Devil & The Angel

Chapter 5: First Day

hi, so this is my fifth chapter. I hope you enjoy reading! if you're enjoying it so far then you could always let me know how you think the story is going. sorry if I have any mistakes, once the book is finished I will edit the whole thing properly! 

It was Monday morning and I had barely slept a wink but I didn't care, I was too thrilled to be tired. I climbed out of my warm bed into the cool room, I pushed my feet into my slippers by my bed and walked towards my bathroom. I looked at my reflection and gasped, I was glowing. I wasn't glowing with radiance or anything like that, I was really glowing. There was a golden halo wrapped around my body, I touched my glistening skin and suddenly the glow disappeared, just like that. I looked older and more mature. My body looked incredibly curvaceous, more so than it did yesterday.

I walked towards my bed and picked up the outfits that were picked out for me. I decided to wear black skinny jeans and a baggy brown jumper, nothing that showed off my figure. The jumper hung loosely past my bum and touched my thighs. I wasn't allowed to wear a scrap of makeup, in fear of intensifying my features. I put in the dull, grey contacts, failing atrociously on the first attempt. Eventually I managed to get the contacts in. I reached for the wig that was hanging off the side of my bedside table. I put my thick blonde hair up into a bun and pulled the net over my hair and then the wig. I walked toward my full-length mirror and examined my appearance, I look different, completely. It was strange what a wig and some contact lenses could do. I still looked attractive, there was no doubt about that but it hid the most intense features about myself. I picked up my new bag and went into the kitchen. My parents were standing there looking at me like I was a little girl about to start her first day of primary school, I guess I was really. My mum had tears in her eyes and enveloped me into a strong hug, my dad joining. I felt emotional, I couldn't really believe it was happening, it was too much to take in.

'Good luck darling, everyone will love you, your perfect. You look just the part.' I could tell by my father's tone that it was hard for him, he was trying not to get emotional, I hugged him and said goodbye.

My mum took me there in the Mercedes, the journey was a constant stop start of me feeling sick, I didn't know whether I could do this, butterflies were playing tennis in my stomach. We were almost there and I could see a vast crowd of students walking towards the school laughing and messing about on the path. Endless amounts of people swarmed the school, all different ages. As we approached the large brick building, my heart was doing summersaults. My mum parked the car in the visitor's car park and switched off the engine and looked toward me.

'Are you sure you want to do this? We can easily stop this if the thought of going there is too much.'

Part of me wanted to go back home with her to the comfort and seclusion of my home but another part of me was aching to get out and explore life beyond my house. I shook my head.

'No, I have to do this. I need to do it for me. Thank you, for dropping me here but I think I can manage now.' With a gulp, I smiled at her. She gave me that look. 'Well, ok then. Call me if you have any problems at all, you know where we are. The woman I spoke to on the phone told me you need to make your way to the main reception and someone will meet you from there, good luck sweetie. I love you.'

'I love you too mum. See you later.' I got out of the car and pulled down my jumper and then adjusted my wig, I was ready. I turned towards the path and followed the signs to the main reception. There was a large group of girls standing by the corner, near the main entrance, they all looked around my age. I walked past them with my head down feeling the stares pierce into my back. It was extremely intimidating, I had never felt so small.

I walked into the large building and stood by the front desk, not really knowing what to do. I bit the skin around the edge of my nail and faffed about with the sleeves of my jumper, when I heard a high pitched girly voice.

There was a girl standing in front of me with a freakishly large smile on her face. She was tall with brown hair. 'Hello, are you lost? You look lost, do you need any help at all? The smile never faded, I must have seemed nervous, I looked up at her and she instantly relaxed, her smile became more natural.

'Oh, Hi. My name is Georgie Van Wyck and I'm a new student here. This is my first day as you can probably tell, I have just enrolled. I don't have a clue on what I'm doing'. I gave an innocent look. She seemed confused.

'My, have you not ever been to a school before?' I cringed of embarrassment and shifted my feet.

'Um, no. This is my first one, my family move around a lot as my dad's business involves a lot of travelling so it made sense for me to be home-schooled.' She gave a sympathetic look of understanding. She laughed.

'I'd rather be home-schooled if I were you, I wouldn't have come. School is horrible, people are nasty and superficial. But... I don't want to put you off your first day, there are some nice people, like me...ha-ha, but there are others around here who you should probably avoid like the plague. Did you see those girls as you walked in?' I looked at her anxiously, I could tell what she was saying was true, judging by her glow. It was a very, very faded green, you could barely see it. I nodded my head at her question.

'Yes, I saw those girls, who are they? I was intrigued. They couldn't be that bad.

'They just aren't the sort of girls you want to be getting involved with if you value your dignity and self-worth, they've done some pretty cruel things to people in the past. They're not always that bad though, sometimes they are actually very nice. It's all dependant on the sort of person you are and how you deal with them. Anyway, they are the least of anyone's worries around here, they certainly aren't the worst. I won't go into that now, but you'll know him when you see him...'

Her voice lingered at the end and trailed off. Clearly these people had wronged her somehow in the past. I won't let her judgement cloud my vision, I'll make my own opinion of each person individually.

'Well, I know who to be wary of then, thanks.'

'No problem, is there anything you need help with?' She asked, kindly.

'Yes please, I have no idea where any of my classes are, my first lesson is English literature in Y202, could you take me there? I heard a loud voice interrogate the room, this voice was answering my question. I turned around to see one of the girls that were standing outside looking at me.

'I don't mind taking you there, I have English in that class too.' She smiled at me politely, before giving the other girl who was talking to me a minute ago a quick nod.

'That would be very kind of you, thank you.'

The girl laughed, 'Its not a problem, follow me.'