Oak Grove Manor

Chapter 2

I followed Effie down many corridors, now more scared of getting lost than boarding.... "Room North 242" Effie announced as we approached one of the what seemed thousands of plain oak doors we had past in the last half hour. She held the door open for me with another of those Effie smiles which literally stretched from ear to ear.

The room that stood into front of me was a reasonable size, with two large windows on the far wall. Yellow sunlight soaked through the windows, giving the room a cozy, warm feeling. Underneath these were two identical, once again wooden, dressers. Along each side wall stood a bunk bed, although where the lower bed should have been was a desk, containing a reading lamp, book shelves, and my epic new Mac book pro laptop. On the right wall was also another doorway, which led into the bathroom.

"Wow..... This is so cool....." I responded.

"I no right!!!!!!" Squealed Effie

After Effie had helped me unpack and organise my stuff, and admittedly myself, she took me back downstairs and showed me around the library, meeting rooms, and common rooms.

"How do you already know you're way around the school, when you only got here like......today!?" I asked her.

"......Yea about that...... I kinda got my parents to drop me off like an hour or so earlier than the due time......"

"Like how much earlier....?"

"Um.......maybe around 4 hours....."

"4 HOURS EARLIER!? That means you were here at....... 2 this afternoon!" I shook my head, and covered my face with my hand. Of course she would do this, why did not see something like this happening....

"...... Anyway...... At least I got to look around and get use to the place, and on the bright side, I was asked to help out in the kitchen, and setting everything up for dinner and the welcoming thingy mijigy...."

And just as I was about to......I don't know...give her a lecture or something, not that she would listen or anything, a bell rang from somewhere down the corridor outside. Assuming it was the bell for dinner, I dragged the oblivious, innocent looking girl in front of me off down the hallway, towards the "Great Hall".

This is when the "fun" really starts......

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After the whole welcome carry on, and the (I must say delicious) dinner, we were sent off to our dorm rooms early to get settled in and ready for tomorrow. As I was heading for the doors along with the overflowing que, I heard my name and several others being called out on the microphone.

"Could these ladys and gentelman please wait in the Great Hall to be introduced to our scholarship programme."

I said bye to Effie, not knowing how long we would be held back, and followed the other scholarship winners to a round table. A group of upper class acting adults then proceeded to drill the rules of the school and how we needed to act into our minds. There was all the usual rules of high schools, including uniform, behavior, and of cause no boys in girls fooms and vice versa etc. I zoned out well before this, as I follow the rules anyway and know whats properly expected of me. The adults, who I presume were the principle, and all the important people in the school, whom I ought to be learning the name of, then went on to talk about classes, timetables, and something to do with different parts of the school......North, South, East and West I think......? Anyway. The meeting seemed to be coming to an end, and a few minutes later we were sent off to our dorm rooms.

Yea the next thing I learnt is that I have honestly no sense of direction. I set off trying to remember which way Effie had brought me here, then gave up, went back to the Great Hall, and attempted to follow the others.........hopefully they knew where they were meant to be going.......

I heard foot steps ahead, and jogged to catch up with a small, slight, blonde haired girl, who was wearing a reallllly cool addidas jumper........yup I'm talking to my self......woop woop.......moving on.....

"Hey" I called out just as she was about to turn for the stairs.

"Um do you know how to get to room 242......?" I asked awkwardly.

"Oh hey!" She said brightly.

"Sure thing are you in North 242?" She asked.

"Yea........." I said trying to remember what Effie had said just earlier today. Oh another thing I learnt today, I have a memory of a goldfish.....

"I mean yes sure!" .........fingers crossed......I thought....

"Well its just up stairs, along the corridor and on the left." She said with a smile.

"Cool, thank you so much. I'm Ondina by the way."

"No worries and nice to meet you, I'm Alice. I'll show you to your room, as I'm staying just across from you."

"Awesome!" I said then followed her up the stairs.

"Thanks again Alice"

"See you tomorrow" And then she went into her room.

I knocked on the door, and waited. Was Effie asleep already? I checked my sports watch. 10:03. Jees that meeting had taken longer than I anticipated. I knocked again and waited........thre was no sign, but I did know that there was an emergency exit via the bathroom?

I set off back down stairs and somehow managed to find my way to the senior common room, and left via the door that lead out to the patio. I walked along the side of the building, counting the rooms as I went. I double counted again just to check I had got the correct room. When I was sure, I climbed the white, metal, and I must say loud, clankity emergency escape route, and had to literally shoulder budge the door to try and get it open. Even though his was making a bit of a racket, I know that Effie sleeps through anything so she'll be fine.

On my fifth attempt I tried a bit of a run up to gain some momentum............typically this time, somehow, the door opens wide just as I get to it. I fly through and land very painfully on my side, practically killing my shoulder.

"Effie......I'm really sorry....I didn't mean to wake you.....I....." I start mumbling on. I roll over onto my back, and to my horror, instead of my goofy Effie, I see hot mass of a boy...........

"OH......MY.....GOD.......!?"

He lent forward a hand outstreched, clearing trying to hide the smile that was forcefully growing wider by the second. By this time I bet not only my face but my whole body was bright red. I took his outstreched hand, to shocked by he whole situation to say anything.........ok maybe a bit stunned by him to..........

What I did not know was that the "hot mass" standing in front off me, was Enzo Mathews.

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