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Back again, back again! I've actually started writing a sequal!!! (dies from shock!)
Thankies to all who reviewed book 1 and enjoy this next story!
“All three of them did very well on their entry exams.” A small plump woman with short red hair, that stopped at her shoulders and dark brown eyes smiled. She wore a long red skirt and a white blouse that was neatly tucked in. She looked to be around forty.
“Really?” Pete blinked. “Even Collette?”
“Yes, she did very well. But I’m really impressed with your youngest, Emma. Her test scores were well above average for her age.”
Both Sally and Pete smiled. It had been two weeks since they moved into their large four bed roomed house in a small town a few miles from Huddersfield.
“And it’s ok with them being day students?” Sally asked.
“Of course since you live nearby, boarding rooms are for the out of town students. But if you ever go away, just the two of you, rooms can be arranged for them.”
“Thank you very much Mrs. Wilshire.” Pete stood and shook her hand. “I can’t wait to tell them!”
“It’s not a problem.” She smiled. “I look forward to seeing them tomorrow. But, I’m wondering…”
“Yes?” Pete raised a brow.
“Will Collette be well enough for school? The car accident was?”
“Three weeks ago.” Sally smiled reassuringly. “She got a little scratched up, that’s all. And Jacob will be around to look after her.”
Mrs. Wilshire nodded. “If you say so. Oh I have an idea!”
“Go on.” Sally urged.
“How about the three of them stay here for a week, until they’re used to the school?” Pete and Sally looked at each other and nodded.
“Sounds fair.” Pete nodded again.
“Great!” Mrs. Wilshire clapped her hands together eagerly. “I know we defiantly have three beds spare!”
“Sounds great.” Pete smiled. He shook Mrs. Wilshire’s hand again and walked out of her office. Sally linked his arm with hers.
“Do you think they’ll like it here?”
“Not at first.” He sighed. “But they’ll settle.” They slowly made their way out of Specson Boarding School and Sixth Form to Pete’s new black Toyota Yaris T Sport. Specson was just a small town a few hours from Huddersfield, in fact, it’s so small most people would call it a village. All the houses looked big and posh from the outside and most probably were on the inside. It was just a few minutes until the Yaris turned into Savers Avenue and pulled into the drive. The house was white with brown window pains and a brown oak door. Inside, to the left was the stairs leading up to the bedrooms and bathroom. To the right through a door was the living room. The walls were a deep red with kanji patterned around and a deep red carpet to match. The sofa and chairs were black leather that faced a twenty six inch TV. The living room led to a conservatory where the same brown, polished oak table and chairs sat. To the left of the living room was Sally’s favorite room, the kitchen. The floor was white tile and the walls were a cream colour.
“We’re home!” Sally called through the house. Jacob and Emma walked to the top of the stairs.
“Welcome home.” Emma smiled.
“Where’s Collette?” Pete leaned against the white banister.
“In the bath.” Jacob looked down the hallway to the bathroom door. “She’s taking her daily twenty minute soak with Clary Sage oil.”
“Oh?” Sally cocked her head to the side. “Is it working?”
“She said it works wonders.” Emma giggled. “She said her muscles feel better and ache less.”
“That’s good.” Pete nodded. “Well tell her to hurry up; we’ve got some news for you.”
“You’re making it sound like it’s a bad thing.” Sally placed a hand on her shoulder. “It’s not that long if you think about it.”
“I guess not…”
“Will we be sharing rooms with someone?” Jacob raised a brow.
“Probably.” Pete smirked. “That means, Collette, you’ll have to become a little more...well better behaved.”
“Funny.” She glared.
“C’mon, Collette. This could be fun for you all.”
“Or our worst nightmare!” She crossed her arms.
“Do you want to find the next descendent?” Pete knelt down in front of her. “Well?”
“Yes! But it doesn’t mean we should stay there for a week!”
“They just want us out of the way so they can do it.” Jacob whispered in Collette’s ear.
“Yeah, you’re probably right there…”
“What do you think, Emma?” Sally smiled.
“I think…in a way a good idea, but then again a bad one.”
“Bad idea, how?” She blinked.
“Well…what if we don’t like our roommates?”
“You give them nightmares Em, and I’ll scare them out of the room!” Collette started laughing.
“You’ll do no such thing, girls!” Sally scolded and pointed her finger at them. “You have to be good.”
“Fine.” They all sighed in unison.
“Us too…” Collette forced a smile. “We can’t wait to get started.”
“That’s the spirit!” The plump woman clapped her hands together. “Let me show you to your rooms! We’ll start with Emma, shall we?”
“Jolly thing, isn’t she?” Collette whispered to Jacob. He nodded.
“On Dasher! On Vixen!” He sniggered.
“Here we are!” Mrs. Wilshire sang as they stopped at a grayish door. “Emma, you will be stopping with Penelope.” Collette resisted to snigger and hugged Emma.
“Remember, you’re short sighted.” She whispered
“I know; I’ll see you at break.” She opened the door to a girl with long, dark ginger curls and green eyes. She wore quarter cut cream pants, a red shirt with a daisy on it and long white socks. She sat on a four poster bed across from Emma’s. There was a chest of draws at the foot of each bed and a computer right at the end on a desk opposite the door.
“Bye, Em.” Jacob nodded.
“C’ya at break.” Collette waved.
“Have fun girls.” Mrs. Wilshire smiled and closed the door. “Right! Jacob next!” She started waddling along to Jacob’s room. “How are you two liking Specson so far?” She looked over her shoulder at the teens.
“Quiet.” Collette muttered.
“Yes, it’s very nice isn’t it?” She smiled.
“If you say so.” Jacob rolled his eyes.
“Here we are!” She sang again as they stopped at another grayish door. “You’ll be staying with Gregory. He’s a very nice boy, very smart.”
“Great a nerd…” He muttered under his breath and opened the door to a room the same as Emma’s. Gregory turned in the computer chair to face Jacob. He wore long white pants and socks and a blue sweater. He had short golden blonde hair and deep blue eyes behind thin framed glasses. He nodded to Jacob and Jacob nodded back.
“Later, J.” Collette gave him a sympathetic look as Mrs. Wilshire closed the door.
“Bye boys!” And they were off again. “I was sorry to hear about the car accident, Collette.”
“Car accident? Oh! Car accident, yeah stupid drivers for you.”
“That’s a strange looking…choker is it?”
Collette touched the ‘un-removable’ collar. They had tried everything, pliers, tint snips, saws, even a blow torch. She tried pulling it off, but it just shocked her and it was obvious her ability wouldn’t get it off. Nothing would remove it. She scratched the scar on her cheek nervously. “Yeah, I like stuff like this.”
“It gives you character.” She stopped at the final grayish door. “Your room mate will be Sissy.”
“Sissy?” Collette cocked a brow.
“She’s a little bossy and demanding sometimes, but I think you’ll get along without too much trouble.” She opened the door to Collette’s worst nightmare. The entire room was, or was covered in something pink.The walls were pink, there was a pink rug on the carpet, Sissy’s bed had pink sheets, and there were pink stickers everywhere. Sissy herself, sat on her bed applying makeup was head to toe in pink. She had pink hair, pink contacts; she wore a pink off shoulder shirt and pink joggings. Collette, with a horrified look, backed away until her back hit the opposite wall. She thought nothing could be worse than James. She was dead wrong.
