Semua Bab Destine Academy: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Huffing her way out of the office and back down to the corridor, Caroline strode past the turn off to her room and headed towards the dining hall. The closer she got, the more confident she was that the headmistress couldn’t stop her from seeing her friends. Yet when she stepped into the dining hall, she couldn’t find them anywhere. Scowling, she jogged towards the rear exit of the academy and burst through the door and ran down the steps towards the bleachers. They weren’t there either.Where are they?With her hands on her head, Caroline tried to think of where else to look. Realizing they may have headed off to their first classes early, she ran back up to the academy and raced towards her room, ignorant to the glances and stares she was accumulating from her peers as she dashed through the halls. It took her three tries to unlock her room she was in such a hurry, and when she finally got in, she ran over to her backpack hanging on the back of the c

Her knees throbbed from the hard stone and it felt like she’d been crawling for ages, but she continued moving forward. Caroline didn’t think she could turn around even if she wanted to, and she stopped every so often to stretch each leg out and take some of the pressure off her aching knees. The orb stopped, hovering in the space ahead of her, and Caroline quickly caught up to see why. She found herself faced with three possible directions to take. She groaned, not wanting to make the wrong choice and find herself crawling through the hidden spaces of the academy for hours on end. She could continue straight ahead, where it looked like the tunnel leveled out. Or, she could go left, which saw the tunnel continue to slope or go to her right, which sloped upwards. She ruled out the right side, not wanting to head back the way she came, but was uncertain which way to go from there. Closing her eyes, she tried to picture where her room was in the overall layout of the academy an

They made it through the academy without any issue and stood outside Caroline’s room. Taking a deep breath, she held her hand over the glass panel beside the door, expecting it not to work. When they heard a click, and the door opened, she turned to her friends.“I swear it wasn’t working before,” she said.“We believe you,” Nadine assured her, nudging her friend forward.Caroline led them into the bedroom and walked straight to the bathroom door, pushing it open. She sank to the floor, her eyes wide as she felt like she couldn’t breathe.“Caroline!” Nadine cried, and they all gathered around her.“What the…” Aldrick said as he peered into the bathroom. It was perfect. Nothing was out of place, and there was no broken glass on the tiles. Stepping past them, Aldrick walked over to where the mirror once again hung over the sink. He placed his hands on both sides of the mirror and pulled, but it didn’t budge. Letting his hands fall, he turned back to

Caroline opened her eyes and blinked. Her eyes felt dry and sore as though she’d been crying. Leaning up on her elbows, she looked around to see her friends fast asleep. Nadine and Fleur were asleep sideways on the bed by her head. Corbin was asleep in the chair by the window, his head resting back against the wall. Laurent and Tilda were cuddled up together on the carpet. Aldrick sat on the floor, his back against the wardrobe and his chin resting on his chest. As quietly as she could, Caroline slid off the edge of the bed and tiptoed towards the bedroom door. Pulling it open only enough to squeeze through, she snuck out into the hallway. Caroline grabbed the doorknob and pulled it towards her, but before she could close it, a hand from inside reached out and pulled it back. Aldrick stood there, his face slightly puffy and creased from sleep. Without a word, he stepped out into the hallway and closed the door behind him.“Where do you think you were going to sneak of

Caroline walked along the corridor from her room towards the lecture hall, where the school was congregating for the headmistress’ opening address for the new school year. As she walked, Caroline kept her head held eye, her eyes straight ahead. She could feel the glances and stares of the other students as they passed her, and while she didn’t think she’d ever get used to feeling like the school freak, Nadine and Tilda had spent endless hours over the holidays teaching her magical ways to cope with it. They’d taught her to create and maintain shields and wield powerful psychic protections that, aside from being effective, helped Caroline to feel empowered when she had no control over her life. She’d welcomed the distraction of their rigorous training; it took the edge off how much she missed her family. Caroline was sad not having a home to return to for break like so many of the other students did. The past eight weeks had flown by, yet at the same time, they felt like a li