ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕖 | 𝐋𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 [Greenhouse Academy] ¹

Chapter 3: Interrogations

This morning, Leo, Hayley, Max, Emma, Jackie, and I are all eating breakfast in the courtyard. I am wearing the cutest red and blue off the shoulder top with white pants and my hair down in curls. I am again sitting between Leo and Hayley while I eat my vegan oatmeal.

"So, uh. What are you reading?", Max asks Jackie nervously trying to start up a conversation.

"Surf Reports.", Jackie says in a dry voice,"five-foot swells tomorrow."

"So you surf?", Max asks Jackie almost scared of her response. Jackie gives him a look then Max stutters,"Obviously."

"So, where are you from, Sanders?", Leo says after swallowing a forkful of eggs.

"- Everywhere. I bounced around a lot.", Jackie says playing it off as if she is okay with it.

"Cool.", Leo says.

"Hey, I don't mean to be nosy, but why were you in handcuffs at the exam?", Emma asks while twirling her fork. Jackie looks around trying to avoid the question as an awkward silence fills the table.

Hayley quickly comes up with an excuse to help Jackie, "To protect Leo. I mean, did you hear how loud he was playing his guitar? Ha-ha. Even I would've strangled him."

I try to help lighten the situation and tell Jackie,"Hey. If you are going surfing tomorrow, count me in. I love surfing and haven't surfed since I left."

Jackie looks at me with a smile,"Really?"

"I used to enter into competitions all the time. I won Nationals 2 years ago thanks to Jason. Who by the way is like the best surfer I have ever met.", I say with a smile, happy to have something in common with Jackie. Jackie turns around to put away the surf report.

"What? My notebook. How did this happen? It was soaking wet. I threw it away.", Jackie says coming up with a red notebook in her hands.

"Well, I just remembered I have a lot of homework to do.", Max says walking away.

"That was weird", Jackie says looking at Max run away as we all agree with her. She flops through her notebook the rest of breakfast, thankful to have it back.

"Hey, Alex.", Hayley says trying to get Alex's attention as he passes her by. He doesn't even look her way as he talks with Daniel.

I rub her back as she sadly looks down at her breakfast. I notice that Brooke walks in with a sad look on her face. I excuse myself from the table and walk towards my sister.

"Hey, Brooke. What is wrong?", I ask her while she makes her breakfast.

She gives me a worried look before glancing at Daniel and saying," Daniel isn't telling me something. Something important... I think. I-I don't exactly know what he was doing but he is definitely doing something he shouldn't."

"He will tell you when he is ready", I tell Brooke as she frowns before I say,"but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't keep an eye out for him."

"Thanks, I hope you are right. Wanna eat breakfast?", Brooke asks me with a hopeful smile.

"I am sorry I already ate", I tell her before I am distracted by two cops asking my dad about something. Brooke sees this also and gives me a questioning look.

"I wonder what that is about", I said tilting my head to get a better view.

"I don't know", Brooke says trying to see as well before saying," but I have too much on my plate to find out and dad can handle whatever it is. Well, I better eat before tennis class starts. Bye, sis."

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I am sitting in the Raven's clubhouse, trying to relax before meditation class starts. I have a sweaty class after speech and debate so I put on stretch pants and a tank top with my long hair down with a braid on the side. I am curled up on a chair listening to music humming along with the tunes. I think I hear somebody call my name so I take out my earbuds.