Chapter 1

I got my wish. A month after we got off the island, Alan proposed to mom.

A year after that, I had a little brother named Charlie. Three years after that, I now have a baby sister named Mary.

School was ok but not really great. First of all, most of the other kids bullied me since I was electrocuted by the fence four years ago, my leg doesn't really work like it used to, but I can still run, jump, and things like that, but it gives out easily.

I really only have four friends from my school and one from the neighborhood because most of the kids called me a liar that I was on an island full of dinosaurs and that I stabbed a T-Rex on the tongue.

Yes, John Hammond did make a deal with us to never tell anyone about the island, but Ian blabbed it.

I`m still in touch with Lex and Timmy, but we really only see each other on special occasions. So if you already couldn't tell, I`m twelve by now.

So, let the story begin!

It happened on a fairly normal Monday afternoon, with me playing at my friend`s house, Claire.

"Bye Claire! Thanks for having me over!" I said walking across the street to my house.

"Welcome!"

I walked back to my house and heard dad playing dinosaurs with Charlie.

"Actually Charlie, those are herbivores, they wouldn't be interested in fighting each other." I heard dad say.

"But these ones here are carnivores, and they really like fighting each other. They use their teeth and claws to rip each other`s throats out!"

"Alan, he`s three, let`s wait until he`s five." I heard mom say.

"Oh, right sorry Charlie."

I was about to open the gate and enter the backyard when I heard mom`s assistant say

"Ellie, it`s Tom again. He has to talk to you about the last chapter."

"Just tell him I`m not going to lose the Jack Horner quote. My editor thinks he`s a paleontologist."

"Hi mom, hi dad!" I said while opening the gate.

"Hey Grace, Hey babe, look who`s here!" Mom said in a baby talk to Mary.

She hands me Mary and kisses me on the head as Charlie runs over to me with two dinosaur toys.

"Gracie, Gracie, this is a herbivore and daddy`s the dinosaur man!"

I giggled and said playfully "Dinosaur man?"

"How was Claire?" Dad asked.

"She was good."

After a few hours, mom, dad, I and were at the table while Charlie and Mary were in bed.

"Hey, say my name. Is my name Alan? Is my name Alan? " I heard dad say to the parrot with a cracker in his hand.

"Dad, he`s never going to learn your name until you learn his." I said while giggling.

Mom laughs while dad grins at me.

"So, how`s school been doing Grace?" Mom asked.

"Pretty good, we`re learning about Rome in Social Studies."

"That`s good."

We then heard Mary cry.

"Call of the wild one."

"I`ll get her. You two… catch up." I said walking to Mary`s room.

When I entered, she was bawling her eyes out.

I checked her diaper, didn't need to be changed. And she ate dinner half an hour ago, so I rocked her to sleep.

When she was fast asleep, I gently placed her back into her crib. I was about to open the door when I heard mom and dad talking. I placed my ear against the door.

"Ellie, all of our theories about raptor intelligence, we weren't even close."

"Tell me"

"Well, we did cranium scans of a fossil skull. We found what looks like a very sophisticated resonating chamber."

"So we were right, they had the ability to vocalize?"

"I`m convinced that`s the key to their social intelligence."

"Which explains why they could work together as a team."

"And coordinate their attacks so their prey wouldn't know what was going on."

"They could talk to each other."

"To a degree we never imagined, Ellie, they were smart; they were smarter than dolphins or whales. They were smarter than primates."

I held my breath in shock.

I carefully opened the door and walked out as casually as possible.

After an hour dad was heading out to give a speech and go to the dig site in Montana.

Mom and I were outside when she said to dad

"I just wanted to say, if you need help-."

"Sometimes you forget to ask." I finished for mom.

"So you can call me, anything anytime."

"Sure" dad said as he starts the car.

"You`re still the best, I mean that."

"The last breed of my kind"

They kissed goodbye and dad kissed me on the cheek. Then he left.

The next morning, I was playing dinosaurs with Charlie when mom answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hi Alan"

"What is it?"

"What?"

"Alan, I don`t think-."

I looked up in worry.

"*sigh* ok, I trust you. Please come home safe."

"Love you, bye."

"Was that dad?" I asked.

She nodded.

"So, what did he say?"

"Well, he apparently agreed to go to Isla Sorna for a couple`s trip."

"Isla Sorna?" I asked in fear "you mean, Isla Sorna, the second island with the dinosaurs that Malcom went to?"

She nodded.

"This isn't a good idea."

"I know honey, but, if you being eight at the time survived, so can he."

"I know, I`m just scared."

"Me too"

Now, I don`t know what state of mind I was in but, I lied.

"Oh mom, I forgot to tell you, I got a letter from Tim and Lex saying that they want me to meet up with them again."

"Well, it is spring break for another five days. Can I see the letter?"

My face went blank.

"Letter, yeah it`s in my room."

I dashed into my room and took out a piece of paper and wrote a letter basically saying that they wanted me to visit.

I took the letter to mom and showed it to her.

"Well, I guess they did. Alright, I`ll take you to the airport later today. Can you just help me with the dishes?"

I smiled and nodded.

I was washing the dishes smiling when mom suddenly asked

"You still like him don`t you?"

"Huh?"

"Tim, you still like him."

"Well maybe I do."

She smiled.

"Well, of course, he did kiss me on the head on Christmas. You didn't tell dad did you?" I said.

"No I`m only telling him when you get your first kiss."

"Mom, you know I`m only aloud to have it when I`m sixteen. Or you and dad will knock his lights out."

"No, if you get your first kiss when you`re sixteen, Alan will still land punches."

We giggled.

"And who knows, maybe I`ve loosened up and would let you have your first kiss before your sixteen."

I looked up and stared.

"Just make sure it`s someone you know well, like Tim."

"Mom!"

We laughed.

"What are you and mommy talking about Gracie?" asked Charlie.

"Kissing stuff"

"Ewwwwwwww!"

Mom and I laughed.

After a few hours, we went to the airport. Mom bought me a ticket for New York and put my hair up into a bun.

"Alright, just make sure it`s two days."

I nodded.

"Gracie, where are you going?" Charlie asked.

"Just to see some old friends"

"Flight 16 boarding in fifteen minutes." We heard a voice on the intercom say.

"Well, I guess that`s me."

"I`m going to miss you"

"Me too"

She kissed me on the head.

"Bye Charlie." I hugged him.

"Bye Gracie"

"Bye, bye Mary" I kissed her on the cheek.

"I`ll see you in two days!" I waved to them.

"Bye!" They shouted.

I walked onto the plane for Montana knowing that I had to pay mom back for the ticket I just wasted and sat in a window seat next to a couple.

"Please only be two days." I whispered to myself.