CHAPTER 3

June 29

I woke up earlier than I did yesterday. Why do I wake up earlier on non-school days than school days sighs? I was still groggy from sleeping late last night. I opened my drawer. The diary of Ally Jones is still inside. Something is not right with that diary… I contemplated whether to read it now or later. As I was thinking, Blue suddenly jumped out.

"Great! You're awake. Go get ready, we'll be leaving for town soon." Blue said, before skipping out of the room.

Oh right, I'm supposed to go to town with them today. The diary will have to wait. I went to get ready. Blue clearly didn't bother to pack her side of the mirror and sink. There were probably a dozen bottles of makeup, unevenly arranged and the sink was all wet. Sighs. Blue has been a great tour guide and friend so far, but she could at least keep it neater.

I decided to wear a yellow tank top and denim shorts. I went down for breakfast after I was done getting ready. Blue and Crystal were already eating. I guess most of the guys were still sleeping; it is a weekend after all. Breakfast was chocolate chip pancakes and it was really good. I guess Janice is quite the cook. Speaking of Janice, I haven't seen her since the day I arrived. She must be busy, keeping the house clean and cooking for us.

"Where's Sapphire?" Blue asked Crystal.

"Probably still sleeping." Crystal sighed.

Blue ran up the stairs, making the whole house echo with creaking sounds. She then slammed the door to Crystal and Sapphire's room. She probably woke up the whole house now…

"I don't wanna goooooo!" Sapphire whined.

Blue was dragging Sapphire out of the room. Literally dragging. Crystal and I stared at the scene. If they weren't my friends, I would be laughing my head off. It was a comical scene, seeing Blue successfully dragging Sapphire down to the dining hall.

"Eat up!" Blue announced to Sapphire.

The guys must be heavy sleepers or they're used to Blue's behavior already, I thought. None of the guys came out of their rooms to see the commotion.

We arrived early and most of the shops were just opening. No surprise from Blue as our first stop was Aliana's. Sapphire looked a bit grumpy. A bit was an understatement.

"We're just going to be here 20 minutes. You can go and look for some exercise clothing or something." Blue tried to reassure her, she seemed unfazed at the look on Sapphire's face.

"Whatev. Just be quick." Sapphire's face looked really angry.

Crystal and I just looked around while Sapphire sat on a bench. Blue, on the other hand, already had 10 pieces of clothing and was deciding on which to buy. She surprisingly didn't take too long and even managed to get a cheaper price from the guy at the counter.

"I'm just a long time member." Blue winked, turning around quickly so her hair smacked into Crystal and my face.

The second stop was another clothing's store. Sapphire looked even angrier. You could see a vein pop out of her forehead.

"Oh, I'll be fast." Blue said.

I saw a bookstore next to the clothing store so I decided to go there, Crystal followed and even Sapphire.

I got myself a notepad to copy down notes while Crystal got some books. Thankfully, Blue was done by the time we were done. Our third stop was a café. I could see the relief on Sapphire's face when we stopped.

Inside, the place was surprisingly empty. It was not even past 10.30am so I guess most of the students were still sleeping. Sapphire gobbled down 2 muffins in a minute. I just stared at her in awe. Who knew humans could eat so fast.

"She's like that all the time." Crystal explained, reading a book.

"So, where do you want to go next?" Blue asked, while doing her makeup.

"Somewhere far away from clothing stores." Sapphire said as she glared at Blue.

"Alright. Alright. We'll go to a game store." Blue said.

"Really?" Sapphire's face brightened up.

The game store was right beside the café so Crystal said she'll meet us when we're done. The game store had every single game. Even Gameboy Color games. Sapphire was staring at the game box of Halo 3 or something while Blue was staring at the box of the Sims 4. I decided to take a walk around the store and soon came to the bookstore side of it, where most of the guidebooks for the games were. Taking a quick glance, nothing seemed to attract me, until I reached a book where it said Yearbook 1925.

I flipped around, searching for the name Ally Jones, then a hand tapped on my shoulder.

"Sorry, but no browsing." The shop attendant said.

"Sorry." I replied.

I looked at the back of the yearbook, it said 10 Patras. It's not too expensive, so I bought it. I really want to see how this Ally Jones looked like.

We reached back the house just in time for lunch. I wasn't that hungry. Actually, I just really wanted to find out more of this Ally Jones. I retreated to my room and flipped around the yearbook, I found a really old picture of her. My jaw dropped at this point.

She looked exactly like me.

I dropped the yearbook on the floor and quickly pulled out the diary. I flipped to the second entry.

17 August 1925

"Dear Diary, my third day at this school. I sneaked over to the teacher's lounge and tried to see if I could find out anymore information. I heard one teacher saying something about the ability to break the curse. The curse of what? Another said, the necklace should be located in one of the houses. It should be Cearian if I'm not wrong. Another said, I wonder how the chosen one is doing; it's her third day only. Just as I was about to hear more information, the door suddenly opened. I managed to make an excuse saying I was asking for the topics of the upcoming examination. It actually worked. I'm going to the attic to search for the necklace now. Wish me luck."

I sat against the wall at this point. The school usually was full, so it was a miracle that I got in? No. It was on purpose. But, what's the curse? Why am I only accepted in this school now? Something's not right. I quickly kept the yearbook and the diary as I heard footsteps coming up the creaky stairwell. The door opened, also creaking. Gosh, this house is old.

"You coming down for lunch?" Red said. "Blue asked me to come and get you."

"Y-yea. Coming down now." I smiled back.

I was still in a bit of shock after that incident, but I had to act normal. Just kidding, I was blushing, but I have to sound a bit more cool, right?

As I made my way down, I decided, I got to find that necklace. I need more information though. The diary would provide it. I'll read it tonight. I affirmed my decision and had lunch.

The house was noisy today, I guess since everyone was together.

"Hey Sapphire! I made you a dress!" Ruby shouted.

"NOT AGAIN" Sapphire shrieked and she ran away with Ruby chasing her.

Gold looked like he was trying to flirt with Crystal, but Crystal seemed much more occupied with her book. Suddenly, she stood up and smacked her book on Gold's face. "Pervert!" she shouted.

Green was quietly eating his lunch on the sofa, while Blue was painting her nails. Red was watching some action movie on the television. I ate my lunch silently next to Blue. Lunch today was soup and bread. I took just a little, still stomaching the information from earlier.

The rest of the day sort of flew by. I returned to my room and did my homework with some help from Crystal. That girl is one year younger than me in age but I was probably 500000 years younger than her in terms of brains.

"Wow. You are really smart." I said after she explained to me a math question.

"Well, I am here on scholarship, so I can't slack off." She laughed.

She's here on scholarship? Something's not right.

"When's your birthday?" I asked.

"April 30? Why?" She replied.

"Just curious." I told her, trying to sound like I was really curious. She must also be linked to this whole mystery, I thought. I had to read the diary. I had to find out more.

That night, when everyone was asleep, I whipped out the diary and read the third entry.

21 August 1925

"Dear Diary, sorry that I took so long. I found the necklace on my second try at the attic. The housekeeper almost caught me. Fortunately she didn't find me. The necklace was kept in a box. Dating back to 1505. I'm not that smart, there was a label on the box. My friend, Lisa Avery is here on scholarship. The box is titled, to my dear Tiana Avery. I don't think it's a coincidence. I did some research on Tiana Avery. She was an ex-love of John Cearian. She was then married to a guy called Mark, which took the surname Avery. Thank God the library in school had a bunch or archives on the name of our houses. She has to be related to this mystery."

I sat back onto my bed when I was done. I had to find out more. I need more clues. The box in the attic, I have to find it. I looked at the clock. It said 3.45am. I realised that the school had an assembly sessions at 8.30am. I would have no time to search today. Rats. I thought to myself. It would have to wait until tomorrow. I kept the diary and went to bed. I knocked out right when I closed my eyes.

June 30

I managed to wake up in time for assembly. I must have looked terrible from my eye bags. Good thing I finished all my homework so I could have a nap later.

The hall was packed. I accidentally bumped into a red haired kid and he cursed at me. What the heck? People nowadays are so rude.

"Don't mind him. That's Silver. He's nicer once you get to know him." Blue informed me.

I don't think he would want to know me. He seemed so unfriendly. Unfriendly is the nicest word I could give considering his face is literally telling everyone to back off.

"Alright school. In recognition of our school's 125th anniversary, the school has decided to bring all of you to the desert; it's a 4 day 3 night camp. There you will see the pyramids. Now, there are a bunch of rules, which will be explained on the day of the camp. Failure to adhere to these rules would result to you writing a 50-page report of the place. We will be leaving in 3 days, so please prepare the necessary items. That is the end of assembly." The Principal said.

"A school trip. So exciting." Blue said. She then dragged me, Sapphire and Crystal off to town where she was going to make us shop for the supplies.

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SPOILERS FOR THE NEXT 2 CHAPTERS

Ally Jones 4th diary entry.

Yellow tells Crystal of what she has found out.

Yellow and Crystal explore the attic.

Ally Jones' current location.

The camp.