REVERIE

CHAPTER 3 - Curiousity

     I walked back to the halls baffled. I didn't understand what was happening. Looking at the events that had taken place, it all seemed like he actually... Cared, about me. At first I thought he was just being a jerk- probably because of the way I had attacked him- or he was just trying to avenge his ego or something. But now, it seemed there was more to it. He didn't attack me today. He attacked Errol. Even though I was the the cause of the whole episode All I got was the smoke. Errol got the fire. Why?

      It seemed as though he held Errol more responsible for the whole scene than he did me, which was absolutely wrong. I was the one who got  Errol into the whole mess in the first place. Its not that I expected him to actually beat me, but what bewildered me the most was his obvious misconception that he had the right to intervene on my behalf-again. Since we met we hadn't gotten through a single exchange without fighting. I really disliked the way he had treated Errol. It was apparent a verbal exchange wouldn't have had as much effect as the physical onslaught did, but still, both ways were both extreme lengths to go through especially for someone you didn't even know, or like.

       At first I was just furious at the way he had acted, but after I thought about it, I realized he was just trying to protect me from myself-as disturbing as that sounded-. The big question was why? I had to find out somehow, but to do that I needed to find him. As far as I knew I had never seen him in school, with the exception of our contentious encounters.

     No matter what, I needed answers. My curiosity was piqued, plus I also needed to talk to someone about this. Maybe kate. She wouldn't be able to help herself. Mystery,drama and a stud? That was her Christmas.

    Reaching the housing area, -15 minutes later- i walked passed the dinning hall, and headed to my house, thankfully it was open.  Each of the four houses, blue,green,yellow and red all had their own boarding houses. One for the boys and another for the girls. They were placed side by side with a massive common room built in the middle, for both sexes. All the houses were fashioned in the same way and placed at strategic places in the boarding area.

       In a corner was the massive school dining hall-accessible within easy distance by all the houses- where everyone had their meals. I felt too exhausted to handle lunch with all the other students, so when i reached the dorm I just headed straight to my room. On my way i suddenly had a thought that I might see him there, but I shook it off. I didn't think so For one the dining halls at that time where much too noisy, and he didn't seem to like crowds.

      I got to my room. Grateful for the few minutes I had alone, I Hastily organized myself. Pulling off my navy blue pinafore and navy blue striped tie I hung them neatly in my wardrobe. I didn't want to have to iron it again tomorrow. I removed my white long sleeved shirt and threw it into the laundry bag by my bed. My black panty hose followed, and then i pulled on grey cotton pajamas and snuggled into bed.

       Looking around the room I appreciated it's layout and design. Since I was in blue house the decor of the room was blue. Representing its values of youth, peace and truth. That was our motto. Kate was in red, so her room was red and their motto was confidence, courage and vitality. The other houses where yellow (wisdom, joy and happiness) green(life, fruitfulness and well being) and purple(where also decorated accordingly. The duvets, and curtains and central rugs were blue. We each had personal wardrobes and desks in our corners, and the room was quite spacious. It was a pretty room. Nothing compared to those of the red house students, but red was a hard color to beat. Blue was cool. Mine was the bed farthest from the door, but closest to the window. It was an awesome space when my roommates and their myriads of friends were not around. Each if the houses where about four stories high and housed up to 300 students in each.