RAVENNA

Part 3

Ten days passed like wind. I spent my time with grammy in kitchen trying new recipes, hunting with gran, helping Mera with her college application, sneaking into bar to dance to fullest. On tenth day I found myself all packed up standing on station waiting for train to arrive.

"Nieve your gran wants to say something." my grammy calls me, fixing my hair smiling. I know they are happy but I still can read their eyes, sadness. Sad to let their only child to go away from them. Train whistle blew.

"Nivi! He grabs my shoulder. "You have great mind, good judgement skills too but sometimes—." gran say taking my hand in his "—sometimes we have to take decision by our soul, by heart. Make your beliefs strong. Manipulation is something even great mentalist became its prey. Whenever you are in dilemma look for the light within yourself. The light. Okay?" I nodded.

"Dear be good. Make lot of friends." Grammy said excitedly. "Eat a lot of food. Have full breakfast don't skip lunch—

"Yeah, yeah, I know what you're doing. You want me to become a piggy, don't you." I say playfully. She slaps my arm lightly.

Bidding goodbye I board the train to my new life.

Upon reaching the last station, I un-board the train. I was blown away by seeing the whole freaking platform is empty, there's no other living thing here except me. The station looks old may be hasn't been repaired in ages The vines bushes are overgrown. I rub my finger on bench, found dust five centimeter thick. *sigh*I hope school is nothing like that otherwise I am taking the train back home.

"Nieve Winston?" she turns around to see a man quite tall along may around 7 feet. Is he a giant? He came standing in front her.

"Miss Winston!" He smiled.

"Yes, that would be me." she said politely.

"My name is Gael Ezra, the keeper cum cleaner cum driver of the school." He said chillingly. "I'll be leading you all the way to school." Just then she saw something behind him or say some living thing that she had never saw before. Her eyes automatically widen when she saw this creature's creepy smile.

Seeing her Gael said. "Oh, umm she is gazelle" she looked at him. Are they related hmm, she mentally tilted her head Gael- gazelle?

"What's she?"

"She is a changeling."

"And I presume she is your sister." she raised her brows to confirm.

"Yes." He sighs softly

Hence the same name, wow. She forwards her hand towards her to shake but she didn't, seems reluctant. Gael signs her to follow him. She takes Nieve's bag to carry. "She's not much of talker." He mentions.

He led me to a tunnel which open to another platform by which I am fascinated. Hell, I am taking my words back about taking train back to home.

On the train Gazelle led me to my seat and helping me to settle in. However I felt some eyes staring at my back, I turned around and found none.

They announced the train will be reaching to destination in an hour. So, I thought to take a nap but that wasn't in my luck. *Sigh*

Soon an empty seat beside me filled by a boy, wearing glasses, blonde, same height as mine, leaning he said hello being settled in and I replied with same politeness. He blabbered so many things about himself from his name Rob Roy Snyder to how his family worked hard to send him here.

Well, every good parent does everything thing, to have their kid get good education even they had to send them to the end of the world; although I don't think there is one, cause earth is round no corner, no end.