Chapter 2
Thanks Lorna for the Sister idea ;-)
Again another crap chapter just to start me off LOL hope u all enjoy :P
Pushing the handle down and leaning against the door to open it Guinevere found herself standing in the middle of a hallway to her left was the Canteen and top her right was the bright yellow lockers which were a sight for sore eyes, she could smell the strong distasteful smell of aniseed, it was quiet and a gust of wind carrying a tumble weed should have passed by, she walked slowly down to the lockers following under the florescent lights she walked, she felt like eyes were on her, but no one was about the hall ways felt like funeral walk ways, she stopped outside of reception and noticed a light was flickering on and off in their office, it annoyed her in fact the whole school annoyed her. The reception looked completely plain but over the top in some way with the plasma screen HD TV hanging suspended form the roof. The receptionists didn't take much notice at the click of her heels on the newly polished tiles for Gwen didn't even get a toss of the head from the 6 of them as they continued to Gossip like witches cackling! There was not a speck of dirt in sight; some poor person must have scrubbed these tiles with a toothbrush! It was all neat and not one thing was out of place, except Guinevere. She shrugged at least someone didn't notice her, yet that would change like a click of the finger when the receptionists would look at her. Sighing she tried to walk with dignity in those heels of hers.
"Excuse me…?" Came Gwen's shy but soft voice from the window.
The receptionists turned in their chair ready to give a tongue lashing to the girl due to the fact they weren't open yet but as they turned around in their chairs, the expressions dropped as they found sapphires staring at them under thick and long black eyelashes that weren't painted. Hair like fire….
"Erm..im kind of new…. I-I was wondering if…I could possibly have my time table…" Gwen swallowed as she saw their faces, yes she was right her freakish appearance betrayed her again and hit home! "Its just..I -I would like to get organised…" she drifted off after feeling a blush rise to her cheeks due to their continuing stares. She clutched her hands to her side to stop them from curling up into fists as she kept herself from trembling with anger, why must she be the one to always be made to feel like she was a laughable amusing object from a side show or a circus or something!?
"ahhhh at last! Finally one of them decides to answer me…" she thought to herself as she saw the woman around her late 40's plump and Gwen could see the deep lines settling in around her eyes and mouth, they were oddly defined by her uneven skin tone her eyes pale and flat green-grey eyes sunk in under her short eyelashes, her mouth twisted into a sour smile, Gwen could have laughed at her bushy eyebrows that looked like one big caterpillar crawling across her head! She hoped to only encounter this secretary once, she wouldn't want to run into her in a dark alley way! The secretary handed Gwen her envelope with her class time table in it and pointed to the hall to her right saying that History was her first class. Gwen nodded and went off in adventure.
Gwen noticed that the library was right across the hall from the her History class, she thought it wouldn't hurt to at least bury herself in a book before she faced her fait…she pressed the buzzer and walked through the door, she thought to herself that everything was electronic these days! She slumped against the wall behind the book shelf and plonked herself onto one of the cushions, class hadn't even begun and she already felt exhausted with anxious dread. She looked up and caught a pair of Stone Green eyes shining at her through the gaps in the books on their shelves, something went off in the back of her head, something familiar, where had she seen those eyes before??
Gwen got up and went around the other side of the bookshelf she noticed it was full of manga books, and the Girl with the eyes stood and giggled.
"Hey, im Lorna!" she waved as she made an attempt.
"Hey, im Gwen.." she replied smiling, Gwen was waiting the the shocked expressions of 'short for Guinevere right!!??', yet there was something that made Gwen feel warm inside, a spark of a new friendship? She coughed to clear her throat and continued, "I'm new here I moved from Wales."
Lorna's eyes widened in surprise, "wow, Wales huh?" she smiled "meh, im originally from England, you have just joined then? "-she saw Gwen nod "Great! I assume you are in history class first period? You look like a history girl" she winked at Gwen as Gwen laughed at her sense of humour "I'll show you around!". Finally Guinevere felt a little reassured that something was going to go right on her first day! She liked the warm feeling inside of her, one that made her want to skip in delight that she had made a new friend. The bright golden sun ran its way through the class windows and danced on their faces and they walked awaiting adventure though the halls.
Lance turned the Corner as he went up the stairs his football team mates following him and slapping him on the back proudly as he had scored the winning goal in the Rugby match, and that's when he smelt it, the school smelt different, a presence was about that he couldn't explain, but it felt familiar, Vanilla filled his nostrils, he knew that smell. He saw on the walls what looked like a deep red flamed light, then sun was shining on something red and sent it bouncing off the walls, lines like curls in the light reminded him of fire, of the way water reflects in light, but mostly a flame. He walked curiously around the corner and that's when he saw it, " 'Hair like fire…..' " the most spoken words echoed through his ears, he thought, "I know that Fire anywhere! It couldn't be!"