"Snow White. Huh." I say.
She shakes her head and smiles.
"The Dean never told me your name. Want to tell me?" She says.
"Oh, yes, of course. My name is Aurora, but you can call me Briar Rose."
"Briar Rose... That's a very pretty name."
"Thank you."
"Not to rush you, but are you comfortable with standing up and taking a tour of the Academy? I will explain more to you during it."
"Let me see." I prop my self up higher and swing my legs over the cot. I place my hand on her shoulder, mumbling an "excuse me," and stand up.
"Hmm." I hum quietly.
"You alright?" Snow White asks.
"Yes, I just didn't know I would recover from, uh, Orientation so quickly." I say.
"Well, like I said, you won't feel pain ever again here at the Academy. Orientation is always the hardest part. It is for everyone."
"Okay."
"Your transition in the Academy will be very easy and smooth. You will get your class schedule soon. I don't know whether or not the Dean will deliver it to you personally, though."
I shake my head occasionally as she talks. She leads me out of the room we were in and into a hallway. It is wide and empty.
"All the students here are very nice." She hooks her arm into mine and walks me down the corridor. She pats my arm every once in a while.
"They welcome all the new students with open arms. They can help you with your studies once you first arrive. The classes here will be challenging at first. The Professors want to "break-you-in" so you can get used to their classes. If I may say so, I think it's very weird. It's like you're a horse!"
I laugh. We turn a corner and enter another hallway. This one is much longer and narrow.
"Now, you must be wondering, 'why am I here?' Well, you have been sent here for a very special reason. The Dean, in unity with the Professors, all think that you have a unique talent. This talent that you have will be used wisely by them to help change the world for the better. Every student at the Academy is here because of that. The Dean has seen their personalities as something she can use to help advance both the Academy and the human world. She has granted you, along with all the other students, an advantage. This advantage is a higher education, a beautiful home and community, and a chance to really find yourself. I know it sounds like you are being 'used,' so call it. But you are not. If the Dean knew that you would not wish to do this, she would have not sent you here. The Dean makes sure to examine each possible student carefully before sending them here."
I think it's nice for the Dean to do this, wanting to change the world. But it seems a little weird...
"That's wonderful of the Dean to do this." I say, looking up at her.
"It really is." She says.
We are silent for a while.
"Let's be friends." She says
"What?" I say, startled by her request.
"We're gonna be friends." She looks at me.
"Okay." I say. "That was very sudden," I chuckle mid-sentence, "I though that you were here to answer my questions and that sort of thing- that this meeting was a one time thing."
She laughs. "Nope, you're never getting rid of me now."
I laugh along with her. Our laughs soon die out, and the only noise in the hallway is the click of Snow White's heels as we turn yet another corner.
Well there's that chapter! The next one will be coming soon! Thanks so much for reading this and putting up with my lousy writing(haha)! I love you guys so much!
Forever and Always,
Me.