White Room

Chapter 5

I stared at my reflection in the mirrors, my breathing had slowed down as i looked at how pale i was. I felt sick in the stomach. "Its ok Alexia, this is just practice." Gerrad informed me. "I know!" I snapped at him. "i have no talent." I mumbled. "I'll find you one." Gerrad walked away coming back in a few minutes with a hovering white board full of different types of weapons, musical items. "Pick one up." Gerrad ordered. I grabbed a random item which was a bow and arrow. Gerrad clicked his fingers and behind us was a bow abd arrow target a few 5 metres away. "Shoot." Gerrad pointed at the board. I placed the arrow onto the side of the bow, pulling the bow back till it was stretched out. I fired the arrow missing completly, the arrow vanished into thin air when past the board. "Again." Gerrad ordered. I picked up another arrow. Firing it again at the board. Missing again. "Ok. Pick another item up. This time it was a flute. "I cant play." i murmured. "Play." Gerrad ordered. I did as i was told and began to play, failing miserably. "Ok put that down." Gerrad commanded. I noticed all the other girls were starring and grinning at me like i was their meal. "Everyones starring." I whispered to Gerrad. "Here, put this on." Gerrad handed me a long white fabric skirt that was a ballet tutu. "I cant dance." I said ashamely. "point your toes." i did as i was told and pointed my toes. "now put these on." he commanded. "Is there a changing room?" i asked. Gerrad laughed before clicking his fingers and i was already changed into my outfit. I was in a whote leotard and a white long fabric tutu and ballet shoes. "Ill get Julie."Gerrad smiled. He clicked his fingers and a blonde girl stood before me. She wore a black leotard and pink tights and ballet shoes. "who is she?" i asked. "she is a proffesional dancer. Now your talent is ballet. Learn and learn quick." I starred at Gerrad. "I won't learn very quick." I mumbled. He glared at me before sitting down leaning against the mirrors towards me. "ok so first you start of with your feet like this" Julie showed me. It took me the rest of the day to practice ballet and I got the hang of it pretty quickly. Gerrad walked over after the room started to empty and we were about togo to dinner. "good work today Alexia. now time for brunch and then you have free time to socialise for a little while before slumber." He smiled. He clicked his fingers and I was back into my white what looked like a wet suit costume, that sparkled in the lights. My nails changed to white and sparkled and my hair was put into a bun loosely. "this way." Gerrad led me out of the room and down the corridor and into another room. It was long and thin white room. with a long white table and long white benches on each side. the room started to fill with the girls as they sat down with their mentors. I sat down near the closest end of the table and Gerrad joined me. "what happens now?" i whispered. "we eat. Not a lot of food, because you won't feel really hungry but you need the energy." Gerrad explained. "so I eat barely nothing and get loads of energy?" he nodded. Guards marched in when all the girls had made there way to their seats with plates of food and drinks. I quickly ate and looked round at the rest of the girls. Some looked younger than me, pale and barely eating anything, just pushing their food round their plates. On the other hand Gerrad was eating continually, putting more food on his plate from the food in the middle of the table. "Alexia is is good, try some." he shoved a fork full of food in my face. "no thanks." I pushed it away and began itching my elbow.