Invited

Friday 13th

Louisa Bray
I stand in my garden and wait for my 'chaperon' to arrive. My suitcase in one hand, my phone absent from the other(I decided not to bring it since there is no wifi).

Strands of my frizzy, red hair fall onto my face but most of it manages to stay up in the two buns I created early. My nails are a pale blue and my lips are a bright pink. My outfit consists of a grey waterfall cardigan, a white crop top and skinny jeans.

I decided I'd make myself look nice since I am about to go meet a bunch of strangers.

But I might not be. It's just eight in the evening and still no one has arrived. Maybe I'm just kidding myself. Maybe there is no Manor House.

My disheartening thoughts are interrupted by the grumbling of an engine. I look up to see a slick, black limo parked straight outside of my house.

A man dressed entirely in dark clothes strides over to me and takes my luggage from me before nodding his head to the limo's door. I oblige to the man's silent request and walk over and open it before sitting down on a leather seat.

"Hi," I say awkwardly to the other fourteen people who are in the limo. I presume they are the other people joining me at Manor House.

The first person to speak is the blue-eyed man sitting next to me, "Hey, my name's Kyle and this," Kyle points to a guy sitting next to him, "is my younger twin brother: Teegan. We are twenty, you?"

I'm going to be honest, Kyle and Teegan look very similar but they are definitely not identical twins. They both have brown, messy hair but Kyle's eyes are vibrant blue whereas Teegan's are a bright green.

Their clothes are also very similar but different colours; Teegan is wearing a white Adidas hoodie with black slacks and Kyle is wearing a black Adidas with grey slacks.

"My name is Louisa, and I'm nineteen," I reply. Teegan waves at me and I wave back. Kyle seems to be the more social one of the two.

"I'm nineteen as well!" A hyper voice makes me jump and I smile at a blonde-haired girl's enthusiasm. "Sorry, I should introduce myself. My name's Daisy!"

For a few hours that's what the conversations where about: introductions. By the time we arrive at Manor House I know everyone's name. Throughout the journey I definitely got to know Daisy, Kyle, Teegan, Li(she had just moved to her house when she got the letter)and Cleo(a quiet and reserved girl)the best.

The other people here are called Jacob, Christine, Chris, Peter, Danny, Sammy, Alexus, Gemma and Sophie.

Jacob has dark hair and orange, autumn-like eyes. He is twenty-three.

Christine is married and has lovely brunette hair that just passes her hip. Like Li, her hair is tied up into a high ponytail. She's the oldest out of all of us and is three weeks away from turning thirty-one.

Chris has a lot of sisters. Six in total. Apparently, he is the ugly duckling because not only is he a boy, he is also the youngest and he looks completely different. They al inherited their mother's long auburn hair and crystal eyes whereas Chris inherited his fathers ginger hair and stormy eyes. He is twenty-five.

Peter has a very laid-back and chilled personality. He is also has a very god sense of humour! He has long, brown hair that he's wearing loose. Usually, I don't like it when male people have long hair but somehow, Peter manages to pull it off. He is the same age as Chris and has two sisters himself so that's been their main source of conversation.

Danny is quiet: a lot like Cleo. He is only twenty-two but has already graduated college. I'd say he's the smart one in our group of fifteen. He has short, dirty-blonde hair that is gelled into small spikes. His eyes are a soft blue and he's twenty-one(one of the youngsters in the group).

Sammy is......weird. He just doesn't seem....right.

Alexus seems distant from everyone. He has a gruff voice and has barely spoken to anyone since I entered the limo six hours ago(I know, its been a loooooong journey!). I am still unaware of his features due to the fact that he has been wearing a dark zip hoodie. The hood flipped over his head.

Gemma, Cleo and Sammy all share one personality feature: they are all incredibly smart. gemma is very curious and has her brunette hair loose in messy waves that cover hair face. Silver glasses are present on her face and Gemma's green eyes are absolutely beautiful. She has just turned twenty-three.

Sophie is one of those people who look like they are in their early twenties, when in reality they are barely nineteen. Sophie turned eighteen six months ago so she hasn't even hit the nineteen mark. I'm not going to lie, though, her bleached hair and deep blue eye are completely fixating.

"Ready?" Kyle asks me as the limo door open.

"As I'll be," I say before stepping out onto the gravelled path.

In front of me is Manor House. A huge building and, if I'm going to be completely truthful, it looks sort of creepy. Once all fifteen of us are standing outside of the hotel an old man rushes out the building looking slightly stressed.

"Oh. Oh. Oh. Hello everyone. There's planners inside waiting for you. I'll let you decide the rooms. Bye!" Just as quickly as the man had arrived, he disappeared. Pushing past us, he entered the limo, the vehicle driving off almost immediately.

The limo drove off and behind it is all our luggage.

"What a great start!" Kyle comments sarcastically.

"Did you know sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?" I smirk at Kyle who scowls at me.

"Yes. Yes I did Captain Obvious," He remarks.

"Just checking Sargent Sarcasm," Kyle laughs at me and I can't help but join him.

"Alright, now you two are done flirting, let's go get our stuff into this strange, abandoned-looking place!" Teegan pushes past us.

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Is this okay? What do you think about Kylie and Louisa's 'flirting'? Too soon?

-A