Heyya! This is my first story for HOA. Hope you like it!

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Chapter 1: Newcomers

Nina's POV

I am so glad I came back here! I walk into the front doors and take a deep breath. I walk into the kitchen, and I see Fabian sitting there conversing with Patricia and Amber.

"Hey guys," I say.

"Nina! It's great to see you again!" Amber screams.

"What's up?"

"We're just talking about last year and the mystery, and we are thinking there might be another one this year!" Fabian says as he hugs me.

"Meet you here in a few, gotta unpack. Wanna come Amber?" I ask, even though I knew she would come anyway.

"Well duh! I was just talking to them to pass the time until you came back!" Amber shrieks. We walk up to my bedroom. Again, Amber is my roommate. We were almost done unpacking when Fabian walks in.

"Hey it's time for supper." He said then shut the door and left. We walk down the stairs and into the dining room. I see Jerome, Alfie, Patricia, Fabian, and two other people. One was a guy, the other a girl. The guy was sitting next to Patricia and they were talking and laughing. The girl was sitting next to Jerome and they too, were laughing. I took my place next to Fabian and Amber sat next to me.

"Hi. I hear you're Nina and Amber, correct?" The guy said with a thick British accent.

"Yep. And what's your name?" I ask him.

" Trevor," he replies.

"I'm Sabrina," the girl next to Jerome says.

"Nice to meet you two," I say as I shake their hands.

Trudy brings in the food and we start to eat. Surprisingly, Alfie and Jerome don't start a food fight. Jerome must be acting nice in front of the new girl. I think to myself. I try to cover up my chuckle with a cough, but it doesn't work very well.

"What?" Amber asks.

"Oh nothing. Just thinking about last year." I say, hoping Amber wouldn't ask for details.

"What was it?" Amber asks me.

Oh great! Now I need to think of something to say.

"Oh… um… just something my friend said to me the day I left school to come here," I lie.

"Oh okay."

"We seem quiet today," Trudy remarks.

"It must just be we're all happy to be back," Alfie comments.

We all go back to our rooms after supper. I hear a knock on my door.

"Come in!" Amber says.

A brunette with blue eyes walks in.

"Hey what's up?" I ask Sabrina.

"Oh nothing much…" she replies hesitant. "Do you think Jerome likes me?"

"By the way he was looking at you in supper, I would say yes!" Amber replies.

"Okay. I like him too. Is he nice?" she asks fearful.

"Well, he's a bit of pranker, but ever since Amber and Alfie have been going out, Alfie wasn't as much as a prankster as he used to be. There's a good chance that will happen to Jerome if he ever gets a girlfriend," I reply, rolling my eyes.

"Okay. Should I ask him out?" Sabrina blushes.

"Not until you get adjusted here." Amber says, taking the lead in relationships once again, becoming the matchmaker she was last year.

"Okay, well see you tomorrow at school." Sabrina walks out.

"IT'S 10 O'CLOCK. YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES THEN I WANT TO HEAR A PIN… DROP…" Victor says from down the hall. He drops the pin, then picks it back up.

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