My golden hair shined bright in the hot sun. It was the middle of July, and school wouldn't start for another month and a half. I was lounging on the hammock on my front porch playing Cut The Rope on my iPod touch. Any other day, I would be playing Minecraft, but it was having some "technical difficulties", so I probably wouldn't be able to play it for another couple of days, which really stunk.

Minecraft was my favorite game. Although I only own the pocket edition, I have played other versions on my friends' laptops. I want to get the PC version but I don't have enough money.

"Come on inside, it's dinner time!" My mother's cheery voice came from the kitchen. I lazily got up from the hammock and trudged inside. Tonight's dinner was smoked haddock and broccoli. My parents know I hate it so they serve it every chance they get.


After dinner I checked to see if Minecraft was working. Thankfully, it was! I immediately started playing. I created a new world, named it "Nom Nom Nom" and put "ilovebacon" into the seed generator. As soon as the world finished generating, the screen switched to my email. I sighed. It must not be working after all.

I decided to check my email anyways. I had two messages. One was from my friend Bree, and one was spam. I hate spam. I decided to open it because it didn't have any attachments. The message was odd, but the email address was even more odd. The email was from iamalwayswatching .

Dear CrazyCatGirl29,

Congatulations! You have won a prize. You can try the new Minecraft Deluxe 3D game for absolutely no cost. If you would like to accept this offer, type "yes" in the space below. You will receive a free trial for 30 days. If you would not like to accept this offer, type "no" in the space below.

Sincerely, Your friends at

I knew I shouldn't do it, but the offer was impossible to resist. I slowly typed "yes" into the space, knowing I would regret my decision. When I was finished typing, nothing happened. It must have been one of those chain emails or prank emails. I went to bed, completely sure the email was just a prank.

Little did I know how wrong I was.