Dean Androcles looked at me once again like I was the pest that needed to be tended to last.
"Miss Clarke, Stephanie here hurts a bully that was mistreating her because she was ignorant and had no way of controlling her powers . This time it was a bully, what would she do next time if she got hurt? maybe hurt a friend or a family? Who will take responsibility for that?" he asked me.
I had no replies to his questions . It wasn't even a question anyway. It was a fact to make me look guilty.
"I've never heard of anybody with powers except for the comics and anime I watch like those comical heroes like Superman and spiderman," I said.
The others newbies who weren't up to eighteen laughed out loud at my words, at least it was useful to create some humor in the tense situation. The other up to eighteen newbies didn't find my words funny, they looked at me with contempt including the dean and the other people who escorted him. I guessed they must be the teachers he had
aforementioned.
"You don't have no powers you say? I can see you are quite a troublesome young lady" he moved closer to me and placed his palm on my forehead.
I felt drowsy all of a sudden and my old memories flashed across my mind, things I've been doing right from the time I was old enough to identify right from wrong.
The way I did not listen to mama, the way I've been sneaking out including when the two people came to fetch me, and how I found myself here. When he retrieved his palm from my forehead, the dean brought his face that had a hint of disapproval my way.
What did this old man just do to me? I looked at him with a questioning look that spelled cluelessness.
"I saw," he said to me.
What did he see? He could not mean...
It couldn't be the images that flashed across my mind he saw, no. No one does that.
"What...?" stammered in a whisper.
"How troublesome you've been and how you've not been listening to your mother. That is why amongst others here, you are the one who has been querying me. Such a mistrusting heart for a young girl like you, I will look forward to your abilities," he concluded.
The others stared at me, some were starting to get alarmed at what just happened. I was all the more scared. Did the man just read my memories or what in the world did he just do with his palm on my forehead? He was right about the qualifications he gave me, I never listened to mama. I was starting to believe that maybe, just maybe these people had supernatural powers.
What do I mean maybe? The man had powers!
Oh no... What if all these were real stuff?
"Please, I want to go back to my home, my parents will be looking for me by now" a girl amongst the underage newbies shouted.
Oh, I almost forgot, I sneaked out!
It will soon be dawn and mama wakes up early, it would only be a matter of time before she notices my disappearance. How was I supposed to explain the whole thing to her?
Damn. It's my doom today, I sulked. Mama was going to chop off my flesh piece by piece and feed them to our neighbor's dog.
I have not acted the way an adequately trained young lady should. Definitely.
The dean's voice broke my thoughts.
"The moment you stepped your two legs here, you have been automatically wiped from existence in the other dimension. There will be no traces of you, nothing to remind the other dimension of you. It would seem as though you never existed."
"What?"
"Another dimension? So this was not the earth we knew?"
"What the hell?" were the shouts from the newbies, even I was stunned. This was all just too much to take in, was he saying mama won't remember me anymore? Anas too? And the girls? Jonas?
"Those people are people I can not live without" another newbie chided in.
Yes, my family and friends were also people I cannot live without.
"The universe did not create people you can not live without it is only your mind that makes you believe you can not live without them. If you would love to go back to your family, complete your training quickly so that you graduate fast. When you graduate, we provide you with two options for going back to your old life. You will return to the scene where you were taken and your family and friends' memories will be restored. Or you can choose to live your life as a magical hero." he paused and grinned at the decorum that filled the hall. He had our hundred percent attention.
"Ask a question if you feel confused" a female in her late thirties, dressed formally in blue jeans and a white shirt tucked into the jean below her waist, had high heels on with a color to match her shirt.
She looked like those high-class capable and
independent women.
As if that was the go-ahead instruction they were waiting for,
"How long does it take to graduate?"
"What magical heroes are you talking about?"
"If the people back at home won't remember me will remember them?"
"Will we be given free food and accommodation?" were all the simultaneous questions that flooded the air. The dean sighed in frustration. Obviously, he was not a man of many talks.
"It takes 6 years to finish your courses here and yes, you will remember your people they just wouldn't remember you. You will be assigned to your hostels where you'll share with your roommates and of course, we will feed you as long as you are in our care. We wouldn't want you dying of hunger on us" he addressed the questions.
He turned to the people who stood behind him.
They were all dressed in formal attire except for a few that wore traditional clothes with a robe.
They were a total of six serious-looking people.
He pointed at the first person on the row" Meet teacher Lazlo, he will be taking you on emotional control. " he introduced.
"Here is teacher Magnus, he teaches channeling "he pointed at another man standing beside the first one, the latter gave us a welcoming smile. I could tell he was a warm person.
"Teacher Hunter, defense."
Lastly, he introduced the females.
"Teacher Elora she will take you on Mathamancy" the woman who had large glasses with curly hair waved at us. The previous woman who had addressed us and informed us to ask questions was introduced as teacher Hadleigh who teaches magical ethics.
We all looked at our teachers with active interest. I told myself silently I had to do well and graduate pronto then I will go back to mama and Anas. I would go back to my normal life.
"These are the classes you will take in your first year, I implore you to listen to your teachers and not cause trouble" the dean finalized. A loud noise echoed throughout the hall, everyone was mumbling and whispering in loud voices.
Suddenly" Quiet!" we heard a loud deafening screech that rang loudly in our ears. I used my hands to block my earlobe.
What was that?
When the noise reduced everyone retrieved their hands and stood up straight each person wondering what made such a high-pitched sound.
"Thank you, Elora" the dean smiled at the mathamancy teacher.
She smiled back in return, the high pitched sound came from her. These people indeed have abilities this was serious and no play. After the sharp sound from Teacher Elora, no one dared make a single sound.
Teacher Lazlo stepped forward and addressed us "I want girls and boys to line up in single lines here" We all adhered to his instruction including those of us that were standing on the stage. Soon a long line was formed in two places, girls separately and boys in another line.
I felt a slight push from behind from where I stood lined up and looked at the back to see a short chubby girl glaring at me.
"Think because you've got such long legs and a pretty face you can say whatever you want huh?" she spat.
"What's your deal?" I shot back at her
"Guys..!" the girl in front of me cautioned us.
No, I cannot allow her to spout nonsense at me."Don't blame your fat face on me" I added.
Before she could reply me, we heard Teacher Lazlo's voice again.
"Now boys, follow me. I'll lead you to your hostels" he led the boys away.
Teacher Hadleigh also addressed us.
"Follow me, please strictly maintain the line and I want no noises" she instructed, she sounded like those serious but kind teachers. We followed her in a line, she led us through the hallway to another building outside the one we were in.
There was an exit at the far end of the school premises, we went through it and found ourselves in another building. It seemed like the buildings were designed to connect like they were interwoven.