It Happens

Just Another Ordinary Day... Pt 1

** Aelita stole through the hallways of the dorms quietly. No teachers were on duty. She needed to know what dorm the girl was in. As she sprinted quietly she could hear an unfamiliar song playing. It must be her, she thought. She ran past room 213 but stopped and turned. She put her ear to the door and found the music reached its peak here. She made a mental note of how the room was only three doors down from her own. She took a quick glance around and turned on her heel and ran back to her classroom to tell the others, who were waiting patiently.**

Five minutes later…

A bell rang that signalled lunchtime if I was correct. I didn't feel hungry now but I was going to definitely go for dinner. I put the last of my clothes into the wardrobe and go over to my laptop. I was so bored I thought I might just look up my school to see if anything big had happened, I type my schools name into the search engine and the webpage pops up, I click on the link and the thing loads. A few minor things came up but something big caught my eye. 'Student Exchange Program with USCW QUEENSLAND' my eyebrows shoot up to my fringe and I click on it, it starts to load but an error came up. 'Internet connection has timed out' the message read and down where the little symbol usually was there was a new one, it had two concentric circles with one long arm on top and three long arms on the bottom. Shrugging it off I close the window and the website closes as well. I dismiss the idea of an exchange class ever leaving the country. The ad did say Queensland so it was probably Cairns or something… but I was still missing out on FUN IN THE CAIRNS SUN WITH MY BESTIES! I sigh defeated; I wonder when they were going. I shake my head. Who knows who cares? I go over to my bookshelf, boxes and bags were strewn everywhere.

I pick up the bag that held my textbooks and other school stuff. I find my school issued diary, inside I had my timetable, I never thought I'd see the day when I would go to class voluntarily but I was really bored. When I say really it meant super duper uber completely and utterly bored. My next class was gym with Jim! At least I'd be in familiar territory. I go over to my closet and get a singlet and short shorts. I slip some socks on and put my new runners on. I pull my hair into a simple ponytail. I consult my school map and find the gym was just outside the building to the left. I grab an empty water bottle and a towel. I also get my Carebear rucksack and put my iPod, phone, diary, my old school ID card, water bottle and deodorant into it. I sling it on my back and make for the bubblers I had seen earlier. I close the door and lock it, I pull the key out and put it into my bag.

I walk quickly down the hall and get to the drink taps. I get my bottle out and fill it up just as the bell goes. I slide the bottle into my bag and start off for the gymnasium. I reach it in no time to see a few students waiting outside with Jim. He sees me and I wave to him happily, he waves back and the kids turn to see who he was waving at. Their jaws drop as they see me, the mystery kid from the infirmary. I skip up to them and stand in the line behind two guys, one had blondish hair and the other had dark brown hair. They look at me and I introduce myself. They smile and introduce themselves as Jordan and Lucas. We talk and wait til the rest of the class gets there. In the distance I spot the kids from the factory as they made their way over. Crap. I look back at the guys and then to the teacher. The kids arrive and seem to complete the class. The girl with the pink hair was staring at me.

"Ok class we have a new student joining us today! Her name is Talia carter bright, so please introduce yourselves to her and make her welcome."

Still she stared. I stared back at her to see if she would notice but no, nothing.

"Today, class we will be doing laps of the oval, five will do for today. You will be graded for this." and once Jim had finished, the kids groan as they all made their way to the track. I follow the guys and a pretty girl with darkish brown hair runs over to us, "there you are! Where were you two at lunch!" she asks as she catches up with us. Jordan scratches the back of his head, "Ulrich kept the team back for extra practice." she nods and then realises that I was standing there, "ohmigawsh! Sorry I didn't see you there! My names Leticia!" she says holding her hand out, I take it and shake, "my names Talia!" I say brightly.