The Necklace That Protects Me novel Chapter 3

There were a few students sitting on the couches but they didn't even glance my way. Didn't bother me because I knew I needed to find my room and unpack my bags. However, I was surprised to see both girls and boys. I wasn't sure if that meant that we all stayed in here together or not. Either way it didn't matter much to me.

I switch the maps in my hand to the one of the dorm to find my room. I was in room 323 on the third floor. Followed the map up the staircases and around the halls til I found the room. I was out of breath so I set my stuff down and searched for my room key.

The key itself was pretty neat, looked like a skeleton key that should belong to an ancient house. I unlocked my door and dragged all of my bags inside. The room was dark so I fumbled around for a key switch. Turning the light on I was surprised by how updated the room was.

The room I walked into was a small living room type area with a couch, tv, and small table with chairs. I could see glass sliding door on the far side of the room which led to a balcony with iron bars. To the right was a small open kitchen. To the left there were two doors. I knocked on both before going into the room closest to me. It was empty.

The room was painted gray with dark gray carpet. A comfortable looking bed was in the center of the room with a wooden dresser, bookshelf, and vanity along the wall. There was two doors along the left of the room. One was a humongous walk in closet, the other a very nice bathroom.

Both of the rooms were empty so I brought my stuff into the room closest to the door. I quickly unpacked the little I had and flopped down on the bed. Seemed like a dream to be in a room this nice! Although, apparently I was suppose to have a roommate and whoever that was, wasn't here yet. I just hoped we would get along.

I slipped into pajamas and got into the bed. So much excitement over my new possibilities danced in my head. I was looking forward to the next day already. I would have a chance to explore since my first day of classes wasn't until the day after tomorrow. I started to doze off with hopeful dreams of my future.

I spent most of the day exploring around the school grounds. Everything seemed to have taken a step back in time, in a grand way. I witnessed lots of students out and about but decided to keep to myself.

I took a nice shower, when I was finished I put on a nice pair of jeans and a pretty shirt. Nothing fancy to stand out, but nice enough to blend in. I put on my new tennis shoes, then brushed my teeth and hair. I was pretty much ready for the day. I went to the full body mirror and secured my necklace, afterwards I studied myself in the mirror.

I am 5' 6", not too tall but not too short. I was fairly petite, I don't have much muscle or even fat. No curves to speak of unfortunately. I don't look sickly but I'd say not too far off. My skin was soft and pale but almost lifeless. Only when I was embarrassed did any color come to my face. My blue eyes were pretty but pale compared to others. I have pretty brown hair that was down to the middle of my back. All in all I was okay with my appearance though I sometimes wished my body would mature some so I couldn't pass for a 12 year old. Either way, I don't really care all that much about my appearance.

I grabbed my book bag filled with some supplies provided with my scholarship, slung it over my shoulder, and picked up my trusty map. I glance at the clock to see it's only 7:00am now, so I grab a muffin and go out to explore the inside of the school building.

The school grounds were basically empty, even though it's such a big campus the only people I passed seemed to be teachers heading to the cafeteria or their class. I quickly made my way into the building. Outside may have looked like a castle but inside it looked just like a run of the mill school.