Falling for the Shrew

Chapter one

 The Peasants and the royals of royal crest academy

I unfastened my seat belt, giving a quick kiss to Kirk and grinned at him before he could push me off. My grin widens as he scowled at me. My little brother was growing up and had reached the stage where he didn’t want to be hugged, kissed, or carried. Our little cuddle days were officially long gone. I don’t want him to grow up, so he can keep being my cuddly little bear. He’d give me one of his cute angry scowls if I told him that though. Kirk was seven years old and had just started school. So my new routine had to include getting him to and from school safely, not that I was complaining about the extra chore or anything like that. I love spending time with Kirk. He was adorable and said the sweetest things.

Before, Mom would give me a ride to school every day. Or my best friend, Chloe, would pick me up. I had finally gotten my new pink Audi this summer. After much begging and emotionally blackmailing mom, of course. Dad had been mad at mom for giving in to me. It lasted for  just a few minutes. He could never be mad at mom for too long.

 Since Kirk was now going to school and my parents business was expanding and growing bigger and bigger every day, it made their time for extra stuff like dropping Kirk and I off at school smaller. I had finally managed to persuade my parents—I mean mom, to get me a car so at least that burden would be off them.

My parents are rich alright. They are one of the richest folks in town in-fact. We live in a rich neighborhood and have all of the finest things a rich household could have, but my parents didn’t like to get us extra luxury items. They grew up poor and So my dad did not like us to ‘waste money on unnecessary stuff’ as he’d say. Dad wanted us to appreciate stuff and not take anything for granted.

But then how was getting me a car a luxury item? It was a necessity. Transportation. 

Mom spoilt us any chance she got though and I love her extra for it.

I turned into my high school, Royal Crest Academy, the most prestigious Academy in royal hills. It was built for the elites among elites and my family was definitely in that category so I got in easily. You had to have wealth and perfect grades to get in.

I was early as usual, I sat in the car and fixed my makeup making sure I was looking as perfect and pristine as possible before getting down. Our school uniform was a white shirt with a red and black checkered tie, a blue black blazer with a red and black checkered skirt with thigh high socks. Plus we had to wear black shoes. The guys wore dark red trousers with white shirts and the checkered tie.

My black designer shoes were looking shiny and sleek in the morning sun. I’d saved all summer to buy them, because again, no wasting of money. But I couldn’t afford to wear anything below what was in season so I saved and got myself a few pairs before school. I was Aaliyah Waters after all, captain of the cheer squad, Queen of Royal crest academy. No, I am literally the queen of royal crest academy. I actually won miss Royal for all my years in this school, I had the most TikTok and instagram followers in school, I’m a big time name and all. Every girl hated me or wanted to be, I’m the trend setter. I’m literally ‘that’ girl.

I just couldn’t be caught lacking. Anyways, basically I was what people would call the queen bee. The girl everyone wanted to be.

“Liya! Nice ride !”

 I turn around to see who had just called me and smiled.

Not everyone called me by nick name. I was used to miss Waters or Aaliyah. My best friend and co- cheer captain, Chloe was waving and walking towards me. My smile widened turning into a grin as I waved at her too.

“Thank you. I managed to convince mom to get it for me.” I say with an eye roll.

“Wow. I can only imagine how you managed” she laughs

“You can say that again, it was quite hectic and stressful. I spent days doing a whole presentation on it.” I chuckle and she shakes her head in amusement.