Post by Alexandra Lawson on Feb 20, 2016 4:08:24 GMT -6
Alexandra Lawson had lived on the campus for seven years. She'd spent her days walking through the courtyard, up the stone steps of just about every building and wandered through the halls. Seven years of calling this place her home, of it being the epitome of what 'normal' felt like. When she first stepped foot on campus she was but a lost, scared and homesick fifteen year old girl. The last time she left the outer gate surrounding the Academy Alex was a confident twenty-one year old woman. Now that she'd come full circle and was walking back onto the Academy grounds over a year of being away Alex couldn't help but think one thing.
When the hell did the buildings of Bellefonte Academy become so huge?
The butterflies in Alex's stomach had made a jailbreak and were now fluttering around in her chest and through her mind. She swallowed hard as she stood just beyond the courtyard, staring up with awe at the towering campus buildings before her. Everything was different now. She wasn't wearing the uniform of a student, but a modest pair of black jeans with a dressy top that were both hidden beneath a large winter overcoat. Even her brilliant, crimson hair was tied in a neat tail behind her and covered with a bright pink, wool cap, complete with a fluffy ball on the top. She didn't even have a student ID in her wallet anymore. She'd traded that in for a badge that clipped to the coat with her name and picture on the front identifying her to any security staff that she was, in fact, Alexandra Lawson and she was here on campus because she now worked there.
"First day." Alex muttered to herself, seemingly oblivious to the students and staff that were milling about around her. She didn't know how long she'd been standing there staring at the intimidating buildings but it was time to start her new life as an employee of Bellefonte. With a determined huff and a curt nod to no one in particular, Alex started forward, her sneakered feet carrying her closer to the harrowing start of her new future.
Thankfully for Alex her nerves lasted only long enough for her to take a few steps. When she felt her feet slide out from under her she felt an almost familiar stab of fear as well as a tiny voice in the back of her head that seemed to only sigh with resignation as she once again found herself taking a tumble. With a sharp yelp of surprised, Alex managed to control the slide well enough to keep herself from landing on her face. Instead Alex promptly shifted her weight and ended up sitting down squarely on her butt in the middle of the courtyard. She exhaled sharply, arms folding across her chest in an almost defiant manner as she remained seated. Yes her rear hurt from the impromptu seat and she knew how ridiculous she must have looked but there was something almost therapeutic about it all.
It was nice to know some things never changed.
When the hell did the buildings of Bellefonte Academy become so huge?
The butterflies in Alex's stomach had made a jailbreak and were now fluttering around in her chest and through her mind. She swallowed hard as she stood just beyond the courtyard, staring up with awe at the towering campus buildings before her. Everything was different now. She wasn't wearing the uniform of a student, but a modest pair of black jeans with a dressy top that were both hidden beneath a large winter overcoat. Even her brilliant, crimson hair was tied in a neat tail behind her and covered with a bright pink, wool cap, complete with a fluffy ball on the top. She didn't even have a student ID in her wallet anymore. She'd traded that in for a badge that clipped to the coat with her name and picture on the front identifying her to any security staff that she was, in fact, Alexandra Lawson and she was here on campus because she now worked there.
"First day." Alex muttered to herself, seemingly oblivious to the students and staff that were milling about around her. She didn't know how long she'd been standing there staring at the intimidating buildings but it was time to start her new life as an employee of Bellefonte. With a determined huff and a curt nod to no one in particular, Alex started forward, her sneakered feet carrying her closer to the harrowing start of her new future.
Thankfully for Alex her nerves lasted only long enough for her to take a few steps. When she felt her feet slide out from under her she felt an almost familiar stab of fear as well as a tiny voice in the back of her head that seemed to only sigh with resignation as she once again found herself taking a tumble. With a sharp yelp of surprised, Alex managed to control the slide well enough to keep herself from landing on her face. Instead Alex promptly shifted her weight and ended up sitting down squarely on her butt in the middle of the courtyard. She exhaled sharply, arms folding across her chest in an almost defiant manner as she remained seated. Yes her rear hurt from the impromptu seat and she knew how ridiculous she must have looked but there was something almost therapeutic about it all.
It was nice to know some things never changed.