CHAPTER 1
I drove to the park to run the two laps like I did everyday. Though unlike everyday my dad who was a professor and who was suppose to be running with me had decided to stay home and read up some more about Sir Snoozealot. Okay I wasn't being fair. After the whole Marco debacle my parents had been so protective as well as trying to get every little detail out of me, right down to Will's dog's name. I understood they are after all professors but after what happened my parents had decided to spend some more time in Maryland.
Now Maryland was a beautiful place plus we had our own pool and I did have Will. With all of that I still missed my friend Nancy who I didn't-couldn't tell what had happened in the fall. Of course I did tell her about Will. How could I not? The guy was living right across the hall from me with all his beautifully toned muscles and nice tanned skin. For once I was pretty content with my life, or at least I thought I was until I had the biggest rude awakening of my life.
I did some stretches to loosen my muscles taking everyone and thing in the park in. it was not very crowded today with the Holidays right around the corner. Yet what little snow had fallen had already evaporated leaving the ground ice cold but good for running. I slipped on my headphones and put in some Liz Phair after all even the staunchest supporter of a certain musical artist needs some different music every now and then. I started running the two miles thinking on the phone call.
My best friend Nancy had called to confirm that she would be coming for Christmas. I couldn't wait yet I was also feeling some dread. I had given her a brief very brief summary of what had happened. I didn't think I could explain it to her what had happened. That aside I was feeling a different sort of dread, one I didn't understand. It was almost like the thing with Marco had just been the beginning, which was weird because nothing else could happen.
I rounded the corner and to my surprise I was coming upon the spot where the whole thing had first started. As I gained speed and momentum, I almost stumbled and fell as I glanced down into the ravine. Instead of seeing Will I saw men in armor and holding medieval weaponry, which was in possible. After finally stopping a few yards I turned back to get a better glance. What I saw took all the little breath I had left in me out. There in fact were men in armored suits, who were in fact dressed as if they were from king Arthur's time. But more unbelievable was the fact they were talking about me or rather Lady of the Lake's, which my parents and crazy Mr. Morton had taken to calling me. More scary in fact was that they were talking about my demise. Now in my defense I thought they were just a bunch of crazy people how was I to know they actually were series?
I made my way carefully down the embankment making sure not to step on a twig. I was half way down still breathing heavily when I stepped on something. The guys, who close up, looked something out of Battlestar Galactica only without all the tin glanced up and looked directly at me. That's when I decided to make a run for it or at least tried to. I started running up the hill, which was pretty steep to begin with, and me being out of breath was even harder. That's when an arrow hit the ground exactly where my right foot had just been. After that all hell broke loose so to speak. Men with long beards started climbing after me. Now I may have been out of breath but when men with pointy swords climb after me I boot scoot and boogey it out of there.
Mid way through the woods I lost them or they evaporated I couldn't tell which and I finally burst out of the woods, running to my car. I hopped in and was pulling into the driveway when I remembered that my Discman with my name on it was still in the woods. In the scuffle I had dropped it. I leaned back into the seat trying to get my breathing under control before I went into the house. I didn't have to deal with my parents at the moment but Will was a different story. He hadn't believed any of the crap about him being King Arthur. I had told him I felt the way he did, but now? Now I wasn't so sure.
With Nancy coming my unsure ness would only increase as strange events started happening and this time they didn't occur with Avalon or with Will they occurred with me! I was soon going to find out it wasn't just a battle about good versus evil, it was a battle about people wanting MY life. It all depended on just how much they wanted and just how much I was willing to fight for it.
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