looks at me. - Are you crazy girl? - He shakes his head. - Who do you think you are? "I'm sorry, Aaron, she's my sister. Bella speaks and lowers her head, embarrassed. - You should teach your pet politeness. I opened.
my mouth to respond, but my sister grabbed my hand, taking me out of the asshole's feld of vision. I turned my head just as a red-haired girl approached him. My sister takes me away from the party and takes me towards the entrance of the house, where I parked the car. - Are you crazy? What possessed you to keep.
hitting people? Mainly on the owner of the house. - Spare me, Bella, he kissed me, that asshole kissed me.
She held her head in disgust. - You don't know what you've gotten yourself into, I'll talk to him later not to do anything. I ignored her and went around the car, opened the door and got in, and when I was putting on my seat belt my sister got in. She had an angry look on her face the entire time. When we arrived, I parked the car
in front of Aunt Flora's house. I sighed and left. She doesn't say anything. We entered and climbed the stairs in silence to our room. She takes off her heels and throws them in any corner, I roll my eyes. - You're going to
look like that, aren't you? She stops trying to unzip her extremely tight black dress and looks at me. - You have to think about things before you do them. - And who said I didn't think, oh... how I thought, but I wanted.
to break that idiot's teeth. I still don't know why you're angry. She approaches and says: - You don't know what you've gotten yourself into, pray he leaves it alone. - Oh, okay, what could he do, anyway?! - I sincerely
hope you don't fnd out. - Let's leave it there. Changing the subject, you should be thanking me and not angry.
after all I came to look for you, right? She fnally manages to get the zipper down and takes off her dress. -
The one who should be thanking me is you. She points her fnger in my direction and I roll my eyes at this gesture. - Serious? - Ok, Ella, I'm not going to say anything else, I'm dying of a headache, the only thing I want.
is to sleep. She ignores me and lies down making sure her back is to me. I sighed laying down. Bella wasn't like that, but after her mom died she's completely different, I wish everything would go back to the way it was before. But I know it's impossible. Chapter 02 I woke up at seven in the morning. Today is Sunday, my last day off. Classes start tomorrow. New school, new city, and the only thing that is old is my desire to fnish my final year quickly and be able to go to a good college. Bella continues to sleep, which is no surprise. My aunt too.
She has a cafe in the city center, but today she wouldn't go until later. I stayed in the room for a while, bundled up, as the weather is cold and I'm not a big fan of the cold. I hear a noise coming from above. I looked up and saw my sister coming down the stairs. She is all dressed up, with black jeans, a red coat and low boots. -
Where are you going at a time like this? She rolls her eyes and takes a scarf, putting it on. - You're not my mother, don't act like you are. I am amazed at your aggressiveness. - I know that. - My voice is low. - Then don't act like you don't know. Tell Aunt Flora that I won't be able to stay at the cafe today. My head starts to
hurt. - It's your turn, I stayed all week. She smiles mockingly. - Great, you're used to it, aren't you, and I have many more important things than spending my entire Sunday serving people. I got up and she was already
walking out the door. "You can't do this," I say loudly, with hatred. She turns and smiles. - Or you can tell the truth. That I can't stand that coffee, you know, I don't care about that. - You know I'm not going to tell her that.
- My voice comes out rougher than I thought. - Yeah, I know. And my sister leaves. I stared at the door in disbelief that she did that. I go up to our room, and I want to scream in frustration, but I control myself. Later I decided to get ready to go to work. I grabbed jeans and a white t-shirt, a thick brown coat and fnally a black
cap. I left a note for my aunt letting her know that I will open the cafe today and leave. I'm walking along the stone sidewalk. The city is not big, but very beautiful. Sometimes I feel like I'm in a period flm, as the city has preserved many of its old houses. The center is full of them. Here in this city, everything revolves around the
company Stone, a huge company that has its headquarters here. More than half of the jobs come from it, theother half come from tourists. Every year there is a regional festival that lasts an entire month. The city gets
crowded, which is great for our aunt. I hear a loud motorcycle noise and see three motorcycles speeding through the central square. I rolled my eyes at that scene. I walked a little further and stopped in front of the
old mansion that is now my aunt's cafe, the facade isn't much, but when you enter, that's when the magic happens. The property is entirely made of dark wood. I open the two doors letting the wind in, followed by the
old wooden windows. But it looks like those old taverns, I smile, because everything old I fnd fascinating. I started cleaning the tables and after a while the employees started to arrive. - Hi, Ella. - Nicole says, tying
her hair in a bun. - I thought it would be your sister coming today. "She can't come," I lie. - Ok, anything call me, I'll start preparing things. She goes into the kitchen, and after a while I smell cake, coffee and cinnamon.
I'm going behind the counter. Nicole spends all her time putting things in place, there are cakes, sweets of all favors and sizes, savory pies that just look at make my mouth water. [1] She hands me trays full of macarons.
of all colors. I place them in the window that faces the street, as well as various cakes and sweets. At 10am the store is already full, my aunt and three other employees arrive, which gives me a bit of a break. I sat down at the table and enjoyed a delicious homemade chocolate and cinnamon cappuccino. I closed my eyes and felt the sweet smell invade my senses. I'm almost done when I see a person wearing a red coat enter. I got up and saw Bella, but what surprised me most was her hair. Then I faced her. - What did you do with your hair?
She holds onto the now incredibly short strand. What was waist-length blonde hair is now an incredibly black.
bob, I still can't believe what my eyes are seeing. - Did you like it? She says going to the counter where my aunt
is. I'm going after her. - Why? She watches me. - I think you know
It's nothing, I'm fne, just thinking about tomorrow. - You can rest assured, I know you will do very well. - I'm hoping for that. - I approached, staying by his side. - I don't know what you're doing, but you smell.
wonderful. - She smile. - I'm making chocolate sauce for the carrot cake that's in the oven. - Seriously.
Nicole, I'm sure that by the end of the year I will weigh a hundred pounds and it will be your fault. She smiles and gives me some chocolate to taste. I stayed at the cafe until four in the afternoon, after which I went home, took a shower and went to lie down for a bit, as my feet are killing me. I end up dozing off and am
woken up by the sound of high heels. I open my eyes and I see my sister all dressed up, with her straight hair with a part behind her ears, and heavy makeup, especially on her eyes. - Where are you going? She turns to me. - To a party. - Again, you know that tomorrow is the frst day of school, don't you. She smile. - Of course I
know, I won't take long. - It's really good, because I'm not going to come look for you. - You can rest assured.
I already have a ride. She grabbed a bag and left. I sighed loudly once again, lying back down. Honestly, I don't know when she came back, I just know that at three in the morning when I go to the bathroom she is already.
sleeping in her bed, and even though I didn't want to, I was relieved. The next day, I dress in my school uniform. A plaid pleated skirt in shades of blue, a white dress blouse, a thick white sock, which I thank God for.
because it's still cold, and I left my hair down. I put on a darker lipstick to make me look a little happier. I
grabbed a black coat with three buttons on the front, my bag and when I go to the living room, my sister is already having coffee with Aunt Flora. She looks fawless, with beautiful makeup and her hair down. I sat down and started drinking my coffee. - Today I will take you, but tomorrow there will be no way. - Don't
worry, aunt, I already have a ride - Bella says and then I hear a car horn. - And it looks like they've already.
arrived. She says getting up. - If you have a ride, why don't you take your sister? Bella stares at me. - The car is unfortunately full. She doesn't wait for anyone to say anything and leaves, slamming the door. I hear my
aunt sigh. - You can rest assured, aunt. - Your sister is very difcult. - Yeah, I know. We leave the house and I see several teenagers wearing the same uniform as mine. The journey is quick and in less than ffteen.
minutes we are at the school gates. I sat, staring at the building. - It's beautiful, is not it? But it looks like a castle. - I was going to say exactly that. - I turned to my aunt and saw her staring, like me. - But in fact it
really was a castle, but it was renovated long before your mother and I studied here, I confess that I was enchanted like you when I saw it. - And mom? I asked, eager for his answer. - Your mother did too, but as you probably know, she liked technological things more. I smile. - That is true. ―Did you record the path? -
Yes, it's not difcult. - Anything just call me. - Don't worry, have a great day, aunt. - I smile sincerely. She responds, giving me a kiss on the cheek. When I get out of the car, I am greeted with an icy wind kissing my face. I held my coat tightly and headed towards the open gates. I follow a stone road with several trees on one
side and the other. I hear the sound of happy laughter coming from people, one hugging the other, in a clear sign of happiness and longing. I ignore them and move on. I entered and saw a hall with two letters engraved.
on the foor, in blue. LA Chapter 03 I go in the direction where she spoke, I hear the noise of the signal and I quicken my step. Along the way I didn't see any sign of Bella. For a moment I wondered if she should call, but there's no one in the hallways anymore. I'm looking for room 301 A and I fnally found it, my heart is racing. I
took a deep breath trying to control my heart. I knock on the door and then open it. Everyone in the room stops what they are doing and watches me. I swallow hard, observing each of the people present, I approach.
the middle-aged professor and hand over the paper that the girl at the ofce gave me. - Welcome, Ella, you can choose a seat. Unfortunately all the seats at the front are already taken, so I sit in the fourth seat next to
the window. I put my bag in place. I'm looking for the notebook when I hear a deep voice. I look up and see the same blue-eyed boy who was at the party. He is accompanied by a red-haired girl and a black-haired boy. - I
see you'll be in my class once again, Aaron - the teacher says, but I can tell he doesn't like it at all. - One more year, professor. Did you know I was missing you? - I certainly was, look for a place. The red-haired girl smiles at a blonde who immediately responds, the black-haired boy rolls his eyes and sits in the middle row
towards the back. The redhead does the same thing. The boy with the light eyes goes to sit with them, but when he sees me, he raises an eyebrow. Soon after, a smile appears on his lips. He comes towards me, so I look down, but I hear his voice. - Yes, professor, this year is set to be much more interesting. The unfortunate
man sits right behind me. My breathing intensifes in such a way that I didn't think it was possible. - So we're in the same room - he says, but I ignore it. - Aren't you going to ask me if I needed to go to a hospital? - I
keep ignoring it, then I hear a smile. - I knew I could sue you. - I see looks in our direction, as if everyone
here is watching a flm worthy of an Oscar. - But I'm not going to do that, do you see what a nice guy I am? I
didn't answer him and I felt him grab a strand of my hair and start playing with it, so I put it all aside, but the situation only got worse, because I felt his breath on my neck. - That's better, I like to appreciate a neck. And yours, kitten, is truly delicious. I looked around the room to see if there was anywhere else for me to sit, but
the empty seats were right next to his friends. I sighed frustrated. What does this idiot think? I'm almost jumping on top of him, I want to punch him in the face. The teacher starts his class. But what bothers me most is the fact that he sees what's happening and doesn't do anything. I looked at the girl in front of me for a
moment, I took courage and hit her on the shoulder, she turned around in amazement. I smile, trying to show affection. "Hi." She watched me for a moment, but she ended up smiling, matching my smile. - Hi. - Nice to
meet you, my name is Ella. - Victory. I feel little knocks on my wallet, I try to ignore it, but it's unbearable. - I
know we barely know each other, but would you mind if we swap places? She watches me, but
transferred. - The redhead looks at her nails with boredom, the other girls smile. - What's wrong with that? -
Many things, but since you're new here, I'll pretend you didn't ask me that. Just leave today and don't come back tomorrow. I smile at them. - No, thank you very much, but I will waive the proposal. She smile. - Oh girl.
you have no idea the pleasure I'm going to feel when I see you crying, begging to leave. I stare at her. -
Honestly, I want to see you try, but tell me, is it so good to be that guy's puppy? The other two girls take a step towards me, but stop when the redhead raises a hand. She approaches, coming face to face with me. - It's delicious. She smiles, turns her back and leaves. For a moment I want to stay here quietly, but I give up. I leave
the room. The hallways are empty. I walk towards one of the signs indicating the cafeteria. I entered the place and even though I didn't want to, I looked for my sister. I found her sitting at a table at the end, with the same
group from my class, but with several other people I don't know, except for the dark-haired girl at the party who chats calmly with the asshole in my class. I grabbed something to eat, and looked for somewhere vacant to sit. I see the girl from my class sitting at a table, with two other girls and a boy with black hair. I go towards.
her. - Can I seat? She stops eating and turns to me. - Clear! She sits here. - Thanks. I sit next to her. - Ella, this is Talina, and this is Malia. I watch them both smile at me, they look a lot alike. - You are sisters? "Yes," Malia
responds. - I'm in the last year, room 308 B, along with your sister, and Talina in the penultimate year. - You
look alike. - That's all I can say. - And this is Nicolas - she introduces me to the black-haired boy. Very
pretty, I have to confess. - Nice to meet you, Ella. He said with a small smile. - You and your sister are
identical. I'm in the same room as her. I smile awkwardly. - That's what everyone says. He smiled. -But I
confess that I prefer your hair. My face heats up at his compliment, making me blush. - Flirty, you, Nicolas. -
Vitória nudges him, smiling. I smile too. Then I hear my sister laugh and my eyes go towards the table she is at. I see her smiling together with the black-haired boy. Look down. - You've already met Aaron and his group.
right - Vitória says, looking at me. - Sadly yes. - I took my sandwich and started eating. - Don't worry, it's
always like this in the beginning, believe me, we go through the same things. I stop eating. - Did he by any chance tell you to transfer? I ask. Vitória watches me in amazement. - Did he say that to you? - Yes.
Everyone at the table stays silent, yeah, after all I think it was just for me. - In the end. What does this guy have against me? ― I ask no one in particular. I hear Nicolas sigh. - I was at the party, and I saw what happened. I
turned to him, as did everyone at the table. - You punched him in the face. I'm sorry, but I confess that I
smiled a lot that night. But funny aside, Aaron is used to getting everything he wants, then a new girl comes along and he kisses her and gets punched in response. I don't think he wants to look at you. - Do you know.
him that well? He sighs. But the one who responded was Vitória. - Nicolas is his cousin. - We grew up
together, believe me, he's not as bad as he seems. - I disagree - Vitória says. - Or you forgot about Vivian. -
What happened to this Vivian? I ask, and everyone at the table looked at Vitória. - He was a very sweet girl, in
fact I had never seen Aaron so attached to someone, not even Sofa. - Who is Sofa? - The red-haired girl next to him - Vitória replies. - Which, by the way, is Nicolas's sister. I turn to Nicolas. - You can't choose.
family, right? And to answer your question, yes, we are twins, but as you can see, we are not identical. My
brain feels like it will stop working at any moment. - Then you get used to it, continuing, Aaron liked her a lot.
but from one day to the next he simply humiliated her to the whole school, the next day she didn't come to class anymore. - Nobody knows why - one of the sisters says. - So you mean he's doing this to me for fun?
- Maybe he'll forget about you, give it some time - Vitória responds and starts drinking her juice. - I
sincerely hope he forgets me. - The only certainty is that I will never forget the punch you gave him, honestly.
I regret not having flmed it. Nicolas speaks and smiles, but I ignore him. I look once again at the table where my sister is, but I am greeted by blue eyes staring at me, I lower my head, not wanting to see him stare at me anymore. We finish lunch and they tell me a little more about the school, I confess that I like
everyone here. Already in the hallway heading to the classroom, I turned to Vitória and said: - I can just tell the director everything and resolve this. - You can, but I think you should know that the director is Aaron's mother. - Serious! Can it get any worse? She smile. - He can talk. - Well... practically half of the city belongs to
Aaron's father, after all, do you know the factory? - You're not going to tell me it's his father's. She confrms. -
Damn it! All you need to do is tell me that he's a prince from some country that I have no idea exists. Vitória smiles once again, I hold her arm and we stop. - Lie, right?! - Prince, he is not, but his family comes from a long line of dukes. So, like it or not, he has, let's say, blue blood. You know, this school was a castle, his
family's castle, many years ago. - Serious? Holy shit. - Interesting, isn't it!? - Our! Really – I say with irony –
there were dozens of boys at that party and I went to punch the little prince of the city. - Duke, Ella, Duke. She grabbed my shoulder, smiling. We enter the room. For a moment I'm happy, because I really liked Vitória.
Suddenly I have the feeling that someone is watching me. I turn back and see Aaron staring at me, he smiles.
at me, and never stops looking, until I get embarrassed and turn back to the front. The rest of the classes pass quickly, and at the end Vitória gets my number and I get hers. We left together, then her father picked her up and we said goodbye. I spend a moment at the school gate looking for my sister, but I can't fnd her. So I'm leaving alone. The cold increases, so I make a mental note to come with a warmer coat tomorrow. I hear a loud noise, I turn around and see two motorbikes coming towards me, so I step aside. Only at this moment do
I see that the occupant of the second motorcycle is with a girl, and I can swear that she is Bella. I shake my head in disgust. One of those two is probably Aaron. I passed several houses. The journey to the center is
quick, and along the way I passed a bookstore. I observed