Ha ha! I have finally found time to type up some chapters! I have part of Chapter One done for my newest story, the sequel to Help Me, entitled: well, I haven't figured out what it's going to be called just yet.

But, I did promise an excerpt - like you sometimes get at the back of the book when they really, really want you to go out and buy the sequel! Here it is.

Chapter One -

The Beginning of a Nightmare

Casey's stomach rose into her throat as the plane lifted off the runway and into the air. She bit down hard on her fingernail, looking at the houses and roads that they passed over. Out the window, she saw the houses become smaller, suddenly looking like dominoes against a green tablecloth as they reached the clouds. They were white and fluffy and she wanted to touch them to see if they felt as soft as they looked.

"Good morning, I'm Dave Kilgallon, your pilot for your trip to Portland, Oregon from Albuquerque, New Mexico. We will be making a direct flight today and since the weather is good, we are hoping for no delays. Right now, it is a little passed noon and we should be there in a few hours," the voice said from the intercom.

"When are we getting the pretzels?" she asked.

Troy laughed beside her. "Come on, don't look so bummed."

Casey groaned and sent a look in Troy's direction. "You can not seriously be happy about this," she told him. He raised an eyebrow.

"Why would I be happy?"

"My point exactly," she said. "We could have been late and missed the flight, but no, you said maybe it'll be fun! remember that, Troy?"

Troy looked bored and pulled out a book. "I don't think I said it like that. I believe my words were: maybe we won't be bored. I didn't see you unpacking your bags so we could be late either, C."

He did have a point; she had been all ready that morning. She just didn't want to make her dad mad. For some reason, he wanted them to go and see her. Casey didn't have a clue why, the woman wasn't at the top of his favorite people list, but she was - even though they did have to be reminded that whether they liked it or not - their mother.

Okay, so there it is. The first few paragraphs of Chapter One. I hope you liked it. I have a few characters coming into it so...

Anyway, I'm going to finish Life is a Highway before I put this up, but it should be up before the end of the weekend. I'm only doing a few more oneshots in that. I want to let them go.

And now, just for fun, I'll go all (as my friend would say) corny-like-the-end-of-a-tragedy on you. Sometimes you must say goodbye.

Well, that's out of my system. Enjoy and look out for the sequel! Any titles, I'm having a brain cramp and anything could jumpstart it!

Review!