IPAA Mysteries

Jasmine Black The weather was sunny with blue skies and white puffy clouds as the black limo pulled up in front of huge gates that led to the best art school in the world. The gates to the International Private Academy of Arts opened and the limo drove through stopping in front of a modern-looking apartment building. A raven haired girl stepped out of the car and peered at the towering building. “well what do you think?” a lady said as she stepped out of the car behind the girl, “we will see, aunty, I mean everybody knows why dad decided to send me so far away” the girl said, she had long raven hair with beautiful features that went along well with her olive-colored skin. She was wearing cream-colored eight-pocket pants with a white tank top crop top and white sneakers with butterfly doodles on them. She had a black and brown checkered Gucci purse on her shoulder and a phone in her hand. “don’t be like that Jasmine, your father is doing this for your protection, you are not safe in Brazil right now my dear” her aunt said as the driver was taking Jasmine’s luggage out of the boot, her luggage was a beautiful vintage pale pink set with rose gold handles. “yes aunty but I am in danger because of daddy’s actions, you know what I don’t want to have this conversation again, I am going to settle in” she said and walked inside the school followed by her aunt and her driver who was pulling her luggage, “Jasmine you can’t shut your parents out like this” her aunt said, “you are making a scene Aunt Mia in case you are forgetting you are a public figure and so am I” Jasmine said and walked through the throng of people who were now starring at her, she went up the stairs towards the dorm rooms for the juniors and seniors, she stopped infront of a door, “you can leave those here Eliezer I can carry them inside” Jasmine said to the driver and he nodded and left leaving her suitcases behind, “sweetheart, you are going to love it here, this is the best art school in a world far better than that school you used to attend in Rio” her aunt said, “yeah well at least at that school in Rio I had friends and a life here I have to go through orientation as the new kid who happens to be the daughter of the president of a foreign country, a president who is currently the US number one enemy, yes aunty I am definitely going to love it here” Jasmine said and opened her room  and entered. Her room was opulent and wide with floral wallpaper over her white and pink bedroom. The carpet almost matched the hardwood floor she preferred to a tiled floor and there was a gold birdcage for her blue Macau hanging from the ceiling. She brought in her suitcases with the help of her aunt. “I can stay and help you pack if you want,” the aunt said and Jasmine saw the look of longing in her aunt’s eyes, “I will be fine I have to learn to do things on my own eventually right,” Jasmine said and sat on her soft bed. “okay then I will pick you up on Saturday for the function before I leave for Brazil okay,” her aunt said, “it’s okay aunty I will just drive there I have a car and I know LA like the back of my hand and if I do get lost I will just use GPS okay,” Jasmine said as she was pushing her aunt put of her room, “okay then sweetie please behave yourself I don’t want to be called at this school for your misdemeanors as well okay,” her aunt said, kissed her goodbye and left without another word. Jasmine went back into her room and closed her door before collapsing on her bed face first, “this is going to be a long year” she said out loud with a frustrated air. Jordan Martinez It was just before midday when a full black Audi stood in the parking lot of the dorm room. A very attractive-looking boy got out and took off his sunglasses, just like the car he too was dressed in black. Black loose shirt and equally black cotton shorts with the exception that was his grey shoes. He peered at the long building before walking to his trunk to get his luggage. He pulled out three maroon suitcases and locked his car, he took his luggage and went into the building the first thing he saw when he entered was the reception desk with a beautiful girl sitting behind it talking on the phone. He walked towards her and she beckoned him to wait, “yes sir, your daughter has arrived perfectly safe and she has settled in, of course, Mr. President, hi my name Lexi what can I do for you?” she asked him and looked up at him for the first time, she beautiful clearly black American with beautiful features that fit her face perfectly, “what are you doing behind that desk you look too young to be working here?” Jordan asked, “oh no this is normal around here, the only hired help you will find around here is the catering company, lunch ladies and the cleaning company. Otherwise, any student can get a job on campus” she said, “and you decided to choose the dorm secretary?” he asked with a smirk, “it’s a nice job and it consumes my time since I don’t have that many extracurriculars” she said, “how many are you supposed to have exactly?” he asked, “oh don’t worry clearly, you are a jock you guys have it easy since you will be playing away games and all that” she said, “a jock isn’t that stereotyping?” he asked, “it’s not if it’s the truth what sport do you play?” she asked clearly curious, he decided to humor her and be honest, “I play lacrosse and you what do you do besides you know the school and secretarying?” he asked and she laughed, “that’s not a word and I do ballet, gymnastics, and chorus, not really the season for those particular things so this is my job make sure the books are kept in order” she said, “you must be smart then,” he said, “I try I mean I am not as good as my sister or anything but I do my best” she said with a wavering smile, “well in that case I need to meet this perfect sister and determine for myself” he said with a flirtatious smile, “you don’t have to wait for long” she said and pointed to the door as it opened. A raven haired Spanish beauty walked in and everyone she passed by greeted her. “little miss popular huh?” he asked, “yes very popular and talented too” she said just as the girl reached reception, “God I seriously hate traffic on days like this, hey sweetie, papa said to have a fun year, you know you could have stayed a bit longer and said goodbye” the girl said, “I have work to do Lilly I am sure dad will understand how important my job is to me” Lexi said, “okay sorry my bad, can I have my key please I am exhausted and Kayla decided to call a cheerleading meeting on the first day back” Lilly said and Lexi stood up and retrieved a key on a pink floral key chain and Liliana in diamonds and silver, “I am sorry I snapped at you” Lexi said when she gave the key to Lilly, “I am used to it by now, see you around” Lilly said took her key and left, “that’s your sister?” Jordan asked, “she's my half-sister but yeah she is and we don’t always see eye to eye so don’t mind us,” Lexi said, “okay cool I get it family drama,” he said, “okay name and surname so I can give you your key,” she said, “Jordan Martinez,” he said and she typed something on the computer in front of her, “okay here we are, wait are you a twin?”, “a triplet actually” he answered, “that’s cool anyway here is your key and your school schedule welcome to IPAA it's awesome most days,” she said and handed him a bland key with a number key chain and a black folder with silver skulls. “nice folder,” he said, “it’s an art school what did you expect,” she said and answered a call. Jordan took his luggage and walked to his room luckily the trip wasn’t long since there were elevators. He opened his door and set his luggage down. His room was mainly white and grey and very clean and formal completely nothing was out of place and he liked it that way. Lexi De Campo Lexi woke up at exactly six o’clock in the morning and she was ready within an hour, she was always an early bird always doing the right thing unlike her half-sister who did the complete opposite, I mean Lexi couldn’t blame Lilly for being who she was, she was beautiful popular and wasn’t discriminated for her color, her color was regarded as sexy and beautiful while Lexi’s color was linked to slave trades things that even Lexi knew nothing about, she would walk in a street and people would clutch their bags to their chest like their lives depended on it or at least that’s what she thought they did. She was dressed comfortably in grey Adidas leggings, a grey crop sweater, and black and white sneakers, she put her long brown mane in a messy top bun and got her suitcases downstairs, “good morning Ms. Lexi can I help you with your cases” one of the maids said, “it's fine thank you Ryssa I can handle them” Lexi and took her blue floral old fashioned suitcases to her pink G-wagon. She got in without saying goodbye to her sleeping mother and drove to school. She arrived two hours later and parked in the dorm parking lot, luckily for her the lot was still empty. She got out and took her suitcases, she was inside the building in no time the reception desk was empty waiting for her. She left her suitcases in the hall and walked towards a closed door, she knocked before entering. A beautiful black lady was sitting behind a dark wood desk looking at papers, “ah yes my favorite student, how are you my dear?” the lady asked as Lexi entered the room, “I am fine Mrs. B, how was your summer?” Lexi asked, “oh it was just peachy took a holiday in Spain it was very romantic is all I can say,” Mrs. B said and opened her drawer, she pulled out a black envelope with dahlias on top, “the new system passwords, everything was updated during the summer but once you enter you can, of course, change them to your liking I hope you are fit to work today, the Brazilian president’s daughter is arriving soon her things should already be in order because she won’t come to the reception desk, she wants to lay low for the first day,” Mrs. B said and handed Lexi the file, “have a nice day Mrs. B,” Lexi said and left the office, she went behind the reception counter and retrieved her key, it was a blue floral metallic key chain and her name was in grey plastic just behind the key chain. She took her luggage and went to her room. Her room was pretty much fluffy pink and white and her closet had a few fluffy elements. She set her suitcase down and got her laptop and phone and went back to the reception desk. She sat in her chair and switched on the computer. She put in the designated passwords and started personalizing the computer. Once she was done she opened the dorm website and typed in Jasmine Black’s name and retrieved her folder with her schedule and her dorm key. She was just about to sit back down when a beautifully elegant-looking woman stood in front of the desk, “hi what can I do for you?” Lexi asked in a professional voice, “I am Amanda Black I am here to pick up Jasmine’s dormitory key and a folder it seems” the lady, “of course they are right here, the folder contains her schedule and a map to the school grounds here is her key she has to put on another key chain something personal also she has to make it herself with another one that has her name on it” Lexi said and handed the things to Amanda, “thank you, I like this school already I mean if such a small child can be so professional they must be doing something right, I just hope my niece loves it here” Amanda said and walked away.   Mason Dentrey Mason parked his car in the lot and looked around before he got out, sure the lot was full but clearly, the big players had not arrived yet, their parking spots were empty and no one dared park in their reserved spots. Shame he really wanted to get some serious advice from Kayla before he settled. He got out of his white Porsche and walked to the boot to get his luggage, he had opted for comfort today as he was dressed in a black Nike tracksuit and white Air-Force. He retrieved two blue suitcases and locked his car, he went inside the building and stopped infront of reception, “good afternoon Lexi” he said as she looked up at him, “why did you have to be gay?” she asked, “I know you yearn for me in your sleep babe, but it’s not happening” he said, “I do more than yearn to, trust me” she said and typed something on her computer, “here you go my good sir the key to your chambers, you already received your schedule right?” she asked as she handed Mason his key, “I was occupied when they came out so no I did not” he said with a smile, “you are unbelievable Mason, but luckily for you, I knew something like this would happen and I got it for you otherwise you would have had to face Headmaster Algretto, the only schedules here are for new kids” she said and gave him a folder, “thanks babe you are a life saver what would I do without” he said and took his things and went to his room. His room was pretty simple everything was needed and nothing was unnecessary. He sat his suitcase down and sat on his bed, “another year at the magnificent International Private Academy of Arts” he said out loud, “it’s hardly magnificent” a voice said and Mason to his door standing there in the threshold was a beautiful raven haired girl. Roxanne Smith Roxy arrived at the intimidating gates of IPAA and watched as they opened for her, “I am finally here and somehow this place looks bigger than last time” she said aloud as she took a sip of her coffee, she put the cup back in its holder once the gates were fully opened. She drove her black jeep inside and parked in the dorm parking lot, she got out and went to her boot, she retrieved two rose gold metallic suitcases. She locked her car and walked inside the building. She passed a parking spot that was apparently reserved for a Kyle King. “I thought only school kids parked here,” she said as she passed and entered the building and walked towards reception but she had to wait as it was already by a very athletic-looking male. She waited a few more minutes and the guy turned to leave, he looked at her once and walked towards the waiting elevators, Roxy held her breath and forgot to breathe again, “Uhm hi it’s your turn now” the girl behind the counter said and brought Roxy out of her reverie. “yeah, hi Roxanne Smith” Roxy said and the girl typed something on her computer, “are you filling in for the real secretary?” Roxy asked clearly this girl was really young, “I am the actual secretary, you will find a lot of students doing actual jobs around here it’s part of the responsibility process” the girl said and handed Roxy a folder and a key, “that would be your school schedule and a map to the school in case you were not here for orientation” the girl said and Roxy nodded and took her suitcases and left for the elevators. She arrived in front of her room and opened it. She entered and her room looked exactly how she had envisioned it, “damn this school is awesome” she said aloud and did a graceful twirl around the room. It had a marble floor with a dusty pink carpet covering most of it, ceiling to floor windows, and a beautiful bed that stood just in the middle of the room. The headboard was long velvet and was surrounded by marble wallpaper which surrounded by shelves full of her school books on one side and novels on the other and a study table on the side. She sat on her bed and took out her rose gold iPhone 12 and called her sister. Kyle King Kyle drove his car and parked in the parking spot reserved specifically for him. He got out of his grey jeep and got his grey suitcases out of the trunk and walked into the building. He walked towards reception and stopped in his tracks as he saw the most beautiful girl he has ever laid his eyes on, she was clearly new and she was frantically talking on the phone, he continued towards reception. “hey Lexi what’s up” he said as he arrived, “not much just working as usual” she said and handed him the key to his room, “so who is that?” he asked pointing at the girl still talking on the phone, “I don’t think Kayla would like it very much if she heard you right now” Lexi said with a disapproving stare, “I am inquiring about a fellow student where is the harm in that?” Kyle asked feigning innocence, “the fellow students happens to be a very beautiful girl that you might put in harm’s way, trust me this will hurt more than it would you or your relationship, but if you must know her name is Alicia Rodriquez moved in from Stanford,” Lexi said, “specializing in?” Kyle asked intrigued, “dance obviously I mean look at her, who is she talking I wonder could be a boyfriend,” Lexi said and looked at him, “I have a girlfriend Lexi, a girlfriend, as you have stated will destroy her non-existent social life and my very social one, not a road I want to go down,” Kyle said and walked away towards the elevators, he spared one last look at Alicia before he got in the elevator. He arrived at his bedroom door and got in. His bedroom was dominantly grey white and very simple he liked his things where he could see them. He sat on his bed and checked his messages still not a single text from Kayla.