When Serena woke up, it was nearly noon. She picked up the phone in
her room and called her friends Amy, Raye, Lita, and Mina.
"You guys, I need help," she said. "Meet me at the temple." Raye lived at the temple so she was waiting outside when everyone arrived.
"What's wrong, Serena?" Amy asked. Serena then told them about her dream.
"You banished the Amazon Trio to the outskirts of the universe months ago and there hasn't been a single attack since then," Raye said.
"I know that," Serena said. "But I still feel like I should change." "Well, if you want to learn how to cook, I'll help you in that field," Lita said.
"I'll help you with your homework," Amy said.
"And Raye and I will teach you not to be such a klutz," Mina said.
"Thank you so much, you guys," Serena said. The five friends were busy all afternoon. Mina and Raye taught Serena to use her eyes more and to watch what she was doing. Amy helped Serena with her homework and Lita gave Serena a few basic cooking tips. They all agreed to meet again at the temple the following Sunday. That night Serena went to bed early so she could actually get to school on time.
The next morning, Rini went to wake up Serena so she wouldn't be late for school.
"Where's Serena?!" Rini exclaimed when she saw that Serena wasn't in her bed.
"Mama Ikuku, Serena's gone!" Rini shouted as she ran down the stairs. When Rini reached the kitchen, she didn't see Ikuku at the stove, cooking breakfast. Instead, she saw Serena flipping pancakes. Ikuku, Kenji, and Sammy were already seated at the table.
"What's going on here?" Rini asked.
"Isn't it nice, Rini?" Ikuku said. "Serena got up early and is making pancakes for the whole family."
"Yeah, she even made our lunches," Sammy said.
"I can't believe it," Rini said. "I must be dreaming."
"That's what we all thought, as well, but Serena even made a small sample pancake to see if she made any mistakes with the batter," Kenji said. Everyone ate breakfast without a word. After breakfast, Serena quickly washed the dishes and she, Sammy, and Rini left for school. Rini and Sammy took a different route to their school while Serena went straight to her high school. She had English first so she went to her classroom. Her friend, Molly, was in that class and so was Molly's boyfriend, Melvin.
"Hi, guys," Serena said to them. "What's new?"
"Well, you're early for one thing," Molly said.
"Yeah, it is a very rare occasion," Melvin said. "The only other time you were early for class was when Miss Haruna had that sleeping sickness." Just then, the bell rang and Miss Haruna came into the classroom. Miss Haruna used to teach at Crossroads Junior High School, but she was offered a better job with a better salary at the high school.
"Good morning, everyone," she said in a cheerful voice. "After I take attendance, you will hand in your compositions." When Miss Haruna took attendance, she was very surprised to see Serena there already. Once attendance was taken, the students walked to the front of the classroom to hand in their compositions. The assignment was to write an essay on the 3 most important things in your life. Serena had written about her friends, her family, and Darien. When Miss Haruna saw Serena's composition, she insisted that it be read out loud. It was about 10 minutes long and when Serena finished reading it, the whole class applauded.
"Serena, this is excellent work," Miss Haruna said. "It grades an 'A'."
"Thanks, Miss H," Serena said and sat down. Through the day, Serena stayed awake during all her classes. After school, she and her friends met at Raye's temple to do homework. When Serena got home and told her parents about her composition mark, they were shocked and surprised.
"Oh, my goodness!" Ikuku said.
"Now, I know I'm dreaming," Rini said.
"Amazing, that's all I'll say," Kenji said.
"Well, I'd better start supper," Ikuku said.
"I'll help, Mom," Serena said. When Serena went to her room to changed out of her school uniform, Luna emerged from under the bed.
"Serena, what's with you today?" she asked. "You've changed so much."
"I had the most horrible nightmare last night," Serena said. "It was my wake-up call." She then told Luna about her dream.
"That's silly," Luna said. "You banished the Amazon Trio months ago."
"That's what Raye said, but I still need to change," Serena said. Just then, Ikuku called Serena for supper.
"You guys, I need help," she said. "Meet me at the temple." Raye lived at the temple so she was waiting outside when everyone arrived.
"What's wrong, Serena?" Amy asked. Serena then told them about her dream.
"You banished the Amazon Trio to the outskirts of the universe months ago and there hasn't been a single attack since then," Raye said.
"I know that," Serena said. "But I still feel like I should change." "Well, if you want to learn how to cook, I'll help you in that field," Lita said.
"I'll help you with your homework," Amy said.
"And Raye and I will teach you not to be such a klutz," Mina said.
"Thank you so much, you guys," Serena said. The five friends were busy all afternoon. Mina and Raye taught Serena to use her eyes more and to watch what she was doing. Amy helped Serena with her homework and Lita gave Serena a few basic cooking tips. They all agreed to meet again at the temple the following Sunday. That night Serena went to bed early so she could actually get to school on time.
The next morning, Rini went to wake up Serena so she wouldn't be late for school.
"Where's Serena?!" Rini exclaimed when she saw that Serena wasn't in her bed.
"Mama Ikuku, Serena's gone!" Rini shouted as she ran down the stairs. When Rini reached the kitchen, she didn't see Ikuku at the stove, cooking breakfast. Instead, she saw Serena flipping pancakes. Ikuku, Kenji, and Sammy were already seated at the table.
"What's going on here?" Rini asked.
"Isn't it nice, Rini?" Ikuku said. "Serena got up early and is making pancakes for the whole family."
"Yeah, she even made our lunches," Sammy said.
"I can't believe it," Rini said. "I must be dreaming."
"That's what we all thought, as well, but Serena even made a small sample pancake to see if she made any mistakes with the batter," Kenji said. Everyone ate breakfast without a word. After breakfast, Serena quickly washed the dishes and she, Sammy, and Rini left for school. Rini and Sammy took a different route to their school while Serena went straight to her high school. She had English first so she went to her classroom. Her friend, Molly, was in that class and so was Molly's boyfriend, Melvin.
"Hi, guys," Serena said to them. "What's new?"
"Well, you're early for one thing," Molly said.
"Yeah, it is a very rare occasion," Melvin said. "The only other time you were early for class was when Miss Haruna had that sleeping sickness." Just then, the bell rang and Miss Haruna came into the classroom. Miss Haruna used to teach at Crossroads Junior High School, but she was offered a better job with a better salary at the high school.
"Good morning, everyone," she said in a cheerful voice. "After I take attendance, you will hand in your compositions." When Miss Haruna took attendance, she was very surprised to see Serena there already. Once attendance was taken, the students walked to the front of the classroom to hand in their compositions. The assignment was to write an essay on the 3 most important things in your life. Serena had written about her friends, her family, and Darien. When Miss Haruna saw Serena's composition, she insisted that it be read out loud. It was about 10 minutes long and when Serena finished reading it, the whole class applauded.
"Serena, this is excellent work," Miss Haruna said. "It grades an 'A'."
"Thanks, Miss H," Serena said and sat down. Through the day, Serena stayed awake during all her classes. After school, she and her friends met at Raye's temple to do homework. When Serena got home and told her parents about her composition mark, they were shocked and surprised.
"Oh, my goodness!" Ikuku said.
"Now, I know I'm dreaming," Rini said.
"Amazing, that's all I'll say," Kenji said.
"Well, I'd better start supper," Ikuku said.
"I'll help, Mom," Serena said. When Serena went to her room to changed out of her school uniform, Luna emerged from under the bed.
"Serena, what's with you today?" she asked. "You've changed so much."
"I had the most horrible nightmare last night," Serena said. "It was my wake-up call." She then told Luna about her dream.
"That's silly," Luna said. "You banished the Amazon Trio months ago."
"That's what Raye said, but I still need to change," Serena said. Just then, Ikuku called Serena for supper.