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21 - Reveal (part 2)

A day later...

This cell is surprisingly dark for Alfea. I suddenly hear footsteps and tense up. Stella opens the door with Bloom. I don't look at them, I don't want anymore trouble.

"Stella would you like to do it?"

"Sure!" She chants a spell and I feel tingling.

"Wha..." I cough mid word "what?" Oh no. My voice just changed from Cat mode to Flora mode.

I quickly check my hair and realise it's doing the same thing!

Uh oh...

My whole body is reverting back to being Flora. My outfit too.
Shoot! I realise my sleeves are turning shorter and when the sparkles disappear my tattoo will be visible. Great the last thing I need is another reason for them to hate me.

I clap my hand over it in hope that they haven't seen it yet and have a silent panic in my mind about no longer being Cat.

I feel dizzy and something like a flash inside my head, that must be my personality changing back too.

"What happens now?" I ask unhappily.

"You are coming with us missy" Stella says.

"We are all going to Miss F's office to talk" adds Bloom.

"I don't suppose it is optional?" I tease, but really I wish it was.

"Not a chance."

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I walk through the halls of Alfea once again as Flora. Once again with Stella and Bloom.
The difference is that this time they hate me and are guarding me rather than being friendly. Also this time every time we walk past someone they stare at me or whisper, some people giggle or glare.

It hurts to be the centre of attention in the bad way and have people laugh or joke about me right in front of me when I can't do anything. I keep my head down and quicken my pace. The faster we get there the faster I'm out of this teasing.

We arrive at the door of the office finally, but now it didn't seem to take long enough and I don't want to go in there just yet. I don't get a choice though and the girls beside me push open the door. I don't look up. I can't. I want to to see who is here but I can't bear to. Also my neck is getting sore from facing down.

I'm lead forward to a seat.

"Sit" I take Miss Faragonda's instruction and sit into the usual seat that lives opposite hers. Suddenly 3 straps wrap around me like a seat belt holding me in place.

Is that really necessary?

"Flora, look up at me"
The headmistress sounds tired, rather than grumpy. It's like she didn't get much sleep last night, neither.

I decide there is not much point in staying like this and look up at her. Our eyes meet and there is silence for awhile. Her face tired, and my face expressionless.

"Where do I start?" She sighs and removes her glasses to rub her eyes then puts them back on.

"Well I could start, why doesn't someone tell me why everyone hates me so much and Aisha tried to kill me yesterday?" I have suddenly found some strength.