Note: This is part of the first chapter. Tell me if you want to hear more!
I pant as I run through the forest, bumping into the great oak trees, brambles pulling at my sweatshirt. Where did it go? There! I hear a deep growl coming from behind me. I spin around, and face the golden eyes of a creature, its hot breath coming out of his snarling mouth. The air fills with a slight breeze and the scent of pine, curling sweet tendrils around my legs, and my light brown hair swirling ringlets across my face. As I turn to run away, I slip on a rock in the forest, knocking my head on something hard, maybe a root. The scratchy leaves of the forest help to cushion the rest of my fall. Ouch... As I start to lose consciousness, I catch a glimpse of the bright, haughty moon, and as the beast's face comes running and lands on me, inches from mine.
Slam!
"Eris, you better get up soon, or mom's gonna kill you if you miss the bus again!"
My amber eyes shot open. Damon! My brother always seems to intervene at the worst time possible.
I was so close, too! The eyes in my dream always come clearly, but the body and face just happens to slip away....
I checked the clock.
7:00! I can barely make it to the bus when I get up at 6:30! I must have missed the alarm again. Well, better late than never. I sit up in my bed, as my Harry Potter book falls to the floor with a thud. I smile. I like to wonder what it would be like to live in a world like that. I glance sideways at the clock again. Well, better late than never.
"Eris, come on dear. Grab your backpack, it's nearly 7:15!" said mom.
I'm still in the bathroom, applying my favorite color of eyeshadow. I speed the process up, and then run downstairs.
I grab my bag, and make a major beeline for the door, when I remember something important I left in my room.
"I'll be right there, mom!"
I thunder up the stairs, and grab the silver rope bracelet off my desk. How could I think of ever leaving without it?!
"Hey honey, you're gunna be late!" my dad so helpfully pointed out.
I can smell the bacon that my father was making. But I guess he didn't think I had time for that.
He tossed me a banana as I was heading out the door. I jumped into the car with mom, and started to peel my breakfast. It had snowed, coating the world in an cold and soft blanket. The bare trees were weighed down with most of it.
"Hey, where's Damon?"
My mom revved up the engine, turning itself into a healthy purr.
"He got a ride to school with his friend, Greg."
Ugh, Greg. A poser to the max, if you ask me. Him and his friends were so obnoxious. Whatever, at least Karly would be on the bus.
I went through my schedule for today. After school I had the symbol club. We were going to have a guest speaker, Dr.Evans. That would be cool.
Even though I was worried about making the bus on time, I couldn't stop seeing those golden eyes, and the bright moon.
