spa pool, a writing desk and a table and
chairs. The furniture was scattered around the room and barely
filled in the vast space. I turned to Eva, who had a grin plastered
on her face.
“Wow,” she said.
I nodded.
“Aren’t you used to this, though, since you
already live on Olympia?” she asked.
“You never really get used to it, Eva.”
“ But now it
all belongs to you instead of your parents,”she smiled.
I knew she was trying to be kind, but my mind
reeled at the comment. My stomach flipped. I had momentarily
forgotten about my impending doom. I was never going to live like
this. In fact, once I got caught out, I was sure I would spend my
life in a concrete cell, probably in Tartarus. I shuddered,
thinking about the most hellish prison in the land. Only the worst
criminals went there. Rumour was that one would choose death over
Tartarus, because living in Tartarus was like dying over and over
again.
Suddenly feeling extremely nauseous, I turned
to Eva, “Hey, I am really tired Eva, mind if I have a nap?”
She nodded and squeezed my hand before
skipping happily from the room. I stood still until I heard the
mahogany door click shut. Then I walked over to my bed and
collapsed onto it.
Chapter 13
I opened my eyes and sat up. Disorientated, I
looked around frantically. At that moment, a WallScreen opposite my
bed blinked to life.
“ I hope you
are enjoying your accommodation, Newbies!” Regina’s voice trilled
out. “It is now dinnertime so please return to the dining
hall.”
I groaned. I
wasn’t remotely hungry. In fact I still felt bloated from our last
meal. “Call Felix,” I instructed the Wall. Seconds later, Felix’s
face filled the screen. His dark blonde hair was ruffled and his
eyes were dozy; he must have fallen asleep too.
“Did you get the message, Fe?” I asked, my
voice still croaky with sleep. Felix shook his head, his hair
falling into its usual place.
“Just missed it,” he said groggily, “What did
old Regina have to say this time?”
“It’s dinner time.”
Felix nodded, “Cool.”
“COOL?!” I squealed, “Are you kidding? I will
explode! I have never been forced to eat so much in my life!”
“Really?” Felix looked bemused, “I think I’m
kinda hungry.”
I shook my head in disbelief, “You’re such a
boy.”
Felix grinned
and my stomach fluttered a little.
“A man, Avery. I am a man, not a boy.”
“Oh shut up.” I said, but I smiled.
“Shall I come pick you up on my way to
dinner?” he asked,
“If you can manage to find me.”
“I’m a man,” he repeated, “Directions is what
we do.” Felix flexed his muscles mockingly and grinned. I smirked
and shook my head at his macho tone before ending the call.
As I waited for Felix to arrive, I wondered
whether we were expected to dress up for dinner. The dress that I
was wearing form the ceremony was crumpled, seeing as I had taken a
nap in it, so I made my way to the WallDrobe room. I told the
WallScreen to ‘randomise’ an outfit, hoping that it knew the proper
attire better than I did. The creepy Avery hologram was suddenly
wearing a full-length pale yellow gown. No. Absolutely not. I
clicked ‘randomise’ again, praying for a better outfit. I breathed
a sigh of relief as the gown disappeared from the hologram, and in
its place was a black playsuit. It was formal enough, with the
neckline plunging into a V much lower than I would normally wear,
but it was more to my taste than the yellow dress. I confirmed the
outfit with the Wall and opened the draw below the screen to find
the playsuit fully pressed and ready to wear. I threw it on quickly
and checked my appearance in the mirror. My hair looked as though
it had been electrocuted and there was smudged makeup all over my
face. I sighed and threw on the same sandals I had worn that
morning, before heading to the dreaded makeup station.
I picked the first makeup look that the
machine showed me. The arms reached out and
chairs. The furniture was scattered around the room and barely
filled in the vast space. I turned to Eva, who had a grin plastered
on her face.
“Wow,” she said.
I nodded.
“Aren’t you used to this, though, since you
already live on Olympia?” she asked.
“You never really get used to it, Eva.”
“ But now it
all belongs to you instead of your parents,”she smiled.
I knew she was trying to be kind, but my mind
reeled at the comment. My stomach flipped. I had momentarily
forgotten about my impending doom. I was never going to live like
this. In fact, once I got caught out, I was sure I would spend my
life in a concrete cell, probably in Tartarus. I shuddered,
thinking about the most hellish prison in the land. Only the worst
criminals went there. Rumour was that one would choose death over
Tartarus, because living in Tartarus was like dying over and over
again.
Suddenly feeling extremely nauseous, I turned
to Eva, “Hey, I am really tired Eva, mind if I have a nap?”
She nodded and squeezed my hand before
skipping happily from the room. I stood still until I heard the
mahogany door click shut. Then I walked over to my bed and
collapsed onto it.
Chapter 13
I opened my eyes and sat up. Disorientated, I
looked around frantically. At that moment, a WallScreen opposite my
bed blinked to life.
“ I hope you
are enjoying your accommodation, Newbies!” Regina’s voice trilled
out. “It is now dinnertime so please return to the dining
hall.”
I groaned. I
wasn’t remotely hungry. In fact I still felt bloated from our last
meal. “Call Felix,” I instructed the Wall. Seconds later, Felix’s
face filled the screen. His dark blonde hair was ruffled and his
eyes were dozy; he must have fallen asleep too.
“Did you get the message, Fe?” I asked, my
voice still croaky with sleep. Felix shook his head, his hair
falling into its usual place.
“Just missed it,” he said groggily, “What did
old Regina have to say this time?”
“It’s dinner time.”
Felix nodded, “Cool.”
“COOL?!” I squealed, “Are you kidding? I will
explode! I have never been forced to eat so much in my life!”
“Really?” Felix looked bemused, “I think I’m
kinda hungry.”
I shook my head in disbelief, “You’re such a
boy.”
Felix grinned
and my stomach fluttered a little.
“A man, Avery. I am a man, not a boy.”
“Oh shut up.” I said, but I smiled.
“Shall I come pick you up on my way to
dinner?” he asked,
“If you can manage to find me.”
“I’m a man,” he repeated, “Directions is what
we do.” Felix flexed his muscles mockingly and grinned. I smirked
and shook my head at his macho tone before ending the call.
As I waited for Felix to arrive, I wondered
whether we were expected to dress up for dinner. The dress that I
was wearing form the ceremony was crumpled, seeing as I had taken a
nap in it, so I made my way to the WallDrobe room. I told the
WallScreen to ‘randomise’ an outfit, hoping that it knew the proper
attire better than I did. The creepy Avery hologram was suddenly
wearing a full-length pale yellow gown. No. Absolutely not. I
clicked ‘randomise’ again, praying for a better outfit. I breathed
a sigh of relief as the gown disappeared from the hologram, and in
its place was a black playsuit. It was formal enough, with the
neckline plunging into a V much lower than I would normally wear,
but it was more to my taste than the yellow dress. I confirmed the
outfit with the Wall and opened the draw below the screen to find
the playsuit fully pressed and ready to wear. I threw it on quickly
and checked my appearance in the mirror. My hair looked as though
it had been electrocuted and there was smudged makeup all over my
face. I sighed and threw on the same sandals I had worn that
morning, before heading to the dreaded makeup station.
I picked the first makeup look that the
machine showed me. The arms reached out and
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