Belgrave University was supposed to be Rebecca's fresh start. It was supposed to be her chance to escape her controlling parents, her lying ex-boyfriend, her extremely eventful past. The promised fresh start turned quickly into a nightmare as she le...
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If there was one thing I knew as a fact, it was that Belgrave University was my fresh start. It was my chance to do everything better, to make the wrong right. It was a chance for me to escape my controlling parents, my lying ex-boyfriend, but most of all, my extremely eventful past.
The news of acceptance came as a shock to me, mostly due to the reason that my academic career had not been the best. You know those wrong crowds of people, those popular students who couldn't be bothered to open a text book? That was me in high school. I hardly went to school, and spent most of my time partying and hooking up with every acceptable guy. It wasn't until the last class of high school I decided to turn things around, managing to get my grades high enough to even consider going to college. The response of my attendance couldn't have come at a better time. My now ex-boyfriend was caught having a rendezvous with one of my closest friends, and even though my feelings for him had not been the strongest, the hurt hit me like a brick. It was mostly the hurt of knowing I could be replaced so easily, but there is something positive in every negative thing. I walked into the doors of the university with a promise to myself - no boys, no parties, only studying.
The grounds of the university were huge, and it came as a surprise even to me when I didn't get lost. It might have been mostly due to the fact that I had managed to score myself a map from a fellow college student, but I could still take pride in my navigation skills. I barely managed to stop getting run over when someone ran past me so quickly that I couldn't even spare to glance at him. Luckily, my room wasn't far away as I walked inside, my confidence faltering when I saw one side of the room already occupied. I had arrived quite early simply for the reason to be present to greet my future roommate, but I guess that she had the same idea in mind. She, however, was not present as I took it as a chance to glance around at her side of the room. Everything had already been settled in - white bedsheets were covering the bed, a red duvet placed neatly on top of it. Two huge bags had been thrown on top of the duvet, one of them partly open. A black laptop could be seen from inside the bag along with something that seemed to be a sketch book.
With a headshake I walked over to my bed, throwing my bag on top of it. As I was about to open it, the door to the room flew open, and a blonde girl walked inside with a huge smile on her face.
"Hi!" She said, her smile not leaving her face as she walked closer to me, her hand stretched out for a handshake. "I'm Cassie Waldgrave, your future best friend." She continued as I shook her hand with a chuckle escaping my lips.
"I really hope so." I replied, my smile matching hers. "Rebecca England." I introduced myself before letting go of her hand. She seemed to be a really nice girl, and I couldn't have been happier that I had been paired up with someone like her.
"So," She started, jumping onto the only unoccupied corner on her bed, "what are you planning on studying?" Cassie questioned, interest written into her face. For a second I thought she was simply asking for the purpose of small talk, but the girl genuinely seemed interested in my choice of study.
"Uh, history." I simply replied, not bothering to specify that I was mostly interested in archeology. "What about you?" I questioned, throwing her a glance as I opened my bag, ready to settle in into the room I would spend the next four years in.
"Psychology, with a minor in technology." Cassie proudly replied. Right as she was about to open her mouth to question me more her phone rang. She instantly grabbed it, jumping up from the bed, her eyes focused on me.
"I totally forgot about the tour!" She exclaimed, grabbing a varsity jacket from her bag and throwing it on. "You want to come with me?"
I simply nodded with a smile, deciding that I had all the time in the world to unpack. Besides, I was sure that if I wouldn't go to the tour I would get lost almost instantly. Cassie already had walked out of the door while I stayed for a second to grab my phone. After that, I practically ran after her for a chance to catch up with her.
***
When the two of us arrived at the spot the tour would start, a fight had already broken out. I simply rolled my eyes at the immaturity of the two boys - it was the first day and people were already fighting each other. Fortunately, the two of them stopped when a blonde girl - who I could only assume was the tour guide - appeared, commenting on the two boys fighting.
"Told off by a girl. God really is a woman." Cassie remarked, and I couldn't help but to let out a chuckle. I could only make out of the conversation between the blondie and one of the boys that he's name is Jack. Other than that, I really couldn't be bothered to care about their conversation. I was there only for the tour, nothing more. Jack, however, decided to take his place next to me, and for some reason deemed it important to introduce himself to me.
"My name's Jack." He said, his hand stretched towards me. I took it, managing a small smile onto my face. "I'm Rebecca, and this is my roommate Cassie." I motioned towards the blonde girl next to me. She gave a wave to him as he nodded in response. My attention was turned towards the tour guide, especially when she actually started to give us a tour. It was quickly high jacked by Jack though, and I had to admit that he made a far better tour guide than the girl named Alyssa did. For some reason he knew extremely much about the school, starting from its history and ending with the location of everything a student could need.
What caught my interest the most was the Belgrave's secret society Jack mentioned - the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose. Even though the name didn't make it seem much, it caught my interest. Cassie caught my eye and I could see from her eyes that she was interested about it just as much as I was. I made a mental note to ask Jack about The Order more when I had the chance - for now I tried my best to memorize everything Jack was talking about.
***
"Oh my god, I can't believe you were such a rebel in high school!" Cassie exclaimed, laughing as she sipped on her glass of beer. After the tour we had decided to go to a bar for a couple of drinks and a chance to bond. We were now having our second glasses of beer, and if I said I wasn't tipsy I would have lied. Not having an alcoholic beverage for over two years had done its job.
For the last half an hour - at least - we had been talking about our high school adventures. It didn't come as a shock to me that Cassie hadn't done such crazy shit like I had through high school. Just as I was taking a sip of my drink I saw Jack enter the pub with another guy after him.
"Jack! Over here!" I yelled, motioning for him to come over to the table me and Cassie were sitting at. My blonde roommate turned herself towards Jack, scooting over so that he could take a seat next to her.
"Randall, this is Rebecca. And her roommate Cassie." Jack introduced the boy next to him who had a bright smile on his face, me and Cassie matching his smile. Jack pulled himself a stool from the table next to ours as Randall took a seat next to Cassie, but not before walking over to the bar to order some beer for him as well as to Jack.
"Girls, you missed a sight of the century. Jack here got rejected by Alyssa." Randall commented as Jack rolled his eyes, letting out a small groan in response.
"Our tour guide?" I questioned, not sure whether her name had been Alyssa or not. Guess my mind hadn't deemed it important enough to remember. Jack didn't reply, but simply nodded as he took a gulp of his beer.
"I'm not interested in her." Jack added, turning around to look at a group of people at the bar. We all followed his gaze, meeting the eyes of the boys in the group. They glared at Jack, but when their eyes met mine and Cassie's they managed a smile onto their faces, one of them even winking at Cassie.
"What do you know about the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose?"
