Chapter 43 - We're Not Sneaking In

After changing into the sports attire, both girls walked over to the fence Jasper was talking about and Scarlet paused.

"Alex, how good are you at climbing fences?"

The rich young lady shook her head. "Not very, why?"

The blogger just wanted to slam her head against a brick wall. What was she thinking? Neither of them was in any condition to be sneaking in at all!

"This isn't going to work," she sighed. Alex blinked, not knowing what they were going to do next. The blogger texted Jasper for a while and decided that it wasn't very useful trying to sneak in. Coming up with an excuse would be easier.

Unknown to them, Sue was still in the vicinity, reporting their every move to the amused Mr Wilde. Who would have thought that Scarlet would teach Alex how to play hooky on the first day of school? Now, they were scheming of a way to get into the school after being more than an hour late? The CEO instructed Sue to keep him updated. He wanted to see how Scarlet would outsmart the system. This girl was beginning to show more and more potential. He couldn't help but be curious about what she could accomplish given the right resources in a few years.

The girls circled the school a little and decided that it was better to walk through the open gates.

"How are we going to do that without getting caught?" Alex asked, bewildered. Wouldn't it be obvious if they walked through the gates so late? Surely they would be marked.

Scarlet rolled her eyes and put her bag down before rummaging for paper. The Wilde princess watched her sister write something. It was a letter saying that the girls were excused from being late due to the situation Scarlet was in. Alex was helping Scarlet out as an escort so they were permitted to arrive just before the first class starts instead of regular time. When Scarlet forged Mr Wilde's signature, Alex's eyes nearly fell out of their sockets.

"Scarlet!" Alex gasped but the blogger ignored her and started packing. "That's forgery!"

The blogger raised a brow. "And?"

Alex looked around before whispering. "You can get jailed if they find out!"

Scarlet only laughed at that. "Kids won't get jailed. Besides, the worst that can happen is getting grounded at home for doing this is found out. Of course, forging a legal doc.u.ment will be considered a crime punishable by imprisonment. Compared to forging a 'parent letter' to the school... I would hardly call this a serious offence."

Sue was too far away to understand what the girls were doing, but she reported what she saw. Mr Wilde was highly impressed with Scarlet's creativity. Writing a letter could only mean one thing. Now that they discovered no other way to sneak in, they were disguising their grand entrance. He would have to pull some strings later to obtain that letter. He wondered if Jasper would be up to the task if he was paid enough.

The girls slowly made their way to the front entrance. As expected, they were stopped by the security.

"Do you know what time it is?" the guard barked.

Alex apologised but Scarlet deadpanned and showed him the letter she drafted not too long ago. The guard was sceptical after reading it but had no choice but to let them go. He memorised their faces just in case. What kind of student started their first class at eleven? He'd never heard of it.

Scarlet hobbled slowly and steadily away from the main gate and Alex had to suppress the urge to run. When the guard called out to them again, the Wilde princess stiffened and turned pale. She didn't dare turn around in fear of being found out, but Scarlet did.

"What class are the two of you from?" he yelled in question.

Scarlet met his eyes calmly and told him, "We're transfer students starting in the Special Stream today."

At the mention of the special stream, the guard felt his legs grow cold. His earlier fierce demeanour mellowed down and he bowed humbly, wishing them a good day with a very forced smile. Alex didn't understand why the guard made a complete change in personality, but she did understand that there was something special about being in the special stream. Scarlet didn't care about the guard and continued walking to their class. All she could think of was heavy the bag was. She couldn't wait to get some of the load off by storing the books under the table. Who needed them anyway? She didn't need to study those when she already knew the curriculum. Besides, homework can be completed during lunch break if they were given any.

As they neared the class, Scarlet felt her heart racing in her chest. This was it, her new beginning. She rehearsed her introduction last night and was about to pull the lines out after the door opened but was surprised to see only Jasper and the teacher present.

"Is this the right class?" Alex asked. The seats were empty and their desks were arranged in a huge semi-circle. The classroom seemed ridiculously huge for only twelve students. Even Scarlet thought that they would be given a smaller room due to their class size but that was wrong.

"Oh? You must be the other two new transfer students! Good morning, I'm glad you could make it, have a seat, any seat. I'll just do the self-introductions and give you a brief rundown about how the classes in special stream work. Have a set, have a seat..."

Alex helped her sister settle down and Scarlet pulled out her purchases and passed it to Jasper right before the homeroom teacher's eyes. The teacher only smiled and didn't say anything about it. In fact, he looked like he was used to being ignored. Alex pitied him.

"How should we address you?" she asked and the homeroom teacher was delighted with the attention.

"Oh why, how rude of me! I'm Mr Danny Wong, the school counsellor as well as the assigned homeroom teacher of the special class. You can call me Mr Wong or Danny, whichever makes you feel more comfortable. Welcome to the class, Alex! I'm so thrilled to have such enthusiastic students!"

Scarlet did a head-to-toe scan of the chirpy teacher before her. Danny was wearing yellow and orange checkered pants, casual leather shoes, and a white button-up with folded sleeves held by dark blue suspenders. The round thick-framed glasses only added to the comical look. Scarlet thought that all he needed was a bowtie and a bowler hat to complete the hilarious look, but she kept her thoughts to herself.

"Mr Wong," Scarlet raised her hand. "Where are the rest of the students?"

Danny was delighted to be directed a question and beamed. "Why, they're out accomplishing great things of course! The other children in the class usually won't attend classes unless there is a term test coming up, but even then, the school would send the tests to their respective workspaces for them to take. There will be invigilators to ensure they do not cheat but that's about it. Very rarely will you see the whole class but we can go through introductions after the Physical Education class. Shall we get changed and head outside? Today's lesson will just be a simple height and weight measurement, nothing too difficult."

Scarlet deadpanned. They had to change for height and weight measurement? All that fuss over the attire for something like this? If she knew this was going to be the case, she would have saved herself the hassle of changing with the cast.

The blogger could only sigh and do as the cheerful homeroom teacher instructed. What a memorable first day it was...