The music hummed, as the owl flew out of a glowing sphere, it circled in
the darkness flying over a labyrinth and around words as they disappeared
into what looked like water. David Bowie's voice sang as the owl flew
through the darkness.
When the music ended the owl perched itself on a stone in a park. The sky
gray and threatening to rain, the grass was as green and fresh as the trees
surrounding the small stream. Suddenly a young girl with a flowing white
dress runs into view, over the bridge of rocks, over the grass, and stops
right in front of you.
"Give me the child" Said Bethany in sync with the girl on the screen
"Through dangers untold, and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the goblin city. To take back the child that you have stolen, For my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom is as great." The thunder roared " For my will is as strong as yours, my kingdom is as great, damn " they said, as the girl on the screen reached in her sleeve for a small red book. "I can never remember that line, you have no power over me" said Bethany as she lay on her bed, her head resting comfortably in her hands. Her eyes wide with excitement, as she watched her favorite film.
"You know I think you wrong" said her friend, Shayna
Beth looked over to her friend Shayna who was sitting at her computer typing up a storm. Shayna was her best friend; she was black and stood pretty short at 5'0. She had shoulder length hair that was braided all around her head; she was a very pretty girl in her purple tank top and jean skirt. It was easy to see why she had boyfriend after boyfriend and was never alone for too long a time.
"What do you mean, I'm wrong?" asked Beth
"You tell the TV "you ain't got no power over me" but that film got you wrapped around it's little finger" she said still typing.
"Your funny Shay" said Beth turning back to the TV
Shayna turned around in her chair and faced Beth. "Come on girl. Turn that dang thing off and do this with me, you have a Chem. test on Monday and I could just leave you and David Bowie to study. But something tells me he ain't gonna be much help to you"
Beth rolled her eyes, and turned off the movie. She rolled off her bed and flopped onto the floor and leaned against her dresser, her jeans and T- shirt messed up from the travel to the floor. Shayna turned in her seat and looked down at her friend sitting on the floor. "You do know how pathetic you look right?" she asked
Beth stuck out her tongue at Shayna. Shayna rolled her eyes and turned back to the computer. "Do you really want to work on this? Or should I just go home?" she asked.
"No Shay, do your work, I don't want to do mine I'll just study tomorrow" she said looking under her bed. Way in the far back she could have sworn she saw something twinkle.
"You've had two weeks to study for this damned thing and you leave it until the Sunday night before" she asked
"Yea, it's only Chem. 20, I don't need it to graduate" she said reaching under her bed, she had to find out what that thing was.
"How in the hell you got to Grade 12 is a mystery to me," said Shayna as she continued to type.
"Yea yea," said Beth as she reached furthers underneath her bed. She could see something sparkle way in the back, and thought it was an earring she had lost.
Shayna looked at the corner of the computer screen and saw that it was 9:58pm. "Oh Damn, I got to make a phone call, mind if I use your phone?" asked Shayna as she turned back to Beth and saw that she was half way underneath her bed.
"Girl what in the hell are you doing?" she asked
At the sudden change in Shayna's voice Beth raised her head and hit it on a metal bar underneath her bed. "Ouch!" she said as she attempted to crawl out from under the bed. Once out she rubbed her head furiously.
"What the hell where you doing?" asked Shayna smiling, trying not to laugh at her friends expense.
"I just saw something and was trying to reach it, but its way in the back" she said rubbing her head.
"About the phone?" asked Shayna
"Yea, help yourself," said Beth as she stood up and sat on her bed.
"Thanks" said Shayna as she stood up and walked out the door.
Beth grabbed the channel changer and flipped the movie back on as she made herself comfortable on the bed; she grabbed one of her fluffy pillows and placed it behind her head. Shayna walked into the room about three minuets later. She turned to Beth who looked quite comfortable on her bed watching that movie, again.
"I phoned Todd, he's going to pick me up from here in about five to ten minuets" she said
"No prob., so what are you two up to tonight?" asked Beth as she turned the volume down.
"Where going to rent movies then watch them at his place" said Shayna smiling. Her new boyfriend Todd was in his first year of collage, and had just rented his own apartment.
"Sounds good, hope you guys have fun," said Beth.
"You know he has a friend," said Shayna taking a seat on the bed beside Beth.
Beth turned to her friend and said one word, "No"
"Oh come on, you need to socialize with real people" said Shayna
"What do you mean, all my best friends are here" she said as she looked around her bedroom. Her room was riddled with odd posters and pictures that she had drawn most of them from the movie the Labyrinth, shelves full of books, all of them fiction. Her nightstand dresser where riddled with small fairytale figures.
Shayna looked around the room, then back at Beth, "You need a man," she said.
Beth rolled her eyes; the last boyfriend she had was a total bore. All he talked about was soccer, and school. "Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll wait until I'm 30 to date again, that way maybe I'll have an intelligent conversation." Said Beth.
Shayna looked at her friend; Beth was about 5'4 and not quit plain looking at all. She had grown her hair at an attempt to look like Sara from the movie but it didn't quite work, her hair was the same dark brown, but very wavy. She had hazel eyes and a pale complexion like she didn't visit the sun too often.
"You should get out more often," said Shayna sympathetically.
"Yea I know. How about next weekend you and me do something?" said Beth trying to cheer her friend up.
"All right, I'm holding you to that" she said as she pointed her index finger at Beth. Beth smiled as she pointed her finger at Shayna. Just then a car horn was heard.
"The Todd awaits my lady," said Beth sarcastically
"Yea yea, I'll call you tomorrow," said Shayna as she stood up off the bed and grabbed her purse and jacket. Beth stood up off her bed and followed her friend to the door. Shayna opened the front door and waved at Todd as he waited in his car, an old beat up Toyota. "Call you tomorrow," said Shayna as she stepped out of the house.
"Alright, have fun," said Beth as she waved to her friend. Shayna waved back before she turned and headed to the car. She opened up the passenger door and stepped inside. Beth waited at the front door until the car was out of sight. Beth shut the door and locked it; she walked into the front room to check on her brother and sister.
"What are you guys up to?" she asked
"Watching The Mask," said her younger sister Violet.
"When's mom and dad coming back?" asked her younger brother Jesse as he hung up the phone.
"Not until Monday night" she said.
"In that case can I have a party on Sunday?" he asked hopefully. Jesse was a tall and skinny 12-year-old with tanned skin from playing sports out side all day, his hair was a light brown and his eyes where dark brown, almost black. He was in his first year of grade seven and becoming a teenager quickly.
"No you can't have a party, your twelve for crying out loud" said Beth.
"Can I have some ice cream?" asked Violet. Violet was the baby of the family and was usually spoiled rotten. At the age of nine she still had a baby face with dirty blond hair and gray eyes.
"No it's too late for ice cream. Right after your movie you're going to bed" She said.
"It's the weekend we get to stay up at least until midnight," said Violet
"No you don't, you only get to stay up until 11:00. I'm already stretching the rules for you" said Beth as she placed her hands on her hips.
At that Violet stood up and put hers on her hips as well. "You're not the boss of me," she said.
"Mom and Dad put me in charge so technically I am" she said
"Well when they get back I can just tell them that you let Jesse have a party," she said smiling slyly.
"But I'm not letting him have a party" said Beth.
"Mom and Dad wont know that, they'll just believe what I say" she said
"No they wont. It will just be your word against mine," said Beth
"What about Jesse's word" said Violet
"He's not going to lie for you and get in trouble," said Beth
"He can be bought," said Violet.
"That's it, your going to bed now" said Beth as she turned off the television.
"Am not," said Violet as she turned the television back on.
"Yes you are" said Beth as she turned it back off.
"Make Me," said Violet crossing her arms.
"Fine I will," said Beth as she grabbed Violets arm and began to pull her toward her room. But Violet went limp and sat on the floor. Beth was beginning to get frustrated. "Come on Violet I don't want to play this game right now" she said pleading.
Violet just sat there like a vegetable and ignored her. Beth rolled her eyes and began to pull Violet across the floor by her arm.
"You're hurting my arm," said Violet.
"Then why don't you get up?" asked Beth through clinched teeth.
Violets demeanor darkened as she reached over and scratched Beth's hand with her fingernail. "Ouch!" said Beth as she let go of the girl's arm. Beth brought her hand to her face and saw that the small scratch was now bleeding. Beth looked over to Violet and saw that she was smiling with her arms crossed on her chest. "You nasty little monster" said Beth quietly
"I'm going to tell mom and dad you where calling me bad names" said Violet.
This nine year old terror was out right threatening her, Beth couldn't believe it. She had gotten into fights with little sister before when she was babysitting, but their squabbles never drew blood before. Beth looked at her wound on her hand then at her smiling sister on the floor, then to her brother who looked more surprised than anything, and her anger flared up inside her as she turned back to her sister.
"I wish the goblins would come and take you away," said Beth as she looked straight into her sister's eyes. Violet looked directly into Beth's eyes and saw that she had really hurt her sister this time, and a pang of guilt washed over her. Beth turned on her heel and walked to the bathroom to clean her scratch when all of a sudden the power went out, and there was darkness.
"Give me the child" Said Bethany in sync with the girl on the screen
"Through dangers untold, and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the goblin city. To take back the child that you have stolen, For my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom is as great." The thunder roared " For my will is as strong as yours, my kingdom is as great, damn " they said, as the girl on the screen reached in her sleeve for a small red book. "I can never remember that line, you have no power over me" said Bethany as she lay on her bed, her head resting comfortably in her hands. Her eyes wide with excitement, as she watched her favorite film.
"You know I think you wrong" said her friend, Shayna
Beth looked over to her friend Shayna who was sitting at her computer typing up a storm. Shayna was her best friend; she was black and stood pretty short at 5'0. She had shoulder length hair that was braided all around her head; she was a very pretty girl in her purple tank top and jean skirt. It was easy to see why she had boyfriend after boyfriend and was never alone for too long a time.
"What do you mean, I'm wrong?" asked Beth
"You tell the TV "you ain't got no power over me" but that film got you wrapped around it's little finger" she said still typing.
"Your funny Shay" said Beth turning back to the TV
Shayna turned around in her chair and faced Beth. "Come on girl. Turn that dang thing off and do this with me, you have a Chem. test on Monday and I could just leave you and David Bowie to study. But something tells me he ain't gonna be much help to you"
Beth rolled her eyes, and turned off the movie. She rolled off her bed and flopped onto the floor and leaned against her dresser, her jeans and T- shirt messed up from the travel to the floor. Shayna turned in her seat and looked down at her friend sitting on the floor. "You do know how pathetic you look right?" she asked
Beth stuck out her tongue at Shayna. Shayna rolled her eyes and turned back to the computer. "Do you really want to work on this? Or should I just go home?" she asked.
"No Shay, do your work, I don't want to do mine I'll just study tomorrow" she said looking under her bed. Way in the far back she could have sworn she saw something twinkle.
"You've had two weeks to study for this damned thing and you leave it until the Sunday night before" she asked
"Yea, it's only Chem. 20, I don't need it to graduate" she said reaching under her bed, she had to find out what that thing was.
"How in the hell you got to Grade 12 is a mystery to me," said Shayna as she continued to type.
"Yea yea," said Beth as she reached furthers underneath her bed. She could see something sparkle way in the back, and thought it was an earring she had lost.
Shayna looked at the corner of the computer screen and saw that it was 9:58pm. "Oh Damn, I got to make a phone call, mind if I use your phone?" asked Shayna as she turned back to Beth and saw that she was half way underneath her bed.
"Girl what in the hell are you doing?" she asked
At the sudden change in Shayna's voice Beth raised her head and hit it on a metal bar underneath her bed. "Ouch!" she said as she attempted to crawl out from under the bed. Once out she rubbed her head furiously.
"What the hell where you doing?" asked Shayna smiling, trying not to laugh at her friends expense.
"I just saw something and was trying to reach it, but its way in the back" she said rubbing her head.
"About the phone?" asked Shayna
"Yea, help yourself," said Beth as she stood up and sat on her bed.
"Thanks" said Shayna as she stood up and walked out the door.
Beth grabbed the channel changer and flipped the movie back on as she made herself comfortable on the bed; she grabbed one of her fluffy pillows and placed it behind her head. Shayna walked into the room about three minuets later. She turned to Beth who looked quite comfortable on her bed watching that movie, again.
"I phoned Todd, he's going to pick me up from here in about five to ten minuets" she said
"No prob., so what are you two up to tonight?" asked Beth as she turned the volume down.
"Where going to rent movies then watch them at his place" said Shayna smiling. Her new boyfriend Todd was in his first year of collage, and had just rented his own apartment.
"Sounds good, hope you guys have fun," said Beth.
"You know he has a friend," said Shayna taking a seat on the bed beside Beth.
Beth turned to her friend and said one word, "No"
"Oh come on, you need to socialize with real people" said Shayna
"What do you mean, all my best friends are here" she said as she looked around her bedroom. Her room was riddled with odd posters and pictures that she had drawn most of them from the movie the Labyrinth, shelves full of books, all of them fiction. Her nightstand dresser where riddled with small fairytale figures.
Shayna looked around the room, then back at Beth, "You need a man," she said.
Beth rolled her eyes; the last boyfriend she had was a total bore. All he talked about was soccer, and school. "Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll wait until I'm 30 to date again, that way maybe I'll have an intelligent conversation." Said Beth.
Shayna looked at her friend; Beth was about 5'4 and not quit plain looking at all. She had grown her hair at an attempt to look like Sara from the movie but it didn't quite work, her hair was the same dark brown, but very wavy. She had hazel eyes and a pale complexion like she didn't visit the sun too often.
"You should get out more often," said Shayna sympathetically.
"Yea I know. How about next weekend you and me do something?" said Beth trying to cheer her friend up.
"All right, I'm holding you to that" she said as she pointed her index finger at Beth. Beth smiled as she pointed her finger at Shayna. Just then a car horn was heard.
"The Todd awaits my lady," said Beth sarcastically
"Yea yea, I'll call you tomorrow," said Shayna as she stood up off the bed and grabbed her purse and jacket. Beth stood up off her bed and followed her friend to the door. Shayna opened the front door and waved at Todd as he waited in his car, an old beat up Toyota. "Call you tomorrow," said Shayna as she stepped out of the house.
"Alright, have fun," said Beth as she waved to her friend. Shayna waved back before she turned and headed to the car. She opened up the passenger door and stepped inside. Beth waited at the front door until the car was out of sight. Beth shut the door and locked it; she walked into the front room to check on her brother and sister.
"What are you guys up to?" she asked
"Watching The Mask," said her younger sister Violet.
"When's mom and dad coming back?" asked her younger brother Jesse as he hung up the phone.
"Not until Monday night" she said.
"In that case can I have a party on Sunday?" he asked hopefully. Jesse was a tall and skinny 12-year-old with tanned skin from playing sports out side all day, his hair was a light brown and his eyes where dark brown, almost black. He was in his first year of grade seven and becoming a teenager quickly.
"No you can't have a party, your twelve for crying out loud" said Beth.
"Can I have some ice cream?" asked Violet. Violet was the baby of the family and was usually spoiled rotten. At the age of nine she still had a baby face with dirty blond hair and gray eyes.
"No it's too late for ice cream. Right after your movie you're going to bed" She said.
"It's the weekend we get to stay up at least until midnight," said Violet
"No you don't, you only get to stay up until 11:00. I'm already stretching the rules for you" said Beth as she placed her hands on her hips.
At that Violet stood up and put hers on her hips as well. "You're not the boss of me," she said.
"Mom and Dad put me in charge so technically I am" she said
"Well when they get back I can just tell them that you let Jesse have a party," she said smiling slyly.
"But I'm not letting him have a party" said Beth.
"Mom and Dad wont know that, they'll just believe what I say" she said
"No they wont. It will just be your word against mine," said Beth
"What about Jesse's word" said Violet
"He's not going to lie for you and get in trouble," said Beth
"He can be bought," said Violet.
"That's it, your going to bed now" said Beth as she turned off the television.
"Am not," said Violet as she turned the television back on.
"Yes you are" said Beth as she turned it back off.
"Make Me," said Violet crossing her arms.
"Fine I will," said Beth as she grabbed Violets arm and began to pull her toward her room. But Violet went limp and sat on the floor. Beth was beginning to get frustrated. "Come on Violet I don't want to play this game right now" she said pleading.
Violet just sat there like a vegetable and ignored her. Beth rolled her eyes and began to pull Violet across the floor by her arm.
"You're hurting my arm," said Violet.
"Then why don't you get up?" asked Beth through clinched teeth.
Violets demeanor darkened as she reached over and scratched Beth's hand with her fingernail. "Ouch!" said Beth as she let go of the girl's arm. Beth brought her hand to her face and saw that the small scratch was now bleeding. Beth looked over to Violet and saw that she was smiling with her arms crossed on her chest. "You nasty little monster" said Beth quietly
"I'm going to tell mom and dad you where calling me bad names" said Violet.
This nine year old terror was out right threatening her, Beth couldn't believe it. She had gotten into fights with little sister before when she was babysitting, but their squabbles never drew blood before. Beth looked at her wound on her hand then at her smiling sister on the floor, then to her brother who looked more surprised than anything, and her anger flared up inside her as she turned back to her sister.
"I wish the goblins would come and take you away," said Beth as she looked straight into her sister's eyes. Violet looked directly into Beth's eyes and saw that she had really hurt her sister this time, and a pang of guilt washed over her. Beth turned on her heel and walked to the bathroom to clean her scratch when all of a sudden the power went out, and there was darkness.