Thanks for reading my story, I didn't think that anyone would read MINE. I'm currently writing the third chapter and I really appreciate everyone who had a look. Well, the end was boring, not a good place to leave it, but I had to turn the computer off. It was boiling! Well, anyway, I'm gonna get on with the story now, so I'll leave it here!
Isabella POV
I woke up late. Well, we had no clock, but I knew it as the sun was pouring in through the holes in the wooden planks. Dex was nowhere to be seen. I went downstairs, still no sign of him. He must be outside, I thought. Sure enough, he was. I saw him collecting letters, postcards, and random other items. "What are you doing?" I asked. He looked up at me. "What do you think?" he said. "Collecting scraps!" He picked up a pink watch. It was already mid-day. What would mum think? Oh, god, how would I explain this! I told Dex and he gave me an idea. I had to sprint to my house to get there quick enough. "Sorry…"I mumbled. She was staring at me. "Why are you so late!"She frowned. I hung my head. "I was having so much fun I didn't realise. But I really want to stay longer. He and his family invited me to their camping holiday. I really want to go!" I whined. Mum thought for a minute and then eventually let me go- on one condition- this time to be back on time. I agreed and gave her a big hug. "Thanks!" I shouted and ran back down the road. When Dex saw my face, he could see it was good news. He grinned, and so did I. Then we went back into the den and played a game on his Xbox. It was amazing. Of course he won though. At night , we sat on the roof and watched the stars. I even saw a shooting star! "Make a wish!" He said. I wanted to but I had no idea what to wish for. I thought about Phineas, but I wasn't sure whether he'd still like me when I came back. I took so long to think about what to wish for, the star had gone. It looked like Dex was wishing too. His eyes were closed and he was kneeling on the wood. He still didn't open his eyes when it had been 5 minutes, and he never did. I started to get sleepy too, and before I knew it, I was asleep…
"Izzy! Wake up, it's 10!"Dex called me as he poked his head out of the window and looked up at me. I was about to roll off the roof. "Oh!" I cried as I sat up. I noticed that he had put a blanket over me. "I didn't want to wake you up, and it was getting cold. Oh, and, I'm just going to go collect my mail…" He smiled and walked off. I watched as he jumped down the ladder and ran off to the right. I suddenly realised that I hadn't had a good look around, so I got down, and thought. "It was left he ran, wasn't it…?" I said to myself. I wasn't sure, but I went left anyway. I walked further into the woods and spotted a butterfly. I remembered how when I was 7 I loved chasing them. I followed it into a beautiful clearing, where it sat on a flower and opened its wings. They were deep purple. It was the most beautiful butterfly I'd ever seen. Then I realised how late it was, and ran right back to the den. Apart from- the den wasn't there. I was lost. I marked the area by drawing a cross with a stick into the mud, and ran north as far as I could go. I came to the end of the woods. It was a field. In the south was a back garden. The East was Danville, so….
I ran round the edge of the forest, and came to a stop at the end of Meredith Street. Here. I ran, dodging trees and thorns, until I found the den. My heart was pounding. I was finally home. And that was when I realised about home. I would be late again…
Yes, this time I DID try to end on a cliffhanger, so it's more exciting now. This chapter (and all my other chapters) is small, because I'm not sure how to…y'know…make it longer. Sorry if the story loads with a blank page, the document's gone weird.