The Phantom of Guajome Park Academy

Chapter Two

Summer Fun

Nothing started happening until about 10:00 that night. Before that it was mostly just the reunions of old friends, as the new students looked on trying not to look to awkward. Susan and her friends were usually open to new comers, but tonight Monica seemed to be gathering more for her little collection of followers. Honestly the group felt bad for the poor new students, but could not wait for one of the newbie's to turn her down.

"Let's adopt one!" Catherine said she gazed at a short, thin girl twirling her dark brown hair while staring at the ground. "They look so sad and neglected."

"Their not sad puppies at the pound waiting to be adopted Catherine! Their just new kids who don't know how to meet new people." Ally said rolling her eyes at Catherine.

"Fine we wont 'Adopt' one, but we can at least talk to one, and if you wont I will" And with a flick of blonde hair Catherine set off towards the girl she had been watching earlier. With a sigh and shrug from Susan, she fallowed a few steps behind Catherine, Ally and Nichole right behind her.

"Hello!" Catherine said brightly to the girl. Startled by someone talking to her, she looked at the group with big brown eyes.

"I'm Catherine, and these are my friends Susan, Nichole and Ally." As she pointed them out each said hi to the new girl.

"Hi, I'm Christine." She said with a shy smile. "It's nice to meet you." Both Catherine and Susan grinned a little more, seeing how they were both HUGE fans of the phantom of the opera. I didn't help the matter that she looked similar to the musical version of Christine. Ally and Nichole just nodded their heads to her.

"Hello? Is this thing on?" Almost every one jumped as the loud voice boomed from the speakers that surrounded the room. A few drinks were spilled as people calmed down with nervous laughs, turning to the stage where the owner of the voice stood.

"Welcome every one, to a new year at Guajome Park Academy! I know you are all anxious to have fun, but you'll have all night for that. First the representatives of some of our different clubs here at Guajome will tell us a little about the club they represent. Let's start with Monica who will be telling us about cheerleading…" Mrs. Brown said as Monica jumped up and ran onto the stage only to beguine blabbing about how great cheerleading was. After she finally got of the stage a few other clubs fallowed.

"Ok one final club, here's Catherine for our Drama club" Mrs. Brown said with her fake smile plastered on her face. Susan glanced to her side where Catherine stood up brushing off her black jeans while walking to the stage. Once on stage she gave a short speech on the Drama club. When she was finished she got the most applauds of all the clubs, probable because she was the last one. But stopping the students from escaping was when Mrs. Brown got back on the stage, her stupid smile still there.

"Only one final thing kids, Mr. Howard was unable to make it due to the weather, which seems to be getting worse…at any rate, that makes me the only chaperone tonight and the only one with the key to the doors. Now don't get any Ideas…I have eyes every where. At any rate I see no point in holding you any longer so Movies are in the green room, behind the stage. Music and Dancing are in here, in front of the stage. And there will be a story in the choir room. OK go on every one, and feel free to use the computers in the art room." As soon as these words were out of her mouth half the people were gone. Susan jumped to her feet and began to pull her friends up.

"Come on! It's time for my story!" As they were grabbing their backpacks Susan was already running to the choir room her shoulder length brown hair bobbing along behind her.

"Let's go before she wets herself." Nichole said as they walked along the white hallway. Three sets of eyes turned to look at Christine with surprise as the girl let out a high pitched giggled that echoed, making it seem even louder.

"So Christine… where did you to school before you came to our humble school." Asked Catherine, with a sweeping arm gesture for good measure.

"Well I used to live with my dad in Texas, but after he died at the end of last school year I moved here to live with my God Mother." Before she could go on any more they reached the choir room. As they entered there was a fair number of other people already there, including Mike, Ally's boyfriend and president of the Sophomore class. Finding a seat on one of the front benches they looked to Susan.

Smiling she opened her pack and pulled out a small stack of papers. 'This is it' she thought to herself as she opened to the first page and began to read.