chapter 3

"one gin and tonic please"

"do you really want me to wear the" Mona said holding up the school uniform on her lap "yes I do and it's really nice not too long not too short just right" said Mrs Chen smiling "here I don't get it since when do I have to wear a uniform for school" Mona whined tossing the clothes away "well this is a prep school like the one Money goes to okay. No more fish nets, excessively tight tops and those things you tie on your neck. Just a shirt, a skirt and a blazer, I mean you can even get the trousers if you want, it's just perfect" Mrs Chen said happily "I miss my fish nets and those things I tie on my neck but if it makes you happy I won't complain anymore" Mona sighed. It had been a month since they already in China the city was busy "way busier than Manchester ever could" Mona thought to herself each time she looked out the window, Money had gone back to New York a week after she left. Nanny Rose and others were doing spending well. School started on Monday, the worst part of it all was the fact it was a boarding school. Mona didn't like the idea at first but decided to take it as though it were an adventure she did not know what the school looked like, she didn't know if the students we are any better than those at Eastwood high. She just wanted to get this over with. "Mona" called Mrs Chen "yes mother" Mona replied "do you fear not fitting in" Mrs Chen asked casually "not fitting in" Mona repeated "yes" Mrs Chen said "pssh hahaha puhlease I don't care about this kind of stuff I'm a one-man army always have been always will be besides since when do I have to fit in" Mona said haughtily, she was right, she never had to fit in, she always stood out and her appearance didn't help either, she was average heighted, slim figured and radiant, she had a length of red hair and freckles, she never wore heels and always had a pair of fish netted socks under everything she wore, a ribbon was always tied on her neck like a choker and a lot of gems were stuck on her face, her really pretty face, Mrs Chen was sure that even amongst a thousand people wearing the same clothes, Mona would still stand out, it was her modus operandi "you are right dear" Mrs Chen said patting Mona's head lightly " *yawn* you know what let's get some shut-eye, tomorrow is the day I leap out of the frying pan and into the fire" Mona said rubbing her eyes, she stood up and headed out of the door soon her room door closed shut, Mrs Chen stood up from the big fluffy bed and put the clothes on the chair, then she changed out of her jeans dress and into a silk nightgown, she tied her hair in a bun, took a book and went out of her room she headed downstairs and when she got to the sitting room, she sat on the single arm chair and began to read. Meanwhile Mona have locked her room door and changed into a pink dress and black boots, she tied her hair into a ponytail and put on a headband then she took her phone, checked the time and headed to the window. There was a tree that was quite reachable, Mona put on a pair of shades and took a leap out of the window. She caught hold of a tree branch and climb down. When she was on solid ground she carefully went around the big house, climbed up a hedge and jumped over the fence she dusted off the leaves on her dress, fixed her hair and admired the busy streets in front of her.

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"1 gin and tonic please" Mona said to the bar man. She had found her way to the dream nightclub and referred to herself as a legal adult using her big sister's student ID card, she got in and ordered any alcoholic drink that came into her mind. "But miss that's your fifth one now" the bar man smiled "and so what to give it to me Mr" Mona said obviously not sober "coming right up miss" chirped the bar man. A few college students were leaving the bar when they saw Mona and got charmed by her outstanding beauty, one of the boys then said "hey dude I dare you to get that chick's number" the boy he was referring to looked at Mona "woah she's hot" he said to himself at the moment he just didn't want her phone number, so he walked up to her and winked at the bar man serving Mona's drink "hey babe wanna go somewhere else seems like you need a bit of fun tonight" he said putting his hand around her waist Mona looked up at the good-looking boy smiling at her and smiled back "wish I could but I need to get back home I've got some really important stuff to do tomorrow" she said softly. The boy looked at her "really just a little fun it'll be the best you've had in your life" he whispered into her ear, Mona blushed a deep red and placed her head on his chest, she let out a heavy sigh and stood up hastily "Um nope trust me I would love to but like I said I've got things to do" she said as she paid for the drinks. The boy grabbed her wrist and pinned her to the table "sorry honey" he said harshly. "She said no" said a voice coldly "huh who the hell are you" the boy said letting go of Mona. The voice belonged to a rich looking boy with black hair, he swerved a punch at the college boy and knocked him down. Mona looked at the boy who helped her and said quickly "um thanks, I gotta go bye" with that she ran out of the bar and looked around her when she got outside, it was getting cold, luckily she found a taxi "magbe I should've been more grateful" she thought as the taxi stopped a few blocks from a huge mansion she paid for the ride and looked around to check if anyone was about then she climbed a tall tree and jumped into the garden, landing on top of a rose bush, she stood up and hurried back into the house. Morning came soon leaving Mona with only a few hours to get ready, she brushed her teeth, took a shower and washed hee hair, when she was done, she took a look at her pink torn dress and remembered the events of the previous night "thank you nice guy" she said to herself as she smiled. She took out a blue laced knee-length dress and a pair of black wedges from her wardrobe then she tied her hair and put on some light makeup, took her packed up bags and hurried downstairs. Mrs Chen was already in the car when she got outside. Mr Jerry the driver opened the door for her to get in and as soon as she did they drove off.

#1 A series of unfortunate events

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