Adrian's Awakening: Wake up in the magical world

7

Headmistress Roxanne and Adrian leave the academy's management office, and as they walk towards what would be Adrian's new temporary home, the boy couldn't help but look towards the classrooms where he could see that, in some classes, the injuries of the day were great; in one of them, they were learning the art of dark herbology, they were taking out a frog's heart without using surgical elements, yes, that would look disgusting to anyone's eyes, even disgusting, maybe someone was already vomiting from not being able to stand it, but in the classroom, there was no one vomiting.

All the boys were concentrating on how they would manage to rip out the frog's heart without it daring to bite their fingers. Not even the girls were showing any signs of wanting to run out of the room, they all wanted to earn the points the teacher would give them for meeting the challenge.

In another classroom, they were learning the art of tarot card reading. It was a less interesting class than the previous one, but nevertheless, it also managed to capture his attention, even though almost the entire class was more present, girls than boys. That didn't make it a boring class for Adrian.

Sadly, Adrian had lost the entrance exam to the academy, and now, he would have to work as a janitor at the academy to make a living, because in one thing the director was right, he had no family in this world to ask them for support while he managed to establish himself as a specialist at the academy for when his powers awakened. 

If they ever did. 

But, if they already did when he was in a dangerous situation, why now that he was on the verge of death in the test did they not wake up?

Adrian was disappointed, and sad, but more disappointed.

He only hoped he could get to his room quickly, and stay there, lock himself in, and cry until his eyes were tired of doing so. But he wouldn't do it in front of the headmistress of the academy, who was giving him the last chance to stay to help him. 

They arrived at the place, it was a room not too big and not too small, it was just the right space to fit a small kitchenette that was used as a stove, a personal bed, a bathroom with its private shower, sink and toilet, and a small desk with a worn chair located in a corner. There was no window in the room, so Adrian, if he did not want to sleep, would have to use candles for light while he was awake. He also had a medium-sized antique wooden closet located in a corner, next to the desk.

“Well, this will be where you'll be living for a while, you have everything you need. In fact, there are even clothes stored there in the closet in case you need, because I imagine you don't have any clothes, right?”, Principal Roxanne questioned him.

“No, the truth is that this is the only thing I have with me,” he replied. 

Headmistress Roxanne thought, but said nothing. 

“That being the case, I hope you have a good night here tonight, in the meantime, take this day off to settle in and rest because of what happened in the entrance exam, I will send Ally to come for you at lunchtime to join us in the cafeteria. Mind you, I will warn you once and for all, as long as I am a janitor, you have no right to spend time with the students, you will only be able to interact with the academy staff. I will let Ally see you on the sly because I see that you are friends, and at this point, you will need one. But try not to tell anyone, okay?” the headmistress warned him. 

Adrian just nodded his head, now, he didn't care about anything. At least he had a home and food assured, and above all, a job, and he could still count on the support of his friend Ally, even if he couldn't live with the others. 

“Get some rest, kiddo. Remember, tomorrow at 5:00 am you start your first day of work,” the headmistress insisted.

“But, headmistress, how will I know what time it is if there isn't even a window I can look out of, or a clock?”, Adrian asked.

With a snap of her fingers, the headmistress made an artificial light clock appear on the wall opposite Adrian's bed, it was 10:23 in the morning, the numbers and letters floated slightly and made no noise at all as they moved. 

“Thank you, headmistress. Really, thank you,” the boy thanked. 

Without another word, the headmistress left his room, closed the door with her on her way out, and Adrian, finally, was able to throw himself on the bed to cry.

Two hours later...

Adrian drifted off to sleep until he heard loud knocking on the door, calling him with pressure. 

“Adrian! Open up! I brought your lunch along with mine so we can eat together!”, Ally yelled from outside the room as her hand kept pounding on his door.

With what little strength he had, Adrian got out of bed, and opened the door of his house to his friend. She was there, sporting her uniform, carrying two trays that brought a plate of food, a drink, and a small pudding for dessert to finish. 

“Hi Ally, come on in. Welcome to my new home, come on in, come on in,” Adrian said in a low mood, he was still very sad about what had happened.

With a smile, Ally walked into her room, looked around, and without complaint or fuss, she decided to sit at the desk to eat from her lamb sandwich, while Adrian got his tray after he closed the door and went to settle down to eat on his bed. 

“Don't you have a light?” asked Ally as she realized that everything was completely dark.

“No, I don't, hardly, the headmistress was able to add that magic clock with her magic when I told her I didn't have a watch to see the time,” Adrian took his sandwich, and although he wasn't very hungry, he decided to eat because then he wouldn't know what time it would be dinner time, and he literally couldn't remember when was the last time he ate something in his other life. 

Without thinking, Ally made a gesture of drawing an invisible circle in the air with her right hand and her fingers extended in the air, and as a simple glow of yellow light emanated from her hand, a large, thick white candle with a lit flame appeared out of nowhere, levitating in the air very close to them to brightly illuminate the room.

“Ready, with this candle you won't have problems with anything, I will only advise you that, if you want to light it, tell her: light, or when you want to turn it off, tell her: turn off, and ready, she will obey you”, Ally said and continued concentrating on her sandwich.

“Ally, I don't think you are going to obey me. I don't have magic, I'm not a magical person like you who can use magic whenever you want and at your convenience. That's why I'm here. So, I guess the candle will stay lit for a long time, or until you or someone else who does have magic wants to blow it out,” he commented sadly, he took another bite of his sandwich to stop talking about it.

Ally opened her eyes, she was surprised, she almost choked on the sandwich she was eating at that moment and had to drink some of her cherry juice to avoid choking.