Fina stirred her tea absently as she tried to make reason of the dreams. The third was odd and new to her. Elfina recruited new students a while ago and she was not given any sort of admission.
"Bad dream?"
She looked up to see Emma taking a seat beside her on the blue sofa.
Emma took a sip of her coffee and turned to look at her.
"Aren't you going to work?"
"Everywhere is still changing into summer outside. It'll look better tomorrow. I don't want to risk my hair and my designers" Emma said
Even though they weren't rich, they were comfortable. Comfortable to still buy designers like her mother. Emma doesn't wear anything that doesn't have a label on it.
"Bad dream?" She asked again. "You look like you haven't slept for months"
"Thanks" Fina said
Her mother was the epitome of beauty and grace. Caring, friendly and loves to have fun.
"You wanna talk about it?"
"It's a silly dream"
Emma stared at her with big blue eyes.
"Some dreams are silly, yes, but not all. Sometimes, it helps to shed light into some things we are missing out in the real world. Things we can't see"
"I had a dream that-
The sound at the door distracted them both.
"I will get it!" Jay shouted, running down the stairs.
He hopped to the door excitedly.
"A girl?" Emma asked, straining to see whoever might be at the door. "I swear if –
Jay hopped back in with full speed.
"Whatever happened to yo-' Emma asked and stopped midway.
Emma and Fina rose as two men entered the house. Anyone can recognize the flying cheetah emblem on their navy suit. They were the Queen's messenger.
Both seem out of place as they stood tall at the door.
"Is it Amelia? We are going on a date today?" Tyler asked as he walked into the living room. His eyes widened in shock as he saw the two men.
"Don't take this the wrong way, but I have a girlfriend. Her name is Amelia. Unless Amelia has turned into giant men out of the blue-" Tyler said
Edward whacked him on the head.
"Apologies. My son is a chatterbox" Edward said "Are we in any sort of trouble?"
The two men inspected them all before shaking their head.
"You are not in any sort of trouble, Mr Clark. We have been sent here by the Queen. I am Ian Vinegar"
Jay choked on his tongue.
"Vinegar? Like Apple cider vinegar?" He asked
"Jay, sweetie, why don't you go and play with Roslyn and then we will call you when everything's settled?" Emma asked
"Nice. But you are not getting rid of me like that" Jay said
"Name is Mackerel Jones"
"Am I the only one being normal here? Sounds like Mackerel and bones to me"
Emma gave him a loud whack on the head.
"Will you both stop doing that? I don't want my neurons to go in a frenzied state"
But the men weren't listening to Jay anymore. Their focus was on Fina.
"You are Fina Clark?" Mackerel asked
Fina's eyes widened.
"Yes?"
"The Queen has ordered you to join Elfina as a student. It was a special order. I hope you won't refuse. You are to join Elfina tomorrow with two other girls. I believe the Queen has her reasons. This is the first time such thing has ever happened" Ian said
Jay and Tyler practically fainted.
Emma and Edward were totally shocked.
"There must have been a mistake. Fina goes to a normal school. She lives a very simple life" Edward said
"Well, I believe things are about to change" Mackerel said
He pulled out a blue golden rimmed folder with the white rose emblem in the middle and gave it to her.
"The Queen told us to give you this, Miss Clark. I believe it's time to take our leave. Whatever you need, it's in the folder" Mackerel said "I'm sorry but you have to be the only one that knows what's in that folder"
"Welcome to Elfina" Ian said and in a wink of the eye, he and his partner disappeared.
Fina froze when she heard that, bringing her back to her new nightmare.
Tyler and Jay groaned as they struggled to get up from the floor.
"I never thought this could happen. Oh, dear. What are we going to do?" Mrs Clark said
Edward ran his fingers through his hair.
"Well, it's the Queen's order. We cannot disobey. This is an honour itself" He said
"Well, you will need new clothes and shoes and make up!" Mrs Clark said "Louis Vuitton bags"
"Honey, do you ever get the idea that Elfina is a school of magic not a fashion school?" Edward asked
Emma put her hands on her hips and glared at her husband.
"No daughter of mine is going to school without reeking of designers!"
Jay rolled his eyes at her.
"I will be in my room" Fina said and escaped quickly.
"Jay, leave your sister alone! This is a shock to her too!" Emma called from downstairs.
Fina shut the door to her room and moved to her small pink desk.
She inspected the folder dreamily and traced the shape of the white rose with her fingers. Then, she opened the folder and brought out the contents. A letter fell on the floor and she picked it up.
The letter has a very strong scent and she inhaled it.
After scolding herself for being childish, she finally opened it.
"I had a dream. Three girls uniting together as one and helping one another. At first, it seemed silly to me but then, I realized, sometimes you just have to look deeper into things to be able to have a great understanding of it. I had the dream thrice repeatedly and the last part was amazing as your names were revealed to me. You girls were revealed wonderfully to me. I look forward to see how really special you are. And most importantly, I looked forward to meeting you all.
Special, The Guardian Queen
Fina thought it crazy but shrugged it off. She inspected the documents one by one.
The first was her details as a new student of Elfina. Second was about her clothing items, shoes and bags. The rest was her class schedules, breakfast, lunch and dinner with the school map.
A knock on the door interrupted her racing thoughts.
"Honey, may I come in?"
"Yes, mum"
Emma walked into the room carrying a sandwich with a glass of milk and gave it to her.
"You don't want to miss breakfast"
She went to sit on Fina's bed and fidgeted with her hands.
Her mum always does that when she was nervous.
"I know everybody wants to go to Elfina and how much people talked about it. I am part of them, of course, but that doesn't make it easier seeing one of my children go to the school. I am creeping out and it terrifies me a lot" Emma said "Like, something bad is going to happen. Motherly instincts, I guess, but everyone loves Elfina right? The school is great and I won't stop you. Just be careful okay? And don't mix with bad people. Mix with those that wear designers"
"Mum!"
"Come on! Designer's people are the best and talking about designers, we need to get you lots of clothes. What items do you need to buy?"
And that was how they spent the day, buying this and that from different fashion store.
*******
"If the boys hit on you, I will get rid of them with my superpower beard" Jay said, dropping a kiss on Fina's cheek.
Roslyn hugged her tight.
"I am going to miss you" She said sadly.
Fina got down at eye level with her and whispered in her ear.
"Why don't I give you a special mission to do and I will reward you when I come home for break?"
Roslyn giggled.
"Make sure Jay's beard is gone when I get back. Do it secretly"
"I will!" Roslyn shouted excitedly.
After several, I love you and hugs; she finally got in the car with her dad.
The upper class moves around in their private jets and flies at the highest part of the sky where there is no traffic. The average and lower class moves around in flying cars almost touching the ground level.
And that's where the Clark's belong to. They belong to the average class men.
"If you need anything, Fina, don't hesitate to ask. I know you are the quiet one"
They talked and laughed until Elfina finally came into view.
The school was absolutely magnificent as it boldly stood in front of them.
Elfina is an ancient castle and oozes magic itself. The gate stood tall in front of them.
As Fina got down, her heart skipped a beat and she nearly bolted. She was scared and yet she still managed a smile for her father.
He got her small, pink magic luggage down and kissed her on the forehead.
"Don't forget what I taught you"
"I won't" She said firmly.
"Well, go in and good luck!"
Fina smiled and took a deep breath, wondering if the next chapter of her life will be anything but exciting.
And then, she stood in front of the large Iron Gate and it opened just as a whisper rang into her ears.
Fina....................