My fingers twitched as I turned the doorknob. I was only going into my room, like I did everyday after school, and I had no idea why I was so nervous. It could have been the obscene amount of homework I had, but that didn’t feel like it. I mean, I was used to large amounts of homework!
The was someone sitting on my bed, another person on my bean bag and two people on my desk.
“Um, hello?” I said. I had no idea what was going on, but let me tell you, my phone wasn’t in my pocket anymore.
The one on my bed stood up and flung her arms around me. Her arms were long, skinny and pale. I could see the back of her long blonde hair.
“Rosie, how good to see you!” she exclaimed, standing back. I gasped. It was Cicely Green, the main character in my first novel. But there was something weird. I had always imagined Cicely would hate me, after all I’d put her through. But here she was, treating me like an old friend.
“H-hi, Cic!” I exclaimed nervously. “Um, what are you doing here?”
Cicely laughed. She had certainly grown more confident since I last saw her, I guess hanging out with her great new friends was having a good effect on her.
“Look who else is here,” she giggled.
I looked to the person on my beanbag. She had blonde hair and eyes that were different colors. She was 13, about to turn 14, and her head was buried in one of my books. Her name was Alicia Church.
“Hi Ali,” I smiled.
Alicia looked up, glaring at me.
“Oh, so you’re talking to me now, are you?” she snapped.
I blushed. I had given my novel featuring Alicia as the main character a break, in order to work on my children’s fantasy novel. Obviously Alicia was mad at me for abandoning her.
“Yeah, about that,” I muttered. “Listen, I’m sorry, but I’ll get back to it in January or something.
Alicia glared at me. I was wondering what I could do to make it up to me, when Cicely tugged my arm and turned me towards the two people sitting on my desk. One was 12, Rosa Ellis, the main character and narrator of my children’s fantasy novel. The other was Josie, currently 16, part of my short story series, How You Break My Heart.
Rosa slipped off the desk and bowed.
“It is so nice to finally meet you,” she said. “I’m so grateful for everything you’ve done. She glanced around and then asked, “Can you tell me who becomes Queen?”
I laughed and shook my head. “Not a chance. It has to be a surprise. Besides, you’ll find out pretty soon.”
Rosa backed away and I turned my attention to Josie. She nodded at me quickly, and then returned to her texting. After a long period of silence, she smiled at me.
“Hey Rosie,” she said.
“Hi… Josie.”
Josie rolled her eyes. “Don’t be nervous. I’m not going to kill you. Just, tell me this. Does my story turn out happy?”
I shrugged. “I really don’t know. I haven’t finished planning it. Yours is just one that I make up as I write,” I turned to Cicely. “Like yours.”
Josie nodded slowly, then went back to her texting.
“Can someone tell me what’s going on here?” I asked finally. “Why are you guys in my room? You’re not even real, just characters in stories!”
Cicely and Rosa looked shocked, Josie angry but Alicia nodded calmly. She read more than my other characters, so I expected her to understand better.
“Yes, that’s true- in some respects. But you’ve said it yourself. Writing comes to life.”
It felt a bit eerie after Alicia finished, but Cicely walked over to my bookshelf and started flipping through my books. She pulled out my copy of Heidi and grinned.
“Look, it’s great to see you all, but what the hell are you doing here?”
Josie shrugged. “We don’t know. We’re here because you summoned us here.”
I was shocked. “I did no such thing!”
“Well, if that’s what you say…”
My four characters, probably my four best characters, drifted off. Well, they kind of just faded until they were gone. I didn’t move until I heard the front door open, and then I rushed over to my desk and opened up word, determined to write down every detail about the experience.
). I really like the angle you took on this. Most of the errors I found have already been pointed out, so I would just say; very good job on this!
