The New Un-known

Chapter 1

Miranda

"Mom… why do I have to go?" I pouted holding my little sister on our couch in our KY living room home.
"Cause I said so Randi… and you and Charlie have an opportunity going to that school!" My mom had her hands on her hips now. I HAD to go to that stupid stuck up school. Good thing my best friend Charlotte Manson is going if I go, we all call her Charlie. I'm Miranda Westfield, everyone calls me Randi. I was told Charlie and I had a boyish personality so they called us by those names and we liked the names.

My little sister, Misty, didn't want me to go. I really didn't either but I mean c'mon, would u pass up going to a school where you have no parents, less strict rules, both a boys and girl school, and a beach?? I know me and Charlie aren't going to pass this up! I didn't want to leave Misty behind though. I mean she is only three… and she looks up to me. I felt bad and happy about this whole thing. I sighed as it was night time now… my last night in KY… I spent it right though. Holding Misty and watching Sponge Bob with her until she fell asleep. I put her in her room and kissed her goodnight and left her room.

Charlie was waiting in my living room that morning ready to leave. Tears filled my eyes. I smiled and hugged mom and my step-dad who was half asleep. My father died long ago in war. He would be so proud of me right now, just as I was when he left for Iraq. I looked at Charlie and she walked to her truck, her cow girl boots clicked on the drive way and my high tops dragged as we climbed in and drove to our new school; Spenser, in Massachusetts.

I fell asleep in the truck and we pull up to the school. Student parking lot was almost completely empty. I looked at Charlie as she parked the truck and a teacher walked out of the place and I jumped out and asked "Sir… Where are all the students?" He shook his head and said, "Party on the beach… you ladies better hurry if you want to go and meet your classmates." Charlie shrugged with a smile on her face. I sighed and headed to our car and we go into the dorms and to the front desk. I smile at the lady behind the desk.
"May I help you girls…?" She doesn't peer up from her Mac.
"Dorm room please?" Charlie smiles and says behind me. I smile at her trying not to look at the eerie halls.
"Here is your girl's key…" her boney fingers put a set of keys down and I grab them. "Room 1456… Take the stairs up and make a left then look for your room number."
"Thank you." Charlie and I say at the same time. We grab our bags and go down the hall way and take a short flight of marble stairs to our room. We unlock it and there are 2 beds, a lamp in between the beds. I sigh and go to the right side of the room, giving Charlie the side with the bathroom, and plop my bags down and smile at Charlie.

"If you girls want to get to the party you might want to get dressed and follow us to the beach…" A dark skinned girl leaned on our door-frame and she smiles, "I'm Kate by the way."

"Hi, I'm Charlie. And that's Randi." She smiles and I sigh…

Kate smiles at me and my friend and says, "Well if I were you girls… Wear something cute and sassy." She eye-balls Charlie and she said to her, "Do you have shorts that are de-stressed at the ends a little? Wear those if you have them and a purple shirt." Charlie smiles and looks through her bag and find what she needs and runs into the bathroom.

Kate turns around and a new girl walks in. She smiles at me and says, "I'm Sarah… And you should wear… What should she wear Kate? Skinny jeans… leather jacket… Sleeves rolled up and one hand glove…" Kate smiles at me and nods. Sarah comes over and looks through my bag and pulls out what she needed. Or what I needed.