Chapter Two
Kyle flopped down on his bed after unpacking his belongings. His roommate, Caleb, seemed to be the "gossip guy" around Coates.
"So, Kyle, there are a couple of things you need to know around here, to, you know, make sure your life isn't ruined." Caleb said.
"Like what?" Kyle asked.
"Number one: Don't mess with Caine Soren, Drake Merwin or Diana Ladris. Adding on to this, if you mess with Diana, you'll not only have her angry with you, you'll also get Caine. And if you get Caine, you generally get Drake holding a grudge against you, too. So the three are a packaged deal." Caleb explained. Kyle nodded. Well, he thought. I bet I could beat any of the two guys in a fight. Hah!
"Number two: Don't get on Mrs. Yana's bad side. She teaches algebra, and if she catches you doing one bad thing, you'll most likely have a month's worth of scraping gum off desks and scrubbing graffiti off walls." Caleb continued.
"And last but not least, number three: Steer clear of this girl, Taylor. She literally lives to find out everyone's secrets. Everyone's. So stay away from her."
"Kay," Kyle said.
"If you want," Caleb said. "I can show you around." Caleb said. Kyle nodded.
"Sure," he said. "Why not?" I can ditch him for some cooler guys later, Kyle thought.
"It's almost lunch, so I'll take you to the cafeteria first." Caleb declared, and the pair set off.
Diana lounged on her bed, her Ray-Bans on her head. She idly flipped through a book. Carmen was applying makeup.
"So, what do you think our new roommate will be like?" Carmen asked. Diana sighed. The girls were getting a new roommate this year, bringing the number of girls in their dorm to three. Diana had liked having just Carmen as her roommate. Just Carmen. No one else, just Carmen.
"I dunno," Diana said. "But we'll still be in charge here, believe me."
"You mean you'll still be in charge," Carmen teased. "Don't worry, I'd be horrible at being in charge."
Diana was taken aback by this, but happy at the same time. Diana would show the new girl who was boss around here. In the dorm, Diana. Generally, Diana and Caine. Between girls, Diana, Carmen, Delilah and Iris. Diana smirked to herself. The new girl wouldn't know what hit her. Speak of the devil, the door swung open and a girl sashayed inside. Her straight, blonde hair was in a ponytail. She wore a pink dress with matching heels. Pink, ugh, Diana thought. I feel like puking. She wore pink eyeshadow, lipstick and blush. How much more pink can this girl get? Diana thought.
"Hey, I'm Isabelle. Isabelle Dawson." She smiled in a sickly-sweet voice. Isabella dragged her pink suitcase in, her hand (with pink painted nails) wrapped around the handle.
"Hi, I'm Carmen Silver, and this is-"
"Diana Ladris." Diana cut Carmen off. "Pleased to meet you. Now, go unpack. I have somewhere to be." Diana smiled. If Isabelle's voice was sugar-coated, Diana's was doused with vinegar. "See you, Carmen. I'm going to meet Caine." Diana stood up, picked up a pen and notepad and left the room.
Carmen proceeded to talk to Isabelle after Diana's exit.
"Ok, Isabelle, just wanted to say, Diana's the boss around here, along with Caine Soren and Drake Merwin. Don't cross them." Carmen stood up. "I'd better go. I'll leave you to unpack."
Caine sat at the table with Drake, waiting for Diana to come. He hadn't gotten his lunch yet, he wanted to wait for Diana. Drake, however, was wolfing down his meal. He looked around nervously to see Diana enter the cafeteria clutching a notepad and pen. She sat down at the table.
"I thought we'd start writing the list." Diana said. Caine stood up.
"I'll go and get us some food and find out what that blonde jerk's name is." Caine left the table and approached the long waiting line. Kids immediately moved out of the way for Caine, except for when he came to one kid, who just so happened to be blonde.
"What's your name?" Caine asked quietly.
"Kyle Dawson. And who are you, punk?"
"Seriously? Punk? I'm Caine Soren, and for your information, I am not a punk. Now move."
"What if I don't want to move?" Kyle puffed out his chest. Caine focused his mind. Kyle flew out of the way, as if an invisible person had shoved him.
"What the?" Kyle muttered. Caine stepped forward and the remainder of the kids moved out of the way for him. Caine was soon at the front of the line. Caine got two serves of food and walked briskly back to their table. Caine looked at the list. Diana had already scrawled down two names:
Isabelle Dawson
James Green
"I put Miss Dawson here on, and Drakey-Wakey put Mr. Green on the list." Drake bristled at the nickname Diana gave him. Every year, Diana, Drake and Caine composed a list of people to ruin.
"Well, I found out what that blonde's name was," Caine said. "Kyle Dawson. He called me a punk."
Diana scrawled down the name. Caine and Diana simultaneously began to eat. Drake had already finished. Caine spotted a girl walking across the room. Her all-pink attire made him want to throw up. Diana saw him looking at her in disgust.
"And that, my friend, is Isabelle Dawson, of whom I am assuming is the sibling of Kyle Dawson."