I don't have anything when I walk to my dorm, the Orchard building since everything was delievered that was clothing related to my dorm.

I start getting nervous, I'm not very good with new people let alone riders who are probably better than me. Everyone at the barn always says I'm better with horses than talking to people.

Before this I did school online, my parents were always riding or teaching and didn't have time to get me up in the morning. When I was really little I had a tutor who travelled with us when my parents were competing all around the world.

I walk into the building and is almost run over by a group of giggling girls.

"Sorry!" One calls out to me then disolves into giggles again.

I make a face and my legs threaten to turn around and run back to the barn, I bet I could just camp out in Q's stall, he wouldn't mind.

I shake my head, no I have to do this, I can't stay if I don't push myself in everything I do. That's what I'm here for.

I go up the stairs to the second floor, I'm in room 233.

229, 230, 231, 232, 233.

I stop infront of a door that has a whiteboard on it, it says Sarah Worley that has stars placed all around it.

I have my key in my hand and I bite my lip, should I just open it or should I use my key.

I don't have to make my decision because the door opens showing a girl with a surprised face. "Hi?" She greets confused.

I smile tinily, "Hi, I'm your new roommate." Wow that was a stupid way to greet someone, Quinn.

She makes an O face, "Oh! Hi, I'm Sarah. I was actually wondering when you were going to get here. I was just about to go get dinner." She opens the door for me and I walk in.

It's a nice room, larger than mine at home though I didn't really care since we lived above our barn. The bed on the left has a light pink bedspread on it and the one on the right is bare, I know which one is mine.

My three suitcases lay on the bed but I just sit on the bed and lay back on them.

Sarah chuckles, "Come on, I'll give you a tour on the way to dinner."

I groan, "Alright."

Sarah laughs at me, "You can unpack if you want and change."

I look down at myself, "Yeah, I probably should. I'm a mess."

I open my suitcases and put some of my everyday clothes in drawers. My other suitcase has my bedspread in it and some picture frames.

I throw it on my bed, it looks a bit childish but I don't really mind. It has a jumping horse on the blanket with my initials, QAA. My sheets also have a pattern of jumping horses on them and my pillow cases are purple matting everything else.

"Let me guess, Arwen, you're a show jumper?" She asks, looking up from her phone.

I nod, "How'd you guess?"

She snorts, "I ride dressage." She picks up a picture frame of her on a chromey chestnut doing a piaffe.

"He's pretty."

"She but yes." She chuckles.

I finish unpacking, grabbing my two show coats and a few other show items. "Can I put these in the closet?"

She nods, "Yes, thats where I put most of my stuff."

I open the doors and see her shadbelly that is adorned with crystals and her shining boots. I put my sponsor buyed products and take a breath.

"Just let me get changed and we can go." She nods at me over her phone.

I grab a pair of skinny jeans, a rolex t shirt and grab a Winter Equestrian Festival sweatshirt. I walk out and put on my Ariat casual boots.

"Ready?" Sarah asks, looking me over.

I nod.

"I love how you're all horsey, most girls and guys here act like they're here to flirt and not to ride." She rolls her eyes. "I hate it, like go back to Daddy's hunter barn."

I laugh, "So does that mean there are prissy girls here? I was hoping my suspitions weren't true." We leave the dorm and Sarah sighs dramatically.

"Sadly. Don't worry, I'm sure Kendall and her gang wil cause a scene, as usual."

"Can't wait, at least I'll get some entertainment with my dinner."

We leave Orchard and she shows me around campus, there are a bunch of dorms for boys and girls, she tells me different sexes aren't aloud at all to be in the same dorm and only in the common room.

"Seems legit." I shrug, not like I'll have a problem with that. I'm only here to ride and get experience. Maybe even get a few sponsors on the way or get picked for the Junior Olympic team.

I get myself out of my head when she starts telling about the barns, "We have a polo barn with feild, they're the only ones with their own set up. Everyone else has different disciplines in the same barn. But at least we have our own dressage arenas and then you guys have arenas. That's the indoor arena, they only use that for special occasions." She points at a large building beside the barn where Q is stabled at. "Then the cross country course is out in the woods."

"So what about the classes?" I ask.

Sarah shrugs, "They're not hard as long as you're in the right classes, like high school." Great help.

"Though our lessons are a bit hard, they like pushing us. But around the end of the semester, they like to give us a bit of fun," she rolls her eyes when she says that, "and make us experiment with different disciplines."

I frown, "They what? Like we have to do cross country and...polo?"

Sarah sighs, nodding. "It's stupid, Arion is terrible at jumping and he's almost eighteen hands, how am I supposed to play polo."

I laugh, then sigh, "I came here to get experience jumping, not play around."

"Well you have to get some fun sometimes."

"I guess." Not really.

oo0O0oo

We get to the cafeteria, a large, loud room with people who stare. I hate staring, and the whispers. I should've known that people would though since I am a late transfer.

"Ignore them, people get bored." Sarah nudges me.

I nod and we both grab some food, I grab a salad and a soda and she gets some soup. Everything actually looks good here, but I like eating salad since I have to keep in shape.

Sarah hands me a candy bar I don't reject and leads me to a table with five people. I see Al there, thank goodness I'll know someone.

"Hey Quinn!" Al greets.

"Glad you love me, Ally." Sarah jokes and she rolls her eyes.

I sit between the two of them and Sarah introduces the four others. "Guys this is Quinn and Quinn, this is Alex and Alexa, they're eventers and twins so watch out." I didn't have to guess that they're twins, eventhough one's a boy and one's a girl, they both look very alike. They both have dark brown hair and brown eyes.

"Not all eventers are crazy." Alexa says softly, smiling.

Al chuckles, "And that's Rylan, he's a jumper and Ailen who's just an all around hunter jumper."

Ailen tilts his head, "Aren't you Quinn Arwen?"

I sigh, "Yeah, my parents are Matt and Amy."

"Well I was going to say congratulations at your win at the Junior Grand Prix last week at WEF." He winks, actually winks. "But your parents are pretty awesome too."

"Oh thanks." I try not to blush.

"Stop embarrassing her. She won't want to sit here with us." Al hugs me protectively.

I laugh, "Trust me. I don't know anyone here except you guys and like one other person."

"Who?" Rylan asks.

"I think, Evan Taylor?" I reply and Sarah laughs outloud along with Ailen.

"Good luck with that, he's a man-whore." Sarah says bluntly.

I take a sip of my soda, "I never said I was going to hook up with him, all I said was I knew of him. I have like, no upper body strength so he was helping me with my tack trunk."

"Well just, good luck." Sarah replies.

I roll my eyes and we all eat, Alex telling a story about how his horse, Alento, was terrible in his lesson today.

"A bird actually landed in a bush next to us while we were waiting and he flipped and took off." Alex explains and Alexa laughs.

"I wish I had a picture of his face, I'm suprised he didn't fall off."

Alexa tries to make the face Alex did and we all crack up.

Then suddenly I hear a yell and Sarah giggles, "Here's our entertainment!" I look at Al who rolls her eyes.

"That's Kendal." She supplies as the girl stands up, looking mad.

"I can't believe you did that!" She yells at a guy, it seems to be Evan.

Evan doesn't look phased. "I can do whatever I want."

"Not when you're dating someone!" She shouts at the guy who doesn't care at all. "If you think it doesn't matter, we're through!" At that, the girl storms out and two other girls follow her.

"Wow, they broke up four times this month, that's a new record for Kendal." Alexa says.

I raise an eyebrow and Alex answers me, "They're on and off, who knows what they're doing half the time. Luckyily I don't ride Jumpers, have fun with her and her many horses she disposes each week."

"She sounds like a wonderful person." I reply, trying to make my voice serious but I crack a smile.

"Agreed." Ally giggles.

We finish our dinner and Ailen grins at me, "Want some help after school tomorrow? I'm sure you'll need some guidence since you have to be placed."

"Sure." I reply and Sarah drags me away.

"He totally has a crush on you." She laughs and I roll my eyes.

"I'm only here for jumping experience, I don't have time for boys." I say but she still waggles her eyebrows. I laugh.