Hahahahaha! Okay. I promise to stop with the shitty Bill Gates stuff. Nope, I don't own Charlie Bone. I own only the characters: Summer, Andrew and Claudia.
Chapter 5 – He Speaks?I woke up with the sound of someone calling my name.
"Summer! Wake UP!" I opened my eyes to meet Olivia perched on the end of my bed, pulling the covers of me.
I grudgingly sat up, leaning against the wall. Then I remembered where I was. Damn. I couldn't face another day at Bloor's.
"Hurry up or you'll get no breakfast!" Olivia warned. Her tone intended that she was serious. She was already dressed. Her purple cape matched her purple stilettos and her hair was in neat red and black locks. Behind her stood Claudia. Her straight, red hair was let down similar to her long green cape. I hastily jumped out of bed and rushed to the bathroom. After finally throwing on some clothes and shoes and my cape, I chased after Olivia for breakfast.
My second day at Bloor's was pretty much exactly the same as the first day. It was better because I managed to find a few of my classes and the canteen on my own. It was better because I managed to put names to faces. It was better because less people stared at me. It was worse because I kept getting called up for an answer in class when I wasn't paying attention. It was worse because Tancred kept electrocuting me. And it was worse because Manfred never kept his fearsome eyes off me.
I managed to get through the rest of the week without any trouble. It was Thursday afternoon, and we were outside in the garden for break. I sat with quite a few people today, including Olivia, Andrew, Claudia, Charlie and Fidelio. We sat under the big, oak tree, secluded from everyone else, although we could see the shapes of they're bodies. I peered around the field, whilst the others were talking amongst themselves.
"They must be up to something, and whatever it is, it's definitely something serious." Charlie said, with a very serious expression on his face. I looked back at Charlie and his eyes showed the slightest hint of fear, which sent shivers down my spine. I had to glance at something else to distract myself. I scanned the whole field cautiously three times.
Then I saw him. And he obviously saw me. Our eyes locked for what seemed like forever. His eyes were highly intimidating. They read dangerous and deadly. I was screaming 'Danger' in my head. I was screaming to turn around and run away before it was too late. I quickly dropped my head and let my hair cover my face.
"So Summer, Do you mind me asking what you do?"
"Huh? Erm…What?" I snapped back into reality. Andrew was talking to me. I hope he didn't notice who I was looking at.
"Your endowment." He explained. They all stared at me, waiting for an answer. I took a deep breath. I might as well tell him. I'm sure the whole world knows by now.
"I can control the four elements…" They still sat there, waiting for more information. "Erm…Yeah…Water, Earth, Fire and Air." I tried to sound casual to cover up what happened before.
"Oh" was all he said. He was still smiling at me. Andrew was a great friend; someone I could trust and I could get along with easily. I beamed back at him.
The boys all got up and paced inside to get something. They were going to play a prank on someone, but I wasn't paying much attention to the conversion so I missed a lot of details. By the time they were gone, it was only Claudia, Olivia, Emma and me left. Immediately the other three became engrossed in a conversation while I sat and pretended to listen. I thought about home and the nice meals. I thought about what my friends and family would be doing. I was so wrapped up in my thoughts of home, that I barely noticed a tall, dark figure appear in front of us until he spoke.
"Hello girls." He began, grinning at us. I looked up to see Manfred Bloor staring down at us. His eyes scanned each f our faces. When they came to me, our eyes locked for a split second before we broke eye contact. In that short moment he actually looked pissed. So he actually speaks as well as stares?
"What do you want Manfred?" Olivia asked suspiciously. She eyed him carefully.
"What makes you think I want anything?"
"Well you must want something!"
Manfred's expression turned slightly serious now. He turned his head to face me, but his body was facing Olivia and the girls.
"I just came to tell you that Dr. Bloor wants to see the new girl in his office now."
Damn.
"Okay…" I said mostly to myself. I shot up and made my way hurriedly to Dr. Bloor's office. I had to get away from him. I took me a while to find it, but I eventually did. I knocked twice on the wooden door. A voice boomed for me to come in. As I opened the door, I discovered Dr. Bloor and a second person, waiting for me in the room.