Chapter 5 ~ House of Lies
"Hello!" A British girl's voice called from the front hall. For the second time that day, every member of Anubis house ran into the living room. A pretty girl with bleach blonde hair stood in the entryway. Black streaks made it look even better. Her icy blue eyes gazed around the room warily, taking in her new surroundings. "Hello, darling." Trudy pushed her way into the room. "My name is Trudy Rehman. I'm your housemother. These are your housemates." Trudy gestured broadly to the nine veteran students. "Hi. I'm Ashley." Ashley smiled. "You're my roommate then." Amber smiled back. "Do you listen to Five-Finger-Death-Punch?" Patricia asked. "Um..." Ashley bit her lip. "That's Patricia. She would be rooming with us, but she and I don't- get along." Amber said. "I've never heard of that band." Ashley admitted. "No one has." Patricia muttered. "You act like I'm not standing here?" Jade grimaced. "Oh yeah." Patricia laughed. "I forgot about you!" Jade joined in with a half-hearted chuckle. "We should go get settled in." Amber smiled, pulling her new roommate up the stairs to their room. "Who wants to help me move my stuff up to the attic?" Patricia asked. "I will." Joy said. Patricia, Jade, and Joy left. Mick went for a jog. Jerome and Alfie decided to go plan a few pranks ahead of schedule. Mara went to help Trudy fix supper. They would be having spaghetti, again. "So." Fabian smirked. "So." Nina smiled back. They were leaning back in to kiss again when another new kid opened the door. "Whoa, sorry." It was a boy. He had straight black hair and extemely dark eyes. "No problem." Fabian grinned. "Oh," Trudy said, dashing into the room. "You must be one of the new boys. I'm your housemother, Trudy. You are-" "Mike." The boy said. "Mike." Trudy breathed. She looked exhausted. "Mike!" Ashley called from the top of the staircase. She pulled him into an embrace. "Hey, Ash, how's it going? It's been a while." Mike hugged her close for a second, then let go. "Only two years." Ashley was still excited. "They know each other?" Amber said. "Yeah." Ashley smiled. "We've sort of known each other since we were babies." Mike admitted sheepishly. "Oh." Amber nodded. "Hey!" A boy with spiky black hair and blue eyes opened the door. "I'm Jay." "I've seen those eyes before. Where?" Nina thought. "Hello Jay." Trudy smiled. "Jay!" Jade called, running to hug her friend. "I see they also know each other." Amber mumbled. "I've missed you so much!" Jade continued. "You too." "Hello Mike. Hello Ashley." Victor said, coming down the stairs. "Jay. I'm so sorry for your dear father. Regards." Victor said coldly. "Thank you Uncle Victor." The boy said. "Mike, you're rooming with me." Fabian said. "Yeah, and Jay's rooming with me." Mick took his roommate. No one had time to clear from the room before another knock arrived at the door. "I'm Ryan." The latest arrival had dark hair and ocean blue eyes. "Mine." Jerome led the new boy to his room before anyone could even say hi. Just as the students had resumed their normal-ish activities, the door rang again. "Who could it be this time?" Trudy asked, bustling into the front hall, to be followed by the students, both new and old. "It's either Ariana or Cori." Joy said. "What? I have a good memory." "Hello dearie. You're just in time for supper. What's your name?" Trudy attempted to plaster a smile on her face, but it only looked painful. "I'm Ariana." Ariana flipped a lock of dark hair out of her coffee-coloured eyes. "You're my other roommate." Amber said. "I room with you as well. Shall we go on up?" Ashley smiled a pitying smile behind her back. "Sure." Ariana said.
To Be Continued...