Generally I've always been that one person who misused the word 'insane' . For instance I always thought talking to yourself in the mirror was ' insane' . I know right , why would you be talking to your own mirror image 🙄 crazy right ? But it was because I hadn't understood the concept of the man in the mirror. It's more than just talking to your reflection. It's more of your reflection which you can physically see talking to the you you cannot see. Speaking to the inner you . You can't lie to you no matter how hard you try but at times it really helps to physically see someone telling us what we don't wanna hear. So who better to tell you about your own vices or really encourage you when you're having that stage fright you never told anyone about for instance but yourself. So this is the part where you go in front of the mirror and have a chat with the person in the mirror . Try it sometime, it's still 'insane' 🤪 but liberating too.
Kendra POV
Yep , I was late for the damn History lesson and got myself an appointment with the master time pusher, Detention 😕.
After lunch I went to look for Mr Carol who'd told me to come see him for my detention then. It was a bummer really because I got to miss my pedicure date with Dave and Tamaya.
I found him his back to me at the academy's main entrance and just my luck 🤦🏻♀️ with Principle Philips too. That woman was as sweet as a Cheshire Cat. The epitome of elegance, her presence alone was intimidating and she was one of those people who could say a lot without saying a thing. And to top it off she knew everyone and everything about everyone. An invite for a cup of tea in her office meant good news, however an invite for 'a glass...' meant oh boy , better run. Basically reporting for detention in her presence was literally the the 6th portal of hell.
"Mr Carol sir. Afternoon Principal Philips."
"Afternoon Miss Cloud, nervousness is really a becoming color on any of our students and worse yet for such a good actress," that was Pricipal Philips in a low voice.
Then in a loud one,
"Oh don't worry Mr Cool, you'll be in very good hands here , one of our best actresses Moonlock's very own Miss Cloud right here will show you around the academy and answer any questions you have . Then she'll lead you back to Mr Carol here when you're done. Take your time and welcome to your new home away from home."
"Thank you Ms Philips, I've always wanted to be part of your moons-"
"It's Principal Philips, okay boy?"
"Yes , ma'am , sorry Principal Philips."
New student , mmm. Caramel skin , height up to standard, eyes hazel _mmm favorite ice cream flavor. Cool accent , was that Spanish, Russia , Mexican perhaps? Did those even have a link? Oh well , he was quite some eye candy which meant I had to keep my distance or be an awkward stuttering mess. Which was just my luck right😕 I had to show him around.
"Jacob Cool," he held out his hand putting a stop to my vetting process . I took it with grace aware that four more pairs of eyes were looking at this (oh yah, Jacob Cool's parents were behind him)
So I did what I do best in this life , gave him a warm but not too friendly smile , like I'd rather be here than back with my friends hearing an impersonation of Kim Kardashian by Dave .
"Miss Kendra Cloud, shall we?" I gestured to the school.
"Yes please, you may lead."
I did my curtsy , "Excuse us," then walked away from the adults with Jacob Cool at my heels.
A little distance out of earshot ,
"Phew , let's start again, I'm Jacob Cool music and video producer but please or rather I insist you call me Jake."
I wasn't stopping my acting any time soon. I was merely playing the part of a good fellow student eager to show the new guy around and make sure he had a good impression of the academy at large not the girl who'd just had her detention postponed.
"Okay Jake. I'm Kendra , actress."
"Mmm am I allowed to say that I don't usually do white girls but you do look kinda cute 😉,my loyalty to my own kind doesn't allow me to call you really cute."
"Charming aren't we , thank you. You ain't too bad to look at too."
"What 😂 !!? I ain't too bad, girl you know how to bruise a nigga's ego on the first day of school for real. I hope everyone here's as humorous as you."
"Oh trust me , not everyone. Most of them are so lousy any attempt at humor you might end up attending your own funeral as a ghost," I replied with a grave face .
He had a nice laugh, " You must write a comic book girl."
My heart beat faster, "Really, you think I could write something people might wanna read?"
"Of course, as long as it's something you'd read yourself, why the heck would people not wanna read it right?"
"Thanks ," I smiled genuinely at him for the first time.
"Wow, I think that's the only genuine smile you've given me so far in our short acquaintance, it makes you look pretty , I do hope you give those a lot, I know seeing one everyday would do me good."
Mind reader much, and definitely the flirty kind a girl had to keep at arm's length or get hurt after reading too much into stuff. I zoned him immediately, I would love him as a brother.
"Your accent, I like it, what is it?"
"Oh I think it's leaning towards Italian, I've lived there for the past six and half years you know ."
No I didn't know but what I did know was that I was bad at accents and should never try to guess them.
So yah, I showed the dude around the academy I called home. I did prefer it to my real home. There was a lot of life here, loads of laughter , warmth and love. My little brother had passed on only a mere hours after we'd welcomed him into this world. I'd named him Jack and I still mourned him after nine years . Psycho right?
I guess I said it out loud as I led Jake back to Mr Carol that I felt like he was the brother I never really had .
"And you could be the sister I've always wanted. Why don't we tell people that we're cousins , I mean we already know quite a bit about each other and I could be the cousin you rarely saw coz I lived in Italy whilst you were in America."
"I like the idea,way to go man . But how are we cousins, I mean look st us?"
"My Dad's brother married your mom's sister," he shrugged.
"You're too good at this lying ish," I laughed , "I think I should be worried."
"Comes with the job description, it's not lying, it's just making a story good enough to keep people hooked ."
The good part , apart from getting a new brother is that Mr Carol said showing the new guy around had been my detention. And so I left my 'cousin' in his hands.
"How was detention?" Dave asked at supper as I glowered at him.
"Whatchu get detention for baby?" asked my Moonlock Academy mother Leah.
"For being late to History by a mere one and a half minutes."
"Oh baby , get your watch fixed, that was more like a decade and a half minutes," intervened Dave getting back at me for missing out pedicure date.
"What did he make you do? Mr Carol can be a real mean bich."
"Well actually it wasn't bad, I had to show a new student around who turned out to be my cousin," I beamed.
"Woah ," Marcia , " you mean the new African-Italian guy is like your cousin!?"
"Well, my mom's sister did marry his Dad's brother ," I shrugged nonchalantly, "if that doesn't make us cousins then I dunno."
"Ooh shame , Dave you're aren't screaming cause you haven't seen him yet. Apart from being good looking he's the whole lottery. I heard his parents are alumni, are they Kendy?" all eyes on the table swerved to look at me.
Quick thinking, "Uh well, remember this academy is a secret so it's not something my aunt ever really shared with me. But uh since they are high school sweethearts, that could make sense."
"Yah I heard that's how he managed to get a place after the official recruitment."
And I was here busy wondering how Marcia knew all this already and I had spent more than an hour with him but didn't have a clue. I really needed more flesh to pull out this 'cousins' thing.
"Well thing is we rarely saw each other. He lives in Italy and I in the USA. So we really didn't have much interaction," I shrugged, "I actually think if anything this is our chance to get to know each other."
"Oh that makes more sense," she replied and I was out here thinking ofcoz , more data for your Jacob Cool databank.
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