Silverton North High

Chapter 2: Roomie

Chapter 2: Roomie

I slept most of my Sunday morning which basically equals the whole way to SNH. I was sooo not interested in seeing my life getting smaller as it floats away in the distance and the impending doom of my new life get bigger. So it's safe to say that I looked like complete shit when all of a sudden the car door opens and I can feel the cool breeze from outside blow my already messy hair.

"... And this is our baby girl Kristen, Kristen Lancaster," my dad says.

After wiping some of the sleep out of my eyes I finally take a step out of the car and grumble a, "Hi".

"Don't worry Mr and Mrs Lancaster, we'll make sure that Kristen is settled in and well taken care of," says a voice that seems a little too happy for 6am in the morning.

"Yeah," says a much gruffer and sexy guy voice, "she'll feel at home in no time while in SNH's capable hands".

"Umm, what is going on?" I say.

"Kristen, this is Kate and this is James," mom gestured to the two SNH students. "They are some prefects who are here to show you the way to your dorm while your dad and I go meet the principle and leave".

"Yes, so goodbye, Kristen. We shall see you at the end of the semester," Dad says as he hugs and kisses me goodbye.

"Bye Kristen, and don't forget to call," Mom says and kisses me smack on the mouth (I'm sure she left some of her lipstick).

"'Kay, bye Mom and Dad," I wave before turning to the prefects. I quickly smooth my hair before talking to them, "So, what goes on now?"

"Well, now, you have to get settled in your room before the Welcome Dinner," Kate says while handing me my purse so that she can hold her clipboard and make a tick on some sort of list.

"Yep, there is only one boarding house, North House, and all of the students live there. We'll go through the main building which houses the staff living quarters and other offices and formal rooms." James says while re-adjusting my kit bag filled with a few memorabilia from home.

I nod and follow on behind them and almost bump into Kate as I gawk at the main building. It looks very old but still well-kept. It has an arched doorway and the outside wall has lots of windows about a meter apart. The building has a very rustic colour scheme, with the brown and gold mixing together making it look more ancient than at first glance. As we walk inside the reception and waiting room is sparsely furnished, but not in an 'I'm poor way', but rather making the whole space seem simple and elegant. "Whoa," I say.

"Quite sweet isn't it?" Jake says with a wink while I nod and think not sweet, rich and simplistically elegant.

We carry on walking and take a right before we meet with the cool air of outside. A little further down the way I see a huge building with 'North House' written in big, bold letters across it. It looks very similar to the Main Building, but the Main Building looks like it was built back in the day whereas NH looks like it's trying to get that ancient and weathered look. It looks really big with, like, five stories (one for each grade I guess).

"When we first come in you will see the common room and kitchen, for snacks. Then there will be two doors, one of them will be for boys and another for girls. You will find the key card needed to enter with your student ID to get into the girls' dorms, and no, it doesn't work for the boys' ones too," Kate explains with a suggestive smile, but she didn't explain it to me like I'm a 5 year old, she explains it in a kind voice which makes me like her.

"But that doesn't keep the opposite sexes from mixing in each other's dorms," James says with a sly grin. I was grinning and blushing like a fool. I mean, who wouldn't? James is really cute with green eyes framed with long lashes; his body is lean but muscled as if he works out quite regularly. He has an easy-going nature about him and is funny. Don't get me wrong though, I'm not crazy enough to think that a person in Grade 12 would fall for someone in Grade 9, he's just some good eye candy.

As we make our way to the second floor I hear a few deep, baritone voices further proving what James just said, other than the fact that he's walking around like he owns the place. Kate and James show me my dorm room, Room 2-22, and James puts down my kit bag and they leave while saying that the rest of my bags will be here by dinner and that I shouldn't worry.

When they leave I feel like I can finally breathe. It's not like I don't like them, I just want some alone time. Seeing as my roommate is out of the room I go into our shared bathroom and take a quick shower. The hot water relaxes my muscles and helps me forget about everything.

Once I get out I look at myself in the full-length mirror in the bathroom. My dark brown hair falls to my shoulder blades, my pouty lips look pinker than usual and my short eyelashes are damp (of course). My pink towel covers my hourglass-shaped 15 year old body. I walk out of the bathroom I quickly get dressed so that my roommate doesn't walk in on me half-naked causing a seriously awkward situation. I wear my jeans shorts with my blue tank top and blue pumps. As I put my pumps on I hear a boom of laughter and the door opens.

"... I hope my new roommate isn't a complete bitch-" someone says and abruptly stops when she sees me. She shyly comes to me and says, "Umm, Hi. My name is Allyson, but everybody calls me Ally. I am your roommate". Ally is a really pretty girl who wears those cool nerds' glasses and has a petite body, but is medium height and has long, brown, wavy hair. Ally is wearing shorts, like me since its summer, and a tank top that shows her belly ring with a skull on it.

"Hey, I'm Kris, well actually Kristen but everybody calls me Kris. Don't worry though; I'm not a complete bitch..." I jokingly say with a tentative smile and shake her outreached hand.

"Well bitch or not, know that we shall be visiting here quite often so you better be friends with us and quick," says a boy with really short black hair and green emerald eyes.

Ally shifts uncomfortably, "Sorry I invited my friends over, I didn't think you'd be here so soon. Well, in any case, the friends that are here are Andy, Charles and Asanda, Asa".

"Hi," says a guy with curly, wavy blond hair. "Sorry about Andy's behaviour. For some reason he feels the need to talk when his input isn't needed".

Andy playfully punches who I am assuming is Charles on his stomach.

Someone who looks exactly like Ally pushes through the two guys and says, "Ignore them both. Yeah, I look like Ally, well SHE looks like ME. I was born before her and there are actually three of us, but Mellissa, Lissa, has gone to fetch the rest of the crew at the guyz' dorms". Asa looks exactly like Ally, except without the belly ring and she has hair that's cut in a bob framing her face nicely. They are even dressed similarly. "We like the whole dressing similarly thing, it just works for us I guess," Asa says and shrugs after she catches me looking at the two of them.

"Now I really feel my 'input' is needed. You see Kristen, Asa is sort of the know-it-all, Charles thinks he's Prince Charming and also feels the need to put his own damn input when it isn't needed and I am just plain awesome," Andy says while walking plopping himself on my bed and hooking his arm around my neck.

"So now that you have met almost everybody I am officially making you our friend and my best friend 'kay?"

I felt everybody's eyes on me and said, "Whoa bestie you didn't have to tell me I was gonna be your friend, I decided that while you guys where babbling amongst yourselves."

"Really?"

I opened my eyes and said, "Oh yeah!"

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