Chapter 1

The Beginning of Everything

"Callie? A magazine came in the mail for you yesterday," my mom told me.

"Why didn't you give it to me yesterday then?" I asked her.

"I forgot," she said simply.

I took it from her and began to read through it. I soon came to a page with a contest on it. It read:

Dear Readers,

If you are a big fan of Jason Curry's then you will love entering this contest! Jason called us on his cell phone telling us he would like to give it away! To enter this contest, simply send in your name, age, address, e-mail, and phone number. Then give us a list of 5 original questions you would ask Jason if you could meet him! The most original questions will win!

Wow! I thought. I am so going to win this!

I ran up to my room with the magazine and got started. But it wasn't as easy as I thought. I couldn't just ask him his favorite color, or animal. That wasn't original enough.

Finally, after about an hour, I had a list:

What is your favorite type of bear? (Ex; black, polar, koala.)

How many pairs of socks do you own?

What are the colors of the shoes you are wearing right now?

What is your favorite city? (Been there or not.)

Where did your favorite shirt come from? (Which store?)

Running to the computer I typed in the questions and at the top I also added my name and other things the magazine told the people entering to add. I put it in an envelope and ran barefoot to the mailbox.

It had been a month and a half and I had completely given up on winning Jason's cell phone. I actually wasn't even thinking about it anymore. I had gotten another magazine and was absorbed in reading an article when my mother called me to the phone.

"Callie! Phone! It's someone from that magazine you read."

"It's Stars&Moon mom! And what do they want?"

But she didn't answer. She just handed me the phone.

"Hello," I said to the mouthpiece.

"Hello, this is Davie Nikkei from Stars&Moon magazine, is this Callie Nile?"

"Yes," I said.

"Well, in the June issue of Stars&Moon, you entered a contest to win Jason Curry's cell phone. Do you remember doing that?" he asked me.

"Of course!" I squealed.

"Well, you won," he told me.

My eyes lit up. I won! Really? I was in so much shock I dropped the phone.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!" I screamed.

I picked up the phone again and said, "I really won?"

"Yes, the phone should arrive within a week," he told me, "have a nice day, 'mam."

I put the phone back on the hook and looked at my mom's questioning look. Quickly I explained the phone call animatedly and when I was finished ran to my room to call my best friend, Tess.

"You what?" she screamed excitedly.

"I won Jason Curry's cell phone!" Explaining the phone call I told her about the contest in the magazine and what you had to do to win.

Soon I was done explaining and got off the phone. But then I had nothing to do. I was too excited to watch TV, read, and do anything really. I lay down on my bed and sat thinking. What was I going to do with his cell phone? Would I use it? I already have a cell phone of my own. More thoughts filled my mind and I soon fell asleep.

Throughout the week I continually checked the mailbox. It was Friday and I had gotten the call on Monday. When was it going to get here?