Chapter 1-The Words
Alex walked in to her house. Yup, this was the same house she had yesterday, and the same one she would have for a least another year. She threw down her things and flopped onto the couch. There, her mind slipped away into it's own little world again, and she reviewed the day's happenings. It all seemed like a dream, but she knew it was not. She knew that the inevitable would happen eventually. And it finally did. She decided to call her best friend Mary and tell her.
"Hello?"
"Hey Mary, it's Alex."
"What's wrong? You sound upset."
"Mark broke up with me today."
"No... your joking!"
"No, no. I wish I were."
"Oh my gosh. Are you gonna be ok?
And that is when it finally hit her. What exactly had happened came back and smacked her in the face. She started sobbing.
"Look, Alex, your going to be ok. He's just a jerk. Forget about him."
After a little more crying and comforting, Alex's eyes started to clear up.
"Thank you. Your the best."
"Hey, no problem. That's what I'm here for. Do you want to go out tonight?"
"No, I think I'll stay here."
"Ok, see you later."
"Bye"
She hung up the phone and turned on the TV. And as though it were waiting for her to turn on the TV, a commercial for Madame Luna, the local psychic, came on. Some say she is crazy, others say she is a miracle. So Alex decided to give her a chance and called the one eight-hundred number.
"Hello, Alex."
"Whoh, how did you know my name?"
"I know many things, my dear. You are in great pain and sorrow."
"Yes, I don't want to think about it though."
"Of course. Let us speak of happier things. Let us see your future."
*My future?* she thought.
"Oh, I see a great journey in your near future. And perhaps...love?"
"Look lady, the greatest adventure I've ever taken was when I was born! And as for love..." she paused for a moment. "I don't think I'll be in love for a long time."
"The crystal ball never lies."
"Well, whatever. Thank you for your time."
"Before you go, may I give you a word of advice?"
"Shoot."
"Try to enjoy yourself. Do something different."
"Thank you."
As she hung up the phone, a feeling of hope came over her. Maybe Madame Luna was right! Maybe that was to be her future. But then her mind took over.
*No, that's just silly! None of that could ever happen.*
But Alex took Madame's advice and got on the internet and went to her favorite chat room. She always liked to talk to new people, it made her feel like she had more friends. As soon as she got to the "Who's here:" list, one name seemed to pop out into her face. "OldChancy" was that name. She started a conversation with him.
Alex:
Hello. What's your name?
OldChancy:
My name is Charles. I suppose your name is Alex?
Alex:
Sure is! So, what's with the name OldChancy?
OldChancy:
Well, Old because I am fairly old, and Chancy was the name of my horse. We had many great adventures.
Alex:
Wow. Adventure! That sounds soo interesting.
OldChancy:
Yes. And yet it was soo easy.
Alex:
What do you mean?
OldChancy:
Would you be interested in an adventure?
Alex:
I don't understand.
OldChancy:
All you have to do is chant the words.
Alex:
What words?
OldChancy:
Take me to the world where adventure lies
Where creatures dwell beneath the outstretched sky
Elves, men, dwarfs, and more
To middle-earth I wish to soar
May I go and go with haste
Hurry now, no time to waste!
Alex:
Are you some kind of mental psycho?
OldChancy:
So you do not believe me?
Alex:
That is all a big old bag of doggie-poop and you know it!
OldChancy:
Alright, it is your decision. I must go now.
And he was gone. She tried to find his member profile, but the computer kept telling her that there was no OldChancy as a registered member, which you had to be to enter the chat room.
"Well, that's just some weird coincidence." she said to herself.
Alex leaned back and sighed, thinking of the words he had just told her. She shook he head to clear it.
"What a silly old fool." she mumbled. Standing, she walked into her kitchen, intending on getting something to eat. Grabbing some chips out of the pantry, she sat down at the table, still musing the words OldChancy had told her.
"What could the old man have meant?" she said suddenly rising from her chair. The chair fell with a clatter on the floor, but she took no notice as she ran back to the computer, looking through her memory logs to find the conversation she had just had.
"What am I doing?" she whispered to herself. But she couldn't stop her fingers from typing furiously at the keys. Soon, she had found the transcripts from her conversation with him. There was only one part she was interested in. The words.
Take me to the world where adventure lies
Where creatures dwell beneath the outstretched sky
Elves, men, dwarfs, and more
To middle-earth I wish to soar
May I go and go with haste
Hurry now, no time to waste!
"Hmmm...." she thought about the words while she took a cigarette and a lighter out of the desk drawer. She hadn't smoked for years, and it took her a long time to quit, but she felt that now was an appropriate time for just one. She lit the cigarette and stuck the lighter in her pocket.
"All you have to do is chant the words, eh?" she said out loud, as if OldChancy could hear her.
"We'll just see about that" she got up and threw her cigarette into the sink. Then she came and stood in the center of the living room. Then she began to chant the words.
"Take me to the world where adventure lies
Where creatures dwell beneath the outstretched sky
Elves, men, dwarfs, and more
To middle-earth I wish to soar
May I go and go with haste
Hurry now, no time to waste!"
Then the room around her began to spin. Everything turned black. She didn't know if she was falling up or falling down. That's when she passed out.
Alex walked in to her house. Yup, this was the same house she had yesterday, and the same one she would have for a least another year. She threw down her things and flopped onto the couch. There, her mind slipped away into it's own little world again, and she reviewed the day's happenings. It all seemed like a dream, but she knew it was not. She knew that the inevitable would happen eventually. And it finally did. She decided to call her best friend Mary and tell her.
"Hello?"
"Hey Mary, it's Alex."
"What's wrong? You sound upset."
"Mark broke up with me today."
"No... your joking!"
"No, no. I wish I were."
"Oh my gosh. Are you gonna be ok?
And that is when it finally hit her. What exactly had happened came back and smacked her in the face. She started sobbing.
"Look, Alex, your going to be ok. He's just a jerk. Forget about him."
After a little more crying and comforting, Alex's eyes started to clear up.
"Thank you. Your the best."
"Hey, no problem. That's what I'm here for. Do you want to go out tonight?"
"No, I think I'll stay here."
"Ok, see you later."
"Bye"
She hung up the phone and turned on the TV. And as though it were waiting for her to turn on the TV, a commercial for Madame Luna, the local psychic, came on. Some say she is crazy, others say she is a miracle. So Alex decided to give her a chance and called the one eight-hundred number.
"Hello, Alex."
"Whoh, how did you know my name?"
"I know many things, my dear. You are in great pain and sorrow."
"Yes, I don't want to think about it though."
"Of course. Let us speak of happier things. Let us see your future."
*My future?* she thought.
"Oh, I see a great journey in your near future. And perhaps...love?"
"Look lady, the greatest adventure I've ever taken was when I was born! And as for love..." she paused for a moment. "I don't think I'll be in love for a long time."
"The crystal ball never lies."
"Well, whatever. Thank you for your time."
"Before you go, may I give you a word of advice?"
"Shoot."
"Try to enjoy yourself. Do something different."
"Thank you."
As she hung up the phone, a feeling of hope came over her. Maybe Madame Luna was right! Maybe that was to be her future. But then her mind took over.
*No, that's just silly! None of that could ever happen.*
But Alex took Madame's advice and got on the internet and went to her favorite chat room. She always liked to talk to new people, it made her feel like she had more friends. As soon as she got to the "Who's here:" list, one name seemed to pop out into her face. "OldChancy" was that name. She started a conversation with him.
Alex:
Hello. What's your name?
OldChancy:
My name is Charles. I suppose your name is Alex?
Alex:
Sure is! So, what's with the name OldChancy?
OldChancy:
Well, Old because I am fairly old, and Chancy was the name of my horse. We had many great adventures.
Alex:
Wow. Adventure! That sounds soo interesting.
OldChancy:
Yes. And yet it was soo easy.
Alex:
What do you mean?
OldChancy:
Would you be interested in an adventure?
Alex:
I don't understand.
OldChancy:
All you have to do is chant the words.
Alex:
What words?
OldChancy:
Take me to the world where adventure lies
Where creatures dwell beneath the outstretched sky
Elves, men, dwarfs, and more
To middle-earth I wish to soar
May I go and go with haste
Hurry now, no time to waste!
Alex:
Are you some kind of mental psycho?
OldChancy:
So you do not believe me?
Alex:
That is all a big old bag of doggie-poop and you know it!
OldChancy:
Alright, it is your decision. I must go now.
And he was gone. She tried to find his member profile, but the computer kept telling her that there was no OldChancy as a registered member, which you had to be to enter the chat room.
"Well, that's just some weird coincidence." she said to herself.
Alex leaned back and sighed, thinking of the words he had just told her. She shook he head to clear it.
"What a silly old fool." she mumbled. Standing, she walked into her kitchen, intending on getting something to eat. Grabbing some chips out of the pantry, she sat down at the table, still musing the words OldChancy had told her.
"What could the old man have meant?" she said suddenly rising from her chair. The chair fell with a clatter on the floor, but she took no notice as she ran back to the computer, looking through her memory logs to find the conversation she had just had.
"What am I doing?" she whispered to herself. But she couldn't stop her fingers from typing furiously at the keys. Soon, she had found the transcripts from her conversation with him. There was only one part she was interested in. The words.
Take me to the world where adventure lies
Where creatures dwell beneath the outstretched sky
Elves, men, dwarfs, and more
To middle-earth I wish to soar
May I go and go with haste
Hurry now, no time to waste!
"Hmmm...." she thought about the words while she took a cigarette and a lighter out of the desk drawer. She hadn't smoked for years, and it took her a long time to quit, but she felt that now was an appropriate time for just one. She lit the cigarette and stuck the lighter in her pocket.
"All you have to do is chant the words, eh?" she said out loud, as if OldChancy could hear her.
"We'll just see about that" she got up and threw her cigarette into the sink. Then she came and stood in the center of the living room. Then she began to chant the words.
"Take me to the world where adventure lies
Where creatures dwell beneath the outstretched sky
Elves, men, dwarfs, and more
To middle-earth I wish to soar
May I go and go with haste
Hurry now, no time to waste!"
Then the room around her began to spin. Everything turned black. She didn't know if she was falling up or falling down. That's when she passed out.