CHAPTER 2
the main hall was filled with students. i really didn't glance twice at any of them. i was looking out for Marly. she had this really wicked pink highlights in her hair. a total show of her outrageous personality.
and then this one guy walked past me, and i looked at him. my jaw dropped. he was obviously some close relation of Robert Pattinson because... wow, he was CUTE! i was so busy staring at him, that i almost missed another guy walk away from me. wow... that guy, if it was possible, was even cuter! and then i started paying close attention to all of the students. they were all so good-looking. Okay, i thought to myself, i'm in a school filled with really hot guys and girls. No big deal. now i seriously knew i didn't belong.
What kind of place was this? maybe i was in the 'modeling talent' area of the school. i didn't even know St. Anderson's had a modeling talent class. but that had to be it, right?
And then this one guy came up to me. wow, he was as hot as the rest of them. his hair was sandy blond, his eyes spectacular green. he sidled right up to me, and my heart started pounding. i had never been so close to such a cute guy.
"hi, i'm rick," he said. "i'm an angel."
Yeah, right. i saw his devious grin. there was nothing angelic about that.
"yeah, right," i said sarcastically.
"what do you think i am?" he asked. "believe me, i'm an angel."
the guy was getting on my nerves. the only thing worse than annoying people are annoying and cute people. "Yeah, and i'm an idiot."
"an idiot? No," rick smiled. "i think you're a witch."
the nerve of that guy! i wanted to punch his teeth in. "E-excuse me?"
"what? you're not?"
"No! of course not!"
"i just-"
"hey, rick! cut that out!" someone yelled. i blessed him inwardly. "what about Vanessa?"
rick scowled. another guy came up to me, and he was even cuter than Rick. his hair was black, but i could little tints of brown in it.
"hey, you must be new," the guy said. "i'm Henry, nice to meet you."
"hey, nice to meet you too. I'm Lara," i replied.
"oh, cool," Henry said. "So... I'm a vampire. You?"
i was stunned. okay, the people here are weird. first, angels, and now, vampires. "a-are you sure?" wow, that was dumb.
"Umm... yeah."
i thought about the question. maybe it's some online RPG or something. "I... i'm sorry. i'm not into that."
Henry looked puzzled. "into what?"
"Henry! is that the new student?" someone called- and old voice. oh, hopefully someone sane.
it was an old, bald guy with a thin grey goatee. he looked quite cheery, the type of teacher who doesn't like pop quizzes or loads of homework.
"yes, Mr. Verdingo," Henry replied. "but... she's a bit weird."
"oh, she's fine," the teacher- Mr. Verdingo- said. "she's a nymph."
"a what?" even the teachers were loco.
"a nymph," Mr. Verdingo repeated, but it didn't make more sense than the last time he said it.
"i am not a nymph!" i said angrily. i realised that 'nymph' was street-lingo for a girl who was addicted to... guys.
"i'm sorry," Mr. Verdingo apologised. "she's a dry-siren."
"A dry-siren?" it sounded more like an insult than anything else. "what is wrong with this school? all the students are all for some weird game about vampires and angels, and the teachers call the newbies nymphs and dry-sirens!" i had a short temper, and i was on the verge of yelling my head off.
Henry's eyes widened so quickly i was afraid they were gonna pop out. slowly, he said, "Mr Verdingo? i think we have a code red."
Mr. Verdingo was shocked, but then started yellling, "Code red! students, code red! repeat, not a drill! not a drill!"
everyone scattered, including Rick. soon, it was only Mr Verdingo, Henry and i in the hall.
"a code red?" now i was really confused.
"miss, you need to see the Principal, NOW," Mr. Verdingo said to me. "Henry, tell everyone to stay in there rooms and keep their mouths shut." Henry went off.
Mr. Verdingo motioned for me to follow and started rapidly down a big hall. i followed nervously.
I gulped. What was going on? Was I the code red?
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