Unexpectedly bewildered

Mira got in to the school gates within ten minutes, feeling very tired and exhausted but when she rode in through the big iron entrance gates, excitement took over her and her fatigue was immediately forgotten.

On each side of the wide driveway , just after the gate were neat rows of flowers in magnificent colour's and beyond the rows of flowers was an open garage almost as big as the soccer field in her old school in the countryside. On one side was neat rows of posh and fancy cars parked in an orderly manner. Opposite the neat rows of cars, was another row of gas bikes and motorcycles almost all expensive looking.

She rode further down and just beyond it, was another neat long rows of bicycles in different colours and differing littlely in sizes.

Mira came down from her bike and moved it gently to occupy one of the vacant spaces on the bicycle row. She stared down and saw a thin chain and a lock already set and wound around iron rods engraved into the tarred floor behind the bicycles.

Mira was awed, she had never seen anything more magnificent and orderly in her life before.

In her previous school, students who were fortunate enough to have bikes parked them at the entrance of the little gate and would give the security man on duty a penny or two to get it watched after because they had no garage or even enough spaces for bicycles in the school compound.

She chained her bicycle with ease and put the key into her skirt's side pocket.

Students clattered about talking, laughing, texting on their cellphones and some even ate while the others seemed to just be strolling about without doing anything.

Mira stared around in curiosity as she saw students in flashy cars motorcycles driving into the school while others parked properly on the vacant spaces that were still available.

All this were done in a very orderly manner and she wondered if the students were the ones who actually owned the vehicles.

Mira walked further beyond the driveway and what she saw greatly perplexed her.

There was a stainless white marble fountain moulded expertly in the shape of an eagle with it's wings raised in the air, in the middle of the very large and beautiful compound.

Colorless water seeped in an orderly spray from the beak of the eagle's mouth into a deep moulded bowl around it.

About eight to ten beautiful brown rosewood benches surrounded it and students were seen sitting on a few of them going about their activities. Some stood beside the fountain throwing coins and making silent wishes.

Mira had never seen a fountain before in her life because there was absolutely none in Alaska where she had grown up. She felt intrigued to go towards it to feel it but she didn't have time at all on her side.

So she moved forward and past the vast compound and within a short while, she got to a very huge building which looked like the school itself.

At the high top of it, engraved into the wall was 'Eagle Wings Academy' and a little drawing of an eagle with it's outstretched wings just like the fountain. She had also seen this engraved eagle title on the huge iron gate and it looked so artistic and wonderful.

There were shorter rows of beautiful flowers on each side of the direct entrance of the huge building, all spitting out their different sweet-smelling scent as the sun shone on them.

Mira walked between them and climbed up a short flight of marble tiled steps. She stood before the widely open huge iron door, clutching tightly to the handles of school bag as she slowly walked in to the building.

Mira gasped in awe when she entered the huge and mysteriously looking hall. It was very huge and richly furnished.

There wee rows of beautifully decorated benches at the left and a vast staircase by the right.

A huge electric bell rang itself at the far end of the hall and students who had been clambering about all suddenly seemed in a haste to get to somewhere.

Perhaps lectures! Mira thought.

Mira stopped a meek looking boy and pleadingly asked him for directions to the principal's office but the boy only stared at her like though she was a ghost and walked away without saying a word.

She felt nervous and scared as her previous excitement immediately dried out.

Was this how she would be treated in this strange school?

She walked slowly to a corner almost drawn to tears as students ran up and down the stairs seeming quite oblivious of her presence.

Mira observed that the most of the girls either had on short, tight, revealing or transparent clothes. She also noticed their heavy makeups too and their fancy and expensive high boots or shoes.

She wondered and guessed that their family's must be really wealthy. After all, this was a school for the kids of the rich and mighty.

After over two minutes of standing there, Mira saw an innocent-looking girl who dressed more decently and had no makeup on or jewelry at all.

She rushed quickly to her. The girl wore a pair of transparent medicated glasses and it seemed like she probably had some eye issues.

"Hi. Please could you give me directions to the principal's office? I am sort of lost here." Mira asked with pleading eyes.

"I can see you are new here, right?" the girl asked in a tiny feminine voice.

"Yes I am, I sort of arrived this morning. I am a newly transferred student and don't know my way about" Mira replied

politely.

The girl seemed to be contemplating inwardly as she stared silently at Mira for a while.

"okay follow me". She said calmly before she turned and began walking away.

Mira smiled and muttered thanks as she followed the girl closely behind.

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