A/N-alrighty now. Thank you for re-reviewing, those of you who have so
far. I still haven't heard from everyone(there will be a list below) and
before I can put up ch. 3, I'm gonna have to finalize everything, soo if I
don't hear from you within...uh I'll make it about two weeks(maybe
more)before posting ch. 3, I can't put you in. Besides that, I think I'm
ready to roll. PLUS, if I don't hear from everyone, that means I might have
an easier time pairing everyone...we'll see.
LIST
People I HAVE heard from:
Jocelyn Padoga
Moonlights Sundance(just to remind you, you submitted twins, Bets and Scribble)
Bookey Elliot
Imaginelet
rubix the cube(however, it was under the pen name death to all rubix cubes)
Pmochizuki
Sam(don't worry! I didn't forget you and I still want you!)
Frenchy Goil
Ccatt(are you sure you submitted, I didn't see ay from you....)
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People I HAVEN'T heard from(if you know any of these people remind them!):
Coolish-submitted character under the name of Luna Delis, nickname Slink
My dog ate my penname-submitted character under the name of Madison Wallace, nickname Spitball
Matchin' Laces-submitted character under the name Alysha Wood, nickname Alaska
Dreamer110-submitted character under the name Ruby Mayers, nickname Dreamer
Holly Rose E.-submitted character under the name Rhiona McFarland, nickname Sim
Klover-submitted character under the name Saiorse Marie Bernadette Callan, nickname Irish
Oxmoronic Alliteration-submitted character under the name Coppelia Madafarri, nickname Zodiac
Someone submitted a character named Kathryn Jennifer Carnegie, nickname Kitty...don't know who
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CHAPTER TWO
My mom's never been good with words. Like right now, she's trying to tell me she's going to miss me but, and I hate to use a cliché here, she's beating around the bush. Seriously, I don't think she even knows what she's saying.
"Mom" I interrupted her. We were standing in front of the elaborate main building, which looked a friggin mansion. The campus was seriously huge! It had dorms and buildings and sports facilities. It even had an 18 hole golf course, an equestrian course, and anything else you could imagine. Wowsers. "I'll miss you too" she stared at me, tears welling up in her hazel eyes before she gave me a hug.
"Oh Kai" she said with a sniff. "It won't be the same without you around" she stepped back, her hands on my shoulders looking at me. "Look at you. You've grown up so nicely" she tucked a stray strand of my short dark brown hair behind my ear. "You're so pretty now Kai" she began to get one of those far away looks in her eyes and I knew it was time to intervene.
"Mooom" I said, shaking her hands off.
"Right" she snapped back to Earth. "Sorry, I...well" she fumbled around for the right words. "You'll have a great time dear."
"Yeah" I replied through clenched teeth. Somehow, I just couldn't believe her.
"C'mon you two" Greg called from the door. I picked up my backpack and my mom followed me into the building where we were greeted by Greg, and an elegant looking lady with silvery gray hair pulled back into a tight bun, not a loose hair in sight, and a professional looking skirt suit. "Kailila" Greg said in introduction. "This is Mrs. Morehouse, the headmistress. When I went here, she was my English teacher."
"It is a pleasure to meet you Miss Jefferson" she said, grasping my hand tightly while we shook. "I'm positive that you are going to have a splendid time here at Fairview Academy" yeah, how come I'm the only one who's NOT positive that I'm going to have a great time? Cause as far as I'm concerned, I'd much rather be back home in Nevada.
"Thank you" I forced a smile.
"As soon as you're done saying your farewells, I'll show you to your room" Mrs. Morehouse stepped back and I turned to look at Greg and mom.
"I'll miss ya kid" Greg said, ruffling my hair. "We'll see you next break" he then reached into his pocket and pulled out a credit card, with my name on it! "This is for you. It has a monthly limit but I don't think you'll reach it" he handed it to me with a smile. Visa, everywhere you want to be. Except...I don't want to be here...funny how that works.
"Thanks Greg" I gave him a hug. I then turned to my mom, who had a tear running down her cheek. "Don't cry mom" I said softly, taking her hand in mine. "I'll call and I'll write and I'll text message and I'll sky write..." a small smile crept across her face.
"Don't worry about me" she said, wiping the tear away. "I'll be fine. I'm worrying about you."
"Don't" I gave my mom a huge hug and she kissed me on the forehead.
"I love you" she whispered.
"Love ya too" I choked out, beginning to cry. Here I was, being sent off to prep school and I had to say good-bye to my mom, and Greg of course, who I wouldn't see again for at least a month. I wiped away my tears and Mrs. Morehouse stepped forward.
"Alright dear" she said calmly, although in a firm voice. She then shook hands with Greg and mom. The two of them then turned and walked out the door, my mom constantly looking over her shoulder. Ten seconds later they were gone and I was stuck. "Are you ready Miss Jefferson?" I nodded, shouldered my backpack and followed Mrs. Morehouse out the doors at the back of the building. We walked past two huge, elegant buildings until we reached an identical one that said "Grisham Hall" on a plaque on the side. We entered the building into a spiffy lobby. Mrs. Morehouse hit the button for the elevator, which we took to the third floor. Then we proceeded down the fancy hallway to room 3F. Mrs. Morehouse knocked sharply on the door, which was opened by a slightly chunky girl with pale blonde hair and light brown eyes, similar to mine, behind brown thick rimmed glasses, although they were very stylish. She was wearing a pair of jeans and tight fitting, pale green American Eagle shirt.
"Ah, Jacquelyn" Mrs. Morehouse greeted with a smile. "This is your new roommate, Kailila Jefferson."
"Hi" Jacquelyn replied, not too enthusiastically.
"Well, I'll leave you two to get better acquainted" Mrs. Morehouse handed me a key. "Your bags will be brought up shortly" she said before walking away. We stood there for an awkward moment before I decided to break the silence.
"Oh, yeah" she said sheepishly. I stepped in and she shut the door behind me. As I looked around my new home, my jaw dropped. The room was like a suite! I was standing in a sitting room, which had a sofa, TV, and a table; all top quality of course. In front of me were three doors, I'm guessing two bedrooms and a bathroom. "They're all like this" Jacquelyn said, noticing the look of shock on my face. "Except for the guys rooms are in shades of blue instead of in shades of pink" I noticed that the wall was painted a light pink and lush carpet I stood on was a darker shade of pink.
"Oh" I dropped my backpack on the floor. "You can call me Kai."
"Call me Snow" she said bluntly and then flopped down on the sofa.
"I don't want to be here" I informed her, so she wouldn't think that I was being snobbish or anything. Someone had to know how I felt, and who better than my new roommate, right?
"Alright. Feel free to leave" she said, motioning to the door.
"Uh..." I said in shock at her response. Well gee, maybe I wasn't being the snobbish one. "Which bedrooms mine?" I asked, a bit hesitantly cause I was sure her response would be just as cold as the first.
"The one on the right" I nodded, picked up my backpack, and then opened the door to the room. Inside was the same colors as the sitting room. The room was equipped with two dressers, a walk in closet, and a queen size bed covered in pink sheets. I dropped my back and went back into the sitting room, almost afraid to confront Snow again.
"Sorry if I seem so cold" Snow said, not turning to face me. "I don't like it here either."
"Then why are you here?" I asked, sitting down on the white sofa next to her.
"It's not like I have a choice" she said with a curt laugh. "Whatever dad says goes. He wanted me to spend more time with teenagers like me thinking that I'd grow to appreciate our abundant wealth."
"What's he do?" I asked.
"Inherited a bunch of money and a company from my grandfather after he died."
"What company?"
"Adidas, you heard of it?" she said sarcastically. She noticed the look of shock on my face and laughed. She then pulled up her jeans, revealing to me a pair of blue superstars with bright yellow stripes and laces. "Custom- made, one of a kind. It's the only perk" she shrugged, and I realized that although our life styles differed, in a way we were alike. Both being forced here against our own wills and all.
"Oh" I smiled at her.
"Why don't I show you the campus?" she suggested, standing up.
"Sure" I stood up too. Now, Snow might not be the friendliest, warmest person alive but she sure as hell is better to have as a roommate than any other rich chick I could imagine. Maybe it won't be that bad.
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A/N-tomorrow I leave for a band trip and I won't be back til Sun., so don't expect any updates for the next few days. Keep those reviews coming though, I'd love to come back to a ton!
LIST
People I HAVE heard from:
Jocelyn Padoga
Moonlights Sundance(just to remind you, you submitted twins, Bets and Scribble)
Bookey Elliot
Imaginelet
rubix the cube(however, it was under the pen name death to all rubix cubes)
Pmochizuki
Sam(don't worry! I didn't forget you and I still want you!)
Frenchy Goil
Ccatt(are you sure you submitted, I didn't see ay from you....)
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People I HAVEN'T heard from(if you know any of these people remind them!):
Coolish-submitted character under the name of Luna Delis, nickname Slink
My dog ate my penname-submitted character under the name of Madison Wallace, nickname Spitball
Matchin' Laces-submitted character under the name Alysha Wood, nickname Alaska
Dreamer110-submitted character under the name Ruby Mayers, nickname Dreamer
Holly Rose E.-submitted character under the name Rhiona McFarland, nickname Sim
Klover-submitted character under the name Saiorse Marie Bernadette Callan, nickname Irish
Oxmoronic Alliteration-submitted character under the name Coppelia Madafarri, nickname Zodiac
Someone submitted a character named Kathryn Jennifer Carnegie, nickname Kitty...don't know who
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CHAPTER TWO
My mom's never been good with words. Like right now, she's trying to tell me she's going to miss me but, and I hate to use a cliché here, she's beating around the bush. Seriously, I don't think she even knows what she's saying.
"Mom" I interrupted her. We were standing in front of the elaborate main building, which looked a friggin mansion. The campus was seriously huge! It had dorms and buildings and sports facilities. It even had an 18 hole golf course, an equestrian course, and anything else you could imagine. Wowsers. "I'll miss you too" she stared at me, tears welling up in her hazel eyes before she gave me a hug.
"Oh Kai" she said with a sniff. "It won't be the same without you around" she stepped back, her hands on my shoulders looking at me. "Look at you. You've grown up so nicely" she tucked a stray strand of my short dark brown hair behind my ear. "You're so pretty now Kai" she began to get one of those far away looks in her eyes and I knew it was time to intervene.
"Mooom" I said, shaking her hands off.
"Right" she snapped back to Earth. "Sorry, I...well" she fumbled around for the right words. "You'll have a great time dear."
"Yeah" I replied through clenched teeth. Somehow, I just couldn't believe her.
"C'mon you two" Greg called from the door. I picked up my backpack and my mom followed me into the building where we were greeted by Greg, and an elegant looking lady with silvery gray hair pulled back into a tight bun, not a loose hair in sight, and a professional looking skirt suit. "Kailila" Greg said in introduction. "This is Mrs. Morehouse, the headmistress. When I went here, she was my English teacher."
"It is a pleasure to meet you Miss Jefferson" she said, grasping my hand tightly while we shook. "I'm positive that you are going to have a splendid time here at Fairview Academy" yeah, how come I'm the only one who's NOT positive that I'm going to have a great time? Cause as far as I'm concerned, I'd much rather be back home in Nevada.
"Thank you" I forced a smile.
"As soon as you're done saying your farewells, I'll show you to your room" Mrs. Morehouse stepped back and I turned to look at Greg and mom.
"I'll miss ya kid" Greg said, ruffling my hair. "We'll see you next break" he then reached into his pocket and pulled out a credit card, with my name on it! "This is for you. It has a monthly limit but I don't think you'll reach it" he handed it to me with a smile. Visa, everywhere you want to be. Except...I don't want to be here...funny how that works.
"Thanks Greg" I gave him a hug. I then turned to my mom, who had a tear running down her cheek. "Don't cry mom" I said softly, taking her hand in mine. "I'll call and I'll write and I'll text message and I'll sky write..." a small smile crept across her face.
"Don't worry about me" she said, wiping the tear away. "I'll be fine. I'm worrying about you."
"Don't" I gave my mom a huge hug and she kissed me on the forehead.
"I love you" she whispered.
"Love ya too" I choked out, beginning to cry. Here I was, being sent off to prep school and I had to say good-bye to my mom, and Greg of course, who I wouldn't see again for at least a month. I wiped away my tears and Mrs. Morehouse stepped forward.
"Alright dear" she said calmly, although in a firm voice. She then shook hands with Greg and mom. The two of them then turned and walked out the door, my mom constantly looking over her shoulder. Ten seconds later they were gone and I was stuck. "Are you ready Miss Jefferson?" I nodded, shouldered my backpack and followed Mrs. Morehouse out the doors at the back of the building. We walked past two huge, elegant buildings until we reached an identical one that said "Grisham Hall" on a plaque on the side. We entered the building into a spiffy lobby. Mrs. Morehouse hit the button for the elevator, which we took to the third floor. Then we proceeded down the fancy hallway to room 3F. Mrs. Morehouse knocked sharply on the door, which was opened by a slightly chunky girl with pale blonde hair and light brown eyes, similar to mine, behind brown thick rimmed glasses, although they were very stylish. She was wearing a pair of jeans and tight fitting, pale green American Eagle shirt.
"Ah, Jacquelyn" Mrs. Morehouse greeted with a smile. "This is your new roommate, Kailila Jefferson."
"Hi" Jacquelyn replied, not too enthusiastically.
"Well, I'll leave you two to get better acquainted" Mrs. Morehouse handed me a key. "Your bags will be brought up shortly" she said before walking away. We stood there for an awkward moment before I decided to break the silence.
"Oh, yeah" she said sheepishly. I stepped in and she shut the door behind me. As I looked around my new home, my jaw dropped. The room was like a suite! I was standing in a sitting room, which had a sofa, TV, and a table; all top quality of course. In front of me were three doors, I'm guessing two bedrooms and a bathroom. "They're all like this" Jacquelyn said, noticing the look of shock on my face. "Except for the guys rooms are in shades of blue instead of in shades of pink" I noticed that the wall was painted a light pink and lush carpet I stood on was a darker shade of pink.
"Oh" I dropped my backpack on the floor. "You can call me Kai."
"Call me Snow" she said bluntly and then flopped down on the sofa.
"I don't want to be here" I informed her, so she wouldn't think that I was being snobbish or anything. Someone had to know how I felt, and who better than my new roommate, right?
"Alright. Feel free to leave" she said, motioning to the door.
"Uh..." I said in shock at her response. Well gee, maybe I wasn't being the snobbish one. "Which bedrooms mine?" I asked, a bit hesitantly cause I was sure her response would be just as cold as the first.
"The one on the right" I nodded, picked up my backpack, and then opened the door to the room. Inside was the same colors as the sitting room. The room was equipped with two dressers, a walk in closet, and a queen size bed covered in pink sheets. I dropped my back and went back into the sitting room, almost afraid to confront Snow again.
"Sorry if I seem so cold" Snow said, not turning to face me. "I don't like it here either."
"Then why are you here?" I asked, sitting down on the white sofa next to her.
"It's not like I have a choice" she said with a curt laugh. "Whatever dad says goes. He wanted me to spend more time with teenagers like me thinking that I'd grow to appreciate our abundant wealth."
"What's he do?" I asked.
"Inherited a bunch of money and a company from my grandfather after he died."
"What company?"
"Adidas, you heard of it?" she said sarcastically. She noticed the look of shock on my face and laughed. She then pulled up her jeans, revealing to me a pair of blue superstars with bright yellow stripes and laces. "Custom- made, one of a kind. It's the only perk" she shrugged, and I realized that although our life styles differed, in a way we were alike. Both being forced here against our own wills and all.
"Oh" I smiled at her.
"Why don't I show you the campus?" she suggested, standing up.
"Sure" I stood up too. Now, Snow might not be the friendliest, warmest person alive but she sure as hell is better to have as a roommate than any other rich chick I could imagine. Maybe it won't be that bad.
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A/N-tomorrow I leave for a band trip and I won't be back til Sun., so don't expect any updates for the next few days. Keep those reviews coming though, I'd love to come back to a ton!