"You're weak, Darrin. So weak," I lamented to my best friend as we played checkers by the television. We were waiting for Avatar: The Last Airbender to come on, and I'd already beaten him 3 times.
Oh, by the way, my name's Syd. Or Sydney Cosburn. Or Sydney Joselle Cosburn, whichever you like. Anyhoo, Darrin and I have been friends for years, and we live in New York.Darrin's a skinny fourteen-year-old with shaggy brown hair that falls into hisface (he refuses to cut it) and blue eyes that are always full of fun. Me, I'm an Austrailian redhead, also 14.FLAMING redhead. I used all this hair stuff on it so it wouldn't look so flamey, and now it's a pretty auburnish-blackish mix.
Getting to the point, Darrin and I were playing checkers at his house, waiting for Avatar to come on, when the television started glowing. "What's that?" Darrin poked at the remote. "It isn't the remote," I said, leaning over for a better look. "Well, it's 8:00. Avatar's supposed to be on now," he replied.
"The theme story is supposed to come on."
"Maybe they changed it."
That's when Darrin made the fatal mistake. He jumped off the couch, crawled over to the TV, and touched the screen.
"ACK! What happened to my finger?"
Yes, that's right, his finger disappeared! I ran up and seized his other arm, yanking hard. "OWWW! Careful!" Darrin could be so weird. But all my pulling efforts were in vain, because by then half Darrin's arm had disappeared. "The TV's pulling me in!" he screamed.
Obviously.
I was tearing at the sleeve of his shirt, but the tv was being so evil! Suddenly Darrin lost his balance and pitched headfirst into the screen, taking me with him!
Ah, yes, a cliffie in the first chapter. Nice, hunh?