The Eccentric Academy

-2

(A/N: Hey guys! so if any of you are confused on the recent edits of the 1st chapter, I got advice from a good friend of mine about the chapter and decided to implement that change! so not only is it easy for you guys to understand it but also easy for me to write as well:) but anyways I hope you enjoy!!)

-Penny-

Ok, this is insane. One minute i'm showering and humming a Britney Spears song and then the next I see a shadow-y figure behind me in the shower, and it ended up grabbing my wrist! What the fuck!

My breaths are shaky and labored, I'm trying to grab ahold of myself but who would be able too after something frightening like that! I look up to see Mira talking with the others. What was she saying, everything sounded muffled. I felt my body get wobbly and my eyes getting heavy, was I passing out?! I'm definitely passing out.

I fall to the floor and before I know it, all the muffling stops. While i'm out the same dream replays again, same old cave, same old pedestal, runes, blah,blah,blah- wait somethings not right.

As I feel myself floating upwards in this livid dream, The book was gone. Why was it gone!? How could it just disappear!? Oh this is freaky very , VERY freaky. I'd been having this dream for a little while now and all I would see is that book with the fancy writing on the top of it and now it's just poof!? What the hell!?!

I jolt up out of my sleep, shit, I was sweating profusely, the beads of sweat trailing off my skin and seeping into well, whatever was under me. I take a good look around to gather where I was, am I in Mom's office? I take another look around to see a picture of her smiling with the rest of us on her mahogany desk, along with her little nameplate signed "Grace Hargreeves", Yup this was Moms office.

I hear the clacking of her heels walking towards the doors, Okay just keep cool and explain everything that happened no big deal. I sigh softly as the doors creak open. She peaks her head in, her hair swishing a bit with her movement.

"Penny, honey are you alright?" she comes trotting into the room, the heel clacking growing louder as she approaches me. She leans down and cups my face as she starts examining it. "The others told me what happened and I wanted to make sure you were all right! Oh dear, you look so sickly! have you eaten anything?"

"Mom! One question at a time!, jeez." I let out a hearty giggle, as a smile spread across my face. She lets out a sigh of relief as she smiles back at me. "Alright.. just worried thats all. I do have a question though, if you don't mind me asking dear."

Here it comes

"What grabbed you?" She said, now her gaze fixated on me. She was reading me, trying to see if I would evade her questions, though I have no reason to lie, so I see no point in her doing this.

"Well..." I hesitate for a brief moment. Okay Pen, dont be weird about it, shes already scanning you like shes some robot just be blunt! simple!

I close my eyes and take a deep breath, and then it just all spilled out, and I mean everything.

"I've been having this strange dream for the past month and a half now, about some weird cave , a really pretty pedestal and some book with the name Siegfried etched into the front cover, I don't know exactly what this means but it may have something to do with the thing that grabbed me in the shower and thats what scared me so bad to where I passed out in front of everyone." I stop my, incredibly long, run-on sentence as I let out an exhale of exhaustion.

Mom looks at me for a bit, she nods, and proceeds to walk over to her desk. She puts her hands on the top of it to give her support as she leans back slightly. "Have you been feeling different like something awakened?" she asks.

I shake my head no, I haven't felt anything happen since that incident although, I have started seeing things differently, like everything is covered with transparent reflective prisms, maybe its just an eye disorder of sorts.

Mom then stands back upright and looks at me with a sweet smile, "Alright, honey if you're experiencing anything, peculiar please let me or Reggie know" I scoff at the mention of Reggie. "Mom I don't need Reggie for any help, i've got you and thats more than enough."

"Now don't say that Reggie can be very helpful." Shes defending him, why is she defending him again!

"Mom you always say that, but he never is. He bullies us, mainly me!"

"Why do you think that honey?, he's just as worried about you as I am!" She's doing it again, god can she ever stop with this bullshit.

"He's not worried about shit concerning us, especially me. In his eyes i'm just another useless mouth to feed. He will never be satisfied with anything I do, and you keep defending that! Why do you keep defending him!? You know damned well he does not care about any of us, he's only staying here because of you." I retort , tears began to well up in my eyes, but I wiped them away. I cant wait to get away from this place.

Free from that fucker, and free from burdening my siblings. Part of me wants to believe i'd actually gain some neat ability one day, but then theres Reggies voice in the back of my head saying "Youre nothing, you will always be nothing. You need me! you wont be able to do anything without ME" and it makes me wonder,
what if he's right?

I get up from whatever I was sitting on, Mom tried to reach out but, I gave her a cold stare.

"Dont." The word flew out of my mouth and it seemed to have pierced her heart. A sorrowful expression spread across her face, as I continued out the door slamming it shut.

I made my way up to my room, walking past my siblings, their faces painted with the same stupid expression Mom had. God stop looking at me like that!! I am not some fucking charity case, stop starring at me!!

I slammed my door as hard as I could  the sound echoing throughout this shell of a house. Flopping onto my bed, I slam my face into my pillow, I just wanna be alone with my thoughts right now.

A knock rung through my room, God fucking dammit, it followed up with another knock.

"Go away." The tears began to well up again.

"Pen, it's me." Harrys voice rung through the door, oh it was my brother, well it's better than talking with the others about this so, might as well be the only person I trust.

He cracks open the door but I stop him before he opened it further. "Aht Aht, you didnt ask to come in." I say.

"Am I supposed to?"

"Yes! what kind of question is that!?"

"A question only I, Harry, am stupid enough to ask"

I let out a small smile, he peeked his head in further, I saw him slyly grinning at my little smile.

"Fuck you, man" I giggle throwing one of my pillows at him, he squeals and yells "Assault!!"I burst out into laughter.

"Fine I guess you can come in"

(Hope you enjoyed! and don't forget to vote!! Also sorry for the small angst, don't rip me to shreds please😭)