The sun rose from the horizon of the sparkling ocean, the sand warm orange and the sky hot pink tinged with purple clouds. Rebecca hugged her chin to her knees as she sat on the tiny plant terrace outside Room 101 and 103. It had been a difficult journey getting on it, the window was jammed in 101 and her t-shirt got caught on the railings on her way over. Besides, it was around four o'clock in the morning. Before the sun began rising, it was pitch black.
The slight morning breeze tickled her bare feet and caused her hair to prickle on her arms. She liked sitting on the plant terrace. It was her own place, a rare feat to find in a boarding school filled with hundreds and hundreds of kids. She could see the world from here.
But she still didn't understand it.
Nate embraced the morning coldness and pulled on his jacket. He'd left Art and Harry sleeping in Room 74 around five minutes ago. He couldn't take anymore of Harry's droning snores and grabbed his jacket, slipped on some trainers and sneaked out the room.
He walked along the path that looked across the sand shores and the sparkling ocean. If you sat there in the morning, you could watch the sun rise.
He'd had troubled sleep. He had a dream, or maybe a nightmare, that he was dueling a masked figure, and Nicole was crying on the bench, but every time he tried to run over to her, his opponent smashed him in the face with it's sword. He'd awoken in such a cold sweat that once he'd wiped his face dry, his duvet was soaking.
As he walked, he thought about himself. Where he was. Who he was. Why he was the way that he was. His mind brought him back to his date last night, with Nicole.
She was really off with me, it was like she didn't want to be there.
When he watched her during the day, she was full of life. She laughed at everything, she was hyper, she was kind. He'd seen her help a kid who was crying that she didn't even know. She'd seen her escort new kids around the school with bright smiles.
And that's when she doesn't even know them. Maybe she just doesn't like me.
Nate looked up to the sky. It was beautiful, a hot pink tinged with lilac clouds. He realized, by now, he'd reached outside Room 101, where Nicole would be sleeping, probably snoring and dreaming about shoes sales and jewelry give-aways. He looked up at the balcony, trying to imagine them all sleeping peacefully, but something caught his eye.
On the tiny plant terrace, between Rooms 101 and 103, a girl sat on an upturned plant pot. She was silhouetted almost, by the sunlight, but the warm orange rays caught the edges of her hair and limbs. Even though it was dark, he knew she looked beautiful; staring out into the sunrise. Nate watched her, he didn't know how long it was but he was perfectly content on watching this girl stare out at the sun. Then finally, still silhouetted, she stood.
What if she looks down and sees me? She might think I'm a pervert.
He ran back to his room, never once looking back. As he sneaked back into Room 74, he wondered who he'd seen sitting on the plant terrace.
Harry had stopped snoring, a sock stuffed in his open mouth. Art sat on the edge of his bed, glaring over at Harry.
"I can see why you left Nate," he groaned.
Nate plastered his face with a smile, hoping it would satisfy Art and he wouldn't ask where he'd been.
"I'm just going to go back to bed," Nate said, climbing the ladder and pulling the duvet over him before Art could argue.
Who was that girl? She was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life. She looked so sad and so alone, so thoughtful.
I must meet her.
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Will Kristen rat out Logan? Will Dana punch Kristen's lights out? Will Logan finally get together with Dana? Will Logan change his mind for Kristen? Will Rebecca and Logan finally get along? Will Zoey admit to Chase how she feels? Will Glen come forward about his plans? Will Michael finish that game of Doom X? Will Chase choose Zoey or Kristen? Will Kristen choose Chase or Logan. Or Art. Or any other guy on campus? Will Rebecca find that special someone? Will Harry stop snoring? Will Nicole be suited with Nate? Will Shannon throw a big party for her birthday? Will Adrienne get her fringe cut? All will be revealed, in a fortnight's time on 'Take Me Away.'