Disclaimer:

(This is kind of all true what I said about the movie)

Deep in the middle of the woods. Yes, very deep. Eating popcorn and watching… Paranormal Activity.

Me: Where did Bill go?

Movie: Something about…Ouija board…Markings…Katie…The other guy…

Me: WTF? Not scary…Crap Film…

Movie: Random footprints…Door slamming...Can't remember rest…

Me: This is NOT scary. Seriously? It actually looked good. But it's crap.

Movie: Picture in attic…Boring Stuff…Not Scary…

Me: What is this movie actually about?

Movie: I don't know…Abduction…Maybe…Demon…

Me: oh

Movie: Search Up…On Google…

Me: Damn…Missed the ending…Apparently it's really good…

Katie: Yeah apparently I'm like the killer.

Chapter 4 – First Encounter

I followed Andrew to the dining-hall. It was massive. I noticed children in blue capes and others in green.

"This is when everyone in the school comes together for supper." Olivia told me. There were three very long tables with benches on either side. Blue capes were on the left, purple in the centre and green on the right. There was a prefect at each end serving the food. At the very end of the hall, the staff sat around a fourth table.

Andrew followed my gaze and explained, "That's the High Table."

I recognized Dr. Bloor sitting at the head of the High Table. He wore a black cape. The food tasted slightly better than the other meals. Soon, most of the children had finished supper.

"We have two hours of homework now. The endowed children have to work in the King's room." Olivia informed me.

"Oh" was all I said.

"Are you endowed?" Andrew asked me. His face looked fascinated. I nodded, as people within a three-feet radius turned to stare at me.

"What do you do?"

"Erm… I'll tell you another time. I'm trying to keep a low profile" I relied, carefully choosing my words.

"Sure, we understand"

After supper, children began to walk out the dining-hall and to their classrooms. I trailed behind Olivia, all the way to the King's room. When we went inside, I noticed Dr. Bloor standing inside. Olivia went to sit in her seat, leaving a seat next to her saved for me, whilst Dr. Bloor beckoned for me to come to him.

"This is Summer Anderson. She is one of the endowed." Dr. Bloor boomed to the whole class. Well obviously. "She can control the four elements."

My face went into total shock. Shit. He wasn't supposed to say that. So much for keeping a low profile! I became aware of a few heads snap up in interest. Wonderful.

I took my seat next to Olivia; feeling lots of pairs of eyes watch me as Dr. Bloor walked out of the King's room. I kept my head down until I was sure nobody was staring. Five minutes later, whilst everyone was working, I looked up to glance at the people in the room. Some of them I remembered, like Charlie and a girl with long, pale hair called Emma. I sat between Olivia and a boy slightly younger than me called Tancred. Tancred had electrified yellow hair and round eyes. I was then that I first saw him. He sat at the head of the table, watching my every move. He looked a lot like Dr. Bloor but younger and more handsome. He had penetrating eyes. They were coal-black and frightening. He kept the same expression on his face. His stare was cold. I looked away quickly.

"Who's that?" I whispered to Olivia. She looked up and following my gaze. She instantly looked back down, as I copied her.

"That's Manfred Bloor. He's the head boy and Dr. Bloor's son. You really don't want to get on the bad side of him although most people already have. He has the power to hypnotise people, sometimes even permanently."

I peered through the gaps in my hair to check if it was safe to look. Manfred was focusing on his work.

"He look's a little…older than us" I struggled to find the right words.

"He's eighteen."

I tried to carry on with my work, but I couldn't concentrate. I missed home. I missed my family and friends. I missed my bedroom. I missed my iPod.

"Ouch!" I shrieked, as an electrical current passed through my body. Everyone turned to stare at me.

"I'm so sorry" the boy called Tancred apologised. I turned to look at him. He shuffled his chair as far away as possible from me.

"It's okay." I mumbled. Everyone was still staring at me until finally Manfred told them to get on with their work. When the clock chimed eight o' clock, we were allowed to leave. I was the first one out the door.

"Come on. The dormitories are this way." Olivia was already ten paces ahead of me.

There were six beds, place close to each other on both sides of the long room.

I unpacked my bag and changed into my pyjamas. I hopped into the narrow bed covered in a tartan blanket. There was a chair at the end of each bed and small cabinet against the wall between them. It didn't take long for me to fall asleep, despite the hard, uncomfortable shape of the bed.