Chapter Two- Crowded Room

The light of the sun shining thru my window stirred me awake. It was Monday and classes were about to start in an hour. As I got out of bed I remembered the boys I had seen last night. I'm guessing the one who was called Reid was the arrogant of the group. I didn't mind it since a lot of my guy friends back home were like that.

Back home…

I grabbed my towels and headed down the hall to the showers. I wasn't used to having to use public showers. I wasn't embarrassed because my seventeen year old body wasn't bad, but the thought was still strange.

After I was done in the showers I headed back to my room to get ready. I was glad about the uniforms. I wouldn't have to waste thirty minutes trying to find something to wear every morning. I sat at my desk looking into a small mirror, messing with my dark brown curls. I then quickly applied a light layer of makeup on my face. I was slightly tan so I used a lot of natural colors. The purple mixed with gold seemed to bring out something in my boring brown eyes, yet I only used it once in a while.

"What is your first class?" Valerie asked me as she changed into her uniform.

"English with Professor Carr, you?" I answered following suit.

"And me, we have the same first period." She said with a smile.

"Good, better then getting lost my first day."

When we both were done getting ready we started our way out of the dormer and toward the building our class was scheduled in. Valerie was pointing out people as we went, telling me things about each person.

"There they are!" She said excitedly but in a whisper. "Aren't they all so gorgeous?" She asked me.

I looked over to where she was pointing and saw the four boys I had seen last night. I decided not to tell her about my encounter with the blonde. She started going on and on about some legend.

"They call them The Sons of Ipswich." She ended still dreamy eyed.

They glanced our way as we walked by and I was guessing she didn't finish her story quite enough. I moved my eyes to the ground so I didn't make contact with any of them and kept walking. When we reached the classroom I stopped dead in my tracks making other students walk around me.

"You look like a deer in headlights Ellie. What's wrong?" Valerie asked.

"This is a classroom?" I said surprised.

She just laughed and told me that we had to find the seat with our name on it. I did as she said and found my seat.

Thank god I'm not in the front.

"Hi." I said softly as I took my seat next to a blonde girl.

"Hi, I'm Sara." She introduced herself with a wide smile.

"Nice to meet you Sara, I'm Ellie." I smiled back looking around the huge classroom.

"So, how do you like it here so far?" Sara asked.

It took me a minute to answer the question. "It's awfully different from anything I've ever seen and incredibly large." I laughed.

She laughed too.

"I just hope I meet a few friends here at least." I added.

"Well, I felt the same way when I came here. We can go to Nicky's after school if you want? Meet some people." She offered as her way of welcoming me to the school.

"What is Nicky's?" I asked before making a decision.

"Just a local bar I go to with a few friends, eat, play games, music, sometimes a few drinks." She answered.

I thought about the local bar at home, the one that let in minors. I wasn't sure if I should go hanging around a bar crowd. I accepted none the less.

"Great, I'm in room 314 in the dormitories. Just come by around 5." Sara said before giving her attention to the teacher.

I glanced around the classroom observing my surroundings. It was still so hard to take in since it was a far cry from the things I've experienced in school. Sure I was smart but I had no idea my parents had this type of money, since I wasn't on scholarship.

Suddenly I got that feeling that someone was watching me. I slowly turned my head to my right and sure enough someone was looking right at me. He was one of those four, the smaller one. It wasn't a stare that made me uneasy; I couldn't even call it a stare. I moved my eyes away and noticed the boy with blonde hair staring intensely, but not at me. He was staring at the other boy that was his friend. I decided it was time to start paying attention to the teacher instead of these Sons.

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The rest of the day went by fast enough for my liking. Nothing really happened except an over view of each class and what to expect. Valerie was in one other class of mine after English. Sara was in my third period also. I was alone in my others, but I was content enough.

As I made my way back to my dorm I could feel someone watching me again only this time I couldn't find anyone. I didn't know what Nicky's was like so I didn't know what to wear.

When I got back to the room Valeria was already there reading a book.

"So what are you up to tonight?" She asked me.

"Oh going to some bar with a girl I met." I answered boringly.

"Nicky's bar I suppose." She replied.

I nodded my head. "With a girl I met named Sara."

She sat up straight on her bed and looked at me with excited eyes. "You know who you'll be hanging around then right?" She questioned.

I gave her a look of confusion.

"The Son's of Ipswich! I can't believe it." Valerie said pulling up her long blonde hair.

"I guess it'd be nice to meet them" I assumed.

"Nice? It would be a dream come true." She squealed.

I rolled my eyes at her antics. "I think you're over dramatizing this a little bit."

She shrugged her shoulders before giving me a smile that said something like 'you have no clue'

I decided on a pair of dark jeans and a regular brown tank top, with gold stitching.

I left to go to Sara's dorm.