In the box was a…
Pair of…
Skates.
Ice skates to be exact.
They were normal white ones that looked plain and simple, but in a princess-y way. At the bottom of the box was a note from her parents.
Tea,
We knew you were growing out your dance school. So when your dance teacher came to us and told us about Iceview, we thought it would be the best place for you. Understand we love you, and want nothing more to see you happy and chasing after your dreams.
Understand that we love you and hope you will pursue this challenge.
Mom and Dad
Ps- We hope these come handy.
Tea looked from the note to the skates and back again. She put a few pieces together, but wondered what the 'challenge' was. 'Maybe they want me to try out for the female hockey team?' She thought jokingly. Looking back up at the headmaster's desk, to see the papers he left out for her.
They were really just try out forms to clubs and sports.
Male Hockey
Female Hockey
Soccer
American Football
Tennis
Golf
Disks
Horseback Riding
Cooking Club
Book club
Readers and writers welcomed
Dueling Club
Art Club
Movie Club
Debate Club
Music Club
Plant Club
Swim team Club
Animal Lovers Club
Farm Club
Ocean Club
History Club
Cleaning Club
Science Club
Fashion Club
Ribbon Making Club
Crazy/Want to take over the world Club
Beach Club (Aren't we miles away from any beach?)
Yu-gi-oh Fan Club (?)
Pranking Fat Kids Club
Goth and Emo Club
Hot Guys in the School Club
That was all on pages with other info in them, but one page caught her eye even more.
Ice Skating Team
A sudden thought rushed to Tea, but she just shook it out. Again she looked through the papers, trying to find a Dance club. She didn't see the awards in the cabinet behind her, and if she did she would have found a photo of girls and guys on the ice doing moves that she could only dream of. One of them was a beautiful red- head girl with a smile on her face and holding up one of the biggest trophies anyone would have ever seen, beside her was a man with blonde hair and a soft smile that wouldn't normally grace his face.
But Tea just kept shoveling through papers trying to find the one she seeked. The nob jiggled slightly and the headmaster came in.
"So have you thought it over?"
Tea looked up an asked, "Where's the Dance stuff?"
Headmaster Grand looked at the young lady in front of him in disbelief. "We don't have a dance anything, just ice skating. I thought it would have been as clear as air by now, after your parents gave you skates instead of dancing shoes."
Tea's face went pale, "You guys want me to try-out for the hockey team!"
Headmaster Grand looked skyward, and then to the photo of the girl, guy and trophy. He sighed and turned back to the girl, whose eyes had widen. "No…But…No…" She murmured softly. Her mind was rolling over and over. Miss Blofish wanted her to ice skate again. But she couldn't. Especially after what happened the last time… Head master Grand tried not to feel the sharp pain of sorrow for the girl in front of him, along with regret for himself.
Tea's head was bent, as if she was crying, but when she brought her head up her face was clear of any tears.
She got up and seemed death to the world around her. She grabbed the box with skates in them, and her purse. Headmaster Grand stood up, asking her a question, but Tea didn't hear. All she knew was that she needed to get out of this room…And fast. Tea turned to the door and opened it. Turning down the nearest hallway, she ran down it till she came to a stair case and went up that. Tea ran up another hall and another, till all t seemed like she was doing was racing upwards. When she reached the top floor, she found a door counseled behind a curtain. Tea opened the door, and started sobbing before it was shut.
She didn't know how long she was there, or when she stopped crying, but what she did know was that she just intruded into someone's life and it was getting dark. Around her was a couch, a table and chairs, a book case full of books, and pictures hung all over the walls.
"Yes, I know, Seto… We just can't stop looking… She could be in real trouble… Does some think a certain someone is cute?... Ok, ok, just calm down…I'm at the attic door… Yes, HQ… Rebecca said that she ran away crying and was running up most stair cases… Ok… Good-bye, Seto," A voice said as it was walking up the stair case.
Tea instantly hid behind the couch. Just in time too. As she was crouching down, the door opened. All Tea heard was foot-steps, the switch flip on, and then silence. She heard someone sigh and open phone and start to text someone. Tea tried not to scream in anger. After a while she heard him leave. Shutting the door, and light off behind him.
Slowly Tea breathed in a sigh of relief. She stood up and started to move around the couch when a voice cut through the darkness.
"Who are you and why are you hiding?"
The lights burned on and Tea was momentarily blinded by them.
"What..." Tea sputtered as she spotted the dark solute in the blinding light.