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I couldn’t get back to sleep but the morning soon came. I
wondered what Luken was doing here so late…or early? Maybe
he knew I was going to wake up, but how? Anyway it wasn’t
long after sunrise that there was noises beyond the curtain. I
might have found the courage to get up and open it except for the
major factor being that I wasn’t wearing any clothes. But
soon an unfamiliar middle aged lady poked her head through the
curtain, saw me awake and smiled sheepishly.
"Why good morning, I didn’t think you would be
awake." She closes the blue curtain behind her.
"Couldn’t sleep." I return the warm smile as best
as I could but I was unaccustomed to being surrounded by
strangers.
"My name is Lisa Montgomery. Do you know what this place
is?" She asks hesitantly. I smile again.
"School. For the gifted." She looks relieved.
"Well that is one less thing I have to explain. Luken came to
me very early this morning, he told me all about you."
"He doesn’t know much so that can’t have taken
long." Lisa chuckles.
"True. But he informed me that you would like to start
boarding here, and I come to say we would be honored to have
you!"
"Jeez…thanks!" I say, surprised and taken back but
in a good way. So it was a boarding school, that was handy I
guess.
"May I sit?" She asks, motioning the chair Luken had
vacated a few hours previously.
"Of course."
"Well, I just dropped in to let you know a little more about
the school, assuming you still want to attend?"
"Yeah, it’s really interesting I mean, I never even knew
anyone who was gifted or anything before. It’s kind of a bit
of a shock to the system." I say shyly, Lisa smiles
warmly.
"Many people haven’t but we are common. Though most of
us choose to disguise ourselves or live in remote areas. It’s
the number one rule of our people, protect your identities at all
costs." She emphasized the word ‘all’. I nod
solemnly.
"Of course."
"Anyway, we all worship a goddess called Zin. She is our
creator."
"I haven’t heard of her." I admit, wondering if
Lisa would become angry at me. She looks serious but not upset.
"I’m sure you have heard of many, false, human gods. But
we were made by a creator, we are not evolved. Zin is the one who
chooses to gift us and watches over our lives." I nod but
didn’t know what to think, I had never truly believed in a
religion before.
"You will fit in nicely here, though you are starting older
than most. You will begin in fifth form."
"Oh." I say nervously.
"But that’s ok, you will adapt quickly. You will be
given a room that you may have to share with a room mate and will
attend classes from 8AM to 3PM." I nod and she continues.
"We have a weekly ceremony that honors our goddess and
students are expected to attend most weeks. There really isn't a
lot that you need to know that you won‘t pick up. You are
only aloud to leave campus with permission from a teacher or adult.
You may begin classes when you think you are healed well enough but
there is no rush. Is there anything I can get you for
now?"
"Um, some clothes?"
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