CHAPTER 1
My name is Riley. I'm kind of short for my age, but I make up for it and attitude. I'm not some sort of spoiled brat who gets everything she wants; I just won't let people push me around. People say I'm pretty, but I don't think so.
You're probably wondering why I won't tell you my last name, and I suppose I will, but now is not the time. You see, I have a strange story to tell you and it all begins with a walk home.
My friends, Derek, Chloe, Danielle, Alex, Brad and I were walking home from a last minute Christmas shopping spree. They were taking about this girl named Kayla who was helping Chloe pass math, but I didn't pay much attention. I don't want to seem mean or rude, but Kayla is kind of, well, a bit too geeky for me. Chloe was a bit of primadona anyway and was mostly just making fun of her.
Anyway, it wasn't too late when I got home, and I had nothing to do, so I decided to go explore my attic, see if I could find Christmas-y wrapping paper or something. I was on my way down the stepladder when a cardboard box caught my eye. Don't ask me why, it was just a plain cardboard box, but for some reason, I felt like I should explore further. I grabbed the box with my free hand and hauled it down to my bedroom. I opened the box and found a ton of books. I don't just been like ten or fifteen, I mean, there were at least fifty books in this box. I grabbed one and looked at the cover. I let out a barking laugh. There was a picture of some guy changing into a lizard.
Yeah right, I thought to myself.
But still, I opened to the first page. Suddenly I was reading that book like there was no tomorrow. I just COULD NOT stop. Before I knew it, I had read the whole box of books. I looked at my alarm clock. It was 3:00 in the morning! I had been reading for almost twelve hours. I looked at the box, and something buried deep under the mass of books caught my eye. Whatever it was was blue and kind of sparkly. I reached into the box and lifted the well, blue box, up onto my bed. As I did so, I felt a tingle run up my spine. Then, everything went black.
My name is Riley. I'm kind of short for my age, but I make up for it and attitude. I'm not some sort of spoiled brat who gets everything she wants; I just won't let people push me around. People say I'm pretty, but I don't think so.
You're probably wondering why I won't tell you my last name, and I suppose I will, but now is not the time. You see, I have a strange story to tell you and it all begins with a walk home.
My friends, Derek, Chloe, Danielle, Alex, Brad and I were walking home from a last minute Christmas shopping spree. They were taking about this girl named Kayla who was helping Chloe pass math, but I didn't pay much attention. I don't want to seem mean or rude, but Kayla is kind of, well, a bit too geeky for me. Chloe was a bit of primadona anyway and was mostly just making fun of her.
Anyway, it wasn't too late when I got home, and I had nothing to do, so I decided to go explore my attic, see if I could find Christmas-y wrapping paper or something. I was on my way down the stepladder when a cardboard box caught my eye. Don't ask me why, it was just a plain cardboard box, but for some reason, I felt like I should explore further. I grabbed the box with my free hand and hauled it down to my bedroom. I opened the box and found a ton of books. I don't just been like ten or fifteen, I mean, there were at least fifty books in this box. I grabbed one and looked at the cover. I let out a barking laugh. There was a picture of some guy changing into a lizard.
Yeah right, I thought to myself.
But still, I opened to the first page. Suddenly I was reading that book like there was no tomorrow. I just COULD NOT stop. Before I knew it, I had read the whole box of books. I looked at my alarm clock. It was 3:00 in the morning! I had been reading for almost twelve hours. I looked at the box, and something buried deep under the mass of books caught my eye. Whatever it was was blue and kind of sparkly. I reached into the box and lifted the well, blue box, up onto my bed. As I did so, I felt a tingle run up my spine. Then, everything went black.