Gifted

Chapter 10

“This is the rotunda.” A woman said, motioning to the large, high ceilinged room they were standing in. The walls were made of marble with several columns for decoration, the floor was covered in a plush red carpet. Along the walls there were several large hallways branching out.

“This is the very heart of the lab.” The woman continued. “You will pass through here every day while walking to your classes seeing as it connects all of the hallways.”

Rita stared in amazement at all of the hallways, there were so many, she began to count the hallways but got cut off at six.

“Some will be used more than others, the infirmary is the first one, this is where you go if you are sick or injured during battle practice or combat. To the left of that is the study hall, it leads to a cozy library with an abundance of books, you will go there to study, read, or do projects. To the left of the library is the combat hall, this is where you can practice fighting in your spare time, it is equipped with survival weapons and weapons, you can practice sword fighting, hand to hand combat, gun combat, with fake guns of course, and other practices. To the left of the combat hall is your class’s hall, on the left and right there are classrooms, each one serving a different purpose, this is where you will attend to your daily classes. To the left of that is the computer lab, it is where you can practice computer skills and such, but it is not made for Alphas so I recommend against going there. To the left of the computer lab is the lunch room, where your meals are served. To the left of that is the Gym, exercise is mandatory, your animals more likely than not, need exercise, and lots of it. To the left of that is the spare room, where a guest speaker will stay if they visit. To the left of the spare room is the theater, you will attend for documentaries, but after school hours it features movies for entertainment. To the left of that is the ‘mall’ where you will go for clothes, school supplies, furniture items, and other odds and ends. To the left of the mall is the auditorium, where you will receive announcements and speeches. To the left of the auditorium is the room where you may spend spare time, a ‘hang out’ area if you will. To the left of that is the living complex, it is where you will sleep and live. It branches off into three parts for the three groups to live in, the large room that belongs to each group has doors that lead to your personal rooms. That is the tour, I will show you to your rooms now.”

Rita’s brain was fried from all of the information and so was everyone else’s because their eyes had glazed over halfway through. They all followed the woman to the living complex, she led them to one of the three large doors; theirs was at the end of the hallway while the other two were on the sides. The woman pushed the door open after scanning a card and led them to their common room. The floor was polished wood, on one wall there was a large yellow banner with a silver stripe around the perimeter, in the center there was a black flowing “A”. On the left side of the room there was a stone fireplace with some chairs around it, the chairs were sitting on a yellow and silver circular rug. The walls of the large circular room had been painted white, across from the fireplace there was a door with a sign beside it. The sign read “Rooms” The woman motioned to several things, spouting out facts like a tour guide, but Rita wasn’t paying attention. She stared at the elaborate design of the chairs, the discreet carvings in the fireplace’s stone. It all added up to form the picture of elegance.

“Now gather up, it’s time to get your cards.” The woman said, opening her bag and pulling out a stack of cards bound together with a rubber band.

“These’ll get you into this room when you’re returning from your classes, they have your information on them. One swipe brings up everything about you here, your grades, your behavior, your friends, your classes, it’ll get you into this room and your room. It also acts as a credit card.”