C H A P T E R - I V

I gasped when I looked at the bathrooms. The toilets were in a line of cabins, and sinks and stuff like normal washrooms. But the problem was the showers. They were all in the open! There weren't even curtains! There were just walls upon walls, how am I going to shower with all the boys! I bit my lip nervously and my eyes welled up with tears.

'WEAK!' I heard my mother yell at me in my head.

Elijah looked around and then his eyes widen when he saw my eyes.

"Hey, hey, it's alright, I brought this blanket for a reason, don't worry ok? We'll request the principal to put a door or something for you" He rubbed my shoulders softly and gave me a comforting smile. He held concern in his eyes and that made me feel weird.

I have always had hate, anger, disgust, and all the bad and stinky emotions directed at me but never the good ones.

Nodding my head timidly, I stepped inside the shower and he pulled up his large blanket covering the entrance.

"E-Elijah?" I called out to him in a soft weak voice.

"Yes?" He replied almost instantly.

"Uh, don't look and don't go" My voice held an undertone of pleading in it and I hoped he'd listen to me.

"Don't worry Angel, just try to hurry" My heart, yet again, skipped a beat, and I found myself smiling as I showered and cleaned myself.

It felt good to be and feel clean, the shower relaxed me and I felt relieved. Wrapping my hair in a turban, I quickly wore my undergarments and a loose white dress. I put my dirty dress I was prior wearing in the bag and stepped out. Elijah folded the blanket and froze when his eyes fell on me. His lips twitched upwards in a smile.

"Angel" He whispered again to himself but I heard it. And I'm glad I did because it made me very happy.

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"Elijah? Where do our classes happen?" I asked him laying on my bed and he laid in his. The moon shined brightly and the sky was filled with stars that I found myself adoring. I wanted to paint and capture the view forever. It was very pretty!

I couldn't help but be nervous and scared. I had only met 2 boys and thankfully they turned out very nice and good but not everybody will be the same. Today, they aren't here but they all be back here soon.

"A few buildings over, you don't need to worry about, they will start in a week" He murmured in his deep smooth voice.

There was silence for a good few seconds so I believe he fell asleep.

"How are you feeling?" I jumped when I heard him speak again and placed a hand on my beating heart to calm it down.

"Uuhh.....alright I guess? A little nervous? Ok, that's a lie, I'm dying out of nerves, I feel so weird, like what will happen when all of the boys will return? Would they'd be ok with me like you and Nate or will they make fun of me or judge me, bully me, or  what if they decide I'm a weird creature and kill me?" I gasped and sit up on the bed and looked at Elijah who was smiling.

"That's not gonna happen," He said in a carefree monotone voice.

"How can you be so sure?" I asked him with wide eyes and he sat upon the bed as well.

He gave me an intense look and cleared his throat.

"Because Angel, any person who treasures his life will know to stay away from you, I don't have the best reputation"

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"This is the library, pretty boring place if you ask me", Nate said in boredom as I trailed excitedly and Elijah walked lazily with his usual blank face, with his hands in his pockets.

"I agree", nodding my head at Nate's statement, I walked lost in my thoughts. Right now, the whole school was empty with the exception of me, Elijah, and Nate, however, it would all change soon because the spring break would be over in 2 days. Only God knows what'll happen then.

My eyes brighten when they fall onto the vending machine, my lips broke out into a wide happy grin and I ran off to where it was, ignoring Nate and Elijah.

I always wondered how this thing worked and now I finally have the opportunity to do it. I cheered to myself and took out some coins putting them inside the machine.

Nothing happened.

My lips fell into a pout, and I frowned shaking the machine a little. Still, nothing happened.

"It doesn't work like this Lara Bear, you got to-here lemme show you" I blushed in embarrassment a little, but Nate came from beside and pressed a button and a lollipop fell from the hook but it got stuck on top of something.

Elijah simply kicked the machine and it shook before the lollipop fell completely. I took out the pop from the tray and smiled happily.

"Thank you" I grinned to them with my lollipop now in my mouth, while Elijah shrugged and Nate flipped his non-existent hair. 

"Is there art here?" I asked the question that I've been meaning to ask. Art was probably the only thing I was actually good at. All my classmates used to like beg me to make their drawings and art projects. I'm literally not kidding. 

Nate's eyes brightened up like the sun and eagerly nodded his head and grabbed my hand and started to run. I ran as fast as I can, matching his pace, and laughed. I looked behind to see Elijah calmly walking shaking his head at us. 

Nate came to a stop and I slammed into my back and fell on my butt on the floor and wheezed. I was tired. I panted heavily and dig my palms in the ground. I was seriously so unfit, I should probably start working out. 

Spoiler alert: I won't.

A hand came into my view, and I looked up to see Elijah offering me his hand with a tiny smile on his face. How in the world did he come so fast? Is he secretly a vampire? I grabbed his hand and he pulled me up effortlessly with zero force but I fell on his chest. I peered in his dark hazel eyes as he froze and coughed.

I scrambled off his chest and my cheeks heat up. Nate let out an 'aw' and pulled me inside the art room.

Gasping in surprise, I looked at the room in wonder. This was so big!

That's what she said.

Ignoring my dirty mind, my eyes scanned the room with happiness and excitement. This art room was so bigger and the ceilings were so high than the one in my previous school. There were much more and unique supplies that I only dreamed of having. I squealed and ran towards all the paint cans and my eyes ran over them in amazement. There were so many different types of paintbrushes for every function. Is this heaven?

I gasped when I felt something wet dripping down my back, and I looked with fake anger at Nate who stood there innocently.

"I didn't do anything, Elijah did it" Nate lied sheepishly hiding the water spray behind his back. 

Smiling mischievously, I slyly picked up the water bucket from behind me and laughed throwing it at Nate.

However, my laughter turned horrid in a few seconds, when Nate ducked, and the water landed on Elijah who gave me a blank stare.

Uh-oh.

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