American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 203 Observe your surroundings when speaking
On the third day at Robichaux School for Gifted Girls, Emma's buttock injury was finally completely healed and she could get out of bed and move around normally.

This morning, Emma got up like other witches and went to the restaurant for dinner.

The witch school's restaurant is the largest room in the entire building. There is an extremely long table here, which is enough for forty or fifty people to dine at the same time.

But there were only a dozen people sitting at such a long table at this time, 12 of whom were teenage girls, and the rest were middle-aged and elderly women.

Among them were Cardilia and Fiona, whom Emma had met.

The restaurant was very quiet, everyone sat upright and no one spoke.

In this atmosphere, Emma, ​​who originally wanted to talk to Zoe, gave up the idea.

"Is everyone here? Let's start eating."

The Supreme Witch Fiona was the most famous person in the room. She knocked a bell with a spoon and announced the start of breakfast.

Servants immediately brought food to the table.

Today's breakfast is milk, cereal, muffins and some ham, which is quite rich.

While eating breakfast, Emma observed the environment on the table and found that the other little witches seemed to be as curious as she was, while the adult witches all looked absent-minded.

There are a few special people here.

One is Maria, who seems to be indifferent to everything. She eats her breakfast elegantly and behaves like a noble.

One is Carrie. This girl is holding a knife and fork and is in a daze. She doesn't know what she is thinking and she is not eating.

Finally, it was Fiona's turn. She ate the food on the plate slowly and carefully, cutting the ham into slices one by one. I didn't know if she was hungry or not.

After about half an hour, even Carrie, the slowest eater, had finished her breakfast, but no one left the table and all looked at Fiona.

As if she had just come to her senses, Fiona suddenly put down the knife and fork in her hand.

"Everyone is full, right? Then I have an announcement to make. Because a lot of things have happened in the Witch Academy recently, I have decided to return to the academy to personally guide you for a while."

Fiona's sharp eyes swept over the little witch at the table.

Emma noticed that many little witches showed frightened expressions, but some little witches were braver, like Madison.

This girl actually rolled her eyes. It seems she is also a rebellious girl.

"I hope everyone can behave themselves while I'm back at the academy. Okay, I've finished what I'm saying. Go back to class."

The little witches at the table left their seats one after another, and Emma followed them out.

Once they entered the corridor, Emma took Zoe's hand and asked.

"What did that woman just mean?"

Zoe answered Emma in a low voice.

"I don't know! I only came here a month earlier than you, and I haven't even met that woman!"

At this time, Nan, the fat white girl who had made fun of Emma before, came over to explain.

"She is the Supreme Witch, the supreme leader of the Witch Federation!"

Emma looked at Nan in surprise.

"How did you eavesdrop on us?"

Nan shrugged.

"Sorry, I wasn't eavesdropping. I can just hear people's thoughts. It's a passive ability, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Emma was shocked. She didn't expect that there was such an ability to read minds. No wonder she knew in advance that he wanted to launch an attack the day before yesterday.

"Then wouldn't you be able to know what everyone is thinking?"

"It's not that simple. Nan's ability isn't strong enough. She can only hear the thoughts of ordinary people. The witch only needs to control her a little bit and she won't be able to hear."

Madison didn't know when she came close to Emma and looked at the little girl carefully.

"Hello, Sister Madison, my name is Emma."

Emma took the initiative to greet Madison, which made the other party feel quite satisfied.

Madison seems to really enjoy the feeling of being the boss, which may be related to her Hollywood experience, when she had a bunch of followers around her.

"Since you call me Sister Madison, let me explain. The Supreme Witch is the most powerful witch in the Witch Union. She rarely appears in the witch school. The school is usually managed by her daughter Cardilia. But whenever she appears in the witch school, it will definitely not be good!"

It can be seen that Madison doesn't seem to like Fiona very much, and even feels a little disgusted with her.

Zoe looked at Madison curiously.

"What will happened?"

Madison pouted.

"When she comes, the school becomes very serious. Just like what you just saw, no one dares to talk during meals, and it's impossible to sneak out at night!"

Emma looked at Madison in surprise. From the guy's tone, it seemed like she often sneaked out.

Suddenly, a shadow fell over Emma's head, and then Madison held her neck with her hands, as if something was stuck in her throat.

"Talking bad about people behind their backs is not a good habit, Madison."

It turned out that Fiona happened to come over and heard Madison's comments, so she taught her a lesson.

Madison's two followers, Queenie and Nan, quickly patted Madison on the back, and then Madison lowered his head and spit out a live frog the size of a fist.

This was clearly some kind of witchcraft used by Fiona.

"Next time you speak, remember to pay attention to your surroundings."

Fiona continued walking forward without even glancing at Madison, which made the rebellious girl very angry.

People like Madison, who were child stars, have been the center of attention since childhood. Their values ​​have been distorted long ago, so how could they tolerate such things?

However, Madison was not stupid enough to confront Fiona in person. She only spat at her angrily after Fiona walked away.

"Bah, old woman!"

The first class in the morning is a cultural class. The Witch Academy hired some ordinary teachers to teach the little witches some cultural courses, so that these little witches will not be unable to integrate into the normal society after graduating from the Witch Academy and eventually go on the road of crime.

This is an important reason why the federal government can tolerate the existence of the Witch Federation. Since the establishment of the Witch Academy, the number of witch-related supernatural incidents in the federation has decreased a lot.

Emma was very serious in class. She had always been a top student. Some little witches from ordinary families also listened attentively.

In other words, Madison had no interest in class at all and was chatting quietly with two followers in the corner.

The teacher didn't care about this at all and just continued teaching his own class.

The morning class ended quickly, and Emma felt a little disappointed.

This morning's classes were all about cultural studies: one history class and one math class. They were all very basic, and Emma, ​​a primary school student, could keep up.

However, Emma borrowed Zoe's class schedule during lunch and knew that the first class in the afternoon was Cordelia's Potions class. Fiona didn't show up in the restaurant during lunch, and the dining atmosphere was indeed different.

The girls chatted with each other about gossip and interesting things happening around them, and their laughter was like silver bells.

This is what a normal school lunch looks like. It's not as serious as breakfast, which is like prison.

Emma began to understand Madison and why she hated Fiona.

Few children would like this kind of strict and disciplined person.

After lunch, Emma was walking in the corridor of the college and accidentally saw Madison pulling Zoe into a corner to talk.

Driven by curiosity, Emma followed secretly.

"Zoe, I heard there's a party at a nearby nightclub tonight with a lot of handsome college guys. Do you want to come with me?"

Hearing this, Zoe showed an interested look. This girl only looked like a good girl, but deep down she was still longing for excitement.

But Zoe was still a little worried that she would get beaten if she did that.

"Isn't this a bad idea? Ms. Fiona..."

"Don't worry, that old woman never stays overnight at the academy. She has no idea what we do at night, and Cardilia never interferes with these matters. I've calculated that the nightclub is within the range of witchcraft tracking! We'll go there late at night and come back early in the morning, and no one will notice!"

Obviously, this is not the first time Madison has done this and he is very experienced.

Come to think of it, how could a child star who is used to the glamorous life of Hollywood stay quietly in a boarding school?

Even a quiet kid like Emma found it very boring here. There were no entertainment activities and the most they could do was watch TV.

I guess some people would believe it if you said it was a church school.

Suddenly, someone held down Emma's shoulders. It was Maria.

It turned out that Maria saw Emma eavesdropping in the corner and followed her over, but this guy was much bigger than Emma and was instantly discovered by Madison.

Well, after being taught a lesson by Fiona, Madison did pay attention to the environment when speaking.

"Who is there!"

Madison frowned after seeing Maria and Emma.

Emma hurried to explain.

"I just happened to be passing by!"

Madison paid no attention to Emma. What could an eight-year-old girl do? Her attention was mainly focused on Maria.

Emma: What a bad idea an eight-year-old girl has!

"What do you mean?"

Maria smiled for the first time. This was the first time Emma saw Maria smile in the three days since she came to the Witch Academy.

"Nothing interesting, I'm just interested in what you're doing tonight. Can you add me?"

Hearing this, Madison's eyes lit up, but she still showed a very reluctant expression.

"You want to join us too? Okay, for the sake of our classmates, I can take you, but you have to listen to me!"

Madison really loves the feeling of being the big sister and recruits little sisters everywhere.

"can."

"Come with me, let's go somewhere else and discuss the plan!"

Madison ignored Emma and pulled Zoe and Maria elsewhere to continue the discussion.

Emma was speechless. She was still young and couldn't understand Madison and the others' enthusiasm for the party.

After lunch break, Emma came to the classroom with great anticipation, but the person who came in to attend the class was not Cardilia as Zoe mentioned, but the Supreme Witch Fiona.

"Kadelia isn't feeling well, so I'll be teaching this class. Everyone, follow me out. This afternoon's class will be held outdoors."

The little witches' eyes lit up. Taking classes outdoors was much more interesting than taking classes in the classroom. Only Madison rolled her eyes.

Emma asked Madison as Fiona walked out.

"Sister Madison, you don't seem to want to leave the classroom for class?"

Madison carefully observed her surroundings before answering Emma.

"Nonsense! That old woman does this at the beginning of every year. She's actually going to the neighboring town of Salem to learn about the history of the witch trials. I've experienced the same thing three times!"

It seemed like Madison had been here for three years, and Emma suddenly felt a little sorry for her.

Sure enough, after leaving the classroom, Emma saw a minibus parked at the door. After all the little witches got on the bus, the minibus drove towards the north of Boston.

The town of Salem is located about 30 kilometers northeast of Boston. The Robichaux School for Gifted Girls is actually on the outskirts of Boston, so in about half an hour, Emma and her friends can reach the site of the Salem Witch Trials.

This place has become a cultural tourist destination, and a large number of tourists come here every year.

The Salem town officials also publicized the suffering of the witches and built a large number of related cultural tourism projects.

"See? These are the things that happened to us witches in the past. Three hundred years ago, witches united together to fight against the power of the church. That's why you have the happy life you have now."

In front of the tombstone of the victims of the Salem Witch Trials, Fiona gave a long speech recalling the bitter past.

There is actually nothing wrong with this content. After all, this is why the Witch Union is passed down.

The little witch took the story seriously when she heard it for the first time, but Madison, who had heard it several times, was a little dismissive.

But Madison didn't dare to contradict Fiona, she just kept rolling her eyes.

"Alright, you can now move freely around this campus and learn the details of the witch trials. Tomorrow I want to see your reflections, which must be no less than 1000 words."

There's actually homework? Emma was stunned.

There were no homeworks for the two cultural classes in the morning. Emma thought that there were no homeworks in witch schools, but she didn't expect that Fiona would give her homework in the afternoon.

However, it was not difficult for Emma to just write her thoughts, but some people's eyes were about to knock the hat off their heads.

Yes, I'm talking about you, Madison.

During the free time, Nan suddenly grabbed Madison's sleeve.

"Madison, I think I hear strange noises coming from this tomb!"

"Don't be silly, Nan! The witch in the tomb has been dead for who knows how many years, how could she make any sound? Come on, let's go over there and take a look."

"Is that right?"

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

Nan quickly put the matter behind him, but Fiona, who happened to pass by, looked at the grave with a thoughtful expression.

Carrie (Chloë Grace Moretz)
(End of this chapter)