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The car ride with Will had been the longest 'hour or so' of her life. It turned out the prominent part of 'hour or so' is so. Now, make that 'so' five hours and that's about how long Tessa got to listen to Will talk about himself. And in those five hours Will had managed to be even more vain and bigheaded then before. He somehow managed to compliment himself in every which way.
"You will never meet a better person than me. I must be part angel, because I am so good. I am the hottest guy in London. Girls would pay hundreds to be in your situation." He just kept going on and on and on. Tessa would have given almost anything to make him stop. But she knew, even though she had only known Will for a short time that nothing could possibly shut him up at this point. All Tessa could do was slump down in the seat and try very hard to fall asleep. The only thing Tessa could remember thinking was 'Thank God I don't snore.'
"We're here." A voice, unfamiliar to Tessa, broke through the haze that passed for sleep in Tessa's mindset. Tessa sat up, immediately embarrassed that she had fallen asleep, in Will's lap, no less.
"Well, look who's awake. Just couldn't get enough of me, could you?" Will's voice broke through the fog that was still in Tessa's mind from her nap.
Tessa probably chose the right option, ignoring the 'angel' beside her, even if he was the most gorgeous boy she had ever seen. Instead of responding to Will's egotism, she chose to respond to the more pleasant person in the vehicle. "Thank-you for waking me, Thomas." As Tessa got out of the car, she instantaneously saw the rest of the students she'd be living with throughout the school year.
The first student to catch her eye was a girl. The only girl that appeared to be Tessa's age, it seemed. Tessa immediately guessed that this girl was going to be drama. She was model thin, with blonde hair curled to perfection. She was wearing a short blue dress with flowers on it. Tessa's fears were confirmed when as soon as Will stepped out of the car, a flirtatious smile appeared on her face. She waggled her fingers at Will, but his thoughts seemed already occupied.
Tessa followed Will's gaze to a boy, just as handsome as Will. The boy was quite pale compared to Will. He had very light gray eyes, and light blonde hair. His appearance was casual, but like he still cared about how he presented himself. He, too, also formed a smile when he saw Will. However, unlike the girl's his was more of a brotherly smile. Will went straight up to the boy not bothering to help me with my very heavy bags. Suddenly a small woman came up by my side.
"Hello, dear. My name is Charlotte Branwell. I'm your dorm instructor. This dorm is a bit more informal than most. Please, in your time here, just call me Charlotte." The woman had brown eyes and brown eyes. She had a small stature, however projected more confidence than anyone Tessa had met on her journey to London, and could tell that Charlotte was respected. "Jessamine," she called to the girl on the porch. Jessamine only ignored Charlotte. When Charlotte called to her again, she continued to ignore her. When Charlotte called to her again, Jessamine just got up out of her chair and entered the enormous house. Then, the boy who Tessa could have sworn was standing with Will not just a moment before was at her side.
"Hello, my name is Jem." Jem then turned to Charlotte. "Would you like me to escort Tessa to her room?"
Charlotte smiled a genuine smile, no, a beam. And replied "Oh, Jem, would you? That would mean so much to me. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go meet Henry for lunch. I must tell him what happened at the last board meeting. You know how he gets in his lab. He might spend more time with me if I tick like a clock."