Wish
Chapter: two
"One Star"
Emma yanked her backpack out of the car and continued to grab her guitar. This theory didn't work real well since her bag was so heavy. Her bag tumbled to the ground and she followed it. "Bam" she landed on the ground butt first. Why does this always happen to me? She thought standing up out of the cold snow. Sometimes I would like to go somewhere else besides school everyday. She finally managed to pull her guitar out of the backseat. She flung the leather strap around her shoulder and picked her backpack up by the handle. She managed to get through the door and drop her stuff down on the living room floor. Homework, homework, homework, that's all we get. She sighed, walking down the shaded hallway towards her room. Her door slammed open and a very tired girl fell on her bed. This is why I want to live in my own world.
"Yes, I am home early today!" Ali screamed running through the front door, quickly ignoring her mother's lecture. "I'm going to my room mom!" she screamed slamming her door, her book bag tumbling to the ground. She quietly landed on her bed staring up at her ceiling. The stars were all aligned perfectly as she left them. This was the closest she could get to see stars in the wintertime. It was always too cold to go out and gaze at stars, but of course the stars were beautiful during the winter. She always dreamt of having lying on the roof gazing at the stars with the person she loved, but most guys would think it was lame. Men always have a one-track mind. She thought still gazing at her neatly aligned stars. They could never appreciate a nice summer night gazing at the stars with the one they love.
"They are truly stupid." Ali said talking to herself. She looked towards her clock," Gosh, it's only eight-thirty!" She said shocked, "I still have the whole day to kill!" She jumped off of her bed and grabbed her sweater. I'll walk over to the Bluffs. She thought pulling the sweater over her head. They always have something interesting over there! Without any other thought she bolted out of the door towards the Bluffs' Neighborhood.
Ali made her way into the entrance of the sullen neighborhood. It was very cold, but somehow the trail seemed quiet and melancholy. The old playground built on the hill was gone and the tennis court door was wide open. The ground beneath her felt as if it was sinking. She hunched her shoulders up to her ears to keep warm from the winds. Snow hurled at her face making her flinch, and she covered her face with her arm. It's so cold, maybe this wasn't such a good idea. She thought walking towards one of the garages. Next to the garage was a small hallway with a single light, of course the cement in the hallway was still cold, but it protected her from the violent winds.
"Why does these things always have to happen to me?" She asked herself putting her knees to her chest. She looked up at the flickering yellow light. It made the snow look almost gold with the dusk sky. "Some things are really beautiful, but I'll be the only one to notice it." She wrapped her arms around her knees and placed her head on them closing her eyes. "I wish I could go to a world with only me and my friends, someplace that's amazing." She said slowly drifting into a light sleep.
Soft footprints were heard walking towards Ali, but she could not hear them. The only thing breaking her out of her trance was a very familiar voice. "So you want to go to another world with your friends?" Ali let out a shriek waking out of her trance. She stared up at a tall man, you could not tell any physical features because he was covered head to toe with a long black jacket and a hat. All you could see was his eyes and smile. "What, I don't understand?" Ali replied to the man standing.
The man held his stomach and laughed. "Didn't you just wish you could go to a different world with your friends?" Ali stared at her feet looking very confused. "Y-yes, I did." The man smiled and bent over looking Ali straight in the eye. "Wish granted." He whispered into her ear, eyes glowing red. Ali screamed closing her eyes falling to the cold cement ground. Shaking and gasping for air she opened her eyes only to find a wet tan wall across from her. The man was gone, his red glowing eyes in all. Who was that? I must be dreaming again. She thought slowly standing up. "I'm going nuts!" Ali said running out of the hallway into the cold wet air. I'm going home. This world has enough creepy things in it than dreams.