I have no idea where this story is going, to be honest. Just wanted to write it. Enjoy.
"What is that?"
Carly and her friends had entered her apartment after school to find a large circular object, like a giant ring, in the center of the living room. Spencer was standing beside it, painting a design around the edge. "Hey guys!" he called.
"That a new sculpture?" Carly asked, tossing her backpack on the couch.
Spencer nodded. "It's for some high school reunion. It's supposed to be a class ring."
Carly tilted her head to the side slightly, studying the object. "Yeah, I can see it."
"All I see is that I don't have food right now," Sam said, heading to the kitchen. "You got any ham?"
"I'm not sure," Carly replied. She was used to her friend invading her fridge, and she knew if they did have ham, it would be gone soon. "Can you grab me a soda?"
"Me too," Freddie called.
Strangely, Sam didn't argue with Freddie's request, and after getting her ham, calmly handed soda cans to both Carly and Freddie.
Freddie narrowed his eyes at her. "You shook the can, didn't you?"
"You don't trust me," Sam said, mocking offense.
"No, I don't!" Freddie pointed out. But he cautiously opened the can anyways, and, finding it safe, took a drink.
Sam smirked at him.
"I don't know what you're up to," Freddie mumbled.
"Done!" Spencer announced, dropping his paintbrush to the ground. "And it will not light on fire this time!"
"Did you make one that did light on fire?" Carly asked.
Spencer hesitated. "No…"
Carly rolled her eyes at her brother.
"But look!" the artist said. "You can walk through this! It's so cool!" He stepped to one side of the ring and walked through the opening to the other side. "Come on, it's fun!"
Carly and her friends headed through the giant ring, not quite as excited as Spencer. They found that he'd put a springy mat in the base, about as bouncy as a broken trampoline. Sam couldn't help but jump on it. She didn't jump high, but high enough that her head hit the top of the ring, causing the sculpture to wobble.
"Careful!" Spencer cried, rushing to steady the art.
This would be the point where normally the artwork would spontaneously combust, but today, something more bizarre happened. The space inside the ring glowed, and Sam, still standing in there, disappeared.
Carly and Freddie rushed towards the ring, calling their friend's name. Stepping inside the space, they disappeared as well.
Spencer was tempted to walk away, let the kids handle this, but this was different from their normal antics—they'd vanished. He hesitated, but stepped in the space after them.