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Boarding School RPG Part Two

Ok, so this is the second part of the Boarding School story. Some new people can join, but I have the information for the people who already have joined.

Rules:

Let’s keep the attempted murders to a minimum.

No getting mad because I have let new people join.

Have fun!

Plot:

So in the start of the Boarding School RPG, students were invited to a boarding school. They went, and were surprised to find that the classes were run by special students, and only one topic was taught to people, depending on their interests.

Now, some new students have been invited to the College for the Exceptionally Bright, along with the original students. There are students in charge of each dormitory, I call them NPCs, and they teach their dormitory part of the time. The dormitories are:

Math, run by Abby

Writing, run by Gared

Art, run by Lillian

PE, run by Thomas.

Think Harry Potter houses.

So half the time, the classes will be taught by the respective NPC, while the other half, professors will lecture.

So, if you are new, here is the character sheet:

Name

Age: (14-16)

Gender

Appearance

Personality

What dormitory are you in? Math, Writing, PE, Art

Plotline: Is your character more interested in the academics, or the social aspect of the college?

Pets: Max. three

Other

You are allowed to have as many characters as you want.

So, there will be references to the original story, but new people will be able to catch on. This is an RPG, or RP, so please stay on. Please, do not quit. I like feedback, so always speak up.

Note: The last one got fairly dark, be prepared for anything.

Alright, let’s begin!

submitted by Gared
(August 3, 2016 - 8:33 pm)

Hey guys (guys AKA @Kestral and Daisy) its me! i'm here! BTW I RPED as Ash Ella Leo Lex and Hunter

submitted by Annabeth C., age 11, boarding school
(September 25, 2016 - 5:03 pm)

Lets see... *scans Kestrel's post* Ah, yes, this will do nicely indeed... It's funny that you got the idea of Cleo right away, I love it! DRAMA!!! Oh, but I can work with this... *grins evilly*

Cleo~

Dizzy, I wake up in utter blackness. Wait, what? Where am I?

"Took your sweet time waking up." A cool voice remarked.  

I try to turn my head in the voice's direction. I must have a blindfold on, for I could feel the cloth bound tightly around my head. At least I didn't have a gag.  

"Where am I?" I croaked. "Who are you?" 

A chuckle came as my answer, which made me give a cold shudder. I knew that laugh. Thomas.

 

 

Soren~  

I walk over to a tree. It's lunch and still no sign of Cleo. None of the teachers have seen her either- I asked them.

Out of nowhere, Kestrel comes flying towards me. She collides with me heavily, and we both fall to the ground. I'm stunned. What just happened? Where'd kestrel even COME from?! But she hastily stands up, and helps me up as well. "Sorry!" She yelps. 

Her nerves are obviously at the breaking point. "Have you found her?" I ask. She starts pacing, and says, agitated,  "I can't find her anywhere! All the places that we normally cross paths, she's not there. What do you think could have happened?" 

I'm surprised. She wasn't nearly this worried this morning- why was she all the sudden so desperate? Suspicions started forming in my mind. Angrily, I pushed them aside. Kestrel was a good kid. 

She continues, "Yes, I know earlier today I acted like it wasn't a big deal, but I keep thinking about how I met Cleo in the first place- remember, Thomas was harasssing her? Well, now I'm freaking out because what if he's going to-"

She breaks off as I grab her hand. "Kestrel, don't worry. We'll find her. Even if Thomas has got Cleo, he can't hurt her..." 

Hopefully, I add in my mind. Kestrel is literally in hysterics by now:  "But... What if she's not okay? Soren, Cleo's been a better friend to me in these past few days of me knowing her than any of my lifelong friends back home ever were.  I can't afford to lose this friendship. And you, too, have been so nice to me, though you have absolutely no reason to trust me," her voice sounds strangled as she holds back a sob, "Why does everything good that ever happens to me never stay?"

I don't even think, but I reach over to hug her. "It's gonna be okay... We'll find her. And we will start by finding Thomas. Okay?"

She wipes a few tears. "Okay." She sniffs.

We wander all over the school, even ask a few people. All we got were shrugs when we asked where Thomas was. One girl burst out crying. "I-if you know wha- what's best for y-you, you'll *hiccup* stay away..." She hiccuped. I looked strangely at her. 

Kestrel raised her eyebrows. "Cmon, we'll go to the library. Maybe check out the gym, too?" We did both those things. No Cleo. One of my friends stopped whispered, "Got a new girlfriend? I don't blame Cleo from disappearing." Kestrel couldn't help but hear, because it was quite a loud whisper. We both blushed and looked away, and made it a point not to talk about it.

Aha! "Jackson." I whisper to Kestrel. She looks blankly back at me. "Thomas' sidekick/minion." I explain.  Her eyes light up with understanding. They are pretty. I shake myself, and walk over to Jackson. He grins savagely at me.

"New girlfriend already? Well, at least you move on quite quickly." He hissed. 

Thats more than I can stand for. I pause a brief second, then launch myself at him before he comprehends his mistake.

 

 

Cleo~

I try to remember what happened last night. I remember walking back to my room, too tired to notice a dark black shape in the shadows. As I walk past it, it leapt out at me and before I could scream, clapped (his?) hand over my mouth. I smell a strand odor... And everything goes black.

That's what happened last night. But now, where was I? I was with Thomas... Why did he kidnap me? Well, obviously he hates me. It's fair, I hate him, too. But this is going a bit far. He reaches down and takes off my blindfold. I blink in the strange, bright light, and before my eyes can focus, slugs me across the mouth.

"That's for everything." He snarls in my ear.

Privately, I think it's a small price to pay. He obviously thinks so too, because he tells me, "If you want to make it back to Soren in time for the dance, you have to do something for me. Or, he can pay the price. Your choice.” 

I think for a moment. Anything, oh, anything to protect Soren. I make my decision. "What is it?" I ask.

He smiles. "Good. It's about this girl, Kestrel..." He leans down and whispers the plan into my ear. I reel back. "What!" I shout. "Never!" He hits me hard across the face again, adding to my cut lip, a bleeding nose.  

"Ahhhh!" I scream.

"Do it... Or else." He growls.

Despite my pain, I taunt him. "Or else what?"

"Or else I can do it to Soren.”

I pause. "Why not do it to kestrel yourself?"

"By the time I got Soren out of the way, because he's not going to leave her side to let her disappear too, I'd be too late. Now, are you going to do it, or not? Make your decision."

"Fine, I'll do it." I say. I feel terrible about this.

"Good. And remember, if you tell anyone..."  He lets the threat hang in the air. I bite my lip.

"I won't." I promise him. 

 

 

((Okay, so my plan is that she is going to be developing this all year -boarding school year, of course- and Soren and kestrel will never guess, although towards the end, one, or both, may end up having a few suspicions... But not till the END of the "year."))

submitted by Daisy
(September 25, 2016 - 6:54 pm)

So, in my next post (whenever I'm able to finish it) should Cleo be found? If so, where?

submitted by Kestrel
(September 26, 2016 - 8:45 am)

Anywhere, she'll show up, but be very tight lipped about what just happened. ;)

submitted by Daisy
(September 26, 2016 - 4:46 pm)

'Kay

Kestrel~

After a day of searching with Soren (sigh... I feel as if I'm falling in love, but then again, what do I know about love?) I hug him goodbye at the tree we met next to at lunch, whispering "Thank you..." All he does in response is give me this strange smile that makes my stomach feel warm and tingly. Then, I turn and head back into my dorm room. I slowly go through the motions of preparing for sleep, as I am lost in thought, worrying about my newest, yet closest friend. Wearing my fluffiest, most cozy pajamas, after trying and failing to focus on my homework (I don't have any classes until long after noon tomorrow) I curl up in my large, welcoming bed. That night, I sleep restlessly and fitfully. When I finally do manage to sleep deeply (at 3:00 am) I have nightmares of Thomas standing over Cleo. Threatening her. Tying her in chains. Blindfolding her. Playing cruel games. Finally, I wake up with a shriek, sweating and trembling. Quickly, I pull on my favorite hoodie and head out the door. I need fresh air. I feel like someone has tied a noose around my neck and only pulled it tight enough to make breathing difficult. I walk around the green just outside my dorm, and finally sit down, cross legged in the center of a small pumpkin patch next to a fountain. With the late September chill biting at my cheeks, I meditate for a bit, clearing my mind of all the things that my imagination has created for me, and filling it instead with good things, such as Soren... I later wake up in the middle of that same pumpkin patch, with Soren sitting on a rather large pumpkin, looking at me with a funny look on his face.

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Alright, Daisy, I'll let you figure out how you want Cleo to be found, because nothing I think of seems to fit. Maybe it's just my self confidence issues.....

submitted by Kestrel
(September 26, 2016 - 6:45 pm)

I walked out in the courtyard, black earbuds playing good girl by carrie underwood. my classes were finally over, so I could relax. I was meeting Ash and Hunter here at five o'clock I was about ten minutes early so I just watched as I passed the new interrior. all was well, untell I saw Soren Jackson and some new girl. I run over. "Are you insane?" honestly, I think it sounds pretty good. "you will be expelled!" I yelled. I look back and Jackson's gone. "Well?" I said.  Soren doesn't normally atack, but, somethings people like Jackson can anger him enough.

"Have you seen Cleo?" he said. I shook my head, all of a sudden relizing what was going on, Cleo was gone and Jackson knew why. "We have to find her," he said. I nodded, dreading what would happen to her. she was strong, but if Thomas is behind this, well I honestly don't what to think about what would happen. I quickly take out my phone and text Ash and Hunter, Raincheck: find Cleo. almost imdeatly, I get replyes from both of them saying they would look. the new girl Kestral and I head out to the gym trying to find her soren goes and checks the PE dorms.

"do you- are you going to the dance?" Kestral asked. we made our way over to the gym, searching the entire place before checking closets.

"Yeah, well I think, there's a certain person, that I think i'm going with, but we haven't talked about it yet. how bout you?" I say. but she doesnt get a chance to answer, for we hear a high earsplitting scream that was no doubt Cleo's. 

submitted by Ash/Ella, age 15, boarding school
(September 26, 2016 - 6:39 pm)

Thank you for posting, Annabeth! Kestrel, don't worry about it. I will post them finding Cleo, but I'm sorry that I was being so picky. :( I feel bad that I made you uncomfortable about posting about it. From now on, don't even worry about what you write! I don't bite! I can't post right now, but I will later. Whether that later is tonight or tomorrow, I don't know, but it WILL be later.  

submitted by Daisy
(September 26, 2016 - 7:20 pm)

Oh, no you weren't being picky. It's just I couldn't think of a way to incorporate my ideas about the love triangle thingy into also finding Cleo. I didn't want to make you feel bad! :)

submitted by Kestrel
(September 27, 2016 - 7:31 am)

Ok, deep breath. I can do this. I can write it. Phew. Yeah, dramatic me. I wasn't planning on them having any suspicions about Cleo, but couldn't think of a good lie she could tell them, so... 

 

Cleo~

With a final warning, Thomas untied me. I give him a venomous look, then run off. If looks could kill, he'd be stone cold by now. i thought to myself. 

Walking slowly to the school courtyard, I try to make up a convincing lie about my whereabouts. I'm sure Soren and Kestrel have noticed my absense, and since I can't tell them what happened, I need to come up with a great story. 

As I walk into the courtyard, I see kestrel... Sitting on a pumpkin? And Soren is looking at her so oddly I can't help but burst out laughing. At the sound of my voice, they both turn around. Kestrel blinks, dumbfounded, before rushing at me. Soren is quicker, though. He hugs me so tight that I feel crushed. 

Then he releases me. He's angry; I don't blame him. I know he's been sick with worry.

 

Soren~

When I see Cleo, such a tidal wave of relief crashed into me, that I can only hug her thankfully as tight as I can. Then I shake her angrily after my initial relief of seeing her changes to frustration.

"WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN!?" I shout. She tries to pacify me.

"Soren, I'm sorry. I was, um..." 

"Was what?!" I yelled. She looks appealingly to Kestrel for help. Kestrel, although not angry, looks curious to what Cleo will say. "Go on, you can tell us where you've been." She says to Cleo soothingly.

"Um, I was at the store!"

"At the store? Are you sure Thomas has nothing to do with this?" I say skeptically.

"Oh, no, nothing with Thomas. I was dress-shopping. Yeah, that's right. Dress-shopping. For the prom."

"Hmm..." Says Kestrel. She doesn't look entirety convinced. "Where is this dress, then?" Cleo blushes.

"I didn't buy anything... Just looked." I nodded. It didn't really make sense, but hey. Kestrel suddenly says sharply, making me jump, "Cleo, that is a lie and you know it. There are no dress shops around here." 

Cleo gives a high, nervous laugh. "Oh, haha, silly me. Hey, um, I better go find the teachers. You know, to get my homework assignments. You two just carry on and-" 

"No. We'll accompany you." I say sharply. I don't know what's going on. Cleo is acting very strange, and I don't want her to run off again. I also want to get to the bottom of this.  

Cleo blinks. "Ok." Then for no reason, she bursts out crying hysterically. I stare at her. What is wrong with her? "I- I'm sorry." She sobs. "I don't know what's wrong with m- me... I think I'm starting to get sick..."

I relent immediately. "Aww, Cleo, you should have told me you weren't feeling well! Here, I'll take you to the nurse..." 

"N- no!" Cleo howls. "I just need to lie down. P- please!" Kestrel whispers, "Everyone is looking at us  We should take her to the nurse." I nod. Kestrel's right, Cleo needs to see a nurse.

But to calm her, I say, "Ok, Cleo, we will get you to your room... Put your arm around me, there you go... It's okay, just relax." I lift her up and hastily walk to Kestrel so the nurses room.

 

 

(It's up to you what happens at the nurses office! Anything can happen!)  

submitted by Daisy
(September 27, 2016 - 7:55 pm)

Alright. I can work with this. I am being oddly quiet... Oohhh I can do something with this...

Kestrel~

I sit up when I see Soren standing there, looking at me.

"Umm... So, I sort of had a nightmare, and came out here to clear my head and I mayyyy have... Fallen sleep?" I explain, shyly.

"I have no words, Kestrel," he says lightly, with a small snort of laughter.

Suddenly, a laugh that I have grown to listen for so much in the past 24 hours rings out behind us.

"Cleo!" I shout. Soren and I rush at her almost simultaneously, but Soren gets to her first. I end up stepping back for a moment, to allow them to have their reunion. Suddenly, Soren becomes extremely angry, "WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN!?" he shouts. Cleo tries to calm him.

"Soren, I'm sorry. I was, um..." she falters.

"Was what?!" he yelled. She looks appealingly to me for help. Although, I'm not angry at her, I am curious about where she's been. I need to know. "Go on, you can tell us where you've been," I say to Cleo softly, a hint of sadness entering my voice.

"Um, I was at the store!" she says, although it clearly was not true, considering her dirty state.

"At the store? Are you sure Thomas has nothing to do with this?" Soren says skeptically. Mentally, I second that. 

"Oh, no, nothing with Thomas. I was dress-shopping. Yeah, that's right. Dress-shopping. For the prom." Cleo's voice is steadily growing higher pitched as she builds her lie.

"Hmm..." I pick out a loophole in her story. I can tell my face is skeptical. "Where is this dress, then?" Cleo blushes.

"I didn't buy anything... Just looked." I nodded along with Soren. It didn't really make sense, though. Suddenly, rather sharply, making Soren jump, I snap, "Cleo, that is a lie and you know it. There are no dress shops around here. Do you realize how crazy Soren and I have gone looking for you? We have been together nonstop, searching for your whereabouts. And guess what? Now everyone thinks that Soren dumped you for me!" 

Cleo gives a high, nervous laugh. "Oh, haha, silly me. Hey, um, I better go find the teachers. You know, to get my homework assignments. You two just carry on and-" she completely tries to avoid the subject, almost as if she didn't even hear me.

"No. We'll accompany you." Soren sharply voices my thoughts. I don't know what's going on. Cleo is acting so different than when I first met her, and I don't want her to run off again. I also want to get to the bottom of this. I can't afford to have her disappear again.

Cleo blinks. "Okay." Then without warning, she bursts out crying hysterically. I stare at her. What is going on with her? "I- I'm sorry." She sobs. "I don't know what's wrong with m- me... I think I'm starting to get sick..."

Soren melts immediately. "Aww, Cleo, you should have told me you weren't feeling well! Here, I'll take you to the nurse..." he says, suddenly the worried boyfriend.

"N- no!" Cleo howls, panicking. "I just need to lie down. P- please!"

"Everyon's looking at us. We should take her to the nurse," I whisper to Soren. He nods. 

Tactfully, Soren says to her, "Ok, Cleo, we will get you to your room... Put your arm around me, there you go... It's okay, just relax." I come up on Cleo's other side, and steer her towards the med building. 

Half an hour later, the nurse comes out from... Doing whatever she needs to do for Cleo, and she has a diagnosis.  "Your friend, Cleo, is suffering from post-traumatic stress. She refuses to tell me what has happened, but she should be fine if you let her sleep it off." Soren and I seem to have perfectly synchronized reactions. Shock. Then a shared, strange look. Then, a shared look of relief. When Cleo walks out of the examination room a few minutes later, I finaly go in for the hug I didn't get to have earlier. I hold Cleo tight, and after a moment Soren comes and engulfs both of us. The three of us stand there for a moment, and my world feels at peace. We spend the rest of the day walking around campus, although Cleo does still act very oddly, I decide not to push the matter. For now. Soren, it seems, is having similar thoughts.

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Sorry about the abrupt ending. I need to go, but later (hopefully) I'll post something. I have a a very vague idea for what we may be able to do next. Hopefull,y you'll be able to post the next bit before I get back on! :) 

Muriel has said her very first slang word. She says "dope" Yay! she thinks this story is dope (slang for awesome, at my school. I don't know if it has different meanings in different places) 

submitted by Kestrel
(September 28, 2016 - 3:31 pm)

Wow, I love it!! Yes! I'm just posting this handy little thing for my own convenience so I know what to incorporate into Cleo's behavior  :)

diagnosis
Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety.
People may experience:
Behavioral: agitation, irritability, hostility, hypervigilance, self-destructive behavior, or social isolation
Psychological: flashback, fear, severe anxiety, or mistrust
Mood: loss of interest or pleasure in activities, guilt, or loneliness
Sleep: insomnia or nightmares
Also common: emotional detachment or unwanted thoughts 

Cleo~

Soren actually brought me to the nurse's office, instead of my room, but I am literally so anxious and stressed that I don't care.  

After the nurse tells me that I am suffering from post traumatic stress, she asks me why. "I don't know, you're the nurse!" I toss angrily at her. Then a wave of guilt rushes over me for saying such a mean thing. She looks hurt, but doesn't comment. 

After I walk out of the room a few minutes later, Kestrel engulfs me in a hug. I blink back tears. What a great friend she is. I can't believe I am going to have to do it to her. Soren then wraps both of us in his warm, strong embrace. I relax and shut my eyes, the three of us standing closely. 

We spend the rest of the day wandering around campus. Soren insists that we go to no more classes today. I am so relieved; I couldn't face Thomas without bursting into hysterics. He didn't hurt me as much physically; but the mental beating he gave me was horrible. I shut my eyes just thinking about it. Soren nudges me.

"You okay?" he asked. I opened my eyes, took a deep breath, and forced myself to smile. "Yeah," I say, in an unconvincing tone. He looks at me for a second, then squeezes my hand.

Kestrel, seeking to break up the silence, says brightly, "Let's go get some ice cream!" Soren and I are quick to nod; both of us are eager to do something not awkward.

"What flavors do you two want?" Kestrels asks.

"Umm, cake batter, please," I say, looking at the list of flavors. Beside me, Soren says, "Pumpkin pecan triple scoop sundae, please. What?" he asks, at the strange look Kestrel is giving him.

I burst out laughing. That is SO Soren.

After that, we're a bit more comfortable.

I say to them, "I'll be right back. I'm going to go get my notepad and pencils." They nod, and continue talking. I feel a stab of jealousy for Kestrel, because Soren seems to really like her. Bitterly, I think, If he knew I was bearing all this FOR HIM, he'd like me a lot more than her. 

Then I scolded myself sharply. I was being possessive and ungrateful. Kestrel was super nice. And Soren had a right to like any girl he wanted. Instead of getting my pencil and pen, I go to Thomas' office. He's not here, thankfully. After peering inside, I leave a note. How am I supposed to do this? I might kill myself. If you want this done, you're going to have to help me. 

Then I hurry back to Soren and Kestrel, fixing a smile on my face. "I don't see them," said Kestrel, lifting her eyebrows.

"Oh, I couldn't find them. My room is such a mess." I excuse myself.  

After we eat some nasty dinner from the cafeteria, I say to Kestrel and Soren, "Hey, I'm really tired. I'm gonna head up to bed, okay?"

 

 

((If you wanted to - I don't care either way- you could have Kestrel invite Cleo to stay the night with her, or vise versa, and have Cleo talk in her sleep or have an obvious nightmare or something... Just an idea. It's fine if you have a different idea or don't want to do it, though!)) 

submitted by Daisy
(September 28, 2016 - 8:00 pm)

okay, so sorry guys LOT OF HOME WORK I should get in a nice long post tomorrow though and Please done't forget about ELLA LEO HUNTER LEX AND ASH!! thanks and super sorry that I haven't posted in so long trying to balance school and home VERY HARD!!!!!

submitted by Annabeth C., age 11, (AKA Annabeth C)
(September 28, 2016 - 10:42 pm)

I haven't forgotten them! I would love it if you/they would post. It's just that I honestly don't know them very well and don't have any ideas how to incorporate them into Soren, Kestrel, and Cleo. If you wanted to, that would be great if you could find a way to do that! 

submitted by Daisy
(September 29, 2016 - 7:08 am)

Okay, guys. So my ideas was that we could kind of fast forward the RP to... maybe a couple of days before final exams? So in order to fast forward, we would each need to write a bit of a monologue about what happens in the next several months. For example, I would write about how Soren and I begin to fall for each other more, but he is still in love with Cleo. Also, my relationship with Cleo would grow extremely close as well. My friendship with Ash, and Ella, and all of them would become very close as well, so the 7? 8? I don't remember how many of us there are, including Soren and Cleo. Anyways, the bunch of us becomes good friends. I could also mention something about how Cleo still isn't fully herself. Etc. Etc. Essentially, we would each write a description of what happens over the next few months and go into as much (or little) detail as you wish.

Let me know your thoughts, guys! I just thought this would be nice because it's kind of hard to think of enough drama to get to the end of the year, which is always going to be super dramatic, whether your in reality or an RP. 

submitted by Kestrel
(September 29, 2016 - 3:48 pm)

I wake up still groggy, only up becuase of the super annoying constent Buzz of my phone I had two texts from Leo  one from Lex and a few from Ashlee.

LEO: hey Ella sorry to do this over text, but I really don't um, like you, your kinda bratty and a bit of a know it all, so don't hate the truth. okay, so that kind of stung but for a ll I know Thomas could have taken Leo's phone again. and the secnond one said. Hey Ella, wanted you to be the first to know, i'm going to the dance with Kira, hope you don't hold grudgs because of what I said pls be happy for me.

well, that was, unexpected, but It could still not be Leo.

LEXIE: El, have you seen Leo?! he's with this new girl, WHERE R U? okay so there's a good chance that that was actually Leo. hmm. or maybe not right?

ASH: Hey ella your going to the dance right? want to help me pick out my dress? well that one didn't have to do with Leo so maybe nothing happened. ASH: meet you in the courtyard! so far so good. ASH: I. AM. GOING. TO. KILL. LEO!!! okay that's not promising

ME:Why?

ASH:GET DOWN HERE AND YOU'LL SEE!!!

I roll out of bed and throw on shorts and a dark blue tee shirt. walking down to the court yard I watch Lexie getting her morning run in, Soren and Kestral, walking around talking in a hushed tone. And Ashlee, shooting Death glares at, Leo and Kira. my eyes grow wide and I walk over to Ash. Hoping with all my heart that their just talking about homework of something.

"Well it took you long enough," she hissed. pointing to Leo.  before stoping to think I walk over.

"Hi! you must be Kira? I' Ella," i say through gritted teeth. she lookes stunned that I waould talk to her with such distast (@every one I was thinking Kira and Thomas are sibling but only they know, and Kira is as stuck up as Thomas, she is still evil, and has orders from Thomas to getr revenge on Ella, is that okay?). he silky black hair swinging in the breeze, she looks down at me and says.

"Oh so your Ella? wow, I would say your beautiful and it's an honar to meet you, but I was taught never to lie," she snarks, and I took a step back, unsure what to do. knowing when It's time to give up, especially since Leo hasn't even looked at me. I turn around and start to walk back but a hand wraps around my wrist.

"El, wait, I can explain," he said, I turned around, seeing Kira glance at him with eyes of a hawk, he sighs.

"Go on," I push knowing what would happen. he looks at me, sympathy in his eyes, and shakes his head. "thats what I thought," I whisper and he looks at me. "Leo," i start, "I hate you, you of all people, don't ever come to me again!" I scream at him, pulling free and stomping over to Ash. she stares at me wide eyes, but for once I didn't care that I drew a crowd, all I wanted was the salty smell of ocean air the wave spounding at me feet, and that's exactly were I was going, I look at Ash, she knows me well enough to know exactly what I'm thinking. we reach the beach and Iall I can think about is Leo, I walk through the water, it getting up to my knees and I take of the small bracelet, i had gotten from Leo, oh so many years back, when times were simpler, and better, I hurl the trinket as far as i can,  never wanting to see it again. I regret it immeatily. looking down at my hands in horrer. I don't releize i'm sobbing intell Ash comes over to give me a tight hug.

 

 

LEO~~
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"WRINT!" thomas had yelled at me during class, bringing me away from ear distance from the rest of the class. whispering what he wanted me to do (@everyone sorry I didin't know how to word the plan sooooo...). I fully understood what he was doing, going to breakup Ella's friends one by one, getting rid of them till only she was left. I had only agreed, to keep her safe, i know that's sounds like the exact opposite, but he said, he would not hesatate to use hostages, and I couldn't get the horrer sturk look on Lexie's face out of me head. I would rather die then see that look on Ella's face. 

 

she walked away, after saying she hated me. I don't regert her, I would hate myself too.

 

 

(Two days later) I see Ella walking up, and I rush over hoping to explain her lose smile tightens into an intese line of hatred. "I told you Leo, I don't want to see or talk to you again, Leave me alone, you seem to be good at back stabbing, why don't you go do it to your new girlfriends," she looks around drawing a shaky breath. Kira, I thought. I knew the outline of what Kira had done to Ella, But Thomas had said I had to turn a Blind eye to all of it. "Look I don't have time-there's someone-"

"Ella!" I turn and find Jackson running towerd us but Ella's loose grin apears. and Walks towerd him. the reach each other and she turn back to me.

"Leo, you know my date for the dance right?"

ELLA

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(ONE DAY AFTER LEO "BETRAYED" HER)

I headed into the gym looking for Lexie the lights were off and I was about to walk out, when all of a sudden a vast force pushing me to the wall so hard I crumple to the ground conceias, but in al lot of pain. "Well would you look at that, looks like I cought the writer," Kira snarled. I looked at her unsure what was going on. she crouches down next to me her hands on my shouler straining me against the wall. "Look, Princess, Leo is so over you.

submitted by Ella/Leo, age 15, boarding school
(September 29, 2016 - 8:48 pm)