom while people continued staring and whispering behind my back.

The second I entered the room again, conversations lowered slightly.Great,even better.I quietly walked back to my seat beside Dylan’s empty chair and sat down carefully before placing my books on the desk.

Then my gaze landed on my phone the principal had given me earlier.I stared at it for a moment.Okay…That was honestly insane.

Back home, I had spent three years using the same cracked phone because Mom kept insisting there were more important things to spend money on. Jessie and Jane are so going to be surprised and more oppressed

Meanwhile Blackwood Academy casually handed students phones like party gifts.

I slowly picked it up, turning it over in my hand with disbelief before finally powering it on.The screen lit up immediately and honestly?Even the setup looked expensive.

A notification instantly popped up.

BLACKWOOD ACADEMY NETWORK ACCESS GRANTED.

Another followed immediately after.

You’ve been added to:

BLACKWOOD ELITE — SENIOR GROUP CHAT.I frowned slightly.

There was actually a school group chat?Curious, I clicked it open then immediately regretted it.My entire screen froze with pictures,Pictures of me,When I arrived,The hallway incident,The trash,Me kneeling while picking up my books,Me standing in front of Dylan.Somebody had literally recorded everything.

My stomach dropped.Oh my God.The comments kept flooding in so fast I could barely read them properly.

* Scholarship girl already embarrassing herself*

*She really talked back to Dylan Winthrop???*

*Somebody humble her quickly*

*Why does she look so lost all the time?*

*Imagine coming to Blackwood broke*

*She doesn’t belong here*

*Another charity case*

*Dylan looked like he wanted to kill her*

*This year is about to be entertaining*

*Will she last?, the others always run away*

Heat rushed to my face instantly.My fingers tightened around the phone while embarrassment twisted painfully inside my chest.This was insane,People here were insane.

I had only been in school for less than two hours and somehow the entire student body already hated me.I scrolled further down slowly then froze.

A video was posted just now It was me crashing into Dylan.

The caption read:

NEW SCHOLARSHIP GIRL ALREADY THROWING HERSELF AT DYLAN WINTHROP

The comments underneath were even worse.

*She wishes*

*Somebody tell her to stay in her lane*

*Dylan would rather die*

*Embarrassing*

*She needs to drop out already*

“Oh my God,” I whispered under my breath.I was doomed......Absolutely doomed.

A loud bang suddenly slammed against my desk making me flinch violently.The entire class went quiet,Slowly, I lifted my head and immediately met the coldest stare I had seen all day.

A blonde girl stood in front of my desk with her arms crossed tightly over her chest.She was beautiful....Like… intimidatingly beautiful.Long platinum-blonde hair,Perfect makeup,Sharp blue eyes filled with disgust and standing behind her were two other girls glaring at me just as harshly.

Wait......She was the same girl who had been staring at me during class earlier.

“What?” I asked cautiously.The girl scoffed loudly.

“Do I look like somebody you can help with anything?”The classroom instantly became silent.

“You dirty scholarship girl.”My expression hardened immediately.

“Don’t call me that.”Gasps echoed across the room instantly.

“Did she just say that to Vanessa?”

“Wow…”

“She’s actually brave.”

“No way.”The blonde girl blinked slowly like she couldn’t believe what she had just heard then she laughed softly.Except there was absolutely nothing funny about the sound.

“Wait,” she said while glancing at her friends dramatically.

“Did she just talk back to me?”Nobody answered.Mostly because everyone looked too shocked to breathe, she slowly looked back at me.

“Do you know who I am?”I raised an eyebrow slightly.

“I’m obviously talking to you.”More whispers exploded around the classroom.

“Oh my God.”

“She’s dead.”

“Someone stop her.”She stared at me for a few long seconds before leaning closer toward my desk.

“You’ve got some nerve,” she muttered coldly.

“you dumb bitch......”She added and few students gasped loudly.

“......you don’t belong here. So here’s a little advice.” Her lips curled slightly.

“Drop out while I ask nicely.”She said and immediately I burst into laughter.

I laughed so hard,Not a fake laugh,like an actual laugh.The entire class looked stunned even Vanessa looked confused.I slowly shook my head before looking back at her.

“Are you done talking?”Her expression darkened instantly.

“Excuse me?”

“Because between the two of us,” I said calmly,

“you’re the one sounding like a dumb bitch right now.”The classroom ERUPTED.

“Oh my God!”

“She did not just say that!”

“ she's insane.”

"Did she just call Vanessa a dumb bitch??"Vanessa’s face twisted with pure fury.

“Did you just call me a dumb bitch?”

“You called me that first.”The girl beside her literally looked ready to faint and immediately she suddenly slammed both hands onto my desk.

“How dare you, you bitch!”Before I could react, she raised her hand like she was about to slap me but instinct kicked in immediately and I caught her wrist before she could touch me.

The entire room became chaos,Students started yelling while Some stood from their seats.Phones immediately came out again and she looked completely shocked that I had stopped her.

I slowly stood up from my chair while still gripping her wrist tightly.

“I dare you to try that” I said quietly.My voice scared even me.

“And I swear I’ll make you regret it.” immediately the classroom exploded with noise.