Probably some period thing. I go completely mental too. Period fever. It's the worst."
This effectively killed all conversation for a while.
..."Fixed that," she said.
"You told him I had period fever," I replied. "There's no such thing as period fever."
"No such thing as ghosts either."
"No, there is really no such thing as period fever. There's a difference between being a guy and being an idiot.
Tags: boo rory name-of-the-star
Something about her suggested that her leisure activities included wrestling large woodland animals and banging bricks together.
Maureen JohnsonShe called, "Aurora!" in a penetrating voice that could cause a small bird to fall dead out of the sky.
Maureen JohnsonPrefects. I had learned this one. Student council types, but with superpowers. They who must be obeyed.
Maureen JohnsonYou don't know me yet," I said.
"Rory was telling me she lives in a swamp," Charlotte said.
"That's right," I said, turning up my accent a little. "These are the very first shoes I've ever owned. They sure do pinch my feet."
Jerome gave a little snort.
Dr. Everest, got up and gave us a little pep talk. Mostly it boiled down to the fact that it was autumn, and everyone was back, and while that was a great thing, people better not get cocky or misbehave or he'd personally kill us all.
He didn't actually say those words, but that was the subtext.
I feel warm and reassured," I whispered. "He's like Santa.
Maureen JohnsonWhat she didn't display, I noticed, was a boxful of swimming medals.
"Holy crap," I said, when she set them on the desk. "You're like a fish."
"Oh. Um. Well, I swim, you see."
I saw.
The day was ridiculous.
In fact, the situation was so serious I thought they had to be joking - like maybe they staged a special first day to psych people out. I had one class in the morning, the mysteriously named "Further Maths." It was two hours long and so deeply frightening that I think I went into a trance.
Mouth guard. And I think we'll start you in goal."
Goal sounded like a special job. I didn't want a special job, unless that special job involved sitting on the side under a pile of blankets.
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