Sector 42

Meet The Room Mates

     It was about three hours already and nobody has spoken since Gene asked that one question. Sydney was once again blasting music through her headphones, Lillianna was typing things in her computer the whole ride, and the other two were just sitting silently throughtout the wholw ride.

     Not only 30 minutes later, Gene put on a stereotypical travel guide voice and said, "Hello ladies and gentlemen, we are now arriving to our destination, the institution. If you look to the right you will see the huge campus that will be here for many decades to come." There were only two students who had let out a slight chuckle while the others just sat there with annoyed faces.

     The students curiously looked to see the institution, but all they saw was a wall full of ivy. Everyone was confused as the bus stopped right in front of the wall. Gene got up and stated, "Well, welcome to your guy's permanent home and school for the next couple of years."

     "Um, Ge-"

     "Ah uh, first rule, you cant refer to me as Gene in front of any officials in this institution. You will call me my Mr. Curtis or just Curtis."

     "Um, okay, uh Curtis where is the school?" Everyone looked at the shy kid who hasn't spoken a word the whole ride. He was a small scrawny boy with a shy, quiet tone in his voice.

     There was no response form Gene. He continued to walk towards wall and stopped, "Oh, you're supposed to grab your belongings from in the transfer bus."

     While everyone was looking for their luggage in the compartment where you leave your it, Sydney over heard two boys whispering about Gene, "Hey, don't you think that guy's weird. I mean he has split personalities. He acts one way with us, but with other people he acts all smart."

     "Yeah, your right. He even looks a lot younger than the other people working for this place."

     "Alright! You guys ready to go?" Gene said with an enthusiastic tone in his voice.

     As they had gotten closer to the wall, they could hear slight noises of other students and the rumbling engines of the transfer buses on the other side of the wall. Sydney was getting more and more curious with every step she took, waiting for that wonderful feeling of discovery at the other side of the wall.

     Gene stopped suddenly and grabbed at a sheet of ivy vines and pulled then to reveal a small door with wooden carvings on the edges. He looked at the students expecting a surprising reaction from the students. No one was shocked. Gene opened the small sized door and revealed a huge piece of land full of plants leading to the entrance of a building that seemed bigger than the garden itself. On the right and left side of the huge building, there were dorms, one for girls and one for guys. Gene saw how amazed all of the students were and came out with a huge, "Welcome to CAMA!"

     They began to walk through a dirt path past the gardens. There were other students further towards along the path. Somehow they were more lively about the place than the students with Gene. "We will be heading to the front of the school's main building where you will find your dorm room number. The dorm building on the left are boys and the one on the right are girls. I suggest that you try to get along with many of the students here 'cause you will be working with them a lot. Even after you graduate out of this school." The students looked at each other. The only ones who seemed to probably get along were the only boys in Gene's group, but they were still quiet with each other and other people.

     They had finally gotten to the front of the school where a whole lot of students were gathered around a pin board with two lists of name, one for boys and one of girls. Right next to the two lists there was an announcement sheet saying to meet in the auditorium at 5:00 p.m. Sydney looked for her name and near the bottom she found that she would be sharing the fifth floor with four other girls. She looked to see what room, but it only said fifth floor. She was confused, but went along with it and headed to the dorms. As she walked, she admired the people who worked on the garden. The whole campus would have been so dull and boring if it weren't for the colors of the plants that lightened up the atmosphere.