Days, weeks, and months passed. Desdemona was already six years old when the results of the test arrived. "Mommy! Look, the mail arrived." She gasped. "There's one from Magia's School for the gifted! I think it's the results of the test." Her stomach turned upside down. "I might not pass…" Every moment of the letter opening seemed like eternity. The paper made a sharp sound as it was ripped open and the flap sound of the letter as it collided with the envelope. The sheet of paper lifted towards her mom. "Desdemona… I'm so sorry…" Elvira had a depressed tone. Desdemona frowned. "I didn't pass did I?" Her brain filled with thoughts. Her life plan is all ruined. She turned her back and started to walk away when her mom stopped her. "Just kidding. Of course you passed!" Her mom chuckled. All dark thoughts vanished and was replaced by the happiest and joyful thoughts. "Yes! Yes! I knew it!" She hopped and skipped happily. Her heart lifted from the nervousness. "School starts next week."
The next week passed fast as Desdemona and her mom bought all the supplies. Books for magic,feathers,ink, and more. All went well on her way to the first day of school. Late summer arrived a bit early than usual. "Bye mom!" Desdemona waved goodbye and her mom gave her a kiss and a hug. "I hope your day goes well. Don't forget to make friends!" Her mom gave her one last hug as Desdemona skipped to school. But she stopped dead at entrance as the thought reached her mind. Friends? How am I supposed to make friends? The hall was buzzing with people. All of them seemed to know each other. Am I the only one different? It went better than expected.
"Hello! You're new right?" A ginger haired girl with golden eyes that seem to glow and glitter looked at her and grinned. "My name is Aurelia. What's your name?" Desdemona smiled and answered politely. "I'm Desdemona." Aurelia asked her which class she was assigned to. "1-131." Aurelia widened her eyes. "Mine too!" Desdemona and her new friend walked towards the classroom. Everything was well, as expected. They introduced each of them and the teacher, , showed them around the classroom, which was large and crystal, like other classrooms. So it was a perfect day right? Until magic class.
"That was a excellent freezing spell Fery. Desdemona, can you perform a levitation spell?" Desdemona said 'Subuolo' and dark mist rose upon her water bottle. She thought it was going well. Until the whole class started gasping and snickering. Even the teacher looked shocked. "Ahem, that was um, uh a great spell. Next." The rest of the class was foggy to Desdemona. What did I do wrong? Why were they laughing?
At the end of the class, a brown-haired girl with blue eyes walked toward her. "What was that? What's with your 'black smoke'? That's totally not a normal spell color, or texture! It's not even you're born ugly." Desdemona stared. Everything made sense now. The tester, teacher, the snickering. She now just realized the texture and color of the magical aura of the other students. They were sparkly and bright. and hers was just the opposite. She was different. "Hello shadow girl." A random boy in the hallway called her as she walked to the bathroom.
Lunch was even worse. No one sat next to her, they deserted her, completely. "Careful, she might give us her disgusting black smoke."A girl scooted away from her and laughed. Aurelia walked towards her. Desdemona's hope lifted. "Thank goodness I-" She was cut off my Aurelia. "I'm sorry to be rude but, is there something wrong with you?" Desdemona narrowed her eyes. "No! I'm perfectly normal!" Aurelia looked down. "I'm sorry but it's contagious, I don't want to have it." And then she just left. What kind of friend is she? I don't have any sickness! See how they feel if they're different! Desdemona silently blasted a spell at Angelia, the girl who said she was different, and her hair immediately turned green. "My hair!" Angelia immediately flipped and turned at Desdemona. "It's her sickness! It's spreading to me!"What? No! No! It was my spell not my 'disease'!People around her screamed and ran to another table in a jiffy. Desdemona cracked. "It wasn't me you fools! I just turned her hair green for her to feel revenge not worse for me!" She shouted. The other fearfully looked up. "Oh look, the shadow girl's mad. Turning my hair green is nothing that I can't fix. Your spells are useless." Angelia's words rang in her ears. Your spells are useless.
"What's going on here?" Mrs. Silvine, the principal, walked into the cafeteria. "Explain." Angelia started talking before Desdemona can say anything. "This girl turned my hair green for no reason! She just wanted to make a fool of me!" Silvine looked toward Desdemona. "Is true?" "True I turned her hair green but-" Silvine gasped. "Well then you have nothing to say. Making fun of someone for fun is disastrous behavior. I shall see you in my office Miss Panela." And with that she walked out. Desdemona scowled and shot a look at Angelia, and she returned with a smirk. Aurelia looked at Desdemona, wide eyed and walked over. "I can't believe you would do that." But Desdemona didn't hear her. She was already stomping away towards the doors, to the office, where her mom was in.
