I want you, my readers, to know what I am working on when I am not updating Into the Night So here is the first part of my story The Voice of Earth :

'The sky was set ablaze as the sun set, but the trees soon hid the fire from my view. I was running away. From whom or what I didn't know. Yet, Somehow I knew I had to get away from the men that were chasing me. Though they knew my name and promised they wouldn't hurt me, I ran. I didn't know where I was going, and I didn't know how far or long would have to run, but I just kept running. Taking turns every now and then. I had no control over my body, but it seemed to be taking me to safety.

It felt like I had been running for hours, but the men did not give up.

"Ivy!" they would call to me, "Come now! Stop this!" they ordered, but I continued to run faster.

I took another sharp turn, soon realizing it had been a mistake. They stood before me in worn jeans and torn black T-shirts, their hair was askew and had bits of nature caught in it like a net. The smirks on their faces grew as I came into their view. I wanted so badly to ask them who they were and why they were chasing me, but the glint in their eyes frightened me. Turning back around, I ran in the opposite direction, but they were gaining on me. It wouldn't be long until I was caught.

I urged myself to go faster, but my body did not respond.

Suddenly I stopped and covered my head with my arms, bracing for impact. I whispered something incoherently, and shut my eyes.

I probably looked like a child trying to disappear during a game of hide-and-seek.

With a gust of wind and the feel of dry leaves and rough bark. I heard their voices getting closer and closer.

I opened my eyes...'

"This is the M.J morning show on your favorite radio station Z1077..." I groaned rolling over to slap the snooze button. That was the second time I had that dream this week, and once again I didn't find out if the men had caught me. It was so frustrating. Why was I having this dream? What did it mean? Those two questions, along with several others, haunted me. But I didn't have time to think about the answer because it was 7:15 and I wasn't the least bit prepared for school. I was hoping to do some cramming this morning, but obviously that wasn't going to happen.

it's short but this isn't the full chapter. the beginning is the most important part in my story because her dreams end up telling her something important. But she, Ivy, doesn't place them there. A more powerful force does, this force is only temporary and eventually leaves her to move on to the next member of the voice. Ivy has the voice of earth, later in the book you would find out what happens in her dream... but will it still be just a dream? lol i know i can be mean. I really like my book... well what I have written, but it is so much fun to have a characters life in the palm of your hand. like clay waiting to be molded. Well hope u liked it and my next update WILL be the update for Into the Night. I'm really sorry again for not updating, but I kind of have hopes to one day get my book published. So i've been focusing on it, but I will get my attention back to Into the Night. I just wanted you guys to know what I HAVE been working on when I'm not working on our beloved Into the Night story : )

peace

LMSJM