No one bothered to look up at us, as we entered the cafeteria exactly on time. No one even spared us a glance, until some seventh grader got up to get breakfast, and gasped, immediately seeing the boys faces.
I guess the boys held power over the whole school, and it had never been tested, so when they saw that someone had tested, and beaten the kings of the school. Soon the whole school was staring with wide eyes, as we made our way to our normal table in the center of the dining hall. I'm pretty sure that the boys would've tried to run, if Macey wasn't holding Nick and Jonas's hands, I was holding Zach and Grant's hands, and Bex was behind them, her face absolutely glowing with triumph.
I led them over, and sat them in between Bex and I, they knew there was no chance of escape. They knew consequences would be worse if they did try to run.
Finally dad looked up from his plate of food, and had to cover his mouth with his hand to stop food from spewing over all of the seventh graders. I smiled at his reaction, as he nudged Joe, and Joe looked up to see what was so amusing.
Eventually all the other boys and girls figured out that they wouldn't die if they laughed, but Grant, Nick, and Zach were all sending glares at the younger kids. Which quieted them for about five seconds before it became impossible not to laugh at their ridiculous faces.
"So, Zach, how are you liking your fifteen minutes of fame?" I asked, teasing him about the loss.
He just glared at me. I guess being beaten, gives no reason to smirk. So I smirked instead.
Grant was mumbling about having to regain their reputations, and Jonas was mumbling concoctions under his breath, trying to come up with a solution for the unremovable makeup.
The boys sat through breakfast without a voiced complaint.
So, as a reward, we took them out ten minutes early, and gave them the wipes for their faces, so that they could remove all traces of the hideous makeup job, but all we could do was laugh.
Twenty minutes, we were all sitting in COW, the boys faces completely clean, but sniggering classmates everywhere. It would take a while for them to live down the humiliation.
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A few nights later I was out for a jog. I realized that we had already been at Blackthorne for two whole weeks. Between the constant scheming, screaming, and classes, time had been completely used up. Bex and Grant had finally started going out, and Liz and Jonas were warming up to one another. Macey and I still had weird relationships with Zach and Nick. Our roommates swore that we would make perfect couples, but Zach was so annoying.
I was just running past one of the light posts that were out in the forest, to help guide my way, when I heard noises. Figuring it was just an animal, I continued on, but ran straight into a blockade.
Of people.
I looked around, confused for less than a microsecond, before I realized exactly who they were, and why they were here.
"Really, it took you two whole weeks to find me?" I taunted.