She was once again wandering down the endless hall of a castle that seemed to be owned once by a great king and queen although it now appeared that no one had lived in the castle for years. She heard her name being called from a distance but could not find where her name was being called from. After about five minutes her name came louder so she followed the hall until she found the door that she thought the person calling her name was behind but before she could open the door…..
"Lily…Lily...Lily Truesdale…Wake up this is math class not nap time!" said Mrs. Johnson giving Lily a look of deep concern "I wish to talk to you after class!" as soon as Mrs. Johnson walked away Lily pulled out her binder and started to write a note to her best and only friend Alice Brown. She wrote:
Alice,
You know that dream that I have been having for the last few nights? Well I had it again during math and I think that I found the door that leads to the person that is calling my name but Mrs. Johnson woke me up before I could open it. I will talk to you at lunch after she wants to talk to me!
Lylas,
Lily
She reread it then folded it and passed it to a girl whom sat in front of her. She looked at the clock. "Well I guess that is going to be homework!" Lily thought as she wrote down what she was pretending to work on when she was writing the note that Alice was not reading. Alice wrote on the note and passed it back.
Ok tell me what she says at lunch!
The bell rang and Lily went to Mrs. Johnson's desk as everyone else left and headed for their next class.
"You wanted to talk to me Mrs. Johnson?" Lily asked as she approached the desk trying to think of a reason she was sleeping in class because she could not tell her the truth.
"Yes, Lily, I have noticed that over the last few days you have not been yourself! Is there something you want to talk about?" asked Mrs. Johnson
"Yes, I want to tell you that my mother left and I have been taking care of my baby sister for the last few days!" Lily thought then said a loud "No, there is nothing that comes to mind! I have just been helping my mom around the house and with Rose, my baby sister!"
"Ok, well if you ever need to talk to someone please know that I am here and ready to listen!"
"Yes, Mrs. Johnson. May I go to lunch now?"
"Yes, go right ahead."
When Lily arrived at the lunch room and started to look for Alice which she found quickly because Alice looked much like herself with long dark brown hair, a long tan face, and long arms and legs. The only difference was their eyes. Lily's were bright green and Alice's were a beautiful shade of blue. Lily sat across from Alice and told her what happened after class.
"You know that you and Rose are welcome to stay at my house until your mother comes back or until we have to move this summer!" offered Alice
"No, I can't want to be a pain to you and your family plus Rose can't sleep though the night and at least one of us have to stay awake in math or we will never make it to high school. What school will you be going to next year anyways maybe we can move with you if my mother does not come back!" Lily said mostly joking before she took a bite of her sandwich.
"I can't remember the name but it is a private school and they pick who they want by some rare talents that someone is born with and cannot learn like being double jointed or something and if you don't get a letter by the end of July then you can't come but we will always be best friends no matter what." Alice told Lily. This was not the complete truth and she heated herself for not telling Lily the truth but she did not want Lily to make a big deal of what she was, a fairie from a far away realm that was a war. Alice's family fled to earth when the war started and prayed for their family and friends they left behind, and started a new life as a muggle family. Lily had always been into magic but never could do magic like Alice and her family could.
Lily thought about what Alice said for a few minutes and started to think that Alice was not telling her the whole truth about the school but just let it go and changed the subject to the dream and trying to figure out what it means.
"Have you seen a place like this in a movie or read about it in a book?"
"No I don't think so or I would know what happened to the people who lived in the castle!"
"True…well than maybe you are seeing the future!" Alice said hopefully, wishing that this was what it was because that would mean that Lily was a seer if not a fairie.
"Yeah, I wish…That would be so cool if I really could but there must be a better way to explain it."
"The only way to find out is to open the door. So how about you and Rose spend the night my mom can take care of rose and you can sleep than tell me what is behind the door and you won't have to worry about Rose needing something."
"Ok sounds good. Come pick me up around six so I can pack mine and Rose's stuff for tonight and tomorrow." Lily said as the bell rang for the period to end and Lily and Alice went to their last class which was Gym.
After school Lily and Alice walked home planning what they were going to do that night. Before Lily went home she went to the babysitter's house and told her that she would be paid on Monday when rose came back and that her mother as going to her grandmothers for the weekend and was taking the bus so she would not be home for the weekend. She had to tell the babysitter this because she had a habit of spying on Lily and her mother. When Lily got Rose home she made her a snack then put her in her crib to play until Lily could get everything packed for the night and the next day. This did not last very long because Rose wanted nothing to do with her crib. It took almost two hours to make the bottles, find all of Rose's favorite toys, and pack their clothes because Rose want to unpack everything after it was in the bags. When Lily finally had everything packed and out of Rose's reach she only had thirty minutes to spare so she picked up the phone and tried to call he mothers cell. After a few rings she got the voice mail and told her that she and Rose was going to Alice's and what bills there were. Lily was use to doing this every time he mom left. Lily told her the bills so the she could pay them like she always did with a check over the phone. Lily knew that her mom would be home as soon as she had used up all the money that her newest boyfriend had and was willing to give her. Alice and her mom came to the house at six and helped Lily carried the bags three doors down to Alice's house. Lily loved being over at Alice's because she felt wanted and cared for something that she had never felt at home with or without her mother being home. Every time Lily would walk into the house she got a feeling that she could never explain it was a feeling that she thought she may have felt a long time ago. Dinner was on the table waiting for them when they walked into the dining room. After dinner Alice and Lily went into Alice's room that was on the second floor. The girls watched movies and joked around until about 11:30 when they fell asleep.