Arrive at School

When you arrive at school, you stand in front of the big gates. In large metal letters across the top you see the initials of the school: TMFHS. If you remember correctly, it stands for "Tam Masculum et Feminam High School". It's probably Latin from the sound of it. Upon reaching the gates, your mother goes to a nearby intercom and presses a button.

"Susan? Are you there?" The intercom buzzes for a second before you hear a response.

"Yes? Is that you Ms.Scott?"

"Yes it's me, and I've brought my kids with me. I hope it's not an issue. They don't know the layout of the school so I wanted to let them find their classes before the bell."

"I'm not supposed to let students in this early, but I'm sure you won't let them make any trouble. Just let them know not to go into any of the classrooms until the teachers open them."

"Thank you Susan."

Once the intercom switches off, the gates are opened by an electric motor just enough for you three to walk inside. Looking through the window of the office, you see a mature woman sitting at the reception desk. She looks back out at you and gives a smile while waving. You wave back and think to yourself that she's pretty attractive with her long brunette hair that hangs over her shoulders, long and full eyelashes, and red lipstick.

"That's Susan Franklins," your mother says. "She's the vice principal here, so make sure to properly greet her at some point." You think about why the vice principal would be sitting at the receptionist desk. Almost as if sensing the question in your head, you mother tells you how the school is short staffed right now. Apparently that's one of the reasons that your mother was offered such a good pay at this school.

"Well this is my office here." Your mother stopped in front of a building somewhere off to one end of the campus. "If you two need to talk to me, this is where I'll probably be. Now of you go. Go find your classes before school starts. You've got about an hour. And no going in the classrooms, only find where they are and move on." Both you and Alice roll your eyes a little and give a monotone "Yes mom," before heading back towards the center of the school grounds. Once you reach a certain point though, Alice stops and turns toward a different building.

"I'm going this way," is all she says before leaving you behind. It seems as though your relationship with Alice is going to be the same as when you were at your last school, meaning the two of you keeping separate and her having a superior attitude whenever you cross paths. You wonder if her previous friend group even knew you two were related? Either way, you let her go off and continue your own path, searching for your classes along the buildings you pass. Physiology. Speech. Economics. Statistics. P.E. All just usual classes that a high school student might take. The only unique one is Multimedia. You didn't pick it because of any particular interest in stuff like photoshop, but you are pretty familiar with computers so it was a choice of comfort.

With all your classes accounted for, all that's left to do is wait for the bell.