Kacy Taylor

Chapter Three

I wake up and see Sebastian and Clarisse shaking me. 'We're here' says Sebastian. 'Ok...' I croak, getting myself up, kids were trailing off the bus and we joined them. We collect our luggage and walk away from the bus and towards the large building. 'You don't normally see the other gender' I comment. Clarisse shifts nervously. 'you will be fine, I was living here most of my life' I force myself into the sad looking building. 'Welcome Children!' the female voice echoes off the walls. We all follow the voice until we enter a large room with tables pushed to the sides of the room. 'Welcome to the orphanage! I am the Head Mistress! You must always address me by Mistress, Understood?' a shallow 'Yes, Mistress' echoes through the room. 'This is the Dining Hall! were you will all sit every meal!' she chirps. She asks us all to split into Male and Female. We are all then hurried off to our rooms, four beds each room, a few bedrooms have six beds. I was put into a room with Clarisse with four beds. I claim my bed as the one closest to the window. the room was very small.

 Each bed only two to three feet apart. at the foot of each bed was a small chest where you could put belongings. I put my clothes on my chest and my suitcases under my bed. there was a bedside table with an old lamp and two draws, I make my backpack fit into the bottom draw. The beds were single beds with a single white pillow and a springy mattress that hurt when laid on. its bedframe was Rose brass that made the beds look older than they looked. the sheets were thin and had an ugly dark green colour but the colour was slightly faded. The walls were a sad, dull grey. 

I sat on my bed. 'These beds are so uncomfortable' whines Clarisse from the bed next to me. 'and they smell' i press my face to the bed. and pull back immediately. 'Body odour!' i shriek. I grab my Shower Fresh deodorant and spray it onto my bed, making it smell nice. I throw the bottle to Clarisse who sprays her bed. 

I put the deodorant away and see a poster stuck to the wall. 'Just the rules' I explain. 'nothing interesting' there was a knock at the door. 'come in!' a lady comes in, carrying four boxes. she sets them down, 'one for each' then she hurries off. 

I scramble over to the boxes and find one with my name on it. I take it over to my bed. I open the box. inside were a simple black maids uniform and a box of black and white hair ties. Black flats. two pairs of grey clothes and a piece of paper and a small ball of blue tack. I look at the clothes. one pair was a T-shirt and shorts and the other pair was a long sleeve shirt and long pants with socks, a beanie, gloves and a jumper. I fold the clothes and put them in the piles they came in and place them into my chest. 'A maids outfit' i look up and see Clarisse holding up the maids uniform in disgust. 'Work clothes, we must wear them during the work days, it says on the poster' I explain. 

~~~~~~~~That night~~~~~~~~

I tidy my corner of the room up, blue taking my weekly schedule above my headboard. I hear a bell ring and look up at the clock above the door. 'Clarisse my friend, it's dinner time.'

we exit the room and I look at the number plate, Room number 184 Beneath the number plate said our names. Kacy, Clarisse, Nick, Victoria. Nick sounds like a male name. 

I grab Clarisse's wrist and drag her down many flights until we reach the Dining Hall. 

'Hello again Children, I hope you have all settled in because tomorrow you all have a hard day of work' says Mistress. 'Now eat all your food' all the kids around me -including Clarisse- fought fro food. I grabbed two chicken wings, mashed potato and some kind of vegetable stew. I ate the cold chicken and off potato but didn't dare to touch the vegetables. I was a picky eater in general, but this looks like poison. I caught the Mistress watching me so I choked down the stew.

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Dinner finished and we all got sent up to bed at the same time, I grabbed Clarisse again and dragged her with me through the crowd to our room, we got lost many times but eventually found our room.  

'Im hating this place already' says Clarisse, flopping onto her bed. they made us eat for an hour and made sure most of the food was gone, meaning that I'm going to get fat. 'same' I agree. 

I get changed into my PJ's and search around for my toiletries, torch and one of my books. I find a book and throw it onto my bed. 'where are you going?' asks Clarrise. 'bathroom' i state, heading out of the room. 

Since the halls were almost empty it found the bathrooms easily. there was a bathroom on every floor. I made sure it was the female bathroom and thankfully it was even though I was in the female wing. I open the door and find a sink. I brush my hair into a plait and wash the makeup off my face and brush my teeth.

I enter the room a few moments later, three girls were there. Clarisse and two other girls. The dark girl I saw on the bus and an emo looking girl. Pale skin, dark hair, black beanie, a long skull jacket and matching shirt and black runners and black jeans. 'if none of you mind' says the Emo girl. I turn around. 

the girl says we can turn back around and the dark girl has no shirt or bra on. Blushing, I turn back around. 'now you can turn' i turn back around and everyone is in their PJ's. 'Im Kacy' i offer. 'Im Clarisse' 'Im Victoria' says the dark girl. We turn to see the Emo and she says nothing. I'm guessing she is Nick' says Clarrise. A bell rings and I look at the time. 7:30 pm. I get into Bed, still feeling the room's chill on my skin.

I open my book and turn on my lamp, the girl in the bed across from me- who am guessing is Victoria- turned off the main light. 

I managed to ready until my eyes felt droopy and then the door opened and Mistress came into the room an turned on the main light. 'go to sleep children, early start tomorrow!' she turns off the light and closes the door. 'I was sleepy till she turned the light on' I moan. 'same' says Clarisse.