YOUR DAISY

Chapter 3

She looked around anxiously as she struggled to find an empty seat to sit at. Her eyes scanned the entire dining hall, finding an unoccupied chair at the table situated in the middle aisle. Hunching her shoulders, she padded towards her destination while she held her own hands anxiously, some girls watching her go as she passed beside them. She didn't spot her new friend yet, and somehow that managed to put a small frown on her face. 

She sat beside a slightly smaller student than her, the girl's brown hair cascading over her shoulders flawlessly. When she noticed Taylor's presence beside her, she smiled politely and then turned back to the girl sitting opposite her, resuming their conversation about God knows what.  The blonde's cheeks turned a light shade of pink, not knowing how to act around other students despite being here for so long. 

She looked down at her empty plate, not knowing when the sisters would pass along the aisles and distribute their dinner. Taylor wasn't hungry, but she had looked forward to this moment since this afternoon, since that talk with that mysterious girl, Karlie. She has not a lot of friends here and the possibility of finally having someone to talk to apart from the nuns was a relief for the blue eyed girl. 

She looked down at her grey uniform, her ivory sleeves covering her thin, crossed arms. She was about to dive into her thoughts, when suddenly she looked up and finally saw the tall girl walk through the entrance of the dining hall. Her grey fitted kirtle complemented her body perfectly, making her look a lot taller than usual. A small and polite smile was gracing her angelic features, and for the first time Taylor stopped to just admire the girl's striking beauty. Karlie hadn't noticed her yet, walking through the crowd of students to find an empty seat, just like what Taylor has done merely minutes ago. The blonde is disappointed to witness her new friend sit at a few aisles away from hers, because that could mean only one thing; she surely wasn't going to speak to someone during dinner.

Just as Taylor looked down at her own empty plate, the frown that was on her face moments ago reappeared. She had been so happy to see Karlie, but the latter hadn't noticed her, and there was no way they would have sat near one another, because all the seats around Taylor were occupied by students.

Taylor sighed, thanking with a fake smile the sister that gave her dinner, and started eating her food with a gloomy look overtaking her face.

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The latin lesson she was sitting at was beyond boring. 

A tall girl was having an oral exam, but of course she wasn't as ready as the sister wanted her to be, so most of her questions were left lingering within the deadly silence of the classroom. Taylor looked at the person being tested and waited for her to say the obvious answer. Then, when an answer had been given to the inquiry, the blonde sighed internally when the response was obviously wrong. The nun closed her eyes for a second, before shaking her head and telling the pupil to go and sit down at her desk since she wasn't prepared for this oral exam. Just when she announced the assignments for the next day, another sister walked in and told everyone that it was lunch time. 

Taylor gathered her books and put them in the shelves at the end of the classroom, before leaving the chamber to head towards the dining hall. The large and spacious corridor flooded with girls, but one in particular caught Taylor's attention as their eyes met. 

The familiar and warm color of Karlie's green eyes made the blonde hold her breath as the tall girl approached her happily. "Hello," she greeted, her voice soft and soothing. "I didn't see you last night," there was a hint of disappointment in her voice.

"I did, though," Taylor replied. "I saw you enter the dining hall but you didn't see me already seated a few aisles down yours,"

"I'm sorry," Karlie quickly apologized. "Why didn't you come and say hi? I don't bite, you know," she joked lightly. Taylor shifted her weight from one foot to the other, looking down at her feet while a blush colored her cheeks.

"I didn't want to disturb you," she answered embarrassed.

"We're friends, you do not need to worry about disturbing me," Karlie smiled reassuringly. "Come, we can have lunch together now,"

The taller girl nodded her head towards the opposite end of the corridor, inviting the blonde to follow her. The two girls made their way through the mass of girls, quickly entering the dining hall and searching for two empty seats that were possibly near each other.

"Tell me a little about yourself," Karlie said quietly, slightly leaning forward in order to be heard by the other blonde who was sitting across her. The long table filled with light chatter and quiet chuckles, as the nuns began distributing lunch at each aisle.

"There is not much to say," Taylor replied nervously. Why was she so timid around other people and why was it so difficult to act normally around others? She fiddled with her fingers atop the table, not meeting the brunette's soft yet firm gaze. "I've been here for five years and I really like reading,"

Karlie lifted her brows in amusement, smiling slightly when she said, "Come on, this can't be it. When I saw you for the first time, I knew you were more interesting than this. I think you're a mysterious girl,"

Taylor's eyes widened. "Am not, actually. I am a really shy person who actually has not many friends, so here's the answer to your question," she said quietly but with a small chuckle coming out of her plush lips.

"I am your friend, so now you have one," Karlie affirmed hopefully. "I just..." she stopped when the sisters served them their lunch. "You seem really interesting. I want to know you better, Taylor, if that is okay. I do not have many friends, either,"

"How come? You seem really friendly with others,"

Karlie laughed wholeheartedly and took it as a compliment. "Thank you," she said, before beginning to eat her meal. They ate in silence, occasionally asking the other some questions that popped up in their minds, but other than that, nothing happened. Taylor had the worst feeling when, after lunch, they had to part ways since the blonde needed to play the organ for the prayers that day.

She played the piano perfectly, the voices of the choir floated along the notes of her instrument. She had caught Karlie's eyes various times during the praying session, and had to focus more than usual when she had almost slipped and pressed the wrong key. Nobody noticed the slight mistake, but she was sure that one of the nuns did, and she was probably going to receive a whole speech about that later.

The session finished and Taylor stood up to place her score in her shelf. When she returned, however, she found a small piece of paper laying atop the black keys of the piano. She looked around herself, but found no one. She was alone in this tiny church.

Taylor picked it up with trembling hands, a nervousness settling at the bottom of her stomach as she read the message that was written on the paper.

Meet me at the library. I need to show you something.

-K