sorry it took forever for me to update this. i had trouble writing it but it's done now. so, enjoy!!
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Classes went by like they usually do when you're new. The whole day consisted of meeting teachers, finding rooms, and being introduced to the entire class.
Alex walked into the library and waited for Chloe. The library was bigger than he expected. There were two floors, each with separate rooms dedicated to different subjects and areas of literature. He found a seat in the center of the main room and got comfortable. After what felt like hours, he finally gave up waiting on her. He began to walk out the large wooden doors when James walked in.
"What's going on?" James asked as soon as he got saw Alex.
"Back to the dorm." Alex muttered, somewhat disappointed in Chloe. Last night, she said she would explain everything to him. There must have been a good reason for standing him up. He began to push his way through the doors.
James grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back. "Why? There's nothing up there. Jazz is out…doing whatever it is he does." He rolled his eyes and sighed, "You can study here. I wanna spend as much time outside of that room as I can." James whirled Ales around and steered him towards a table. Reluctantly, Alex sat across from him. There was a book left on the table and Alex pulled it toward him and flipped through the pages.
As Alex studied a page on Rome and its famous battles, James cleared his throat, "What were you doing? I noticed you were standing there before. You can't possibly be done with all the work they gave you."
Alex shrugged, "I was just waiting for someone." Alex turned a few more pages. He was paying attention to them anymore. He had hoped James would take a hint and leave him alone. It didn't work though.
"Really?" James closed his book, his attention even more on Alex. "Who was it? Anyone I know?"
Jazz suddenly sat beside Alex, slamming his hand on Alex's shoulder, "Hey, dudes. What's up?"
James rolled his eyes, "What are you doing here?"
Alex nodded a hello, "Hey, Jazz."
"Oh, Johnny, Chloe wanted me to tell you something." Jazz snapped his fingers, causing the other students sitting around them to hush him. He lowered his voice. "She said, uh, she got tied up and she's sorry."
James' head snapped up and he shifted his glance between Alex and Jazz. "Chloe? You were meeting Chloe here?"
"Yeah." Alex didn't see what was so curious and surprising. He also wondered what could have happened that kept Chloe from seeing him. "We just had to talk about classes."
James eyed Alex a little bit longer. For a second, Alex thought he might have even been mad. Whatever it was that had James so upset seemed to disappear as he turned his attention back to his book.
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The dinner bell had rang and James made his way to the dining hall. The steady rumbling of his stomach was beginning to get to him and he was glad he was about to eat. Everything about his first day at Grace Royal Academy was so common to him that he felt he could do it with his eyes closed. Almost every year, he was shipped off to another school. It was mostly because his father was afraid that something would happen to him. The only thing he didn't fear was ruining James' life.
He had planned on waiting a few days before completely hating it. The thing about Grace Royal Academy was that the only people who went there were other rich kids. James did not like to think of himself as a typical rich kid. Most of them were into their looks and the latest gadgets. James was more focus on one thing, making sure he didn't turn out like his father.
As he was thinking about everything, Chloe came from around the corner.
"Hey!" he sped up to catch her. When he got closer to her, he noticed she looked a little worried. "Haven't seen you around lately."
She smiled, "Yeah." she nodded slowly as she kept walking. "Have you seen Alex today? I was suppose to meet him, but, uh…something came up."
"I saw him," James said curiously, "he was looking for you. Chloe, is there something wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong." She chuckled nervously before turning on James sharply. "Listen, I've gotta run back to my room before dinner. I'll see you later." She turned down the next corner.
He watched as she quickly walked down the hallway and disappeared up the stairs.
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When James finally got to the dining room, he went as fast as he could through the line to get food. He balanced his tray on the table as he slid into the seat beside Alex. "Guess who I ran into on my way here."
Alex looked over at him, a curious look on his face, "Who?"
"You're friend, Chloe. She was acting kinda funny. Almost like there was something wrong."
"What do you mean by weird?" Alex asked, placing his fork on the table.
James pushed his tray away and leaned on the table with his elbows, "She seemed nervous. I got the feeling she didn't want to be seen with me." James paused,"Or…there was something she didn't want me to know."
That's when Chloe walked in. She looked around the room, seemingly lost. There were two empty seats across from them, so James waved her over. A look of surprise came across her face and she quickly grabbed a seat beside a girl at a table across the room.
James looked over at Alex and shrugged his shoulders, "See what I'm saying. Yesterday, she would have been over here as soon as she saw us. There's something weird going on."
Alex nodded slowly, watching Chloe intently. "Yeah, it is weird…"
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She was on her way upstairs when he appeared from around the corner. "What do want?"
"He's been waiting for you. You should know that if you make him wait any longer, he won't be happy." The light from the ceiling glinted off his bald head. "I think you should come with me."
Chloe tensed up as she made her way over to him. He grabbed her arm forcefully, causing her to wince from pain.
The trip down to the basement was longer then what she was used to. She was beginning to become so familiar with the trip, that she could find her way there in the dark. There was no way to count how many times Steve had marched beside her as they went to meet him. Chloe had never seen his face. Something was always blocking him from her sight. The feeling of not knowing who was on the other side of the table bothered her more than any else. Anybody could have been threatening her and pretending to be her friend. That's what bothered her the most. He could have been the person closest to her.
The hallway seemed a little darker then the last time she was there. It was almost like they were trying to mentally scare her to keep her quiet. They reached the doorway and Steve pushed her forward. "Get in there."
She swallowed all the air she possibly could before turning the knob. A fire roared in the fire place and a tall back chair was placed right in front of it. "Jordan, Jordan, Jordan." A voice came out from behind the chair. "I thought we talked about this."
"Talked about what? I don't even know what I did wrong." She shrugged her shoulders. A stab of pain shot up her arm as Steve twisted it behind her back.
"I believe we discussed this. If you talked to anyone, there would be a lot of trouble for you." He tapped the arm of the chair. "Now, don't say you haven't said anything. That boy from the stables seemed to show up at just the right time. Can you explain that?"
Thoughts of Alex came into Chloe's mind. "I don't know why he was there. He just sort of showed up. Please, believe me when I tell you that I didn't tell him anything. There's no possible way he could know anything."
The chair twisted around and there he was, a hood covering his face. "I hope that's true because if I find out you told him anything, then it all over. I won't keep you around anymore."
The silence seemed heavy to Chloe. She nodded, knowing that if she said anything back, her other arm would be twisted.
"Great. Now that that's cleared up, I hope you get a good night's rest." His voice sounded like he was taking pleasure in watching her suffer. He sat back down and turned back to the fireplace.
Steve proceeded in pushing again, this time making her leave the room. Right before she left, Chloe turned to say something. The only thing that she could think of was the warning he gave her. Saying anything would have been the wrong choice. So she continued forward. Now all she had to do was figure out how to avoid Johnny and James.
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there it is. hope you like it 'cause it's all i got. r &r!!