Chapter 3

The August Heat

Lucia's POV

I was walking along with my sister Kala after everyone decided to travel their separate ways. I felt more comfortable being with a familiar face though, and Kala was always nice to me. I love all of my sisters, but they could be a bit troublesome at times, but I would never say that aloud. Either way, I was a bit uncomfortable at the moment. There were so many stares aimed at our direction. I would rather not be a point of interest. I even started to fidget with the long braid I tie my hair in. I would have felt much better if class would start again. Then at least their attention would be demanded by the teacher.

"Hey, Lucia. Just stay calm, okay? They just have nothing more interesting to look at, that's all." My sister was just smiling at me. She really was nice, though she was a bit eccentric. Something made her seem to be the most understanding.

Kala lifted a finger in the direction past my shoulder. "What about over there?"

"Huh?"

"To eat. Why don't we sit over there for lunch?"

Apparently, she spotted a large shade tree over by the fence. Nearby was also various plants and flowers, and further down a path lead to gardens and a greenhouse. I guess this school had a gardening club. Still, in this hot weather, it seemed like a nice place to sit. The weather right now was hot and muggy, just what one would expect of August. There was a cool breeze coming in, the only signs that autumn was anywhere close. After getting closer to the tree, we plopped our stuff down, ready to eat. Kala wasn't very cautious with item though, and was swinging her bag around. Turns out, the spot was already taken.

"Hey! Careful. We're already sitting here." The annoyed voice came from a girl around our age. Her skin looked a bit golden in the sunlight, with brown hair tied up in fluffy a bun, held together with a silver ribbon.

"Oh! Sorry 'bout that. I didn't notice you there…"

"Well, you should be more careful!" Her tone of voice wasn't of malice, though it did alert Kala a bit.

Another voice entered the conversation. "Lucy, just drop it." This voice belonged to a pale boy with dark hair. He also had round glasses resting on his nose. Something made him seem smart. And he tried to stay cheery. "You're not hurt, so everything's fine, right?"

"I guess… Sorry. You can sit with us if you'd like." The girl seemed very sunny. She kinda made me want to smile as well.

Sitting in the grass, it was a bit hard to not strike up a conversation.

"So are you two the new students… that group of identical sisters I've heard about?"

"Well, two of them anyways. I'm Kala and this is Lucia."

I nodded my head in acknowledgment of my name.

"Wow… I'm an only child, so that sounds soo cool. I'm Lucy. Lucy Burb."

"I'm Alexander Goth, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too."

Everyone seemed so happy. I felt a little relieved to meet some friendly looking people, but I guess I've never been one to beam sunshines. I'm not a gloomy person, not even apathetic, but still…

"Lucia! Kala!" At the sound of our names, I noticed that Victoria was heading towards us. She actually bothered to run though, which was something she quite hated. Something had to be amiss.

"V-Victoria? What's going on? What happened?" I was a little surprised.

"It's Maia, again." Her very obvious annoyance meant that Maia was likely in a fight again. She was never really worried about her getting hurt like I was, but she could have still shown more concern. "Come on, we should probably do something before she makes all of us become infamous here."

Now that I was noticing it, there was a large group forming not far from here. We all started to run, including that Lucy girl. I suppose she was curious to find out what was happening too, and she dragged the boy along also. Although my sisters pushed their way through the crowd, I wound up staying behind them in a thinner section with my new acquaintances. Victoria must have been mad. She didn't like it when people stepped too far out of line like this.

"Maia! What do you think you're doing!"

Notes: Lucia, the timid bookworm of the group. I've taken quite a liking to writing in her perspective already. And, being based off when I was messing around in the Sims 2, it has characters from that, of course.