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____________________________________________________________________________________________"Hello Ethan" I said void of any emotions left for him
"Ouch... And the Ice queen scores again... Hold me babe I think I'm about to get a frozen heart too"
Ok, heres the gist... Me and Ethan were basically your average childhood friends, only difference was that I had a crush on him while he had a crush on tons of girls which I was not a part of.... (I'm actually grateful for that now)
I'm pretty sure Ethan has been aware of my feelings for him, so I decided to come clean during the school's spring dance in 5th grade
It took all the courage I'm me to speak up and...
"Save it, it isn't worth my time. I'll never see you as a woman Jess so stop trying so hard. You look desperate" he said while walking away with a smirk on his face
I cried my eyes out that night and swore no guy would ever make me cry again and that was also the end of our friendship
"Jessica be nice, you know my Ethy's very sensitive" Morgan said cooing Ethan
I rolled my eyes
"Ew... I think I'm gonna throw up" AJ said making a gag face, making the rest of us laugh
"Alright, alright... There's a party this Friday night hosted by yours truly, to mark the beginning of another school year. There's gonna be food, drinks and a little extra something..." He said as he winked at me. Gross
"... So I personally came to invite you all... And I hope you can make it" Ethan said with a smile and eyes looking directly at me
Like we were practically shooting darts at each other with our eyes
I'm sure Morgan noticed the exchange Cuz she spoke up
"Sure... I'm sure we can make it to your party, right guys" She said turning Ethan's face her way
Everyone turned to look at me, sure everyone knew our history by now, they were my best friends
"Uh... Fine, we'll come to your stupid party" I said rolling my eyes again
"Cool, see you at 8" Ethan said leaving the table
"Ethan, wait for me" Morgan called after him
I was about to roll my eyes again when "If you keep rolling your eyes like that, they are eventually gonna fall out" Ace spoke up
"I know, but you know how he gets under my skin... He makes me go crazy" I said practically fuming
"Then why'd you say yes to the party, you know we'd understand if you'd said no" AJ said giving me the worry look again
"I know again, but I don't want you guys to be deprived of fun just because of me" I said feeling guilty,
My friends are always there for me, they needed a break even if it was at Ethan's party.
"Plus, the party is written all over your face Jack" I turned to look at him with an eyebrow raised
"Hey, they don't call me the party Animal for nothing" Jack said with a sense of pride
"Hey, Alex I need a ride to the bookstore after school, you up for it" I asked AJ as the laughter died down abit
"Ooh... I forgot to tell you... Grandma Margaret is in town so I have to be home early. I'm sorry" AJ said apologizing
"Its fine... I guess I'll see you tomorrow then"
I was abit disappointed but its Grandma Margaret, A scary Old British Lady
No matter how best behaved I am, she still finds faults in everything I do....
'Young Ladies do not slouch while sitting'
'Stand up straight and keep your chin up'
'Elbows off the table'
'Young ladies shouldn't prance around in such tight trousers'....
An it goes on and on and on... So I basically try to avoid her but still be polite.
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After school, I took a bus to town and made my way to a regular bookshop I sometimes visited
I walked in to see the shopkeeper "Hy Jonathan" I greeted the old shopkeeper
"Why, isn't that Jessica, my favorite bookworm" Mr Jonathan answered friendly
Mr Jonathan owned an old library in town that I loved to visit... It had an ancient feeling to it like from the medeval ages
"Haha... Very funny... Anything new" I asked as I searched the bookshelves for anything new
"Well... We had a donation come in last week, so knock yourself out"
I smiled at him before I went back to looking for a good book to read
As I was browsing thorough the books "We had a few book which are quite old... They should be good" Jonathan said from the front
"Okay... Thanks"
I picked up some books and went to the next aisle and sure enough there were so many old books
Now don't get me wrong... I hate history at school but history from an old book... Had something different about it... You could even say there was something special about an old book
As I walked by dragging my fingers across the old books... The texture felt fine and cool underneath my fingers
Then suddenly... From the corner of my eye... I thought I saw some golden glitter, I turned around but didn't see anything
I turned back confused but decided to move on... That's when I saw it
The golden glitter wave above my head moving in a direction
I instinctively picked up my phone to record the whole thing as proof to show to my friends
I was contemplating if I should follow, I didn't want to worry Mr Jonathan about this, so I followed the trail of glitter before it disappeared
It led me all the way to the back of his library and I saw a book that looked really old
The glitter settled on top the book and disappeared... It was all so magical and beautiful
I picked up the book... It had an old cover with brown pages
I opened it and the pages were blank and dusty... I think its an old journal
"I do need one of these" I said as I added the book to the books I wanted to check out...
I spent a few minutes before going to the counter at the front to check out the books
I connected my air pods to my phone and turned on my playlist as I waited for Jonathan to pack the books for me
I watched him package the book... But he stopped when he saw the old journal... I knew I shouldn't have taken it
"Where did you get this dear" he asked calmly
"I'm sorry I took it... But if I told you how I found it you wouldn't believe me" I said
"Is that so now... Do tell" he said smiling... So I narrated the whole thing to him
".....I even have a video to prove it" I took out my phone in a hurry to show me
"Ok... Ok... No need for that... You can have it" Jonathan laughed and packaged the remaining books
"Are You sure its really ok... Isn't it yours" I asked abit guilty
"Its yours now and I want you to take care of it for me" He said with a smile on his face
"Come... I have something for you"
"But its not my birthday... Is it" I asked confused
He only smiled again at me and brought out an old chest...
He opened it and I saw the most beautiful purple amulet... I mean that would cost a fortune...
"I want you to have this with the book... It'll come in handy" he said handing it over with a smile
"No... I can't take that... It looks like it would cost a fortune... You should sell it and live comfortablely... You're not exactly as fit as you think you are" I said but Jonathan bursted into a loud laughter... It was almost scary
"I appreciate the concern dear... But my time as guardian has come to an end... Its time for a new star to rise"
He's words were really confusing me... What guardian and star??
"Mr Jonathan... I think you need to rest" I said and now he pulled a serious face
"Listen to what I'm about to tell you now Jessica... This world is not everything... Those books you read are worlds created by a fragment of someone's imagination but they are all real... Nothing is as it seem and the balance between these two is being britched..."
I couldn't understand what Mr Jonathan was saying but I listened with full attention
"When The time comes this Jewel will be your only source of power. But with power comes great responsibility... You'll know more when the time come" Jonathan said as he set the amulet into my hands
He gave me my books and walked me out... "Be careful... That book will test you... You must never give into your darkest desires less you become prey to the book" that was the last thing Jonathan said to me
I kept walking in silence with only the faint music playing in the background of my air pods... When I snapped out of it... He was gone...
I ran to the shop to try and convince him that I was not the one he was looking for or maybe this was a prank played on me by AJ
"Ok... This isn't funny... You can come out now" I shouted but There was no answer and the library was locked
I was abit scared now... Well actually... a whole lot scared... I ran to the nearest bus stop home, it was getting and Mom must be worried
Third person POV
"Are you sure she's the one?.. That poor thing looked as pale as the moon... She might not be able to handle it"
"Trust the judgment of the book... Its not everyday you see a mere human being guided to the book talk less of being able to see it"
"I wonder what test she would face and If she fails... You know what'll happen"
"I've been watching her... hoping she would be the one, she has a kind heart... Atleast have faith in me... For old time sake"
"(Sigh) I can't believe our fate is in the hands of a mere girl child... Fine, We'll be watching"
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*I walked all the way home and thankfully it didn't rain since alot of weird stuff had been happening today...It all seemed normal at first but it still made me feel uneasy... Like something big was going to happen.I took out my keys and unlocked the front door, walked in and all I heard through the hallway was the sound of the TV coming from the living roomI made my way there and saw the twins sleeping over each other, they had always done this since they were little kids and now they've grown so bigAnd since they were too big to carry I had to wake them up to go to their rooms. While guiding then up the stairs I checked to see if Tyler was in his room"Big T's in Dad's study, he said he'd get some work done..." Zack started"...before (yawn) Mom and Dad come home" Zoe sleepily completedI smiled as I watched them go into their separate room.I went to Dad's study and sure enough Tyler was t
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~When we got to the party it was about 8:45 just when the place was starting to get turned up...I walked in with my friends behind me and the effect it had on people made it look like we were walking in slow-mo...I loved that I was actually the show stopper, it made me feel more confident than I already was, when we reached the living room we all went our separate ways...Jack went straight to the shots table, Valery saw some of her friends and went over to them, Ace was immediately swarmed up by girls which leaves me and AJ who decided the best way to start a party was to inspect the snack table...On our way to the kitchen we saw Ethan and some guys hanging by the kitchen door... AJ tugged on my arm and pulled me with her...The guys were making nasty comments causing a rea
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*"Now, I'm going to leave you with a set of instructions and Gwendal here is going to guard you for the next one week or more you'll be here..."So... We're in the middle of getting instructions from Jonathan as I'm still overwhelmed with the fact that I was chosen to do something that involves saving the world or two worlds even"Ok... Wait, O-one week!?!" I gave the What-would-I-be-doing-here-for-one-whole-Freakin'-week face to Jonathan"That's where the clone comes in, She will be living your daily life until you are done with the test, no matter how long that would take" He finished"Wo wo wo... Hold up there, so I could be stuck in that thing for at least a week for a test that even you know nothing about... Is that right?""Sure, if that's how you understand it" Jonathan said serious
*"AJ!?!?!" I shouted, shocked by her new makeover"AJ? Is that a new nickname, I was fine with Alexa, you know" AJ was in a short floral pleated skirt, a white camisole, a denum blue jacket with her thick hair now in curls and pink flats...I know I've wanted to tone down on AJ's tomboyishness but this is way too girly than I could have imagined to handle."What wrong, seriously you're scaring me" And another thing, AJ is never scared, but I'm probably overthinking things"No, it nothing. I just need to find the pixie or fairy that puked all over you" I said looking at her in awe"What's wrong with what I'm wearing" AJ said checking herself"For starters, You look like a bowl of candy cereal in fun flower shape. I mean I know I've always told you to look more like a girl but I never expected it would happen overnight" I said more serious than sa
Dear DiaryDay 1Today is officially my first day here after a rough start yesterday. I decided that if I was going to get the best of this world, I might as well have a do over.Alot of strange things and occurrence have happened since I woke up yesterday but the best and most surprising of them all was the fact that Danny was alive and right in front of me.I mean, I could feel her, hear her, touch her and even smell her, it all seems like a dream, given the fact that I had lost Danny forever.I still can't believe it myself either and apparently I've in a relationship with Ethan since Junior high which is really weird, since we've been on bad terms since like the seventh grade, I guess losing Danny did that to us, sometimes I don't blame Ethan for acting the way he does.AJ who now prefers to be called Alexa, is now more girly than I could ever