The next morning May woke up and yawned, she had stayed up late talking to Jasmine about The Snatchers, and even after talking to Jasmine for so long about it, she wasn\u2019t able to stop thinking about her new school.
May looked ahead to see Jasmine still sleeping soundly in the seat in front of her.
\u201cWe are nearing our next stop, the city of Alexa. If that is your stop, get ready to hop off the train. \u201dA voice said.
\u201cJasmine, it\u2019s almost time to go.\u201d May whispered to her friend.
Jasmine stirred, then said in a quiet voice, \u201cOkay, thanks.\u201d The got up, grabbed her suitcase and sat sleepily in her seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The train stopped. May and Jasmine looked at each other nervously.
\u201cPassengers for Alexa, exit here.\u201d A voice said through the speakers.
The girls got off the train and walked around
the tall buildings in downtown, looking for the
Alexa boarding school. It was a brick building with
ten stories.
\u201cThere it is\u2026\u201d May said to Jasmine, \u201cdo you think the rumors are true?\u201d
\u201cI\u2019m not sure, so lets just hope their not.\u201d The girls stopped walking to look at the building that would be their new home for the next nine months.
\u201cI really hope the rumors are wrong,\u201d May whimpered.
\u201cMe too,\u201d Jasmine agreed, the girls walked inside the huge double doors, and into the building.
\u201cWelcome girls,\u201d A woman sitting at the front
desk said in a slow, smooth voice, \u201cI am Mrs. Collines, the head of this fine institution. What are your names?\u201d
\u201cI\u2019m Jasmine Carr, it\u2019s nice to meet you.\u201d
\u201cAnd I\u2019m May Henderson, I\u2019m also glad to meet you.\u201d
\u201cOh how nice. I thought one of you might be Marice. But never mind that, Jasmine May, nice to meet you time for you to meat your room mates.\u201d Mrs. Collines greeted, handing them each a paper, \u201cFollow me.\u201d
The girls followed Mrs. Collines to a group of two girls laughing together in a small corner of the room, \u201cRebeca, Maraline, meat your new roommates, May, and Jasmine.\u201d
\u201cHi, it\u2019s nice to meet you. I\u2019m Rebeca, and this is Maraline.\u201d A girl said nicely to the new-comers,
\u201cYes, it is nice to meet you.\u201d Maraline said with an accent, \u201cAre you from England?\u201d
\u201cYes, I just ca-\u201c
\u201cNow that you are all here and acquainted, I will lead you to your dorm.\u201d Mrs. Collines interrupted. She led them through a sitting room and up a long, wooden spiral staircase. Then into an old, long hallway, to a door marked with a crooked 9.
She opened the door, the room had two sets
of old rickety bunk beds, one broken desk and an
old dresser with four large drawers. The walls had
old flower wallpaper that was pealing in several places. But at least there was a clock, it read eleven thirty-two. In parts, the wall was completely missing any paper and there the wall\u2019s boards were gone, showing the insulation. May set her paper on the desk.
\u201cBye girls, have fun.\u201d Mrs. Collines said, as if she knew they were all thinking the same thing. Then May spoke it out loud,
\u201cI thought the Alexa Boarding school was rich. So why are we all in one room and why is this room so old and broken?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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