love at first sight

my first day

I opened my eyes at the sound of the train stopping. I was scared and confused, I had been taken from my home by two men in suits and a woman. The woman was kind, she had unnaturally, big orange hair and had a unique fashion taste. Her voice was soft and comforting and even though she had snatched me from my family, she made me feel safe.

"We are here now darling, get your bags." Her voice softly spoke and I turned to look at her. She smiled and I tried to smile back, but I didn't know how to. We evacuated the train and got into a black car, the two men not saying a word and taking my bags to put in the back. I looked out the window and enjoyed the views of the outside world, this place was gorgeous but unfamiliar.

"Where are we going?" My voice was fragile and I cleared my throat. "New Orleans, my darling." I looked down at my lap and swallowed. "Why am I here? Why did you take from my family?" I felt my eyes get damp as I waited for her response. "You weren't safe with those people, It's best that you stay with us, Your people." I was confused and quickly responded. "What do you mean by my people?" I was nervous and didn't know what to expect. "Witches of course, darling." My eyes widened with shock and disbelief. "W- wait what? I-I'm a witch?!" I felt a tear roll down my face as my mouth dropped open. "Well how else could you explain what happened darling?" As soon as I heard what she said I remembered. I had tried my best to forget about that day, but It was now fresh in my mind once again. It was three years ago, I was at my friends birthday party. All the guests were playing hide and seek as a joke and because we were bored. I was hiding in the tree house when suddenly I heard the seeker coming up the ladder. I closed my eyes and thought, hoping she wouldn't climb up to the top. But when I opened my eyes, I was on the roof of the house. I promised myself to never think about it ever again as it was weird and abnormal.

The car came to a halt and the mysterious woman unbuckled her seat belt. I did the same and got out the car to be greeted by a huge, metal gate and a magnificent building behind it. "Welcome to Miss Robichaux's Academy, I'll leave you now." The lady placed my bags down and before I knew it, she was gone. I went through the big, iron gate and into the front door. The building seemed lifeless and empty as I explored the long halls. I took a left turn and was in a living room like area, I didn't know what to do. "Hello? Is anyone here?" I heard my voice echo through the house and then out of nowhere I heard a sweet voice come from behind me. "Hello there dear, welcome to Miss Robichaux's Academy, I'm Cordelia Goode." As I turned to look at the woman, I felt my heart miss a beat. A beautiful woman stood in the doorway with a warm smile. She has past-shoulder length, blonde hair with loose curls and a beautiful dress that complimented her feminine figure. "H- Hi there, It's ni- nice to meet you" I walked over to her, opening my arms to hug her. She hugged me closely and I smiled. "Wow, you're a hugger." She laughed lightly, her laugh was like music to my ears.

Miss Goode walked with me up the stairs and took me to a room. In the room, I saw four girls. They smiled and I smiled back. "Miss (y/l/n), This is Maddison, Queenie, Nan and Zoe. Everyone, meet (y/n) she will be joining us from now on." I was anxious but soon felt relaxed after meeting and talking to the girls for a few minutes. I took note that Maddison seemed to be quite rude and careless about people's feeling but I didn't mind, I was going to try not to bother her.

After meeting the girls, Cordelia took me to my room. "This is your room, please let me know if you need anything." She smiled at me and I couldn't help but blush. Cordelia seemed to notice me blush and shuffled out the room. I felt embarrassed about blushing but tried not to think about it too much and started to unpack. I had been unpacking for about half an hour, I headed down to the main room and met the others. "So, how'd you end up here?" Maddison asked with sass in her voice. Before I could think to answer, Nan did for me. "She teleported at a birthday party." I looked at her fast. "How did yo-" Before I could answer, Maddison cut me off. "Wow cool, but that's nothing special." I could tell she was jealous as she rolled her eyes while Nan was talking. I brushed her off and we continued talking for about an hour. "Girls, dinner is ready." Cordelia's angelic voice came from the dining room. We all went to the dining room and took a seat, I was sat next to Zoe and Cordelia. I rested my face in my hand and tugged at the food with my fork, not feeling hungry. "(y/n), you should eat something. You need to eat." Zoe said with a concerned voice. "Thanks Zoe but I'm ok, I'm not really hungry." I smiled at her and she smiled back, then she continued to eat her food.

After dinner, we said our goodnights and went to our rooms. I put my pj's on and sat on my bed, I was going to get my headphones and listen to Fleetwood mac to pass the time but a knock at my door stopped me. "Come in!" I shouted. "Hi (y/n), It's only me" Cordelia entered my room and sat on the bed next to me. "Hey Miss Goode, how can I help you?" I felt nervous and my heart was pounding in my chest. "I just wanted to check on you. I know this move was sudden and probably scary so I wanted to make sure you are ok. I know how you feel, I have been in your shoes." Knowing that she can relate to me made me sigh and my heartbeat slowed down. "I won't lie, It's been difficult. I was really confused and anxious, I didn't know what was happening. Then the lady said something about me being a witch and like- it's just weird and new you know? Like I was living a normal life and now It's all gone and I am a witch." I laughed at my misery and looked at my hands. "Yeah but (y/n), that's totally normal. I felt just the same and now look, I promise it will go back to normal and you will be happy here, here with us." She placed her hand on my leg and smiled. I blushed but also smiled, feeling accepted and loved here. Cordelia stood up and walked to open the door. "Goodnight, sleep well (y/n)" She smiled at me before closing the door fully and walking down the hallway to her room. I felt flushed for a moment before going into bed and turning off the light.