in a Land Where All Dreams Come Alive
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Chapter One:
The Last Days of Summer
Amerisa Demetra Wrights is a twelve year old girl, and lives in the basement of her condo. She has green eyes and golden-orange hair, also, even though she loves her unique name, is addressed by the name Amy. Today, happy to say, was only two days away form the last day of summer.
If anything this was a flawless day, nothing seemed to go wrong until these six words changed Amerisa Demetra Wrights’ life upside down.
“Amy you have an e-mail dear!”
Now it really doesn’t sound like that would do anything to a person’s life, but it was what happened while Amerisa was reading that e-mail that changed her life.
“Amy you have an e-mail dear!” Mrs. Wrights called downstairs to her daughter Amy.
“Kay!” Amy called back, “Probably another one of those silly stories Jeenie’s always sending.” She mumbled to herself as she slid up the basement stairs into the modest living room. It wasn’t big, but then again how much room do two people need anyway, besides they lived in a condo complex.
As she made her way into the kitchen (the only thing about the place that her mother actually complained about) she smelled steak, and mashed potatoes, with a side of boiled corn.
Yum! She thought.
“On the desk darling.” Her mother crooned. Amy hated when she did that. She knew her mother was only showing her affection for her daughter, but it annoyed her in a wired way. Maybe it was the fact that she was twelve years old or something?
As Amy sat thoughtfully reading all of her friends e-mail, when an odd feeling struck her. It was as if she’d fallen into a bottomless pit, or black hole, something with no end, and all she could hear was a mans voice saying something.
No Amerisa this is not a dream as I can tell you’re thinking. No this is a mere proposal that you join a school for young people of you’re age group and take special classes that to make you wise for the path we have set for you. At this very moment this same sort of message is being received by at least seven-hundred other children at the age twelve and a reminder is being sent out to at least three to seven thousand more! I’m sure that that’s not enough but… Anyway I’m Sam Melcony teacher at Gontel a school that was made four-hundred years ago for the education of witches and wizards of the ages twelve to twenty. Strange it sounds but here you’re not really an adult until you’re twenty.
After your education here you will be able to go to a college and then, if you so wish enter the life that most non-magic people lead or govern the magical animal society, or even teach or another option is to sell magical items such as open a joke shop or run a book store. Exactly two days from now I will come to collect you at you’re house. Good-bye Amerisa, see you soon.
Amy suddenly returned out of the state, to find herself staring blankly at the computer.
“Amy dear are you all right?” Mrs. Wrights asked as she set the table.
“Hu? Oh! No I’m fine Mom just a little dizzy from the heat.” She replied. “Um I was wondering, c-can I sleep over at Jeenie’s?”
“Jeenie’s?” her mother sounded dumbfounded, “The girl you said you never wanted to see again?”
“No! Not Jenny, Jeenie.’’ She replied. “You know the girl across the street?”
“Oh Jeenie!” her mother for some reason looked relieved. “You’ll have to ask first.”
“Right!” she exclaimed dashing to the phone.
She thought about what to say to Jeenie once she picked up the phone. As she listened to the rings she thought of the perfect words and the first part of the conversation was a trick.
“Hello?” Jeenie said from the other end.
“Hello this is Fred Boppinlocks I’m here to inquire about an appointment with Dr. Marian Jhonson. I think that I might not be able to make it.” Amy teased.
“Fred Boppinlocks ae? Um is that German?”
“Italian. So about that appointment?” Amy said snickering on the phone.
“Yes. Mom phone! She’ll be here in a moment.” Jeenie was snickering herself.
“Yes this is Dr. Jhonson here and what is you’re question.” Mrs. Jhonson’s voice rang over the phone.
Amy wasn’t expecting this so she stammered the words randomly. “Er- Mrs. I-I mean Dr. Jhon- Wait a minute. Very funny Jeenie now stop playing.” Amy concluded feeling ashamed at making a fool of herself like that.
“Fine, fine. So why did jya’ call? An explanation on what I saw?” she asked.
“No. Erm- Jeenie can I come sleepover tonight, I’ve got something to tell you’?” Amy asked.
“Sure no prob. Why do you sound so nervous all of a sudden? You got a problem or somethin ‘cuse right now that’s the way it sounds.” Jeenie asked.
“What?! No! Why the heck would ya’ think that?” Amy was dumbfounded like her mother just a few minuets befor.
“Oh no reason. So when are you coming?”
“Let’s say ‘round six o’clock.” Amy answered.
“Six o’clock it is.”
Amy hustled across the road trying to avoid cars that came flying out of nowhere. Normally Amy would zip across the road so fast she never even remembered if her own feet even touched the ground, but today she was loaded up with a gym bag and pillow so she was slowed down. Luckily she made it to the other side in one piece, not leaving so much as a strand of, perfectly curled golden-orange, hair behind.
Jeenie came out to meet her. Taking her pillow and led her inside.
“So Amy,” Mrs. Jhonson asked, “how’s mom?”
“She’s fine I guess seems a little jumpier that usual though.” Amy answered politely.
“Gee I wonder why?” Jeenie inquired taking a mouthful of salad.
“Anyway what sport are you two thinking of doing this year? Middle School and all so fast.” Mrs. Jhonson sighed.
“Well I was thinking of soccer or basketball but Amy didn’t seem too happy about that when I suggested that earlier.” Jeenie replied.
“Well the fact is I don’t think I can do sports. You see I’m er- how do I put this, not going to Boerne Middle School this year I’m going to boarding school.” Amy choked out the words as if they were venom stuck deep inside her throat.
Jeenie spit out her water soaking her in a wet and, some what slimy, spray.
“Desuray!” her mother screamed.
“BOARDING SCHOOL!!” Jeenie yelled sounding furious at Amy over nothing. Amy didn’t make all this happen, this Sam Melcony did, this was not her fault!
“Jeenie I didn’t ask for all this to happen! It just did!” Amy almost considered telling Jeenie about Sam Melcony but eminently thought better of it. “It just did. This is not my fault!”
After she said that all was quite and the subject was not brought back up. Mrs. Jhonson tried to get Jeenie to apologize, but that was useless and Amy almost refused to talk to her.
“This is ridiculous! You two have been friends since kindergarten and no one on Earth has been friends for that long! Make up!” she cried.
Amy and Jeenie stared at one another for quiet a while then Mrs. Jhonson left to go out on the back porch.
“Jeenie this is ridiculous! You’re mom’s right we’ve been friends forever and that can’t change over me going to some ol’ boarding school. You know I’ll be back for summer.” Amy told her.
“Sorry Ames I just, was overreacting
“Don’t worry we’ll both be fine. Honest.”
* * *
Jeenie was none to happy about what I had to say. And I don’t think she was much more convinced when I pointed the obvious out. I think that this may mean the end of a friendship well spent. I wish I didn’t think this was that but that must be how it should. Now that I’m a witch that makes matters even worse.
Amy
Amy sat up in bed to find herself in Jeenie’s room. Jeenie was right beside her and was just stirring. Amy could’ve sworn that she went home last night and had expected to see her red walls. Awakening to see Jeenie’s blue walls came as quiet the shock.
None the less Amy soon recalled the events of last nights quarrel and remembered the apologies that had been exchanged.
“Amy?” Jeenie inquired as she slowly came to conciseness, “That’s you right?”
“Amy Wrights at your service.” She answered sarcastically.
“I thought you left last night?” she sounded puzzled.
“So did I. Guess we both dreamed the same thing last night.”
Jeenie detected a hint of laughter in Amy’s voice and she seemed anxious over something. She decided to ask her friend about it later. “You want to get some breakfast?”
“Yeah.” Amy answered.
Amy and Jeenie skidded down the hall into the breakfast area.
“Amy, Desuray, glad to see that you two are finally awake. Pancakes, or would you rather have waffles?” Mrs. Jhonson asked.
“Pancakes!” both girls shouted at once.
“Pancakes it is.”
Amy was silent through most of the morning meal and Jeenie raved on about this strange dream that she had, had.
Then when it was her turn to speak Amy informed them on all that had been going on at the condo complex.
Just as Amy began to pack her sleeping bag, pajamas, and her clothes from the previous day, when Jeenie came bumbling into the room.
“Hey Jeenie you alright?” she asked.
“Hu? Oh, just fine went a little blind in one eye though.” Jeenie answered.
“You might want to go to the eye doctor for that you know.”
“Nah, its nothing. Just a little blurry is all. Maybe it’s from waking up earlier than I normally do, and school jitters.” Jeenie replied stubbornly.
“If you say so. Though I still think you should get it checked out. In this world you never know what could happen.” Amy remarked as she slid out the door.
Sammy, Jeenie’s golden retriever puppy, came sulking out of the T.V. Room doorway stepping gingerly on one paw, even then he whimpered.
“What’s wrong Sammy?” she asked.
Sammy held his paw out to her sagging it as Amy crouched down to look at it.
She looked it over and saw that he had a thorn stuck in it. “Aw. Sammy looks like you got a thorn stuck in that pad of yours.”
Slowly and carefully Amy managed to pull the thorn out of Sammy’s pad without hurting him.
“That’s better ain’t it boy? You were so good ask Jeenie for a biscuit when you see her. Kay?”
Sammy wagged his tail back and forth so muck his whole butt was shaking.
Amy laughed. “I thought so.”
You know when people tell you to coment they MEAN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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