Chapter 3: New Surroundings:
"Catrina get up!" I heard someone say, but she was quiet as someone else spoke. "Leave her alone. I want to see the look on her face when Suna gets in here." Someone else said. I turned over and ignored them; I wasn't in the mood today. I hadn't shown any emotions since that day in my room, but I did find myself getting angry allot. At myself. At Cary... at my parents. All that I wanted was to be back home, in my old bed, in my old room, with my... parents. But I can't go back and I can't change what had already happened. I can't change this. I have been here for eleven years.
I left the next day from my home and planet, to this place. I remembered when Cary told me and I shut my eyes tight trying to block out the image, but it still haunted me. I've never seen Cary since that day. The people that came to the house and told Cary, were the ones I left with the next morning. I was told to pack nothing and wear the simplest thing I owned. I didn't own anything like that.
This is an all girls place, and here they teach you all the proper ways to be presentable and be a beautiful, well-respected young woman. The place is ran by older women, who we had to admire and we had to obey. Their so strict and never let up. We had to get up ever morning at day break to make the beds, then the chores, cooking, cleaning, sewing, and washing. I didn't do any of it. It just not in my nature!
Like always, it's time for an inspection. I don't see why they insist on having these! This time I'm not in the mood. After having a restless night of the distant nightmare and trying to block it, I didn't sleep until recently... an hour ago. I could hear Miss. Suna coming down the long cold floor, heels clicking.
I closed my eyes and finally slept, but was abruptly awaken by the sound of my cot hitting the floor. I know who it was. I rolled my eyes and looked up at her.
"Sorry about that princess, but... get up!" she said mockingly and cold. Everyone laughed. She said that I needed to get up and make my bed; someone was here to see me! Someone like whom?
I got up and put my bare feet on the cold, damp floor. I made up my bed and she told me to remake it. I did as she asked. She laughed and told me to make it again. In the end, I made it up eight times. Everyone laughed and bowed to me as I left. I could hear them whispering.
"She is no more a princess, than I am rich and in charge... I heard that she never learned how to speak... Well, I heard that she was in some much trouble in the other places that they told her to never speak again!" They were all wrong. If they only knew. I looked at Miss. Suna and followed her out of the room. I think she just does this to get a reaction out of 'Princess' as she called me...
I showered and dressed and went into a small room. I knew this room. Nothing great was going to come from in here. This is going to be interesting. I bet she will start off by saying how I don't talk or maybe how worthless I am or maybe that I am sixteen and don't know how to do anything right! Take your pick!
Well, this time it was the Sueki's. There was a mother and a father and an older daughter. She looked about a year older that I am...
On the way home everything was quiet. I already didn't like it. I will probably leave tonight, but where will I go... I will let things play out a bit longer...
They lived in a large apartment; close to the high school I would be attending. They asked me my name. I handed them the paper Miss. Suna had given me. It had my name, age, birthday, blood type, and what they thought were my favorite colors, and many other things, plus what they thought of me.
"So, I see you like black and navy." Mrs. Sueki said. I shook my head and pointed to my blue and silver earrings. "I see you are sixteen. Ryka and you should get along great. She's seventeen!" I looked at the girl. She rolled her large brown eyes and went to her room. "Don't pay here any mind. She is just getting use to you!" Mr. Sueki said, smiling. They showed me to her my room. It was decorated in black and navy. If you like you like black and navy! This is perfect for you. I opened the window, letting the wind play with my raven/blue, knee length hair. I looked to see the small balcony. I stepped out on to it.
Mrs. Sueki knocked on my door to check on me. She brought me some clothes and a school uniform. She left me to try things on. The uniform was the first thing that caught my eye. The skirt was a dark blue, like my hair and eyes, and it swayed when I walked.
It connected to a long tube top, which had ruffles to cover the top of my arms. I cut it to make it disconnect and comfortable. There was a large blue jewel in the center and a large silver bow. I also had silver medium platform shoes and a blue choker with a silver jewel. This bets any uniform I ever had to wear!
"Catrina get up!" I heard someone say, but she was quiet as someone else spoke. "Leave her alone. I want to see the look on her face when Suna gets in here." Someone else said. I turned over and ignored them; I wasn't in the mood today. I hadn't shown any emotions since that day in my room, but I did find myself getting angry allot. At myself. At Cary... at my parents. All that I wanted was to be back home, in my old bed, in my old room, with my... parents. But I can't go back and I can't change what had already happened. I can't change this. I have been here for eleven years.
I left the next day from my home and planet, to this place. I remembered when Cary told me and I shut my eyes tight trying to block out the image, but it still haunted me. I've never seen Cary since that day. The people that came to the house and told Cary, were the ones I left with the next morning. I was told to pack nothing and wear the simplest thing I owned. I didn't own anything like that.
This is an all girls place, and here they teach you all the proper ways to be presentable and be a beautiful, well-respected young woman. The place is ran by older women, who we had to admire and we had to obey. Their so strict and never let up. We had to get up ever morning at day break to make the beds, then the chores, cooking, cleaning, sewing, and washing. I didn't do any of it. It just not in my nature!
Like always, it's time for an inspection. I don't see why they insist on having these! This time I'm not in the mood. After having a restless night of the distant nightmare and trying to block it, I didn't sleep until recently... an hour ago. I could hear Miss. Suna coming down the long cold floor, heels clicking.
I closed my eyes and finally slept, but was abruptly awaken by the sound of my cot hitting the floor. I know who it was. I rolled my eyes and looked up at her.
"Sorry about that princess, but... get up!" she said mockingly and cold. Everyone laughed. She said that I needed to get up and make my bed; someone was here to see me! Someone like whom?
I got up and put my bare feet on the cold, damp floor. I made up my bed and she told me to remake it. I did as she asked. She laughed and told me to make it again. In the end, I made it up eight times. Everyone laughed and bowed to me as I left. I could hear them whispering.
"She is no more a princess, than I am rich and in charge... I heard that she never learned how to speak... Well, I heard that she was in some much trouble in the other places that they told her to never speak again!" They were all wrong. If they only knew. I looked at Miss. Suna and followed her out of the room. I think she just does this to get a reaction out of 'Princess' as she called me...
I showered and dressed and went into a small room. I knew this room. Nothing great was going to come from in here. This is going to be interesting. I bet she will start off by saying how I don't talk or maybe how worthless I am or maybe that I am sixteen and don't know how to do anything right! Take your pick!
Well, this time it was the Sueki's. There was a mother and a father and an older daughter. She looked about a year older that I am...
On the way home everything was quiet. I already didn't like it. I will probably leave tonight, but where will I go... I will let things play out a bit longer...
They lived in a large apartment; close to the high school I would be attending. They asked me my name. I handed them the paper Miss. Suna had given me. It had my name, age, birthday, blood type, and what they thought were my favorite colors, and many other things, plus what they thought of me.
"So, I see you like black and navy." Mrs. Sueki said. I shook my head and pointed to my blue and silver earrings. "I see you are sixteen. Ryka and you should get along great. She's seventeen!" I looked at the girl. She rolled her large brown eyes and went to her room. "Don't pay here any mind. She is just getting use to you!" Mr. Sueki said, smiling. They showed me to her my room. It was decorated in black and navy. If you like you like black and navy! This is perfect for you. I opened the window, letting the wind play with my raven/blue, knee length hair. I looked to see the small balcony. I stepped out on to it.
Mrs. Sueki knocked on my door to check on me. She brought me some clothes and a school uniform. She left me to try things on. The uniform was the first thing that caught my eye. The skirt was a dark blue, like my hair and eyes, and it swayed when I walked.
It connected to a long tube top, which had ruffles to cover the top of my arms. I cut it to make it disconnect and comfortable. There was a large blue jewel in the center and a large silver bow. I also had silver medium platform shoes and a blue choker with a silver jewel. This bets any uniform I ever had to wear!