Felicity Rivers was going back to boarding school on the train with her best friend, Susan. They both had just gotten astonishing news from Miss Grayling, Headmistress of Malory towers.
Felicity was to be Head Girl that year and Susan was to be her deputy, giving the Head Girl her duties.
Felicity’s sister, Darrel, also was Head Girl in her last term as well. She knew that their cousin, Alicia, had also been deputy too.
As they went out they met their friend, June Johns. She congratulated them, very pleased.
Felicity and Susan had to go to Miss Grayling’s office to get their badges while June left them to go to their dormitory. As they got there, Miss Grayling was waiting for them with another student, called Alice. She had glasses, but either way, she looked quite familiar. Without knowing, Susan escorted Alice to the dormitory, ignoring Felicity’s remarks.
Still, even June thought she looked very familiar.
As Alice was sleeping, her glasses slipped pretty downwards. Felicity, June and Susan were still awake. As Susan saw Alice she noticed it…
The next day was just as confusing. Alice kept doing everything anyone told her, like a servant.
As their classes started, Alice knew everything, even though she claimed to have been home schooled ever since.
In the evening, they met Violet, a spoilt girl who boasts about everything. She met Alice, and then she started showing off what she had done in her summer term. Felicity, Susan, and June looked away pointedly.
As they went back their dorm, they bumped into Daphne Hope. Trust me, you do not want to bump into her at school. Daffy they call her, honestly. She was with her friend Katie. Katie was a friend of a fake friend who is a very fake friend. Daffy looked at us roughly, then she turned at her heels, nose in the air, Katie following behind.
Next month, they had swimming lessons, and after they had finished, Felicity, Susan, June and Alice were still swimming. Violet was giggling in her swimsuit, but she hadn’t swam yet. She suddenly started boasting that her house had an indoor pool. Daffy and Katie, who were still there, told Violet to come in and show some tricks. Violet refused, but Daffy pulled her in, followed by Alice, who Violet had clutched onto before pulled in. Felicity and Susan helped to get Alice as June dove down to fetch Violet.
Of course Daffy was given a punishment, to not go to the following garden party that week. Her friend, Katie, was very sad indeed, but at the Garden party, something else happened.
At the garden party, everyone was beautiful looking, in the gowns, and a few wore makeup. Daffy was nowhere to be seen. Everyone was happy, except for Katie, who seemed very subdued of the absence of her friend. Violet, was boasting that she had been to many garden parties before. A few didn’t believe it, but many did. Violet kept showing off and off until it became a downright lie.
Alice then pulled Violet into a quiet place and whispered to her to not boast all the time. Felicity caught them, and she recognized the same familiar face as her friends..
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Violet didn’t seem too much. She looked at her pet cat that she brought, but she didn’t look at her back. She knew she had to hide it. She was still in her first form, but as brave as she was, she sneaked out and hid her cat in the garden shed. All may seem right, until Daffy knew everything. It was official: Brought by Katie.
Daffy got her matches and burned down the shed! Naughty and deceitful, she ran off back to bed, scared.
Violet who was still awake at the moment, saw the shed’s flames and rushed downstairs. She was rescuing her cat! She found dear Willow, sprawled on the floor, meowing in terror. Violet, too got stuck.
Suddenly, a girl came and saw them. It was Alice! Alice rescued Violet and Willow, and Daffy was expelled by Miss Grayling. There’s only one more thing left to sort out in here:
Alice.
Felicity gave Alice a bouquet of roses, as she gave herself away. Alice was Josephine ‘Jo’ Jones. She had been at Malory Towers since they were in first form, but got expelled in their second, for running away with a first former. She had been described to be boastful, naughty, mischievous, and deceitful. Still, Miss Grayling, allowed her to come back, as the change in her.
Many secrets were to be solved that year, and maybe next too?
Shhh…
:: EOF ::
