WE COULD BE ROYALS | JEREMIAH HART¹

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

[ MOVIE 1 - THE PRINCESS DIARIES ]

[ CHAPTER EIGHT ]

THE CLASSROOM WAS EMPTY, except that was a lie. It wasn't empty, Mr. O'Connell and I were the only ones inside due to me serving detention. I sighed to myself quietly as I rested my head on my arms, just watching the clock as it ticked by.  From the corner of my eye, I could see Mr.O'Connell glance up at me from his desk in concern.

"Rosemarie, are you okay?" Mr.O'Connell asked me in concern as he stood up and made his way over to me

"Just peachy, sir." I replied to Mr. O'Connell as I didn't even glance at him when he sat down on the empty seat besides me

"What's wrong Mary? You have been acting up more in class even if you are still passing with good grades." Mr.O'Connell told  me as I lifted my head only to grab my backpack to get my water bottle

"It's nothing important Mr.O'Connell. I'm just defending my sister." I said defensively to my teacher before taking a couple of sips of my water bottle

"I know that Mary. I know that you defend your sister but you can't keep doing it all the time. You have gotten in trouble, gotten detention for defending your sister. You can lose your early art scholarship that you wanted." Mr.O'Connell reminded me as I placed my water bottle on my desk, letting out a loose laugh at the mention of the scholarship 

"I already lost it Mr.O'Connell. I was given warnings when I was given detentions or suspension but after the 3rd time, I lost it. I lost it all, remember it was the time I slapped Lana for teasing Mia out in the courtyard earlier this year. Nobody knows Mr.O'Connell, not my mom, not Mia, not Jeremiah, not even my friends. They didn't care that I was just defending my sister." I explained to my teacher sadly as I placed my arms on my desk letting my head rest on it so that he wouldn't see the tears

"Mary, why didn't you say anything?" Mr.O'Connell asked me seeing as he knew how much I wanted the scholarship due to him helping me apply for it 

"I just...I worked so hard and it got taken away too fast. I was too confident that they wouldn't take it away from me. I thought that I was the best of the best." I told Mr.O'Connell my voice breaking a bit but I still didn't lift my head up to look at him 

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It wasn't the first time, but I knew that it wouldn't be the last time that I stood here. In front of me was the Genovian Consulate, standing tall and showing all it's beauty. I wondered if I should run home and never come back or face my grandmother even though I was late.

"Name?" I heard Adolpho ask me after I pressed on the buzzer, tapping my foot patiently on the ground

"It's Rosmarie, Adolpho." I informed Adolpho over the intercom and I could hear a small noise making me snap my head at it's direction to see the camera eyeing me