Chapter 1
"Hi I'm Maddy Cooper and I'm the anti-bullying communty rep." I began, staring out at a hall full of faces. Most whom I knew, one whom I didn't. The stranger sitting on the front row, along with and and a few other teachers, was the reason I was standing up here, talking abut some anti-bullying stuff that no-one, but the visitor, actually cared about.
"At theis school we take special pride in our efforts to abolish bullying for good." I carrid on, glancing at the paper on the podiumin front of me for some quick pokes on what I was saying.
5 minutes later, the hall errupted into applause as I gathered my papers and took a seat to the side of the hall.
"Thank-you . Now, as you all know, since e had so much trouble with puting our rubbish in the bins provided around the school, we have put up more bis ans concequences if anyone is caught purposefully throwing their litter on the floor..." I stopped listening to - my dad-'s rant about an issue we all know very well tht didn't happen.
I know what you're all thinkng, what the hell is gong on, right? Well let me start from the top. I go to Silvercross, academy for girls. It's not an ordinary school though. Silvercross is a school for the world's most intelligent and gifted girls. Simply put, it's a training school for assasins.
Over the years there have beenmany stories and rumos about what REALLY goes on behind the 12ft heat censred walls that line the grounds full of high tech surveillence and impenetrable security. Outsiders see us a wierdos, as snobs who either et in because their dad is the Prince of Syria or Senator Samuels, the current president of 2021. Which is exactly who the net person up on the stage was.
"Hi I'm-"
She is...
"-Lula Samuels, and I represent S.A.T in the P&E department."
The young woman sitting oblivious on the front row, in plain horn-rimmed glasses- no hidden camera or mic, no scret x-ray scanner. Just an ordinary school inspector, inspecting an extraodinary school- would be the last to suspect that S.A.T didn't stand for Silvercross Archery Team, but Specialised Assassin Training.
"Thank-you Lula for that exhilarating presentation!" Dad beamed at her as she retreatd from the stage. She took a seat by me at the side.
"You did great!" I congratulated her.
"You weren't listening were you?" She answered knowingly.
"Sure I did! I heard every word."
"Uh huh?"
"Ok fne I didn't but it's not like it matters in any way."
"My dad is thepresident Maddie! All puplic speeches matter to us."
"I thought you weren't all that hyped about all that presedential stuff?"
"Yeah, well." I chuckled and we turned our attention back to my dad who was closing up our assembly.
