Gems (Editing)

Chapter three: Changes

This one is a lil longer than the others, took a while to type lol :)) Here is Astrea I"m dedicating this chapter to DrewBreezus :)) Thank you for being you.

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There I was, in a smelly high school bathroom. Was just given something I’ve dreamed of...and I couldn’t move a muscle.

Questions flowed through my head and I felt a sense of protection and...power when I held my disguised Gem. I knew I couldn’t stay here in this bathroom for long...was I in here-there...? For long? I took my phone from my pocket...and only a minute passed from the last I checked. WHAT!? I couldn’t believe it. Maybe time works differently in that place…

Gathering my senses, and getting my feet to move, I slowly stepped out of the bathroom. 

I stuffed the journal and pen in my bag. Nothing has changed around me. Did that seriously just happen? Thoughts and questions came into my head at an increasing rate. All of that was too fast...Why me? What am I "chosen" for? What happened to the purple gem? Are there really more people that have these interesting gems? Would I have powers, really? What kind? 

I look up and see a hall monitor walking over to me. "Leigha Myres?" I look up at him and nod. “Yes…” Oh please, not another person who knows my name...

"Your mother is here. Luckily I caught ya after you ran in there." Oh jeez... I slouch a bit, remembering what happened, and I felt my face heat up. He watched me run in the bathroom and waited? Weirdo...     

"I didn't want to barge in so..." he mumbled.

"Uh...you're okay..." It sounded more like a question, total confusion. But I really wanted him to just stop talking. I cleared my throat and walked with him back to the office, my head down. Looking up, I saw Loren sitting in the principal’s office. The principal closed the door as I saw her glance at me. The dean led me into my counselor’s office. My mother sat in the seat to the left. Perfect… 

My counselor looked up at me. "Ah, thank you, Dean Briggs." He nodded in response and walked away. 

"Come on in Leigha." My counselor, Miss Jones, said. I sat down next to my mother. She looked at me in shock. "So, Leigha. I know of today's happening in your class...with Loren.” I completely ignored the fact that they both were staring at me. My hair was still soaked, and the stupid neon dress code shirt was still on me. “Ahem…um...I promised your mother, and now I promise you, Loren will be punished." Miss Jones said. I slowly nod a bit. I really was thinking about Astrea and my Gem. 

"So, I suggested that you should be switched to another class." My mom said while looking at me. I looked up at her, there was a sad glance in her eyes. "I could totally do that." Miss Jones chimed in. "But to do that, your whole schedule might change." I look up at her, "As long as I can keep Creative Writing and Library aid, then it's okay." She smiled and nodded. 

She typed and clicked at her computer. "Okay. So you'll have your two favorites. Your second is English now, same teacher. Third, P.E. Fourth will be Biology with Mrs. Williams. Your Math class, the same." 

Her voice completely faded away.

You are now the leader of the Four Gems...

"This way, I'll make sure you won't run into Loren. But I believe she will be suspended, anyway..." 

You are now the leader of the Four Gems...Four Gems?

 The sound of an old printer got me to focus. She prints my new schedule out and hands it over to me. "This will start on Monday." She says with a smile.