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Chapter 4
September 17, 1895
On the journey to my new home afway from the royal court, we passed many streets lit up with aromas of food and people and work. Finally, we arrived at Spence Academy; I could not bear to sit in the bloody carriage any longer.
"Come along, Miss Harrington," the driver said escorting me out. Unusually he was not the same driver we usually use. He was an Indian boy with long eyelashes, black curls, and a crooked smile. He looked as old as I did, if not a year older. Then, he caught me staring. "Miss, are you okay?"
"Ah, yes! I was merely trying to adjust to the sunlight out here." This would have been more believable if it were not around four in the afternoon.
"Certainly Miss," he replied to my comment while trying to stifle a small giggle, "I'll start taking in your trunks." Then he left with my trunks towards the school.
It was very strange, the encounter with this driver. It sent shivers down my spine to think that he was hiding something. I regained my composure and headed towards Spence's front door. At the door, a woman much older than I waited for me with a welcoming smile bannered across her face.
"Welcome, you must be Renee Harrington!" the woman said to me as I approached her. "I am the headmistress, Misses Nightwing."
"Hello, how do you do?" I replied, mimicking her tone in an effort to start on the right foot.
"We are so glad you could join us. We usually don't make last minute acceptances, but in your case, we pulled a few strings," she said in another sweet voice.
"I am glad to be here," almost choking on the word glad, but finishing it with the most sincere grin I could muster at the moment.
"Brigid, will escort you to your room. You will be rooming with two wonderful girls, Miss Bradshaw, and Miss Doyle, until we prepare your new room," she said in an attempt to reassure me that I will enjoy every minute here and meet many new friends.
"Thank you so much, I'm sure I'll enjoy sharing a room with them," trying to match her tone once more as if what I was saying was written in the Bible or on stone tablets.
"'Ere you go Miss," Brigid said. "Your new room should be prepared by evening"
"Thank you Brigid"
"Hello!" I hear the first voice in the room say. The girl speaking was not as tall as I was and was a little pudgy, "I am Ann Bradshaw."
"Pleased to meet you, I am Renee Harrington," I said.
"Hello Renee, I am Gemma Doyle," the second girl said. It was she; she was the one from my vision. I was in complete shock, but managed to keep my enthusiastic smile on my face.
"How do you do, Gemma?" my words came out slurred and sounded as if I were saying ow dew yood, Gemma? Although she laughed a bit, I found myself falling and fast, Gemma caught me before I reached the floor and everything went dark. The light appeared once again, but this time I was not alone, Gemma came with me. As a vision began, I saw her, Ann, Felicity, and the Cross' daughter, Pippa in a dream world. I wondered if she could see it too, but as quickly as it started, it ended. I awoke to see Gemma holding me up and staring at me as if I knew what had just happened. I gave her a vacant look before saying, "I am terribly sorry for this spectacle, travel tends to weaken me," I said in an embarrassed way, "Will you keep this between us? I just got here, and I certainly don't want to see a doctor."
"Certainly, not of word of it!" Ann said, but I was not worried about her for the most part, all she saw was me fainting, however, Gemma was a different story though.
"Sure thing," Gemma says as if she were breaking out of a trance, "well, we'll leave you to change into the clothes for vespers. Come along, Ann."
"Thank you," I said with a smile.
As soon as they walk into the hallway, I heard them whispering to each other. "How strange," Gemma spoke first.
"Should we tell the headmistress?" Ann's shy voice spoke, poking into Gemma's train of thought.
"No, we will only tell Fee and Pip, tonight at theā¦" I could not here anything else; Gemma and Ann were already too far away.
After hearing this, I closed the door and began to unpack a few of my belongings. In my trunks, I carried some items that meant the world to me, many different dresses; the dress George gave me on top, a portrait of my family in front of the palace, and my bow with a quiver of arrows. Even though it is not very lady-like to go hunting, I have always kept my bow handy and enjoy shooting arrows. I hid my bow in the back of my small closet, where it was dark and no one will ever find it, then changed and headed for vespers.
Just saying, I'm blending some of the
characters to create Renee, so she can blend
into Spence with the other girls and so
she can share the same intrests as them too.
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