A New Year; A new Problem
Nina was so happy that she was here finally! As she headed towards the big 18th century late Victorian house, opening the door Nina was taken aback by the inside of the house. The outside was beautiful, but the inside was just magnificent.
As she turned she was a man who looked to be in his mid-40tys with grayish black hair, looking from the top of the staircase "Nina Martin" he bellowed
"Yes."
"You're late" he replied, looking at her with his black beady eyes.
"I know" replied Nina "You see I only got the letter a month ago and it took us-."
"I don't have time for excuses" he hissed, "I am Victor caretaker of House Anubis"
Nina shook her head yes not giving a word response. "Trudy will show you to your room and your roommate, and then you can get setup dinners at six. After dinner you will go to the parlor and then after straight to bed."
"Okay" said Nina
"Oh- you must be Nina," said a women with a thick Scottish accent, she walked towards Nina throwing her arms around her giving her a bone-wrenching hug. "I'm Trudy the house mother."
"It's nice to meet you Trudy" she replied
"Come on let me show you to your room" Trudy said leading her upstairs "You'll be charing with Patricia until Joy comes back –if she comes back"
Nina could tell the joy left Trudy's voice when she said 'if she comes back' but what did she mean? "Who's Joy?"
"Patricia's old roommate, your room is the second door on the left," said Trudy knocking on the door
"Come in" huffed a voice
"Patricia this is Nina your new roommate" smiled Trudy, putting one of Nina's suit case setting it on the bed opening it putting the clothes into the drawers. Patricia laid on her bed, reading a book not looking up from it since they entered.
"Hi Patricia" Nina said, walking toward her bed "I'm Nina"
"Why do I have to share a room if Joy is coming back?" said Patricia ignoring Nina altogether
"Patricia I think you should talk to Victor about Joy" said Trudy nervously
"Why?"
"Patricia please" pleaded Trudy
"Fine" snapped Patricia storming out the room
"I'm sorry about her" said Trudy "Now that you're unpacked; I leave you to go get settled"
Joy missed everyone terribly 'why did father have to make her stay another year in this hell'. Shipping her all the way to America was irrational.
"Joy" smiled a blond women, with blue eyes came towards her carrying a plate with a sandwich, an apple, a carton of milk and some pills.
"I'm not hungry," Joy mumbled
"That the reason you're in here" she said with her awful American accent "Not eating"
"Brittany get out of my face" Joy sneered
"Joy the sooner you get better, the faster you get out of her." Brittany said calmly
"Fine give me the sandwich"
"See now don't you feel better?"
"No"
"I'll be back at six to give you your dinner," said Brittany leaving Joy's room
Her computer dinged walking over to the desk discarding her lunch. Patricia calling
"Hi Trixie" said Joy
"How dare you," she screeched at me
"How dare I what?"
"Not tell your best friend you weren't returning" cried out Patricia "I had to hear from Victor"
"Trix I'm sorry"
"Do you know they replaced you with an American?"
I looked down not able to look at her, even if this was a video chat she could still fell Trixie burn into her.
"Joy when are you coming back?"
"I don't know"
"I miss you," she said
"Me too" I smiled "Will you chat with me every week"
"Yeah" she said "Every week until you get out"
There was a shout from Patricia's end "Got to go Joy sorry dinner time"
"Wait where's this new roommate?" asked Joy
"When I came back she was over at Amber's and Mara's"
Fabian sat in his room reading about Egyptian mythology when Mick came busting through the door. Fabian sat down the book trying to see what the matter was.
"Dude did you see the American?" Asked Mick
"No"
"She hot" he replied "I went to go see Amber and she was in her and Mara's room"
"So you're going to dump Amber over her?" Fabian asked
"No" he huffed "She not my type but yours maybe"
"I still have my heart set on Joy"
"Okay. But Mara has out grown her geekiness" said Mick "She's kind of hot like a naughty Librarian type"
"Mick-Mick" said Fabian shaking his head "Are you willing to risk your relationship with Amber?"
"What relation she's not putting out" said Mick throwing himself on his bed
"Putting out?"
"She won't have sex with me" huffed Mick as if it wasn't obvious
"Smart girl"
"Shut up" He said "Come on Trudy sent me in here to tell you dinner was ready"
As they walked out the room, towards the dining room when Fabian saw her, she was an angle no…a goddesses. Mick walked passed Fabian smiling knowingly, and then walked toward Amber rapping his arm around her waist. The new girl turned to him out stretching her hand "I'm Nina"