Alizabeth had stood quietly and listened to both speeches, somehow living through the boredom.<br/>When they were finally finished, Mr. Blackwell...stone..whatever his name was, instructed the girls to gether their belongings. Beth sighed in relief and threw her backpack full of her possessions over her shoulder while her teacher took her only other bag.<br/>She wasn't sure about him yet, but she walked ahead in the direction someone had indicated for the dorms. She was excited she'd be rooming with Madison. Her and the girl would get along great, she could already tell.<br/>She didn't wait for either of them as she walked down the hallway and found their assigned dormitory. It was more than she expected, she actually paused for a moment in the doorway to admire the living room that she'd walked in on.  This was 10x better than her room at home...maybe this place wasn't going to be bad afterall.