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Me and Gideon decided to check the post room after dinner-There had been a post delay earlier and Gideon's' dad usually leaves him and Luke loads of chocolate.

"I might as well check mine as well Gid" I murmured.

Gideon looked at me but his smile was sad before it turned into a manic grin as he emptied his and Luke's pigeonholes.

"Yeah hurry up; I need help carrying all this stuff" he said happily as he held out two huge boxes of chocolate.

I ignored the fact that Gideon was implying that I wouldn't get anything because I knew he didn't mean it like that. It was the truth, my dad never sent me anything so why would he now?

"How you and Luke manage to eat a whole box full of that stuff each that totally baffles me Gid!" I said laughing.

"Yeah, but I have you to help me eat it" he replied grinning.

I put my hand in my pigeonhole not expecting to find anything but to my surprise I felt a huge parcel under my hand. I pulled it out

"Oi Gid, my dad sent me something!" I exclaimed happily showing him the parcel.

He smirked "The quicker we get back to the dorm, the quicker we get to see what's inside these parcels!"

I immediately started running towards our dorms with Gideon tearing after me seconds later.

"Hey Dax, wait up I have to carry two boxes!" Gideon called after me.

"Whatever Gid, I know you can carry both them boxes easily!" I replied, not looking back.

I reached the common room within minutes and Gideon arrived 20 seconds later. He put the boxes on the floor carefully before bending over and clutching his side.

"Dax did you...have to...run that fast?" he asked out of breath.

I grinned suddenly remembering why I'd been running so fast

"Yup" I said clearly not out of breath at all.

Gideon mock scowled, grabbed his boxes and strode into the common room while I followed him laughing. Lisa and Luke were the only ones in the common room. Luke was sitting nearest to the fire in a red over stuffed chair, reading a book. I looked at the book distastefully. I didn't mind books but long ones like the books Luke enjoyed reading put both me and his twin brother to sleep. The smell of nail varnish wafted over to me and I knew immediately that Lisa had been painting her nails. The girl I just mentioned was stretched out on the rug reading a magazine while her nails dried. She looked up at us.

"What was all the racket about?" she asked.

I turned slightly red

"My dad sent me a parcel!" I mumbled.

Luke caught my attention by tapping me on the shoulder. Luke is a mute and he hasn't spoken for nearly a year now. At first everyone tried to get him to speak, especially Gid. It broke his heart that Luke couldn't speak to him. Then he discovered that we could learn sign language or get him to use a notebook and pencil. I looked at him and he shoved his notebook in front of my face.

It read: What's inside the parcel?

"I don't know Gid said we had to wait until we were at the common room until we opened it. Oh yeah and he got you a parcel".

Gideon shot me a dirty look as he gave Luke his parcel

"I was gonna give it to him...eventually" he murmured.

Luke shoved his notebook in front of Gideon's face.

It read: Yeah, sure you were.

Gideon blushed but still maintained his innocence.

"Any way are you going to open the parcel now or later?" demanded Lisa.

"I think I'll see what's inside it later if you don't mind Lees" I whispered.

She and Gideon exchanged a look. Lisa and Gideon were the only people that knew that every night I got a letter from my dad saying he couldn't come, I cried myself to sleep.

"It's gonna be your turn in the cottage again this soon Daxy boy, do you reckon Alice and your lovely stepmom will make an appearance?".

Everyone there shuddered.

"I hope not Gid. Her screams may have permanently damaged my ear drums" I said grinning. Everyone laughed and Lisa went on to say "Everyone could hear her all the way from the cafeteria!" We stayed up laughing, eating chocolates from Gideon's and Luke's boxes and telling jokes until I said I was tired and wanted to go to bed. Three different variations of goodnight rang out throughout the darkness.

"Goodnight" I called back.

Gideon would join me in our room later, they probably wanted to give me some time alone to see what was in the box.