Ok. so chapter 3. Sorry it took so long but with the holidays and everything Ive been crazy busy with all that but it's here now!!!! I and the next few chapter should hopefully be coming soon after because there already written down and ready to go I just have to find the time to type um up and get um on here. But anyway here's chapter 3!

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There's a group of about fifty some girls waiting in the great hall when we arrive, I stand on the stairs with Mrs. Nightwing. Every girl wears the same white outfit and blue cape I do but the girls are grouped in ages, younger girls stand in the back of the hall while girls my age stand near the front, for some reason I am sure the older girls have made sure their in front. Two girls catch my attention right away. One with long blond hair and blue eyes, she stands next to a girl with shoulder length black hair, curled perfectly and eyes a lovely shade of violet. These two are apparently the most popular as all the older girls are fighting for their attention. Mrs. Nightwing claps her hands and everyone quiet's down turning their eyes on me, I suddenly feel very exposed.

"Girls, I would like to welcome the newest member of the Spence family, Miss. Olivia Doyle." She says proudly; gesturing my way. Whispers start through the crowd of girls. The two I've noticed before simply give each other a look and then turn their eyes back to me.

"Mrs. Doyle will be staying in first class; I trust you'll all give her a warm welcome." Mrs. Nightwing continues. The girls whisper some more but Mrs. Nightwing stops them and begins to move them out the doors and up to the church. She comes back to me once their on their way. There's a girl following her.

"Olivia, I would like you to meet your roommate, this is Charlotte Whitman." She says presenting the girls behind her. She steps forward and shakes my hand. She's a pretty girl, a bit of weight but a lovely figure. She has light brown hair that falls just below her shoulders and hazel eyes.

"Nice to meet you." She says. "Shall we go?" we begin to walk up to the church and she starts to tell me everything there is to know about Spence. Once she's finished talking me through a tour of the inside she starts talking about the grounds of Spence

"The gardens are behind us and the lake is down that way." She says pointing past the woods.

"But don't go near the forest at night." She says in warning.

'Why?" I ask curious. She mumbles something I can't here.

"Gypsies.' She whispers Looking around nervously.

"Mrs. Nightwing let's them make camp in the woods." She says.

"Well they can't be that bad if trusts them to stay here, right?" I ask. She gives me a look and I am guessing they can be that dangerous. Our conversation ends and we continue our walk in silence. Footsteps approach behind and the two girls I saw in the great hall come up to my left.

"Well, welcome to Spence Miss. Doyle." The blond says. I can tell she doesn't mean it but I think her anyway.

"I trust Charlotte here gave you the full tour." The girl with black hair says.

"Yes, it was very kind of her." I say smiling at Charlotte who gives me a nervous grin.

'And, oh, I do hope she warned you about the woods." The blond says dramatically.

'If you mean the gypsies yes, but I find it all rather fascinating." I say just as dramatically. The girls stifle their laughter and begin to walk ahead of us, arms linked.

"Who are they?" I ask when Charlotte and I are alone again. She sighs.

"Only the most popular girls here, Baily Brookston is the blond and Sophie Plum is her sidekick, the shorter with black hair." Charlotte says.

"Their truly vile girls, try not to let them get to you." She says. I can still see them walking in front of us. Baily laughing freely as Sophie smiles at her own joke.

We reach the church soon after and file into pews. Bibles are passed down and the service begins. I find that none of the girls actually read along with anything they simply pretend to, to please the teachers. After a long hour of praying, reading and singing were released. Charlotte and I walk back together. There's a fog coming in and my vision's not quite clear but I swear I can see something moving in the woods. I stop and turn to look but I can't see anything.

"What is it?" Charlotte says coming back to me.

"Nothing I just thought I saw something." I say glancing one last time.

"Gypsies." Charlotte whispers, I roll my eyes.

"I heard they have a new….member?" She says.

"A young boy, around our age I think?" She tells me.

"How do you know?" I ask her. She pauses.

"They come past the grounds sometimes while were out, I over heard them." She says. I don't question her anymore and we finish the walk back to Spence in silence. Dinner ends all too early but I am grateful for the free time. Charlotte explains my classes to me and tells me about the teachers I have. We can hear laughter coming from Baily's side of the room but we ignore it and end up enjoying ourselves anyway. At ten o'clock Mrs. Nightwing comes in and sends us all to bed. Charlotte and I walk to our room together. I sit down on my bed and take my boots off as Charlotte moves behind the screen to change.

"So this was your mother's room?" I hear her say.

"Yes, that's what Mrs. Nightwing says." I say lying back on my bed.

"Wow, that's amazing. I mean to be able to sort of, walk in your mothers footsteps." She says.

"I suppose." I say, If only I knew where those footsteps led.

"But didn't your mother come here?" I ask. The movement behind the screen stops and I fear I've said something wrong. Charlotte appears from behind the screen. She sits down on her bed with her head down. She sighs.

"My mother died when I was very young. I don't really know anything about her." She says quietly. I move over to sit next to her.

"I am sorry." I say. Even though I am sure she's heard it a million times before.

"That's why my father sent me here, thought it would help me to have a mother figure in my life." I sight and wrap my arms around her giving her a hug.

"Thanks." She says smiling.

"Well, best be getting to bed." She says pulling the covers back and lying down. I change and then follow getting into my own bed and falling into deep sleep.

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Ok. So it's short I know. But I don't like this chapter anyway and I changed it like 5 times and this was the best I could come up with. I promise you they will get longer. I just tend to describe alot and put it all into few words that's why their so short. Ok. so plz review. I know this chapter wasn't very good so feel free to tell me. but do review!!! Thanks and Happy Holidays to all!!!!!!!!

~Meg~