FATE

Chapter 2

"Books ? Check , medications? Check , clothes? Check"

Here I am in my room for the last time before I come back again after two years . The last month passed in a blink of an eye . Mom and me spent half of our days packing for my departure to my new school and  today's the day I leave . I'm feeling a lot of emotions today . It's a bittersweet feeling like something you've wanted for a really long time and when you finally have it , you just don't feel that great anymore . I'm happy too that I got what I wanted but I feel bad for leaving my mom all alone like this .

I'll miss this room even though I don't have much memories in it . I feel tears forming in my eyes and wipe them instantly as I hear my mom's footsteps coming ." Are you done ,sweetie ?Is anything else left ?" She asks looking around the half empty room . I've never seen my room this empty . the empty book shelf , empty closet , no stuff on my study table . " yeah I'm done " . I look around the room one more time then head towards the cab which is waiting for me outside . " call me when you reach there , okay ? " my mom crass my cheek . " yeah ". I sit in the car .

"I feel like I'm forgetting something ."

" oh wait ". I say to my mom and run towards the house . I run upstairs in my room and open my side table drawer . There it is . A picture of dad and me . Mom took this picture of us when I won a basketball game for the first time and it is very precious to me .
" did you forget something?" My mom asks me when I come back . " yeah but I got it " I smile and she smiles back . " you have to call me at least twice a day . okay? And don't lock yourself in your room . Make friends and have fun and don't worry about me . I'll miss you baby ". Mom says with tears in her eyes. " of course mom but you have to promise me you won't overwork yourself , and if you start crying i won't be able to leave ". I hold my mother's hand . They are warm .

" you act like you're my mother ". She laughs with tears . " I'll miss you mom ". I say with a tremble in my voice , getting emotional but I still hold my tears in . I can't cry or mom will really start crying . She gives me a warm smile before we say goodbye to each other . The driver starts driving and my life moves on to its next step . I put my headphones on and play my favourite music while I look outside the window and then I finally let my tears out . It takes 8 hours to reach Raychester high from my hometown . My cab driver will drop me at the train station in 15 minutes . Raychester high is situated in beautiful and dense forest away from the city life between nature .

I'm curious about everything there . In the letter they gave me enough information about the campus. It included so many amenities like pool , Basketball court , game area , food court which is different from the main cafeteria , reading rooms , free WiFi , each student has at least three parking spots , gym with personal trainers , jogging track which is almost 10 km , lounge , salon, sauna and there is more which they'll tell me when I arrive . I still can't wrap my hand around it . It seems like it's not a school but a 5 star hotel but what did I expected from a school where the rich kids go .We reach the train station and I get out of the car to get my luggage out of the trunk .

I don't have much stuff with me just my two.  suitcases, my bag pack , 3 boxes one of them contains my shoes , one of them my books and the other my other basic stuff . The driver helps me with my stuff and I thank him . I take out the train ticket from my bag pack and search for my seat . The staff helps me put my luggage in my cabin and then I start my 8 hour journey to Raychester high . I decide to take a nap for a few hours .

I wake up after three hours to the sound of my alarm buzzing . " what time is it? " I mumble . I check the phone and it's 5 pm . Still five hours to go . Maybe I should read a little bit . I take my self development book and start reading it . I don't have the books which are used in Raychester high yet otherwise I would be studying from them . They told me I'll get them after I arrive . They make their own books which are not available outside . The door of my cabin open and a lady with a tray of food enters.
" hello mam, your lunch ". She gives me a smile and pulls out a table from the side and put my food on it .
" thankyou ". I say and she nods before leaving . I eat my food in peace and continue reading . I pass the rest of the time by looking at the view outside and talking to my mom on the phone. "Platform number 16 has arrived , the doors will be opening on your right . Thankyou for your travel with us and we hope you enjoyed your journey with us ".

I take my luggage out with the help of the staff and give them a tip after saying thankyou . I was told that the school staff will come pick me up from the station but I don't see anyone who's here for me so , I decide to wait for a few minutes . After waiting for 15 minutes a black coloured van with Raychester high written on it arrived . I showed them my student I'd which the school mailed me a few days ago . They put my luggage in the trunk and I sit in the van . I feel a knot creating in my stomach from anxiety as I've never been so far from my hometown and my family . I push down the lump in my throat and try to calm myself . It took 20 minutes from the station to reach the school .

" you can go and fill out some documents at the front desk and they'll guide you from there ." The driver who was driving the van says while taking my luggage out of the van. I look around the building in awe. Everything is so beautiful here . I reach the front desk and look around the lobby . There's a large chandelier hanging from the high ceiling . " how may help you? " the women at the front desk says . I clear my throat as I gather my thoughts .
" I'm Isabella Carter , junior year . I got in by scholarship ". She searches for my name on the computer . " okay I see you . Ms . Isabella your dorm room number is 502 and your dorm mate is Ms. Eva jones , junior year . Here's the map and Ms suzan here will help you with your luggage . " I thank her and take my dorm keys from her . " hello , I'm suzan sean. " the middle aged women introduces herself .

" hi I'm Isabella Carter , I'm in junior year ."
I shook her hand  " i heard you got here by a  scholarship that's pretty impressive ". I smile at her compliment and thank her . " be careful with the kids here they don't like the kids who get in by scholarships". I look at her with a confused expression . " they don't like kids who aren't from rich families though not all of them are same but there are a few groups who likes to torment them ."
I take a deep breath before replying her . " thanks ms. Suzan I'll keep that in mind ". I try not to think about the information I just got from ms Suzan instead I look at the place where I'll be spending my next two years . I look at how everything is made with such details .

" The dormitory is divided into 4 blocks and each block consists of 3 buildings. Two blocks for both the genders and it turns out that dorms are assigned by your class . The richest students lives in block A building 1 , 2 and 3 ." Ms suzan explains me about the dorms . " and where is mine?" I ask her . " A block building 1 . the girl who was living with Eva jones got diagnosed with a chronic illness so she had to leave . No room are vacant other than that you're very lucky that you're going to live in the best of the best rooms . Eva jones is one the most rich students here and good for you she's not one of those mean girls". We reach the dormitory and it's exactly like she said . It's extravagant, so huge . We enter the building and the first  thingI see is the huge crystal chandelier hanging in the middle .

Suzan guides me towards the lift lobby and she presses the second floor . Everything looks so expensive here even the lift here is so beautiful. We reach the second floor and I step out with Suzan behind me . She takes the luggage cart and shows me my room . 502 here I am . I swipe my key card and the door opens. When I step inside I feel like I'm in a hotel , a 7 star hotel . This room can't be considered as a dorm , It's like a suite . There are two doors on my both sides . EJ is written on the one on my left so I open the one on my right assuming the one on left must be Eva's . When I open the door what I see is the closet which is bigger than my room back home .

Suzan put my luggage in the closet . " I'll take my leave now. I wish you good luck on this journey ". Suzan smiles and pats my back . " thanks ms. Suzan ". I close the door and look around my room . There are two queen sized beds , study tables , book shelves . Eva's side is full with her stuff and all her things are kept neatly . Good thing my roommate isn't messy . Each bed has a side table and a lamp . There's a balcony in this room too and the view is beautiful. I lay down on the bed to relax and then I heard the door opening . I stood up to see who it was . It might be eva. " hey " I said  and she flinched from the sudden voice . " oh hi! Oh God I'm so sorry I didn't know you were going to come today . Please forgive me for this rude greeting . I'm Eva and you must be isabella Carter ". She says while shooking my hand . Wow she's quite a talker.

" haha that's alright Eva . I'm sorry for stratling you ". I rubbed the back of my neck from the awkwardness. " oh no no it's not your fault at all . You're new here so I'll tell everything you need to know , okay? But first of all you must be hungry from the long journey and I'll introduce you to my friends." She said smiling brightly. This is gonna be...... a ride for me . " sure let's go " I said while returning her smile . " welcome to Raychester high isabella."