The peacefulness never lasted long really. But at least her drawing was finished, she was glad about that. She rarely got to finish her drawings around Gaol Academy and she was never really fond of it. There was a knock on her compartment door before it opened and a familiar girl showed her face, her head slightly swollen. Carella didn’t really hear or see Megan since she had turned the volume of the mp3 up pretty high, but after a few seconds she noticed her from the corner of her eyes and removed the ear plugs, looking up towards Megan. She frowned, wondering what would have caused her head to swell.“Ice?” Carella asked, and nodded. She lifted herself from the bed and made her way towards the door. “I think there will be some ice in the kitchen,’’ she said as she opened the door further. “What caused the swelling?”
She gently took the girls hand and walked with her through the hallway, not really bothering to close the door. Not exactly smart of her, but no one would really steal something from her, at least, that is what she expected. She wondered if she was even known around the other students, she doubted as she rarely got into contact with them. Carella found the way to the kitchen and started searching for some ice, not bothering to ask anyone since she wanted to get out of there as fast as possible. New people made her nervous, they always had, from the beginning onwards. Perhaps a side-effect from her time at the orphanage where she was often scared and bullied by others, including the staff working there. The time there wasn’t always pleasant, but it had been useful. Finding some ice, she turned towards Megan and handed her a bag of ice. “There, that should help.” She stepped out of the kitchen and looked around quietly for a moment. She turned back towards Megan, hoping the girl would tell her what happened, as she really wondered what indeed did happen and now she wanted to find out.
Walking back to her compartment to make sure no one could steal anything from her, she dragged the girl with her into her compartment. She made some place so Megan could sit on the bed and put the drawing away and switched the music of the mp3 off so they wouldn’t be bothered by it. Furthermore, her compartment looked pretty neat, as Carella always made sure her room was neat and clean. Something she learned at both the orphanage and at home.