The Fire Starter

Kayleigh Woodcomb used to be the meanest, prettiest girl in her school. The only problem was that her parents were abusive and controlling. Leaving them and her previous life behind, she enrolls in a secluded boarding school where she meets Spencer, a shy boy who seems to have no interest in women.

When they are thrown into a group together with Spencer's ex-girlfriend, troubles start everywhere. Howling in the distance. Spencer mysteriously disappearing with Alice in the middle of the night, and having a dead man in the nearby village. This is something that needs to think about.

What's happening at Draker and who is the reason behind all of this? Can Kayleigh solve everything before her own life is in danger?

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Chapter 2 - Outsmarted

My first night at Draker was rather uneventful, thankfully. After lunch, Reid deposited me back to my room and handed me some papers to sign, then he left me alone to unpack. I reveled in the comfort of the room I would stay in for the school year, and hopefully after that. Every time I heard a noise in the hallway, I dreaded that my parents had already found me and were going to drag me away. But thankfully, there wasn't any knock, and no one disturbed me.

After unpacking everything, I hopped into bed and slept peacefully, which I rarely do in new places. I hoped this would mean that I was getting used to my new school already.

The bell woke me up the next day, jolting me awake from a dream I couldn't remember. I groaned, seeing that it was just six thirty. But since I had a class at eight thirty, I figured I should get started preparing. I wouldn't want to be late to my first class.

By eight fifteen, I was already waiting outside the classroom Reid had pointed out to me to last night. There was no one else around, so I opened my book and studied the lessons, eager to catch up with the other students as quickly as possible. I had never been an honor student, but I prided over being more intelligent than most people at my school. I'm pretty sure I'll do well in this school too. Maybe, with no scheming and backstabbing friends to distract me, I can even make it to the honors list.

"What's that?" came a baritone voice from somewhere behind me. I looked sideways, only to realize that Spencer was peeking at what I was reading. In that instant, his face was close to mine, his lips dangerously inches away from the corner of my mouth. But he pulled back before I could. I was starting to think that he had something against me, since he clearly didn't want to be anywhere near me. So why was he bothering to chat me up anyway?

"It's a Physics book," I answered, since it would be rude to flip him off without any reason. It's rude, though he had done it to me the night before. I'm not holding any grudge, really.

"Do you like Physics?" he asked, his eyes lighting up with interest.

"Not particularly, but I see that you do," I noted, realizing that his mood has brightened when he heard of the subject.

He nodded his approval just as the bell rang the time, and the teacher, a squat, elderly man with balding hair walked inside the room along with the students. I sighed deeply, preparing myself for my first class. How different would it be from the classes I had before?

"Everyone, settle down," the teacher commanded, but most students ignored him. He patiently waited as the students finished speaking animatedly with each other, and then finally talked again. "Alright, go back to your groups; we will have a group discussion today."

That's the problem when you enter a class two months into the semester. You are behind in the lesson, plus you have to raise your hand to tell everyone that you don't have a group yet because well, you had just arrived. "Sir?" I asked, embarrassed already......