Kelly's POV
Kelly's POV
Its High school, we have our jokes, oh sorry I meant jocks, our populars, the cheerleaders, the geeks (people who are STILL obsessed with Star Wars), the nerds, the goths, and the "bad boys". Then there's me, I 'm invisible despite being friends with two populars. I have gone to school with these people for FOUR years and they still think I am Alice's cousin. I don't want to be known as the geek or fight to be the most popular by forcing other people down. Sometimes I hate being invisible, I want to be brave and strong like a jock, smart and studious like a nerd, to stand out and shine like a popular, or to be dark and mysterious like a goth. I went through school long enough to know that I don't want to grow up. Growing up means I have to be noticed by someone to be successful. I've always admired that book Peter pan, I mean they go to a land where you never grow up and go adventures. They call you what they call every child that comes there, a Lost Boy. Sometimes I think that books are the only place I will fit in. I walk into the kitchen, the aroma of waffles bringing me out of my personal thoughts. I pad over to the toaster, picking up the plate with two golden-brown shapes of food. I glance at the clock. Holy shit, I'm late! Panicking I drop my uneaten waffles on the table and raced upstairs to my room. Flinging the door open I scanned my room. Find some clothes, find some clothes. I snatched what I think was a clean pair of clothes and threw them on. I sprinted out the door forgetting about the waffles. I opened my door to see Alice's car pulling up. Alice has been my best friend since 3rd grade. I had just moved and knew no one. Of course even then Alice was well known, one day she saw Josh trying cut my braids and told the jerk to back off. Ever since then she has seen herself as my own personal body guard. She quickly waved me towards her car. The moment I shut my car door we sped off. She tossed me her makeup bag and ordered me to put on mascara and brush my unruly hair. Laughing at her antics I did what she commanded. We arrived to school just in time for us to run like mad women to try and make it to class before the bell. I was able to sit in my seat right before the god damn bell rang. Giggling we removed our English books from our bags and got ready for that days lesson. School passed without anything eventful happening. As the end of the day announcements came on I was approached by Jared, the third person to our little group. Alice and Jared had a complicated relationship. They had dated the past three years of High School. One week they were together and the next they weren't. Of course this meant that I was in the middle of everything, therefore their own personal mediator. Jared joined our group the first year of middle school, he lived right next store to me so naturally we became friends. "So you ready for tonight's party?" he said leaning against the wall. "No, but you're going to make me go anyway." The annual Senior Party was tonight and who other than Alice was planning it. Meaning I had to go or risk not having her talk to me for the rest of senior year. Jared fell in step with me as we walked through the halls. We chatted about our classes until we met Alice outside. We all promised we would arrive together at the party and that Alice would be driving. Since it was the weekend Alice and I decided we would skip homework and get ready together. Ok let me rephrase that, I would get ready by letting Alice use me like a human Barbie doll. Once in Alice's house, I was dragged upstairs to her runway, sorry I mean room. Together we sorted through clothes until we found something we could both agree on. Next Alice did both our hair and makeup. She had allowed me to barrow a short black halter dress, which she paired patterned shoes. Alice had wrapped my hair into an elegant ponytail and darkened my eyes and lips. For her she wore patterned dress with solid black pumps. She had a similar makeup look. Satisfied we left her house to go pick up Jared. The drive over was too quick and soon we were at the party. Alice, wanting to be different, rented an old warehouse for the party. Once inside my ears were assaulted by pounding music and annoying chatter. I fought my way through the grinding bodies in search of a drink. After a few minutes of searching my quest was proven successful. I grabbed some sort of fruity drink and gulped it down, hopping the buzz would drown out the music. Unsuccessful, I continued to explore the warehouse. I had lost Alice and Jared who were probably making out in some corner. Finding a staircase I walked up the steps, hoping to escape the terrible music. After searching a couple of rooms that were NOT vacant, I finally found an empty one. Sighing I sat down. I looked around the room for a minute before seeing something covered by a sheet. Being the curious person I am I got up and removed the mysterious sheet. Under it was an old mirror covered in dust. Carefully I used my hand to wipe away some of the dust. Streak of red crossed the clean part of the mirror. My eyes widened and I dusted of the rest of the mirror. There inside the reflection was a red shadow. Confused, I reached out to touch the glass. Suddenly a red hand grabbed me and pulled me through. I screamed and then all went black.
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Alice POV
When I imagined having the perfect party with my best friend, cheerleaders, and football players I did not exactly imagine falling into a different world.
People were in the warehouse dancing in a frenzy of arms and legs. I couldn't see Kelly anywhere. After we entered the party I had lost her in the crowd along with Jared. I smiled thinking about how trio came together. Kelly and I had never really talked about Kelly's other best friend Jared after he had moved nextdoor to her. That was until she learned that we both had a crush on each other and decided to play matchmaker; he's been my on and off boyfriend since. I was broken out of my thoughts by a rattling noise, like someone was banging on the window. I walked over to Jared, "Hey I thought I heard a rattling noise upstairs," I said " Alice it's fine , probably just a couple that went up there to hookup," he responded. Fine, I thought, if he won't listen to me I'll go up there by myself. As I walked up stairs I heard the sound getting louder and louder. When I opened the door I was praying I wouldn't walk in on a couple hooking up. I walked into the attic to see the window and everything around it rattling. I strode forward slowly to undo the window hatch. Once undone the window sprang open revealing a blood red shadow. It flew around the attic knocking over random brooms, mops, and buckets, but then it noticed me. It charged at me with incredible force, I had just enough time to dive behind a ragged couch. Oh, God, I thought as my mind raced, if I live through this and the police come they are going to put me into an asylum if I tell them I was attacked by a shadow! I felt a cold chill on my back as I looked up and was met with a pair of glowing white eyes. It had found me. I scrambled to my feet and backed up slowly until I backed up into a mirror. It came closer and closer and then with a burst of energy the shadow crashed me into the mirror and flew out the window. I waited for the sharp pain of broken glass until I realized that I was not bleeding, but falling aimlessly through empty space. Screaming I fell through the sky, I came closer and closer to the ground. Tears appeared in my eyes as I released I was going to die, but the I abruptly came to a stop five feet from the ground. My first thought was Thank the good Lord I am not a pancake that was until I face planted into the hard ground.
Third Person POV
Jared came through the door of the room in the attic just in time to see Alice fall through the mirror. Without think Jared ran towards the mirror and lunged for Alice. This of course caused him to fall through the mirror himself. Jared was the only one to go through the mirror without assistance from the Red shadow, therefore was the only one that was truly supposed to be at the island. What island, you may ask? Well, Neverland of course.