‘Save me! Save me!’ Aurora called for help but it was stuck in her throat.

She felt immense pain,her whole body squirmed in pain.She felt herself drowning and her hands and legs were too heavy for her to move.She sank deeper and deeper.She kept calling out for help but the words didn't get past her lips.As she sank even deeper she heard specific words.

‘A time will come

When humans heart will be filled with evil

And Orben will be destroyed’

‘AURORA!’ she heard someone call her and for some unknown reason was on her face then it all came back to her.

‘Maddie, please get off my face’ she said groaning.

'Get Up! You’ve been asleep for a long time. Today is your first class’ she said and Aurora’s heart leaped, she couldn't wait to learn magic.

Sitting up she found Beth and Pina staring at her with worry. She was confused as to why they were worried. Then she remembered the scene at lunch the day before.

‘I am okay, there is no reason to worry’ she said getting up.

‘What time is it?’ she asked groggily.

‘Four’ Beth answered.

‘I have been asleep for that long?’ she asked.

‘Yes and we are going to be late for class’ Pina answered. Aurora hadn’t expected her to be one of those nerdy girls who cared about class but she was sure of one thing; she couldn't afford to be late for class though she didn’t know what she was going to be taught.

‘Then let’s go get ready’ she told them.

‘That’s the problem the bathrooms are full’ Pina said fidgeting with the edge of her towel. She then realized that they were all ready to take their baths except her.

‘I say we fight to have a bathroom stall to ourselves but Pina won’t agree with me’ Beth said and Pina looked at her like she had grown horns.

‘I agree with Beth, I can’t be late’ she replied in favour of Beth’s idea.

‘Okay. But whatever you do,don’t get me into trouble’ Pina said making the two girls laugh.

‘Just give me a minute'she told them hurrying to her box that she had left beside her bed.

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They ran down the hallways making sharp turns as they followed Pina who said she remembered the way. Their fairies had disappeared when Beth caused a scene in the bathroom, now they were left on their own to find their way to class.

‘Are you sure this is the way because I think I have seen this hallway five times Pi’ Beth said making Aurora look around.

It was true she had seen this hallway five times too. She felt a shiver run down her spine and she immediately knew the hallway she was in. It was the hallway of the picture with the weird gray eyes.The moment she realized her head turned so quickly she thought it was going to fall off and she met the eyes yet again. She felt it meant something but she thought ‘what could Orben have to do with her, she was just an explorer'

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‘Aurora!’Beth called.

‘Yes’ she answered and noticed that they were all looking at her weirdly.

‘There is a girl I saw her yesterday in the hall. She has a fairy with her, we could ask for help’ Beth continued gesturing to a short red head who was yelling at her fairy.

‘I DONT NEED YOUR BICKERING JUST TAKE ME TO CLASS!’ the girl yelled.

‘Let’s just follow them’ she said and they followed her. The girl’s yelling started to irritate her but she was helpless, it was the only way she was getting to class early.

They went through the same hallways they went through before and they were back in their room's hallway.

‘WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?’ The girl yelled again.

‘It’s not my fault you went the wrong way’ the fairy said in a small voice.

‘I THOUGHT FAIRIES HAVE POWERS, CAN'T YOU USE THEM? YOU ARE SO USELESS’ the girl yelled. Aurora also wondered why the fairy didn't use her powers.

‘We can only use our powers on people that respect us not people who only want to use us’ the fairy retorted.

‘That’s a pretty good reason’ Aurora thought.

‘USELES CREATURE! JUST LEAD THE WAY!’ she yelled once more.

They went through the door they had gone through the day before.Aurora's heart sank when she thought of what the time could be and she was worried because Pina hadn’t said a word since. Finally, they got to the hallway of the classes.

‘Thank goodness’ Beth said a bit to enthusiastic because the girl turned back and glared at them.

'Thank you' they all said in unison.

They all headed to Math’s class. They all had the same classes throughout. Aurora walked in wondering what they could teach her in Maths that she didn't already know;perk’s of being a business man’s only heir and hoping that they weren’t late. She also wondered what maths had to do with magic and if they would really teach her magic.

‘And that is how Pythagoras theorem is applied’ they heard the teacher say as they entered.

‘Good morning ma’am’ they greeted gaining the attention of the whole class including the petite woman who was writing on the white board.

‘Guess what time it is?’ she asked looking at them sternly.

‘Past five’ Beth answered squirming under her intense gaze.

‘Wrong, it’s punishment time' the woman said with a smirk which made them all shiver.