No one knew they had invaded. It was all kind of sudden. I mean...we knew that there was a group of weirdo's in town but we just assumed they were tourists from Dallas. It was just our first thought. No one knew until someone managed to reveal their true identities. By someone I mean a group of four people who all live at the Glass House. Claire Danvers, Shane Collins, Eve Rosser and Michael Glass.
Claire's POV
It was just another normal day at Texas Prairie University. I rolled out of bed... just. Showered and dressed. Ate the breakfast Eve placed in front of me no questions asked. I walked to school quickly, headphones jammed into my ears. My hoodie covered my face andthat was how my normal school morning started. There was nothing out of the ordindary at all.
As I walked into school I saw Monica and her little gang. They were standing around the Quad, laughing together. I walked past without a second glance. I never liked my encounters with Monica, she was an unsurprisingly evil teenager. This could be debated by different people but all the proof lies with the fact that she burned down my boyfriend's, Shane, house. In the fire his little sister, Alyssa, died. All because of her little crush on Shane.
I hurried through the different buildings of TPU until I got to the Science Block, definitely the biggest building of them all. Science was my favourite subject, Physics to be exact, but I love them all.
The bell shrilled just as I made my way up the last flight of stairs and I hurried to my classroom. Inside there was only 2 other students already there, books open and studying. We had a test in a few lessons, it was a good idea to study every spare minute you got. As I sat down at my own seat and pulled out my AQA Physics book, the other students trudged in unhappily. Not many people enjoyed Physics the way I did but oh well. They always looked for me to help!
'Good morning Class. I hope you're all ready for the big test in the next few lessons.' my Professor called as her walked into the room.
Groaning came from everyone around, apart from me and the two other students who had already been in here studying. I knew I studied a lot, way more than I should have. Eve was always telling me that but if I wanted to get to MIT then I would need all the studying that I had ever done.
'Well I can tell by your groaning, that it's a no. So my suggestion is that you DO study otherwise you might end up failing! [He shouted] Now I am to inform you that we have a new student starting today. His name is Alastair Belthazor and he has a particular interest in Physics.'
Maybe I'd like this new kid. I could already see the other's brains mentally classing the new guy as a geek, a nerd, like me. The door opened quietly and a tall student walked in. He had spiky blonde hair, fair skin and sparkling white teeth. He was quite skinny and he wore slightly worn looking clothes, a checked shirt, dark trousers and a blue hoodie. I watched him in amazement as he stood by the Professor's desk.
The Professor gave him a book and directed him to the only empty seat...next to me. I gulped and quickly shifted in my chair as he came and sat down. He used the same Lynx as Shane. I could smell it so heavily, I couldn't help but breathe it in. It smelt so good.
'Hi I'm Alastair, call me Al,' Al introduced himself.
'Hi, I'm Claire Danvers,' I replied quietly.
I began paying attention to Professor and flicking through my textbook. I answered the questions set without making a sound. The questions were easy and as I looked over at Al I saw he had finished all the questions aswell apart from the last one which I could see he was working out now. I sat revising for the test and working out a few of the revision questions for the remainder of the lesson. I could see Monica out of the corner of my eye, laughing as always with Jennifer. They didn't care about their studies, and I knew why, They obviously didn't care about where they were going in life.
'Ok class, your homework is to study everything on this unit of work for the big test in our next lesson on Wednesday. That's all, you may leave,' Professor said and all around the classroom there was a flurry of activity as stools were pushed under desks and books were thrown into bags. Everyone filed out of the classroom in an unorderly fashion.
I was one of the last to leave, as always, but so was Alistair. I figured he didn't know where his next lesson was.
'Hey, do you know where you're next lesson is?' I asked kindly.
'Not really, could you show me where the English classrooms are?' Al replied.
'Of course, they're on the way to my next class.' I said and I walked out of the classroom with him following behind.
The English classrooms were only a few minutes walk away. I didn't have English until later on. I walked briskly to the English Block and stopped abruptly outside.
'Well inside there is the English classrooms.[I pointed to the ajar door] You should easily enough find the right classroom. I'm off to the University Coffee shop.'
'Well, I know where English is now and I'll remember. So... would you mind if I joined you at the Coffee shop? I would like to see more of the Campus,' asked Al.
'Course, my house mate, Eve, works there.' I said and I led him in the direction of the Coffee Shop.
'So you don't live on Campus either?' said Al.
'No, I live in the Glass house with my friend, Eve and two other guys.' I replied. 'I guess you live off Campus too?'
'Yeah. I live with a couple of friends,' Al said vaguely.
I left it at that. I pulled open the fire door to TPU Coffee Shop and walked over to the counter. Eve was busily making a hot chocolate for something but as soon as she turned and saw me her face lit up. Our chats in the morning helped her through the boring days of serving coffee to the students. She came and stood in front of us, waiting for our orders. She already knew mine from serving it to me nearly every day since she'd met me.
'Hey CB, you're usual?' Eve asked.
'Of course,' I replied. 'Eve, this is the new kid in my Physics class, I offered to show him around a little.'
'Hi I'm Eve Rosser,' Eve introduced herself.
'Hey, I'm Alastair Belthazor but you can call me Al,' he said.
'Hey Al, so what can I get you?' Eve asked politely.
'Could I have a cappuccino?' Al asked.
'Of course, your two drinks are coming right up!' Eve said and expertly worked the machine, within minutes displaying 2 steaming cups of coffee in front of us. 'There you go.'
'Thanks Eve,' I said and placed the correct amount of money in front of her.
Al dug through his pockets, finding enough change for the cappuccino and slid it in front of Eve, muttering a thankyou.
Al and I found a table and sat down quickly. I pulled out my maths textbook and started checking to make sure I'd done the homework that had been set for my next lesson.
'Who's your English teacher?' I asked.
'Errm...Mrs Conary,' said Al.
'Oh, I haven't had her before.'
'Oh, I'll let you know whether she's any good.'
'Thanks,' I replied.
The bell rang a few minutes later and Al and I parted ways and I headed to Maths.
Maths went particularly fast although we did have another new kid. A girl this time. I think she said her name was Viné, pronounced Vinnie. She was instructed to sit next to me so i just 2 hours I had introduced myself to two new people in both my classes. She looked quite similar to Al, if I was honest. She had straight blonde hair that came just past her shoulders, pale skin and a skinny frame. Apart from a few differences in their facial features, they could've been twins for all I knew.
The lesson passed quickly as I answered everything the teacher asked us to do. I made a little small talk to Viné. She seemed an odd character and didn't seem to want to talk to me, so I gave up trying.
I only had this lesson...English left. My last period was a free period so I decided to go home after English and spend the afternoon with Michael and Shane until Eve got home. Sounded like a plan to me. I didn't bother going back to the Coffee shack, Eve would figure out I was going back home after this lesson. I made my way to English and stood outside, reading the book we had been assigned to. It was A Tale of Two Cities. Quite an interesting book but I found it kind of boring.
Mrs Doberman announced at the start of the lesson...another new kid! I swear they're following me, every single lesson I've had today, there's been a new kid and every lesson, including English, they've had to sit next to me. It's not like I didn't mind the company but why always me, when there were some perfectly good empty seats.
The last new guy I saw was called Phenex and looked related to Viné and Al. Maybe they were all triplets? What did I know. Phenex was quite friendly, with the same looks as Al although his blonde hair was combed to the left in a pop star sort of way. He was quite good at English and I offered to share my copy of A Tale of Two Cities, considering Mrs Doberman didn't have a spare.
After the lesson I went to the Administration Office and signed out. I retrieved my iPod from my bag and jammed the headphones back into my ears. I kept my hood down though.
On my way back to the Glass House I passed Common Grounds and I saw Oliver, the owner, watching me pass. Oliver gave me the creeps sometimes, but not as much as my boss, Myrnin. Today was my day off...for once. Myrnin was a mad scientist and he was always working on some new project, or feeding his pet spider, Bob. I had to go back to him tomorrow and help him with whatever project he'd just started.
I was almost back to the Glass House when I had a strange feeling. It was like a ghost had just walked through me, and I had a strange feeling that someone was watching me. Not like the looking across the street kind, more like staring intensely. It was creepy!
I walked the rest of the way as quickly as I could, trying to forget that ghostly feeling.
I unlocked the door and shut it carefully behind me. For the rest of that evening, even when it was just me and Shane, my mind kept straying back to that intense feeling and all the new kids showing up. I realised later on when I was trying to fall asleep, that in the middle of their fair, blonde hair I had seen small red bumps at the top of their heads. Every single one of them had two red bumps, like something was trying to get out but it had been covered up...
Hey everyone. I hope you liked the first chapter. I won't update this chapter until I get at least 3 reviews! Leila xx
