Planets: Chapter Three: Weekend of "Fun" (Part Two)

“‘Bye,” Kelsi took off her apron and placed it back on the peg then tucked her envelope inside her thin sweater. A muffled noise came from her throat. Her hand flew to her head and she stopped, leaning against the door of Food for Cheap.
“Kelsi? Are you okay?” Lorna worriedly asked.
“It’s not much, my head just started to hurt,” she grimaced as a new wave a pain swept through her head. “I just need to get back to the orphanage.” She took off running though her head felt like it was going to explode. Blindly stumbling over rocks and stumps, she arrived to the orphanage, tears streaming down her face as she struggled to get to the dormitory. Climbing the winding staircases she finally made it to curtained bed and threw herself on the bed. Her face was red and puffy from crying. The pain had begun to slowly course through her whole body. As each second passed the pain didn’t ebb away as she thought it would, it only grew more and more intense. Writhing in pain on her bed, Kelsi bit down on a pillow, trying to keep her sobbing cries from being heard.
As quickly as the pain had come, it left, leaving an exhausted Kelsi. She slowly sat up, gasping for breath when the dinner bell rung. Her stomach angrily growled making her realize that she had only had three hard-boiled eggs and a cafeteria cookie since lunchtime yesterday. Making her way down the staircase slowly, she clung to the wall, trying to avoid the throngs of girls thundering down the staircase. She took her place at one of the long wooden tables and smiled at the food. Tonight’s dinner was more substantial then usual. A thick bean soup was served with turnips and cornbread. The fatigue that had overcome Kelsi minutes ago soon melted away as she relished every steaming bite.
“What do you think about the report we have to do for Miss Apeed’s class?” Olivia asked on of her platinum blonde minions. “Combining English AND History for one assignment? What a drag.” She gave one of her perfected eye-rolls.
Kelsi silently laughed. They were going to have to do two assignments anyways. At least this way they could just turn the same report in twice.
“I don’t know,” said Paula, the second most fashionable minion since first place was taken by Olivia. “My report is going to be on how fashion has changed on Nesserum.”
“Good idea, I wish I had thought of it,” Olivia’s face fell. “I guess I’ll have to do something like how the geography has changed.” Her lip trembled.
Kelsi could smell fake tears coming.
“You can use it, Olivia. I can think of a new idea,” Paula reluctantly offered.
A high pitched squeal filled the room. “Thank you SO much, Paula! I don’t know how to thank you!”
“Don’t mention it,” Paula knew better than to expect a favor from Olivia. Many a girl had been kicked out of Olivia’s social group for less.
Kelsi snorted. Olivia’s crowd was unbelievably predictable. She quickly downed the rest of her bean soup before she headed up stairs again. Even though the food restored her some what she still wanted to get to bed early. While brushing her teeth she noticed a loose brick in the bathroom. She looked at the brick curiously and carefully pried it out with her fingers. The mortar had crumbled away gradually over time but this wasn’t the first time someone had taken it out.
Kelsi reached behind the brick and her eyes got as big as saucers. In the palm of her hand was a medallion that was slightly larger than a bottle cap. It was made of the finest gold and a thin chain was connected to it. Strange letters circled around an engraving of a bridge, the same bridge that Kelsi dreamed of. Kelsi was floored. Sparkling in the florescent lighting was evidence that someone else knew about the bridge.
Taking care to not touch the light switch, Kelsi tucked the cold necklace into her pocket after replacing the brick and went to her bed. She was happy that the week was over. Too many puzzling things had happened. Next week would hopefully be saner, it couldn’t get much crazier, right?