The School of Lost Causes

Chapter 8

Jax was the first to get to his feet his movements slow as if the guy in the suit could attack at any moment. But the thing is, he could. It was very likely that he would. As I looked closer I realized he was bruised and it clicked. That wat the guy I hit with a chair. He was the reason I was in here. And now he was going to bring uns even farther away from the original school. Jax held out his hand and I took  it. He pulled me up in one swift motion and Noah got up from the floor as well. No one looked at us as we walked out of the hall. We walked away from the "normal" school and to the far back of this giant property. Only to stop at a wall.

The wall went around the entire property and there was no gate or door in sight. If it weren't for Noah and Jax holding both of my hands, standing on either side of me I probably would have started to panic again. The guy in the suit put his hand on the wall and pressed down on a specific part of it and a door swung open. Of course they had a secret passage because why the fuck wouldn't they.

He made the three of us enter before him so he could close the... wall again. We walked to a building that looked more like a warehouse that anything else and stopped in front of it. As if planed a woman in the same suit came out and stood beside him. "I need you two boys to come with me. Roxanne you will follow Miss Anderson." My entire body froze as the two of them slowly let go of my hands. Noahs voice was a mere whisper in my ear "Don't worry they can't separate us for to long." His voice calmed my nerves a bit. Right they claimed me or what ever. We were a group.

As they walked into the building, me and "Miss Anderson" walked around it to a side entrance labeled with "female". Why was would an extra entrance. She opened the door and my question was answered immediately as a changing room and shower came to view. "Please shower and change. You clothes are already laid out for you. After that follow the sings. Your friends will be with you shortly." And with that she left again and I was once again alone. The shower did little to calm my tense muscles and the new clothes were everything but imaginative. A plain black t-shirt, a black jacked and a pair of cargo pants in, you guessed it, black. Quickly blow drying my hair I wonderd what to do with my other clothes only to see a basket next to the door with the lable clothes on it. Guess that answers my question doesn't it.

I grabbed my necklace and threw it on before heading out the door the opposite side of the one I entered. The next room just had a chair in the middle. A woman was standing next to said chair, waiting patiently. "Please take a seat so I can do your hair. You will be expected to wear this hairstyle from here on out. Unless you are granted free time or are sick." I slowly approached the chair and sat down. " Now I could either cut it so you don't have to braid it every morning or... well you have to braid it." I sigh escaped my lips and I automatically ran my fingers through my raven colored hair. I knew it would be easier to just cut it all off but.. was I really ready for it to be gone?

Standing up slowly I handed back the small mirror she gave me. "Just out that door. Your friends should already be waiting" I gave her a quick nod and made my way out the room.

"Hey rox how was- OH MY GOD YOUR HAIR!"  My chest started to tighten and I looked away. My hair which once went to the middle of my back was now on even length with my chin, cutting of in a strict Bob. When Jax spoke again his tone was much softer laced with amazement rather than pure shock "I never noticed your eyes before. They are beautiful"  I looked up at him with a smile. I didn't even flinch when Noah wrapped his arms around me from behind "It is remarkable how much your hair hid your face before." His smooth calm voice immediately made me relax into him.
No matter what we were facing I wouldn't be doing it alone.

As I assessed the two of them one thing was abundantly clear. We were all wearing the exact same outfit. Only that mine were more tight to the body. We waited for a bit in the little room before the guy same guy lead us to a new building. It looked as plain and run down as the other one just.... bigger. We entered and were greeted by a room that looked a lot like a living room. There were kids in the same outfits as us sitting couches or playing games at tables. All of them looked as care free as they could be. There was no hint of the pressure and stress that I felt in the actual school.