Chapter 2

I opened the envelope and read out loud what it said, "'Dear passenger Swan, Your presence is requested at the Observation Docks. Binoculars 988 Today, NOW!' Now?" I looked at the envelope again and saw a coin. On it said, one eternim, on the back was official currency of elsewhere.

"Don't look at me. It's not like I know." She snickered.

"But it's impossible to be there now, as the letter directed. The letter could have been here hours ago. I could be late…. Or maybe early! Gosh, don't they see the inaccuracy of this invitation?"

At this point Dawn has stopped paying attention and is now looking at her nails. When she noticed I stopped talking she said, "Well, don't you have a fire in you? I find it funny you can rant about something so unimportant, and inconsequential." (Dang that is a long word for me…)

I bit my lip and blushed. "Oh, doll, I didn't mean to make you feel insecure. It's just a fact that I was pointing out." She elegantly jumped out of the bed and came to my side with three long strides. She hugged me and said, "I do, do that often. But it is of our nature to point out things that make humans feel timid.

"Come, on then. Let's get you to the Observation Docks." She pulled on my hand.

"You know where they are?" I asked as I felt my face going back to normal temperature. Dawn is astonishingly reassuring.

She laughed a bell like laugh and said, "Do you honestly think that I would know? I mean I was with you the whole trip. This is going to be the first time we are apart."

That is true. Dawn's face seemed to be processing something. "Do you think we will see each other again? I mean we are dead…. They might be rekilling us when we go there." Her eyes were brimming with tears.

"No, I don't think we will die again. I mean the name of the place, Observation Docks? Does that sound like a place where you die?" I said hesitantly. Now she got me worried.

She sniffled. "Okay…. But promise me that you will always be my friend…. Even if I did something horribly wrong." Her voice was urgent, it made me feel uneasy.

I looked at her quizzically while I said, "Yes?"

Dawn's face relaxed. She smiled at me. "I know I'm not making sense right now. And if they tell you anything about me just remember your promise."

I nodded and went up the stairs she pushed me toward. I clutched the coin that was in my pocket.

At the entrance was a girl that looked younger then myself. Probably fifteen or sixteen. When she saw me enter she waved me over to her.

She smiled brightly and said, "May I see your invitation?" She held her hand out.

"Sure…." I went in search of my invitation in my pockets. I found it and handed it to her.

She looked it over and then handed it back. She smiled at me and stood up, waving to me to follow.

I followed right on her heels. She was taller then me, and she didn't slouch. She stood as if she was in the army.

She motioned to a set of binoculars you normally see at lighthouses. "Here you are. Put your coin in this slot." She traced her finger over a coin slot at the right side of the binoculars. "You only have five minutes so I recommend that you use all your time. I have seen so many people have to go to the bathroom in the middle of their session and end up missing all their time. Your time is valuable to you. It's the only time we can see Earth."

She spun around and walked off to her desk. I watched after her. Well, I thought, isn't she helpful.

I turned back to the binoculars. I put the coin in and pushed my face against the eyepiece.

I gasped at what I saw.

A/N: Cliffies make the world go round! Okay umm... ally gone gangsta-wel nvr mind yeah... I need your email cause if your my beta I have to find a way to contact you so I can give you the chapter... Okay! Now that I am finished with this chapter I am off to go cook for my family... they were waiting for me to finish hours ago... wow I must be a good cook! ) Or they are just lazy... (