Jasmine was already in when Aims walked in. “ Hey, over here" She instinctively waved her over in a blink of light.
Beamed with gratitude, she hurried over. This seems to be the best package of the day– a familiar face in the land of nowhere is worth appreciating. At least she'd feel less awkward. 
“ Thanks... Jas~” She smiled as she settled in. “... I was feeling quite uneasy earlier" Her words ended with a giggle which got Jasmine to join. 
“ Hey...same here” They chuckled but then, the feminine voice that greeted the class took their focus to the front.
“ Good morning and welcome to SCHOLARS UNIVERSITY, freshers~”  She said and the class chroused with a loud thank you.   “I'm Mrs. Celestin Walter, your Law lecturer”  She briefly added, and they applauded.
“ Before anything else, let's get to know each other with a brief introduction.” 
As she had pointed, the first person began and soon, it was over. Lectures quickly continued thereafter. She was so detailed, patient, and confident with each sub-topic she picked so much so that, the class fell in love with her pedagogy. They wished the period never ended but then, no matter how long a journey lasts, it's surely had an extinction to it which was soon announced with her last statement.
They all shouted their fondness and she chuckled. “ We'll meet again in our next class so don't worry... there's more fun ahead” She declared and they roared with cheers.
“Right~” She silenced. “ Before we go, the principal had a few words to share with you.” Mrs. Celestin announced which brought a couple of muttering among them as they welcomed him.
Two men trod in with bright smiles enhancing their smart look. “ Good morning once again and welcome to Scholars~ ” The first man greeted and the class responded except for Aims whose gaze remained frozen in place as he went on.
“ Mr. Simon ?” She fumed in a near whisper.
Aims kept staring at the familiar figure in front of the class with burning anguish– she was frigid. Her eyes were tear-stained and her face grim. Her heart burned with pain ~ a sense of unease pricked at her.
" Hey, Aims, are you alright?" Jasmine noticed her sudden change.
“ That...Man” The tears slowly tripled down her eyes. “~ that evil man killed my family.” She said, in a tear-choked voice. Jamsine's eyes instinctively widened in awe.
“ What do you mean by that?~ I don't get anything you're saying.” She asked, her gaze attached with confusion. Just then, Simon called at them.
“ Any problem over there? ” The looks from their colleagues, lecturers, and the Principal made Jasmine fidget with a sheepish smile. 
“ No, sir... Sorry for the interruption .” She said with a brief head bow to which Mr Simon nodded and furthered on with his address.
Jasmine was still thrown in awe at what she'd learned from Aims which seemed hard to rapt her mind around; nothing made sense at this point. Who would've thought someone like Simon would go that far just for his selfish gain– she had her thoughts racing so much that all that was said just flew past her ears.
Soon, the class was dispersed~ Simon watched as they strolled past him in pairs and individually except for Aims and Jasmine who remained seated at their desk. “ Take the lead, Jas... ” She spoke up. “ I'll join you in a while.” She added, sprinting off. 
“ Hey, Aims!” She called but there was nothing she could do to stop her. With no other choice, she sped off to get Prince. At least, he was the only one she'd listened to.
Like a lioness without fear, Aims towered in front of Simon who had already caught onto her identity.
“ Aimscious Nelson” He smiled. “ It's quite heartwarming to have you here.” His lips lined with a smile.
“ Why did you kill them?” She queried with an unshaken stare but he merely scoffed, his gaze slowly turned from a warm, welcoming smile into a sneer. “ I know you killed my family... why! why!!.. did you do that?” She shook with bitterness.
“ Tsk...Tsk...” his tongue clicked with a shush. “ Why do you think so?” He asked and Aims stared, rage had erupted over her which seemed to be a delight to him. He laughed at how powerless he knew she felt and trod off.
“ Don't get too over yourself yet, Mr Principal~” Her words brought him to a halt. “ I'll make sure you meet the Law, heads on” She warned which retrieved his steps back to her.
“ And how are you going to do that, you little rat” He said in a near whisper, her jaw clenched in his hand as he burned with fury.
“ Just watch me,” She said with clenched teeth.
“ Get your filthy hands off her!! ” A voice echoed from the entrance, drawing both to the intruder. 
“ Prince...?” Aims muttered, freed from his grip. Simon who wasn't so sure who he was to her just stared as he immediately swept her behind him the moment he neared. Jasmine took her hand and quickly scanned if she was okay.
“ Don't you dare touch my sister, ever again~ not even a strip of her hair. You might not know what hit you the next time you try.” He glared. “ Take this as a friendly warning.” He said and trod off, huddling her along with Jasmine. 
Simon stared at their back as they rounded out into the hallway and snickered. “ This is becoming more interesting than I thought” He grinned which was instantly swept into a cold-hearted gaze.
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“ What in the world was that for Aims?” He shot with rage as he hurled her to the car. “ Are you insane?”  He continued. Aims was by now burning with wrath, holding back her sorrow and tears which were already tearing apart her heart.
“ Calm down, Prince~”
“ Don't tell me to calm down, Jas~” He shouted, instinctively shoving her off as he burned back at Aims who in turn exploded.
“ Yes, I'm insane!!” She wailed. “ The pain of seeing my family's murderer living the best of his life is driving me insane~ so what” She continued, hitting him.
“...so what, Prince, tell me~ so what? ” With guilt, he intuitively wrapped her in his arms and she broke down in tears. Jasmine cried as well, seeing how broken and miserable she'd felt all along.