(A/N) So, this is my second Bullworth Story, I'm still not finished my first one but I'm still working on it, cos I'm determined not to leave it unfinished :D
I thought I would try something different to how I usually write, and thought I'd try out writing in 3rd person, so please review and tell me how I can improve :) It would be greatly appreciated :) Constructive criticism is welcomed :)
Eve Jones sat nervously in the back of her father's car, staring out of the window in a bored fashion as buildings flashed by in a blur. The silence that surround her made her feel slightly uncomfortable, but she knew better than to break it, especially when her father was in a mood like this.
Her father wasn't the most caring dad in the world, in fact he hated, no, he loathed her, to a point that when he got drunk he would violently beat her, screaming that she ruined his life.
Eve had been quite relieved though, when her father randomly burst into her room, sober for once, stating that she would be moving to Bullworth Academy, but now, as the car slowly came to a stop, she couldn't help but feel extremely nervous. After all, in her old school she'd been bullied quite a lot, and she was hoping that this school would be different.
Eve's dad stepped out the car grumpily, slamming the door shut behind him as he made his way to the trunk of the battered red vehicle, whilst Eve timidly stepped out the car and onto the pavement, her eyes fixed on the large iron gates that towered above her.
She jumped as her dad carelessly threw her two suitcases beside her, and she turned round slowly to face him, a look of fear on her face, for her father was very unpredictable. One moment he would be calm, and then the next he would be screaming angrily, threatening to beat his daughter.
As the gates creaked open slowly, Eve spun back round, as a woman with short brown hair, wearing a black pencil skirt and matching suit jacket marched briskly towards them, with a large, fake smile on her face.
"Ah, you must be the new student, Eve Jones?" She asked, in an extremely posh voice. Eve nodded nervously, noting that her dad seemed to be getting more and more agitated.
"Well, welcome to Bullworth Academy-"She started, before being cut off rudely by Eve's dad, who looked very annoyed right now.
"Look, lady, can I go now? I don't have time to just stand around, I haven't all day y'know!" He snapped, glaring angrily at the now shocked woman, who just blinked dumbly and nodded, staring at him in disbelief.
"Oh, of course," She said, gaining her composure back.
Eve turned round to face her dad as he walked round the car to the driver's side.
"Bye dad," She said timidly, biting her lip as he father just shot her a nasty glare, ignoring her as he climbed into the car, started the engine, and quickly drove off without a backwards glance.
"Anyways, I'm Miss Danvers, the school secretary. I'm sure you'll be very happy here, at Bullworth Academy," Miss Danvers stated, gaining Eve's attention again.
Suddenly, two boys came striding out the school gates. Both were quite tall, and were wearing matching navy blue blazers, and both had stern, grumpy looks on their faces. Overall Eve thought they seemed quite intimidating.
"Ah, the prefects. Please take Miss Jones' things to her room," Miss Danvers commanded. The prefects obeyed her orders, picking up Eve's two suitcases, before heading back through the large gates, the two of them not saying a single word.
"Now, come along child, Dr. Crabblesnitch is waiting to see you," Miss Danvers said, marching back through the iron gates, indicating for Eve to follow her.
Eve gulped, taking a deep breath before following the secretary through the gates, her eyes widening as she glanced up at the school's main building, noticing how huge the school was.
As she walked continued forward, she saw two paths that went in opposite directions. The one that lead to the right led to a large building that had a sign hanging over the door saying 'Girls Dorm', and the path to her left led to a building which had a sign saying 'Boys Dorm'.
Eve walked past these two paths, following Miss Danvers toward the biggest building that sat in the middle of the grounds. On her way, she spotted a bunch of rough looking boys all wearing white, scruffy shirts, and all of them shouting at a small, dark-skinned boy who looked like he was about to cry.
Eve looked back at Miss Danvers, shocked to see her ignoring everything that was happening around her, and instead she just continued her way up to the main building.
Eve glanced back at the rough looking boys, and swallowed hard as she saw that they were all glaring at her, with wide smirks on their bruised, pimple covered faces, which made Eve hurry after the secretary, feeling absolutely petrified now. The school seemed to keep getting more and more intimidating with every glance she took.
Following Miss Danvers up the stone steps which led the doors of huge building, Eve kept her eyes locked to the ground, deciding it would be best if she didn't make eye contact with anybody.
Yet, as she stepped through the green doors, she let out a sigh of relief to find that it was almost empty, apart from a cluster of a younger children who were thankfully too busy chatting to notice her.
"Come now, child, there's no need to be scared," Miss Danvers said sternly, as she noticed Eve lingering slightly by the doors.
Eve nodded, before quickly hurrying after Miss Danvers, glancing round nervously, biting her lip uncertainly. She wasn't sure she really liked this school. In fact, it seemed really weird.
As Miss Danvers led Eve into what seemed to be the headmaster's office, Eve couldn't help but gulp as she glanced round. Behind a large desk, which was covered in random paper, sat a man who had grey hair, extremely wrinkly skin, and a suit that seemed to match his old fashioned office.
The office was full of old, dusty ornaments and old, battered portraits. A large globe sat in the corner of the room, in front of a large bookcase which contained some incredibly thick, dusty books that looked as though they'd never been opened, or even took of their shelves at that matter.
"Ah, you must be Eve Jones?" The man sitting behind the desk asked. As Miss Danvers marched primly out of the office, Eve nodded, unable to find her voice. She was always like this when she was nervous.
"Sit," The man offered, indicating to an uncomfortable looking chair which sat right in front of his desk. Eve timidly walked to the chair, sitting down on it nervously and placing her hands in her lap. She felt very awkward and uncomfortable as the man starting rifling through the papers on his desk, seemingly deep in thought.
"I am Dr. Crabblesnitch, headmaster of Bullworth Academy. Now, I have read your school records, and by the sounds of it you are a fine student, yes, a very find student indeed," He said, gesturing towards Eve. "Your past teachers wrote that you're a good student, well behaved, never got into trouble, and achieved extremely good grades. Now, I'm sure you will grow up to be a fine member of our community here at Bullworth,"
"Now, go see Miss Danvers for your class schedule, and if you have any questions I'm sure she'd be more than happy to help you," He finished, indicating for Eve to leave.
Eve jumped to her feet and hurried out of his office, heading towards Miss Danvers desk, glad to be out of the old musty office.
Miss Danvers looked up expectantly, as Eve approached the secretary's desk, feeling a little calmer than she had a few moments ago.
"Um…do you have my class schedule?" Eve asked, smiling politely as Miss Danvers nodded, before bustling over to a large filing cabinet, which was full of battered, yellowing student records.
A moment later she bustled back over to Eve, and handed her a few pieces of paper.
"Here you go, here is your schedule. Your uniform is in your dormitory, and you will be rooming with Skyler Davies," She said, sniffing in disapproval at the name of Eve's new roommate. "If you have any questions, just as her. Now, I haven't got all day, child, run along."
Eve frowned lightly, taking her schedule off the secretary, worrying slightly about her new roommate. Miss Danvers seemingly disliked this Skyler Davies girl, which made Eve feel nervous. Then again, Miss Danvers seemed to hate all the students. But What if this Skyler girl was a horrible bully or something? Eve wasn't really good at standing up for herself, which is probably why she had been bullied a lot at her old school.
Eve quickly thanked Miss Danvers, before turning round and hurrying out the secretary's office, hurrying down the stairs as she noticed a few more students were now roaming the halls, a few of them staring at her curiously.
Eve sighed quietly as she rushed through the doors and stepped outside. She was getting more and more nervous by the minute.
Hearing some yells, Eve glanced round, spotting a tall, muscular boy who was wearing a baseball cap and a letterman jacket, shoving a small black haired boy into a bin. Eve couldn't help but feel sorry for the young boy, who was now desperately flailing his arms around, frantically trying to wiggle out of the dirty trash can, but failing miserably.
The tall guy who had shoved the boy in the bin suddenly turned round, glaring at Eve as he caught her sympathetically staring at the boy in the bin.
"What!You got a problem, squirt?" He demanded, walking over to Eve in a threatening fashion.
Eve just shook her head, unable to speak properly as the guy stood there smirking down at her. She locked her eyes to the floor before rushing past him, feeling extremely scared and threatened, and as she looked over her shoulder, she saw that he was still staring at her, the same cocky smirk on his face.
Eve felt very worried indeed right now. Everyone she had seen so far at this school seemed really mean. She could already tell that she was probably going to get bullied here, and she was not looking forward to it.
Turning down the left path which led to the girl's dorm, she couldn't help but glance over her shoulder in a paranoid fashion. This school made her feel extremely vulnerable and unsafe, due to all the bullying she had already seen in the short amount of time she'd been at Bullworth Academy.
Pushing the blue doors open, Eve walked inside the girl's dorm uncertainly, biting her lip as a woman with black hair tied into a ponytail, extremely wrinkly skin and glasses walked over to her. The woman looked very strict, so it surprised Eve when the woman smiled at her
"Ah, you're Eve Jones I believe?" She asked in a frail voice.
"Yes," Eve said, nodding her head, finally managing to find her voice at long last.
"Well, I'm Mrs. Peabody. Come, I'll take you to your room. You'll be sharing with Skyler Davies," She said, her smile growing incredibly grim as she said Skyler's name. It immediately made Eve panic. That's twice someone had acted disapproving when saying this Skyler girls name. It made Eve wonder what was wrong with this girl if the teachers kept frowning at the mention of her.
Eve followed Mrs Peabody towards the stairs, glancing round the girl's dorm. It was very pink, and pink and white flowers were growing in large posh looking pot's that were neatly scattered around the room, making the dorm have a nice, floral smell to it.
Eve headed up the stairs after Mrs. Peabody, who smiled at two girls who walked past her down the stairs, both of them staring at Eve curiously, there eyes looking her up at down, which only made Eve feel even more uncomfortable in this new place.
As Mrs. Peabody stopped outside a door at the end of the corridor, she ushered a worried looking Eve inside. Eve was thankful to see her new roommate was not here, as it would give her time to get used to her new room in peace, and would give her a chance to unpack all of her things. She was still very anxious about what her new roommate was going to be like, as she was certain that she would not enjoy having to sleep in the same room as a bully.
Eve glanced back at Mrs. Peabody, smiling at her gratefully as she stepped inside her new room, her eyes travelling round.
The room resembled the sitting area of the dorm a lot. It had pink walls, pink curtains, and the covers on the three beds that sat in the room were pink too. The floor was made of shiny wood, and had pink rugs scattered around on the floor, one beside each bed. The bed nearest the window had some clothes messily strewn over the covers. There were two wooden wardrobes on either side of the rooms, and two desks, both of them looked untouched and empty.
"I'll assign someone to show you around the school in a moment, dear," Mrs. Peabody said, before scuttling off down the hall, shutting the door behind her, leaving Eve to finally have a moment of peace to herself.