My Crazy Housemate: What Makes You Happy

On Monday morning, Mia quickly prepared for school with a heavy heart. She looked very down, praying and hoping this week would not move forward but that was impossible.

Tuesdays would come, Wednesday would, Thursday until Sunday would come and she would be all alone. 

Leo had asked her to stay in his house until whenever she was tired of staying here. She had liked the idea of staying alone when James first offered for her to stay here but now she no longer fancied it.

When she got to school, she noticed everywhere was unusually rowdy and remembered it was the D-Day for the school's election. 

Thankfully, it was an E-voting system which didn't require them to stay in long lines and stress themselves. So while they continued with classes, they could simply vote via the school website with their phones. 

The roudiness was as a result of the contestants still soliciting for votes. This reminded her of Benjamin. She didn't know how she truly felt about him but she knew she didn't hate him.  She was just disappointed and hoped they didn't get to bump into each other and have any awkward moment. 

Thankfully, she didn't bump into him and she got to class without any drama.

She knew there was something wrong when she first stepped feet inside the class, and got her answer when she looked around and realised that Jeremy wasn't in class. Neither was Chloe in class. 

Was Jeremy still sad about Saturday? She wondered. She had tried to reach Jeremy repeatedly but hadn't been able to until Ellie called to let her know her brother was studying and didn't feel like speaking with anyone. 

She really hoped he wasn't going to miss class today. They had a test. So she took out her phone to dial his number. 

She could hear various conversations going on inside the classroom, especially about the election and who they were voting for. But a particular conversation piqued her interest. 

She heard Chloe's name. Mia would have asked herself why she was so interested in Chloe all of a sudden but she already knew the answer. She was Leo's sister.

"I can't believe they ended up together. What does Kelvin even see in her?" A lady asked derisively. She wasn't making any effort to keep her voice down. 

"She's pretty, from the King's family which means she is loaded with cash and is being treated like a princess, duh? She's cool!" Another lady said.

"Don't be silly! There are a lot of pretty girls in this school whose parents are loaded. Truthfully, I don't see anything special about her. She's just a snob who thinks she is better than everyone else. How disgusting!" Another one said with a snort.

"Can you three just shut up already?" Mia turned her head to the back to look at them as she said in annoyance while the noise in the classroom slowly went down as the students turned their attention towards them.

"Oh! Look who's this... Chloe's new friend. I'm so scared." The one with blond hair said with mock fear making her friends snicker. This group of friends are the most annoying group in class. The one with Blond hair seemed to be the Queen Bee while the other two had black and brown hair.

"If you have nothing better to say, shut the hell up!" Mia hissed. 

"I should remind you that we pay our fees while you don't. You are nothing but a leech who reap the benefits of our fees, so you should show some respect." The one with brown hair said with a dark glare. 

Mia laughed dryly. "Since your mummy and daddy spends hundreds of thousands for your fees, how do you show for it? Aren't you on probation?" Mia said tauntingly. 

"I am not on probation you bitch!" The girl replied, fuming with anger. 

"Then shut the hell up and go study before you become one!" Mia retorted.

Mia had just said that to be petty. She didn't even remember the girl's name talk more of knowing about her result but she knew this girl was obviously not a very bright student. She was the type to gloat about her parents wealth. 

The classroom became quiet from the outburst. This was the reason it was difficult bullying Mia even though she wasn't from an elite family like majority of them. She never gave them a chance to bully her. She promised herself while entering the university that she wouldn't give them a chance to.

"You and Chloe can go to hell! You are both birds of same feathers anyway." The girl with Black hair said. 

"Let's remember Mia is poor. She's still below Chloe anyway." The blond said with a mocking laugh. 

"Come on! It's enough." A boy chipped in from the back.

Mia sighed in frustration. Some girls were so annoying and childish! She was already in a bad mood and they were making it worse.

"Just try not to piss me off again." The blond threatened Mia. 

"Or what?" Someone else spoke before Mia could.

It was Chloe who was by the door. Mia didn't know how long she had been there. 

The three ladies looked at each other, obviously tongue tied. Chloe's presence was intimidating. Mia had noticed it a long time ago.

Chloe took more steps inside the classroom with her gaze fixed on the girls. She looked really simple today in a black trouser and yellow shirt with a low heeled shoe and hair in a ponytail. 

"Maybe she can't do anything to you girls..." Chloe looked at the girls from one to the other,

"But I can." She said in a warning tone. 

"It's either you're going to go take your seats or leave the class for those ready to learn." 

Mia and the rest of the class watched as the ladies glared at Chloe until the blond huffed and went to her seat while the other two followed.

"Hehe! The queen always wins." Another girl at one end of the class said with a smile. It was Katie Engels, the same girl who has been showing interest in Jeremy, Chloe noted.

They didn't know whether she was being sarcastic or serious but Chloe obviously didn't care. She went to her usual sit and exchanged a friendly glance with Mia before looking at the empty seat where Jeremy usually sat down beside her. 

When her eyes met Mia's again, Mia saw the question in her eyes and shook her head to let her know she also didn't know why he wasn't in class since Jeremy always came to class early. 

As Mia resumed dialing his number, the front door opened and he entered. 

To others, there was nothing wrong with him, he looked like his usual self. Dressed neatly with his hair in a ponytail and a smile on his face as he approached where Mia was seated. He didn't make any effort to look anywhere else but at her. 

"Hey!" He greeted with a smile as he sat down beside her. 

Mia had a frown on her face as she watched him. "What's wrong with you?" 

"Me? Nothing. Come on, let's study!" He said enthusiastically before taking out a textbook from his backpack. 

Mia looked at Chloe's direction. She caught Chloe staring before Chloe quickly turned away.

"Jeremy? What's wrong?" Mia asked. She sounded really worried this time. 

He looked up at her and smiled a little. "I have decided to move on." He informed her.

This week was definitely going to be a long week. Mia thought.