Bing, Bing, Bing,
I can hear a loud ring in my ear from what appears to be one huge bell. What time is it I think as I look at my phone? 7:00a.m., my eyes want to close, but my mind is to awake. I grumble as I sit up from the bed and just sit for a moment. I need to hurry before I'm late again, not really sure what time I'm to be up and ready anyhow.
Knock, Knock,
There was a knock on my door. I walk to it and open it to see the headmaster, Rebecca Strout. "Good morning Ms. Edwards, I presume you slept well?" "Yes Ma'am, I did!" I reply staring at her with half sleep half fear, this woman never seemed to be happy to see me.
"We must be going now! I will give you five minutes to get ready; you will go to your classes tomorrow once you meet your teachers and receive your textbooks." I nodded and close the door behind me so that I can change. I walked over to my bag opened it and just stared at the horrible looking uniforms that I will official have to wear almost everyday for the next two years. Since, I'm only a sophomore. It was a white shirt with a green cotton vest and a black skirt with green trim. I dress and look at the mirror that hung on the wall. "Ugh, green is not my color!" I mumble to myself in disgust. Knock, "Ms. Edwards, we must be going." I walk to the door and open it; she waved for me to follow her. I walked behind her briskly as she did. She led me to the second floor, and explained each room as we past it, explaining that we are not to interrupt the students working. So I may not be meeting my teachers today in class but perhaps a later time. We walked down another set of stairs to the first floor, where it led to a big study, a library, and the kitchen, as well as offices and the main entrance from last night. She led me to her office, where I receive a class schedule. It was already noon, and I was told to go to the cafe' to prepare for lunch. I walked out of her office closing the door behind me and walked back to the cafe, where we had just left, there were students already lined for lunch and students standing around tables siting and eating and talking. I scanned the room for an empty seat not hungry just wanting to be alone. I see a table in the far corner, vacant. I walk over trying not to allow anyone to sit there before me and try to be invisible to the rest of the students. I reach the table the same time as another student does. I stop mid grasp of a chair and turn to leave when he says something to me.
"Hi, I'm Jake!" he says as he holds out a chair expecting me to sit in it. "Hi, I'm Clare, but I was just leaving anyway!" I said as I nod a no thanks to him. "You just walked over here just to walk away?" he said with a smile on his face. "Yes" I snapped, like it any of his business anyhow. "You can sit and talk to me; you are the new girl, Right?" I look around nervously trying to find another table, where no one was sitting, but they were all talked. I reluctantly sit down across from him. He smiles at me, picking up his slice of pizza and taking a big bite. "So? You're not hungry?" he asked "no!" I tried to answer with small one worded answers.
"Its okay, I'm from the states too. Being here at first is hard especially went they think your an outcast or something." he picks up his pizza and takes another bite.
"Canada!" I corrected him, "Why are there small children here?" I ask scanning the room looking at students aging from what looks like 5 or 6 to the higher teen ages.
"Well, it's a school for all ages pretty much but the younger ones go home right after lunch and anyone over the age of 13, stay overnight. Do you know what you're taking yet? The classes are pretty much the same for each grade level, but are you a junior? I am."
"No, I'm a sophomore, but back home I was in advance classes so I'm not sure what these classes are?" holding up my schedule.
He waves it over and opens it looking at the classes.
"You're a sophomore, taking junior classes then; we have all the same classes!"
"Oh great!" I say under my breath. Being sarcastic.
"Well I guess I'll be seeing you soon then." he said as he got up and threw his trash away, my eyes followed him until he reached the doors. I turn to see that almost all the students were gone. I stand up and leave heading up to my room. I get up to the third floor, trying to remember my room number. "Shit" I say stomping my foot. How the fuck did I forget my own room? I walk up to my door; I open it and stare in shock finding two students in the room making out half naked. "Shut the door!" they yelled together blending the words perfectly. I slammed the door and just snaked to the ground right there by there room. I'm so lost. I start to get up as the door opens. "Dumb bitch" the boy says as he walks away. I stand straight up face to face with the girl. "Hi!" she says in a bright happy voice. "I...I'm so sooooorrrryyyyy!" I choke out.
"It's cool, he was an ass anyway. By the way I'm Bianca; everyone calls me "B" though. That was Drew, he's having male pms due to lack of attention down there, and she points to her lower area, laughing at the thought. "I'm Clare, just Clare."
"Are you lost? Cause last I checked this was my room." she said looking at the numbers on the door 321. "I am I can't remember my room number." I said looking down the hallway.
"Come on it can only be like one of three empty rooms."
She grabbed my hand and headed towards the other end of the hall to about three rooms. None were it so we walked together to the other end where I started. She knocked on a door, when no one answered she opened it, there laid my stuff on the bed.
"This is it." I said letting go of her hand. "Thanks, B."
"No problem girl by the way, if you ever need a friend I'm right down the hall."
She then turned and walked away. I walked to my bed and just laid there with my head in the pillow, and cried!
A/N So I know this is starting out slowly but it's a work in progress.
Next chapter introduces Eli.
