RAVEN HIGHSCHOOL
1139 Words
Emily slowly opened her eyes the next morning. Sunlight was shining through the window. She lay still, trying to remember something.
Where was I coming from yesterday? she thought. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t remember.
She sighed and closed her eyes again.
Just then, a voice called from outside the room.
“Emily! Are you ready?”
Emily sat up fast. “Oh no! Today’s the school enrollment!”
She jumped out of bed and rushed to the bathroom. After brushing her teeth and taking her bath,she got dressed.
She wore a pretty blouse, jeans, and her clean white sneakers. She brushed her hair neatly and smiled at the mirror.
“I hope today goes well,” she whispered to herself.
She ran downstairs. Her mom was in the kitchen.
“You look beautiful,” her mom said, smiling.
Emily gave a small smile. “Do you think the kids in school will like me?”
Her mom walked over and held her hands. “Of course, they will. You’ve always been loved since you were little. Just be yourself, okay?”
“Okay,” Emily said, hugging her. “Thanks, Mom.”
They left the house and got into the car. As her mom drove, Emily knew what was coming.
“Be careful,” her mom said gently.
Emily smiled and said the next part with her. “Don’t make trouble. When you see strange things, call me. Be a good girl.”
Her mom laughed. “You know my lines already.”
“You say them all the time,” Emily teased.
Her mom smiled, but there was a small worry in her eyes. Emily noticed but didn’t ask. She just looked out the window.
They arrived at the school after 25 minutes. It was big and full of students. They walked into the principal’s office.
“Nice to meet you, Mrs.…”
“Miss Diamond,” Emily’s mom said, shaking his hand.
“Right, Miss Diamond,” the principal said. He looked at Emily. “You must be Emily. We’ve seen your school results. Very impressive.”
Emily blushed. “Thank you, sir.”
They sat down and finished the registration. After that, Emily followed a teacher to her new class.
When they got there, the room was noisy. Students were laughing and talking in groups. No one noticed them.
The teacher cleared her throat. No one listened.
She said louder, “Attention, everyone!”
The class became quiet.
“We have a new student,” the teacher said. “Emily, please introduce yourself.”
Emily stepped forward nervously. “Hi, my name is Emily Ray. Nice to meet you all.”
“Nice to meet you too!” many of the students replied.
“You can sit here,” the teacher said, pointing to the second seat in the front row.
Emily walked over and sat down. Right away, a friendly girl beside her turned and smiled.
“Hey, Emm, I’m Tiala. And this is my friend, Rowan,” she said, lightly tapping Rowan on the head.
Rowan looked shy. He gave a small wave without saying anything.
Emily smiled. “Hi, Tiala and Rowan. It’s nice to meet you. I already like this city.”
Tiala laughed. “You’ll like it more once you hang out with us.”
By lunchtime, the three of them were already friends.
The bell rang for lunch, and the hallway filled with noise. Emily followed Tiala and Rowan down to the cafeteria a big, bright room with long tables, students chatting, and the smell of food in the air.
“Welcome to the lunch zoo,” Tiala said, grabbing a tray. “It’s loud, messy, and full of drama.”
Emily laughed and picked up her tray. The lunch lady served them pizza slices, fries, and a small carton of apple juice.
They found a spot by the window and sat down. Tiala took a big bite of her pizza and sighed.
“This is the one thing this school gets right,” she said. “Cafeteria pizza ,greasy, cheesy, and probably unhealthy.”
“I like it,” Emily said, smiling.
Tiala leaned in. “So, Emily, tell us the truth. You came here to escape something, right? Maybe you were a secret spy in your old school?”
Emily laughed. “If I told you, I’d have to disappear.”
“Ooooh, mysterious,” Tiala grinned. “I like it.”
Rowan sipped his juice quietly. He hadn’t said much.
Tiala nudged him. “Rowan once ate fries with a spoon because he didn’t want to touch them.”
Rowan rolled his eyes. “They were too hot.”
Emily laughed. “Okay, I might do that too.”
Tiala nodded. “See? I told you she’s one of us.”
Emily looked at them, still smiling. For the first time that day, she felt at ease.
“I think I’m going to like it here,” she said.
“You will,” Tiala said. “As long as you don’t sit at the table near the trash bins. That’s where the loud boys throw fries at each other.”
Emily turned to look and right on cue, a fry flew across the cafeteria.
Tiala shook her head. “Told you''
After school, they walked home together.
“You live here?” Emily asked when they stopped at a small cream-colored house.
“Yeah,” Tiala said. “And you?”
“Just a few blocks down.”
“No way! That’s close. Let’s walk together tomorrow too.”
“Sure!” Emily smiled.
When she got home, Emily was happy. “Today was amazing,” she whispered to herself.
In Tiala’s house, she ran into her room happily and dropped her school bag on the bed.
“I like her,” she said to herself. “Emily’s nice.”
She walked to her bookshelf and took out a big purple book with silver drawings on the cover. The book was called Spell Book.
She opened it and looked at a page with a small note that said: Easy Spells for Beginners,Opening spells
“I’ll just try one,” she said quietly.
She pointed at the jar on her desk and read the words from the page. “Open-a-jarra!”
Suddenly, the air in the room changed. A bright light flashed from the book, and her fingers sparkled a little. But instead of the jar opening, the door to her room flew open with a loud BANG!
Tiala jumped.
“That’s not the jar!” she whispered, eyes wide.
She looked down at her book and shook her head. “I need more practice,” she said, laughing softly.
The pages of the book moved by themselves, as if they were alive.
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