
Legs dangling off the edge of the brick wall, Paige gave no thought to the drastic drop of at least 100 feet down to the ground. Instead, she let the wind ruffle her hair as she sat serenely in the little alcove of the clock tower and watched the students and staff below. From this height they seemed closer to scattered ants, milling around on the lawn or quickly walking from one place to another.
The longer she watched, the more she could start to see them all heading for one building in particular. The big hall.
Sighing, she could already tell that if she were able to look up at the big ticking clock it would tell her she was supposed to be getting her ass down to the same place for the opening ceremony. Yet she found herself with no such motivation to get up just yet.
This was the only real place she was truly calm. The only place where she felt safe. Not safe from others, though let's be honest she had already wondered how putting dozens of students who can't control their powers together in the same place was a smart idea. No, up here, it was safer for others. Up here, she could be herself and no one was going to get hurt just because she couldn't rein in her own emotions.
It seemed like all she had really learned in the last couple of months of being at this 'institute' was to hold her breath and count to ten. All good that did when she felt like her whole world had been stripped from her.
The wind started to rush past her with more strength, playing at the loose tie that either was done up by someone who had no idea how to tie a tie or just didn't care enough to even try.
"Yeah yeah, I know," she said to who appeared to no one in particular.
Slowly standing up, she stretched out her arms behind her. The sleeves of her fancy school uniform were pulled up to around her elbows, and there was no jacket in sight but otherwise, she had conceded and worn the starchy dress pants and dark vest. Nothing short of a miracle was going to make her wear those dress shoes though and they and her jacket had been conveniently gotten 'lost'. Instead, she wore some boots with just a little extra heel that gave her just that bit of extra height.
She lazily began her descent down the stairs.