From Strangers to family | Cordelia Goode |

Miss Robichaux's Academy

Evening. 11pm. I was walking home I came from a party and I was kinda drunk as I walked towards my house I saw that the light was on. ,,Shit'' I said. My parents were still awake and they probably knew I was gone, I wanted to go through the back door. ,,Where do you think you're going?'' I heard my dad ask me, he saw me and he was standing behind me. Shit Shit Shit  I slowly turned around to him ,,Hey Dad.'' I said making a nervous smile and waving at him. My mom rushed to us ,,So you're not dead?!'' She screamed at me angrily. ,,Look Im sorry I ju-'' they didn't even let me finish my sentence. ,,And you're also drunk! Am I right?!'' He was not wrong and yes maybe I shouldn't have sneaked out just to go to that party, but what they were about to say was to hard. ,,Ofc she is! You are such a shame for our family!'' ,,It's  always the same with you drunk, only bad grades the disappointment of the family.'' My eyes started to tear up. ,,No it's not gonna happen again I promise, please don't do this to me.'' They knew what they were doing to me its their way of loving me that's what they always say. ,,You always say the same We should have left you at the orphanage! Now I can understand your mother for giving you away'' Hearing that from my mom was the most heartbreaking thing. I knew I was adopted and in the beginning I was searching for my mom, nothing, not a name, not a phone number, nothing my adoptive parents would get mad at me for searching for her so I just stopped. It got quiet for a bit  a tear was rolling down my cheek but that sadness turned into anger, out of nowhere the bushes on my left lit on fire, ,,What the fuck!'' My dad screamed running to the garden hose,  I was standing there in shock, a fire couldn't light that fast. ,,Go In your room!'' My Mom said. So I ran into the house upstairs into my room. My dad was able to put out the fire. I was just sitting on my bed looking at the door thinking about what just happened. I thought my parents were gonna come upstairs to talk to me and apologise  but hours went by no one. I just heard them arguing, 2 am I was still awake listening to music and staring at the ceiling. When I heard the door slowly opening, I turned off my music crawling in the corner of my bed, two men in suits came in. I was scared ,,Excuse me?'' I said with a quiet voice. All over sudden a woman came in red hair, smoking ,,Hello my dear.'' She said while blowing the smoke from her cigarette, she was wearing  white gloves and a colourful dress. ,,Rose isn't it?'' she walked up to my bed and sat next to me. ,,uhm yes.'' my voice was shaking. ,,Myrtle snow what a pleasure to meet you.'' Yeah imagine its 2am and a woman you've never seen before enters the room with two bodyguards telling you she's pleasured to meet you. ,,Look rose we're gonna take you with us.'' She said laying her hand on my arm. ,,What?'' I pulled my arm back. She stood up and the two man in the suits walked up to me grabbed me by the arms and pulled me out of the room, ,,MOM'' I screamed from the bottom of my lungs for her ,,DAD'' No answer they were gone. They got me into a car. The woman sitting next to me. ,,We're not trying to hurt you.'' My heart was racing I thought I was gonna die. We drove for a bit than we arrived at the train station I got out of the car one bodyguard walking on my right Myrtle walking on my left. I was probably so pale looking. We got into the train and myrtle starts telling me about my family. ,,You come from a blood line of powerful witches.'' That was too much for me the day went from sneaking to a party to being a witch. ,,Where are you bringing me?'' ,,Home'' She answered looking away from me continuing reading her newspaper. Witches? Home? What is she talking about... The train ride felt like it was never going to end. Wait she knows my family? What... ,,What did you say about my family?'' I asked her confused, No answer she just kept reading... As we arrive at the train station we got into a car and drove for another hour. I wasn't crying or anything, I didn't even feel bad, I felt relived, I mean sure I was confused but I don't know why I just felt save. I mean my whole world turned upside down in 4 Hours but It was this feeling of being free, I mean my childhood wasn't that bad the orphanage was alright and the day my parents adopted me was the happiest I had in my whole life but, and yes maybe they were a bit...controlling, I would call it but I had an alright life. Was I scared of what was gonna happen next? Maybe a bit, but the feeling of freedom and love felt so close that I didn't thought about fear in any kind of way, I was more excited, like, Where are we going? Is myrtle gonna tell me more about my family? Let's find out. ,,We are here.'' Myrtle said looking at me while putting her sunglasses on. I got out of the car and that beautiful White House was right in front of me, I was fascinated by it. ,,Miss Robichaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies'' was standing on an iron sign on the left of a huge iron gate. ,,Welcome Home rose.'' I heard Myrtle say behind me, as I turned around she was gone and so was the car and the bodyguards. She left me here, I didn't know what to do. I slowly stepped up to the iron gate, about to push it open but it suddenly opened by its own. Everything about this place was magical, it felt like every step I walked felt like magic, every breath I took felt free, It felt like Home already and I didn't even stepped in it yet. I walk through the gate, looking around at the flowers and bushes in the garden. I stepped up the stairs to the door, took a deep breath and opened it. Everything was so white it felt like it was shining down to me. Home. On the end of the short hallway were standing 5 woman waiting for me, with a nervous look I walked up to them, they seem friendly the woman in the middle was smiling at me with a face that made me feel save...like I was home...I stoped in front of them and looked around at them. ,,Cordelia Goode, Headmistress.'' The woman in the middle said. ,,You must be Rose?'' She asked me. ,,Uhm yeah, yes that's me,Miss'' I answered her nervously. ,,Im Zoe.'' The girl on her right started introducing herself. ,,Hey Im nan nice to meet you.'' said the one next to her. ,,Hey, really nice to meet you.'' I replied to them. ,,Im Queenie'' The girl on the far left said. I smiled at her. ,,Madison, Movistar.'' The girl on Cordelia's left side said. ,,You must be exhausted, dear'' Miss Cordelia said ,,let's eat some dinner.'' We headed to the kitchen where the Buttler was setting the table ,,That's Spalding, He has no tongue so he won't bother you.'' Queenie said looking at the Buttler. ,,oh'' I replied. We sat down and Spalding was serving the food, it was quiet at first until... ,,So we heard you're an orphan?'' Madison said looking at me with that ironic face. ,,Madison!'' Cordelia replied to her. ,,Uhm well I had adoptive parents but looks like they abandoned me...so you're not wrong.'' I told her. ,,At what age did you get adopted?'' The girl sitting next to Madison said, Zoe was her name I think. ,,I was 10'' I said trying to ignore all the bad thoughts in my head. ,,We don't have to talk about it when you don't feel well darling.'' Miss Cordelia was so sweet, I immediately felt save with her. ,,No, no worries Im alright.'' I forced a tiny smile. ,,No you're not, you have so many thoughts going on in your head I can barley concentrate-'' Nan the girl on the end of the table across Cordelia said, she got interrupted by Queenie who was sitting next to me ,,Nan that's creepy stop that.'' I was confused. ,,I wish It would stop!'' Nan said while getting up and leaving the table angrily. ,,Im confused'' I said. ,,Oh her ability is it to hear peoples thoughts.'' Madison explained to me. ,,oh, Im so sorry that I made her uncomfortable.'' I said guilty. ,,Oh no its not your fault, don't worry she's gonna calm down.'' Queenie told me. ,,So how did you get here?'' Zoe asked me with a comforting look. ,,Actually, I don't know, I don't have a mom who could tell me something about my past-'' I got interrupted with a cough from Cordelia ,,Im sorry.'' she excused herself and went into the kitchen. ,,Did I-'' I wanted to ask If I did something wrong but Madison was fast on replying ,,No you didn't do something wrong, now how did you got here?'' ,,I don't know, the bushes lit on fire and than suddenly a woman with red hair was standing in front of my bed telling me to come with her. ,,Myrtle snow, this is also how I got here...'' Zoe replied. ,,She Killed her boyfriend.'' Madison said casually eating her food. ,,Im so sorry but how?'' I asked, I was curious. Zoe didn't say anything, ,,Killer vagina, is her code name.'' Madison said jokingly. ,,Bitch'' Zoe said to her. ,,I take that as a compliment.'' Madison replied to Zoe in a sarcastic tone. ,,You are so childish.'' Queenie said to Madison. ,,Nawh, mad?'' Madison made a sarcastic sad face. ,,No you?'' Queenie said sticking a fork into her Hand. ,,Oh my God.'' I said but she wasn't bleeding. Madison started screaming. ,,Queenie stop!'' Zoe screamed at her. She did stop. ,,YOU PATHETIC LITTLE WH-'' Madison was so angry. ,,Yeah want a second round?!'' Queenie said holding the fork above her hand. ,,No, stop it.'' Zoe got up and took Madison to her room. Queenie stormed away angry. Now I was alone, sitting at that table. Is that home? Does Home feel like that? ,,They all stormed away?'' Cordelia asked me while she sat next to me. ,,yup, but Im used to getting left alone.'' I overplayed my sadness with a smile. Cordelia took my hand ,,You're not alone anymore, we are here, I am here.''  ,,Thank you, miss Cordelia'' She was so sweet, That was the moment I Notice it wasn't the house that felt like home, it was her. ,,Get some rest darling.'' She stood up gave me a smile and walked away. I went upstairs into my room and changed into a long white t-shirt that was laying on my bed, I didn't  had time to pack so I only had the stuff they gave me. The walls of my room were white wallpaper, it felt rough going over it with your hand. On the other side of my bed was a huge white closet, with a gold knob, made out of wood, I opened it in it where clothes, I don't know who they belong to but they looked so pretty. I took a dress out of the closet and hold it on me, looked like it fit. I twirled through the room smiling like never before. After a while I hung the dress back into the closet and landed into my bed, the smile I had slowly started fading when the overthinking started again, why weren't they helping me... my par- they are not my parents no way, actual parents wouldn't abandon their child to a woman they don't even know in the middle of the night. Were they right? Did my actual mother just hate me and abandoned me because of that? No! their had to be a reason, now Im here at Miss Robichaux's Academy and it feels more like home than every other house I ever lived in. My eyes were getting heavier and heavier, they were slowly closing and I felt save. As fast as they closed they also opened again. 5a.m, I woke up so peacefully like never before, I mostly woke up because of nightmares, sweaty and terrified but today was the first time in years that I had a peaceful sleep. I got out of bed and rushed over to the little window, looking outside seeing the sun slowly rise, it looked so beautiful. Today was gonna be my day. I danced over to the closet and picked out the dress from yesterday evening and tried it on, it fits perfectly, like it was made for me, it was mostly like a brownish colour with a white long sleeve under it.

The whole house was still sleeping so I had to be as quiet as possible, but I wanted to go outside and explore the garden, I love plants I think they are fascinating. The old wooden stairs were making cracking sounds as I walked downstairs as quiet as possible, going through the Back door outside into the garden. The garden was huge, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.I was twirling around in that beautiful dress, enjoying the warm sun that was shining on my skin, as I noticed Miss Cordelia was standing in the doorway of her greenhouse watching me with a smile. I was looking at her with a kinda embarrassed smile cause she saw me, she gave me one last smile and went back into the hut. Why not say Good morning to her. I went over to the door knocked and slowly opened it just taking a tiny look inside. Cordelia was cutting some leaves ,,Rose, Good morning.'' I stepped in looking around. I was fascinated by all of the plants some really rare once that I've only seen in the books I read. A tiny ,,wow'' came from my lips. ,,Looks like you like plants.'' Cordelia said while giving me a hand signal to come over to her. This hut was the most beautiful I've ever seen, roses all over the walls, a wooden table in the middle, it was a paradise. I walked over to Cordelia and sat down on the table. ,,This Greenhouse is fascinating, really.'' I told her. ,,Thank you Darling, it's my biggest passion, every bad thought is gone in here.'' ,,That sounds wonderful.'' Their definitely was a connection between Cordelia and Me, nothing romantically just a feeling of freedom. ,,Here take this.'' She handed me a pink rose. ,,This rose specie is called-'' I interrupted her ,,Cordelia...its a English Cordelia rose, in the orphanage I always got one for my birthday''

Cordelia's face turned from a smile to concern. I looked at her confused. ,,Your nose is bleeding, Darling.'' She told me turning around to get a tissue. ,,Oh, this never happened before.'' ,,Here take this.'' She handed me a tissue. I wiped the blood away. Suddenly we hear a cough behind us we both turn around and a woman with short blond hair, sunglasses and all in black stands in front of us. Cordelia suddenly had that pale look with no facial expression. ,,Rose, go inside.'' ,,Rose?'' The woman in black asked while putting down her sunglasses. ,,Y-Yes?'' My voice was shaking I felt intimidated by her. ,,I said Go Inside!'' Cordelia said in a louder voice. I slowly took a few steps back. ,,Delia don't you want me to meet my-'' Cordelia interrupted the woman. ,,No Fiona, stop it!'' Cordelia was getting angry. ,,Get inside!'' She turned around to me. I stormed out back into the house. ,,Have you seen a ghost?'' Madison asked me while she walked down the stairs...