'All my life I've been heading for Hell, but never had I thought I'd drag you down as well' - Sebastian Sallow
'They sold their hearts for diamonds and gold. I refuse to go down the same path as them. You and I have everything.' -Omnis Gaunt
❗Warn...
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Chapter sixteen
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' Come on Imelda ! Hurry up ! '
I knock loudly without restraint on the door of my roommate's shower stall. Unlike Grace and me, Imelda isn't used to waking up on her own without someone's help. While we got up early to take advantage of the absence of the other students in the baths, Reyes did not have the same reflex as us and left her bed at the last moment, when the place is crowded...
I lean against a sink behind me that marks a small space between my body and the mirrors, crossing my arms and letting out a long sigh. As I watch one by one the last Slytherin girls come out of the cabins to join their friends and go to the Great Hall, I start to get impatient.
' Seriously Imelda ! We're going to be late again ! '
' Two seconds ! ' She shouts at the top of her lungs, to make herself heard.
' You told me that five minutes ago ! '
I grumble, rolling my eyes. She's really going to have to work on her timing during the holidays, it can't last any longer.
' Do I really need to remind you who got us into trouble last night ? '
' I was just tired, it happens to everyone ! '
' I was also tired, I had spent the day flying. And yet I did not rest on my laurels ! ' She replies, laughing sarcastically.
As I'm about to retort, hoping to have the last word, the door to a bath opens and reveals Nerida Roberts.
' You are both at fault, you are as mediocre as the other. Could you stop bickering now ? I take advantage of the little peace I have left. ' She said, wrapping herself in a clean towel.
Boldness has no limits. Nerida is an old friend to Imelda, I would even say one of the few. My classmate told me this story one day when I challenged her to a broom race. Apparently they were inseparable during their early years at Hogwarts, but Roberts quickly grew jealous of her friend's many abilities and ease. So she walked away from her, for no real reason.
Say what you want about Imelda, but she deserves to succeed. She may be cold and ruthless, but she's a fair girl, she doesn't pretend to be something she isn't. This does not excuse all her actions, but we can never blame her for not being sincere. From what I could understand, she didn't try to hold Nerida back either. As she puts it so well, she only surrounds herself with winners, weak people don't interest her.
I must admit that I would not like to be someone she hates, with her there is no in-between...
' This conversation doesn't concern you at all. Go back and talk to your "aquatic beings" and leave us alone. ' I said, giving her a look devoid of any form of affection.
