CHAPTER 3 : NEW LIFE

*"Running through the woods with no food at all in the heavy rain seemed like a good idea when i was leaving... Why does it seem stupid now?"* Diane mumbled as her stomach grumbled loudly

*"And to be honest I don't feel that good too, all this moonlight is sapping my strength, why did sister do this to me?"* Diane whined with low spirit as she kept going.

She got to the train station finally as she wore her black hoodie to prevent people from being shocked or disgusted by her appearance. Walking straight to the train station, she meets an old man working his shift as a night guard

"Hello, can I get a night ticket?"

"Miss, the last train took off a while ago, we are closed. You won't get any train tonight, but you can stay here for the night and get on the early one tomorrow, if you are not in a hurry" The old man suggested as Diane stared at him in thought

*"Would he be so kind as to take in a complete stranger? Or is this one of his ruse to steal what ever it is he thinks I possess?"*

" Miss? If you are worried I would rob you then it's fine you can stay outside in little tent I built, that's completely fine too" The man replied as Diane froze the bowed a bit as a form of respect, walking towards the tent.

The rising sun woke Diane up as she quickly scurried away from the lights into a dark area. Few minutes later, people arrived and waited for the train which rolled in minutes after their arrival.

Diane came out of the tent with her ticket as she avoided contact with the crowd getting into the train with her wooden ticket. People stared at her weirdly as they expressed shock and fear, some even moved their children away from Diane, no one offering her a seat

The train's ticket collector went around pinching everyone ticket as they stared at Diane while handing in their tickets.

"Y...Yo.... Your ticket?" The ticket collector stammered in fear as Diane brought out her ticket handing it over, he quickly punched it in running off while the passengers whispered

"Do you see what I see?"

"Don't you know people like them? They are cursed, you shouldn't go close to them"

" This is what happens to evil people, their deeds catch up to them"

" Mommy what is that?" A little girl asked pointing at Diane as her mother carried her up immediately

"That is a monster, we don't talk to people like that, they have bad luck"

" Bad monster" The little girl said throwing a lollipop on Diane as the mother got scared walking away with the child.

Diane lowered her gaze

*" Don't blame them, people fear what they don't understand"*

The train arrived at as passengers alighted the train. Diane got a face mask after alighting the train as she took a cab to the university. The driver showed serious fear, so she put on shades too.

They arrived at a big building, Diane paid the cab taking her luggage, since her admission was on scholarship, a place was already prepared for her to stay, so she moved into the girl's dormitory.

Every girl stared at her as she wheeled in one old shabby box trying to locate her room. She stops in the room allocated to her online as she knocked on it. A lady with long blonde hair opened the door, she packed up her hair in two and had a blue headphone around her neck. She seemed to portray the character "Harley Quinn" from "The Joker" movie replicating the character.

" Uh... Hi, This is room 2010 right?" Diane asked

"Yeah?" She replied as Diane wheeled her luggage forward

"I believe I'm your new roommate" Diane said as the girl froze, then a creepy smile formed on her face as she squealed.

"You are the newbie? Oh! I have been expecting you, How was the trip? I hope you didn't get caught in the weather, I know it's crazy, Did you have troubles locating this place? You... "

She blabbed on until Diane interrupted

"Can I come in now?"

"Oh! Silly me! Sure, come in! Come in! " She replied as Diane wheeled in her box

Diane:

"Inside the room was a very huge spacious and furnished space with beds far in each sides of the room. I counted inwardly and there were a total of 4 bunk beds meaning there were 6 more people living in the room apart from Ms Blabber mouth here with me.

Tables were assigned to each side of the bed and bunk mates had their tables placed at the same row.

"You came from a far place right?" The strange girl asked as she seemed to be pouring me a glass of water

"You are..." I finally brought the introduction as it seemed she wouldn't do it any time today

"Oh right... My name is Harleen Quinn but you can call me Harley "

DIANE:

*" Somebody please tell me this is a prank?"*

Diane said in thought as it didn't seem to be one

"Cool" She replied as Harley smiled

"And yours?"

"Diane" Diane replied short and cold.

"Diane....." Harley asked

"Just Diane" Diane replied as Harley became silent. The brief silence made the air awkward, of course for Harley but Diane broke the awkwardness by arranging her clothes in the wardrobe designer at the side of the room

"Uhm... All your clothes are black uh?" Harley asked

" Yeah" Diane replied shortly again as she resumes arranging the last of her clothes

"Uh... I have something going on, so.... I'll see you later?"

" Sure" Diane replied as Harley walked out, when she seemed to be gone for real, Diane held her head and chest in pain as she slowly walked to the dark corner of the room and sat on the floor on leg folded the other stretched out.

"She sure talks a lot" Diane muttered with a smirk removing her glasses and mask as she bowed her head.

Few hours later someone opened the door of the room as it was dark and freezing, then the lights get turned on, 3 girls walked in

"What a day!" One of the girls said as she removed her glasses, the other two girls sighed as they threw their bags on the floor

"Hey where's Harley? She's supposed to make dinner, did she bail in us?" Astrid asked

 Astrid is a tall lady with long blonde hair wearing a big circle nerdy glasses, she packed up her hair to an old-fashioned ponytail with ribbon at the tip and wore a pink top inside a blue jumpsuit.

"Ask her sis" A sarcastic voice replied

 Sage, Astrid's elder sister, also a tall and pretty lady but with short black red dyed hair in an Ivy League haircut in a black baggy cargo pants and a big baggy black plain top.

"Good idea!" Astrid replied cheerfully making Sage groan out in thought

*"Tch… Can't you tell when someone is being sarcastic?!"*

" Don't look at me! I don't know anything, the crazy girl doesn't tell me anything" Vanna, Harley's sister replied immediately as Astrid sighed

"Hey isn't there supposed to be a new girl today?" Vanna asked as 3 more girls walked in

"Hi guys"

"Hey, Ruby you are back" Sage said as the remaining 2 girls folded their arms

"We came back too you know"

"Yeah, now I noticed" Sage said as Ruby laughed out shortly

"Ha! Good one"

"Thanks" Sage replied

"Tamar, Vanessa how was your day?" Astrid asked as they sighed

" That can't be good" Vanna said as Sage turned to Astrid

" You just had to ask"

"It went well" Tamar said as Sage paused

" Hmn, not bad" Sage replied with a smirk

" You can never change" Astrid scolded as Ruby changed clothes

"Hey, aren't we expecting a new rookie today?" Ruby asked

" Yeah, but I guess she isn't coming" Astrid replied as Vanna scoffed

" Tch, that's not surprising, I should have known this would happen sooner or later, the college would pick up a noble someday and toss it at us"

" More like noble brat" Tamar added as Sage frowned

" Don't worry we have Sage to help us, if she tries anything funny I'll have my sister take her out" Astrid said making a killing gesture

"All talk no walk" Tamar replied as Astrid scoffed putting an arm around Vanna

" Of course I can walk it right sis?"

"Sure you can" Vanna replied as Sage walked to her wardrobe silently

"I think you made her mad"- Vanna whispered as she walked towards Diane bed

-"Too bad, I spent almost all day cleaning up this.... Ahhh!!!" Vanna screamed out crawling away as she startling everyone except Sage and Ruby who turned to her

"Dude!" They scolded in unison

"Th...th...there is something there" Vanna muttered as Astrid turned to see a big object covered with a blanket

"Just a pile of clothes"

"Clothes do not have legs!" Vanna pointed out a revealed black boots as the girls went in guard against the mystery person.

"Could it be the Dutchman's ghost?" Vanna asked as they all turned to her

"Somehow I actually wish that clown was here" Sage muttered as Astrid sighed

Sage pulled the blanket as Diane's head was hung low with her newly black dyed hair was covering her face, her face came to view as she raised up her head, her eyelash were very dark contrasting her silver pupils, and she had dark circles due to lack of sleep

"Boo" Diane said as Astrid, Tamar and Vanessa screamed out in fear, Diane smirked at their reaction

"Wh...who are you?" Astrid asked in fear

"I'm the noble brat tossed at you earlier today" Diane replied as Vanna, Astrid, Tamar and Vanessa went silent before Diane's laughter broke the awkwardness

"I'm sorry to eaves drop on you but i was already in the room and too lazy to say hi."

" We are so sorry if we were rude earlier" Astrid said in fear as Diane's appearance seemed to be like a vengeful spirit coming to take revenge

"It's cool, I wouldn't like someone barging into my territory too, so I understand" Diane replied as she pulled up her hoodie standing up

"What's your name?" Sage asked as Diane turned to her with a smirk

"Diane"

"Diane..." Tamar repeated as they all nodded unconsciously to the sound

"It takes a train to get here which means the college is a bit far from here right?" Diane asked as the Sage nodded

" I see, you seem surprised about my arrival, didn't Harley tell you I was here?" Diane asked as Astrid growled

"I'm gonna kill that girl"

"For once sister, I'm proud of you" Sage replied as Diane soliloquies

*"They are a crazy bunch, who would have thought?*

"I'm back!!" Harley walked in

"Perfect timing" Ruby replied as Harley tried to run back out but is held by Tamar

"Why are you running?" She asked

"Whenever Ruby or Sage says perfect timing, something bad always follows, I admit my mistake"

"Fine, what was your mistake?" Astrid asked as Harley replied

" Whatever it may be as long as it isn't murder, I admit it"

" Then...theft?" Vanna asked

" What? no!"

" Kidnapping"

"No!"

"Burglary"

" Ok enough! I can't admit to all of that, just what exactly did I do wrong this time?" Harley asked as she walks past Diane

"Who are you?" She asked impulsively then froze as she slowly turned back to the girls

"Would you believe me if I said I didn't do this on purpose?" Harley asked as she gets hit by shoes from all angles

"I'm sorry if I intruded on your lives" Diane said chuckling

" No it's fine, it's this clown's fault" Sage replied as Diane nodded pushing back her hair, it appeared long and wavy also very soft and full but with no weight at all!

"So...the thing about the nobles...." Astrid stretched out

" What nobles?" Diane asked as Sage and Ruby said in thought

*"I like this one, approved"*

"Welcome to Queens hostel and welcome to Yale" Astrid and Harley said as Diane nodded

"Thanks"

"So you are not some rich kid here to make our lives miserable?" Vanna asked as Diane smirked

" Do I look like one?"

The girls nodded as Diane sighed

" I'm not, just a maid taken pity on by her master and sent her to study"

" That must be some great master" Sage said as Diane nodded in low spirit

"Yeah, she... is"

"Well, it's nice meeting a new face around" Astrid said with a smile as Diane sat on her bed

"Sure"

"I'm in psychology department " Harley said with a smile

*" Figures"* Diane said in thought

" Astrid is in Law while Sage's in Criminology with Ruby"

*" That explains a lot, I better watch out for those two"* Diane said in thought with a smirk acknowledging their programs

" Vanna and Vanessa are in Robotics"

"Cool" Diane said with a smile

" And... Tamar studies Computer Engineering"

" Nice" Diane replied as she lies on the bed with a sigh

"So..... What do you study?" Harley asked as the girls turned to Diane

" I'm in for a Dual degree program"

"That sounds promising" Astrid said as Diane stared at the ceiling

"You won't stop asking till I talk would you?"

" Nope!" Astrid and Harley replied

"EMBA and EENG 440" Diane replied as everyone froze

" You mean you got into Executive master of business administration and Cyber security fundamentals at once?!"

" Pretty much"

" Sorry to say, but I find it hard to believe" Astrid said as Harley nodded. Diane reached out for her phone clicking on the admission letter and passing it onto them

"Woah" Vanna said

"Unbelievable" Harley added

"Are you some kind of dark lord in secret?" Tamar joked as Diane's gaze in the ceiling got a little deeper and her muscles clenched in anxiety for a second before composing herself

Sage caught the swift action as she smirked

"I think you have been indulging in too many fantasies" Harley said as Astrid scoffed

" You're the one to talk"

"Okay, that one was on me" Harley said as Astrid rolled her eyes

" Okay let's get ready for tomorrow" Sage said as everyone groaned in reply except Diane who just stared at the ceiling

"Anyways, it's nice to have a new roomie" Astrid said

" Thanks" Diane replied as they all went to do their beds. Sage climbed up Diane's bed making her smirk as she closed her eyes reminiscing on all that had happened since she came in.

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