Rain pattered down onto the streets, like an army of marching soldiers. In the distance, thunder rolled, and lightning streaked the sky. The wind howled, as if it were calling to you, begging for you to join it. It was an average night in Lorring, a small town about an hour away from Mt. Abraham.
It was usually a busy town, with anxious people rushing around its busy sidewalks, and cars crowding up its narrow streets. But, tonight, all was still, and all was silent. It was as if Death had taken hold of the town. As the rain showered down on the silent streets, a girl slept. This girl however, was no ordinary girl, but a girl that would soon be faced with the most difficult and wonderful gift anyone could ever receive. But for now, she was just a girl.
A girl named Christina Adams who was tired from a long and busy week. As the wind made the shutters outside her bedroom window rattle, Christina slept. The electronic alarm clock beside her bed changed from 12:59 to 1:00, and then winked off. It sat there, blank for a split second, before it clicked back on, the red LCD light reading a very vibrant and impossible 1:80. Then, suddenly, the numbers began to drop, as if it were counting down. Suddenly, it winked off again, and flashed the numbers 00:00. Before it completely turned off, it flashed the numbers 23:23. Then, it sat there. Blank.
A sudden wind whispered through her room, and rustled papers on her computer desk. One paper was swiped off her desk, and fluttered to the floor. It read "Kudos on your acceptance to McKinley University. We are looking forward to seeing you for the fall semester". Suddenly, a vial of red paint tipped over on her desk. The lid popped off, and slithered down the side of his desk. It pattered onto the paper, and streaked over the word McKinley.
The eerie wind approached Christina's bedside table, making a brochure rustle like an autumn leaf. The brochure's cover read, "THIS RIDE MAY BE THE DEATH OF YOU... Adventure Park's Newest And Deadliest Ride Has Finally Arrived! Come Ride The Worlds Largest Haunted Ride Before It's Too Late" it showed a mansion like structure, with a statue of the Grim Reaper in front of it. A sign above it said "The Reaper". Suddenly the brochure flipped open, and it showed a picture of a monorail and a new roller coaster. The pages flipped again and stopped at pictures of kiddy rides. There was a picture of bumper cars and a kiddy airplane ride. As the wind left the bedside table, and carried over to Christina's dresser, the brochure flipped closed, and on the back was a photograph of go-carts. The name of the track was Tour De France, and had a recreation of the Eiffel Tower in the middle of it.
As the wind reached the dresser, it flipped over the pages of an open dictionary. A pen that was leaning against the edge of a picture frame rolled onto the page. It stopped dead in the center of it, and the tip of the pen pointed to a word. That word was Fate... Then, as quickly and as silently as it had come, the mysterious wind vanished.
The room fell into a dead silence, accept for the faint sound, of Christina's breathing.