A/N: I apologize for the formatting being kinda' messed up…I'm working on it. Well, on to the story…
Chapter 2: This Sucks
~ "Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship." –Dorothy Parker ~
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"Man, this sucks. I hate emergency landings," Cate whined as the girls entered the small private airport in Kansas City.
"It's only for a little while. Just until this storm stops," Melissa replied.
"Stop taking Alan's side," Cate huffed.
"The thunder is scaring Rags," Hallie said, cuddling the small dog.
Rags was Hallie's dog, and he went everywhere with her. And I mean everywhere—even on vacation. The dog was a small, black mutt with shaggy, scruffy hair. And it barked a lot. Wait, I take that back, it didn't bark…it yapped: a high-pitched, annoying yap common in small, annoying dogs.
"Oh, she'll get over it," Cate replied cynically.
"Shit," Hallie cursed, as the lights suddenly went out.
"It's okay people. Calm down," an airport employee said, flicking on a flashlight and walking towards the girls.
People? Cate thought, there are only four of us here.
"Did I mention how much this sucks?" Cate asked.
"Yeah," Hallie, Melissa, and Brianna replied.
"Just checking."
"If you ladies will just wait here, I'll go see what's happened. Probably something to do with the storm," the airport employee said.
No duh, Cate said to herself.
"Here's an extra flashlight for ya'll," the employee said, handing a flashlight to Cate.
By the light of the flashlight, Cate could read her nametag. It said: "Hi! My name is Lisa." Thanks Lisa, Cate sighed to herself.
"Hey, Cate," Brianna said, "shine that light over here." Cate did as told.
"What is it?" Melissa asked in reference to a small book sitting on one of the seats in the airport's waiting lounge.
"A book," Brianna replied.
"I know that. But what's in it?"
"I don't know."
Brianna opened the book slowly. Suddenly there was a burst of light throughout the room and the book's pages began turning rapidly. The girls fought against the force that pulled them towards the book, but they didn't succeed, and were quickly swept into the pages.
A/N: Once again, sorry 'bout the formatting. Also, I know the chapters are really short, but I'll be putting up more than one at a time. I should have some more up soon, and don't worry…our guys will be making an appearance in the next chapter. Please review!!! Oh, and please read and review my other story "Smile." Thanks. Bye!