Monthly Review #1-Wild Magic by: Tamora Pierce

Hey everyone! I forgot to tell you last week that this week, instead of a weekly blog post, I will be posting my first, monthly book review. Like I said last week, I suck at summaries, so please go easy on the critiquing. Enjoy!

The book, "Wild Magic", written by Tamora Pierce, is about a 13 year old girl named Veralidaine Sarrasri, but everyone calls her Daine. She lost everything when a group of bandits came to her town in Snowsdale. They killed her mom, grandpa, and all of her animals. Daine and her horse, Cloud were lucky enough to be out of the house at that time, so they survived. She then began living with the wolves and she started changing into one. They tracked down the bandits and killed them. Will Daine ever find a home again? Will she ever be able to trust humans again? This book tells the story of how a girl lost everything. She went on a journey, made some friends, and learned things about herself she never would have known if she didn't leave her town.

Cloud slowly started trying to get the old Daine back step by step. After a while they finally found her. They left town because all the towns people were trying to kill her. They went to Cría and met Onua. She got a job and left with her and her ponies to Tortall. Once they got there, she learned that she was gifted with wild magic. Wild magic is in everything. It allows her to communicate with animals. She can command them, but doesn't because it's not right. They later went to Pirate's Swoop and after a few days, were under attack. The Carthaki mages, the ones who are attacking Daine and her friends, opened a portal through the Divine Realms to bring back more Stormwings to fight for them. In the process, they accidentally sucked a pregnant Dragon through the portal and killed her baby. She had the animals attack the Carthaki, making sure they have bad food and water. They also made sure they didn't get a wink of sleep. She then went down to the water to ask the whales to try and sink the barges out in the ocean. They refused because they are pacifists and believed fighting and killing is disgusting. Once she got back, they continued to fight. The dragon helped sink and destroy the barges, but was killed in the process. Before she was killed though, she sent Daine a picture of a cave in the northwest mountains. The next part I can't tell you because it's a spoiler, so your just going to have to read it yourself. What I can tell you is that the next day, Daine, Numair, Alanna, and some other knights went to the cave and found the baby dragon, Skysong. Daine became the baby's new mom. In the end, she still got to keep her job with Onua, even though her duty is to Skysong. She was even offered to live in the castle with King Jonathan and Queen Thayet. Then George and Alanna fought for Daine to live with them at Pirate's Swoop. And Numair said she should live with him in his tower since she is his apprentice. So in the end, she ended up having too many homes when she started out with none.

When I first picked up this book, I thought, "This book might be okay. It should be good enough to help me pass the time." But after I started reading it, I just couldn't put the book back down. I read nonstop until I finished the book. I didn't get a wink of sleep that night, but it was worth it. I couldn't wait to read the next book, Wolf-Speaker. This book had so many exciting and fun characters. Cloud was my favorite. She is strong when it comes to protecting Daine, but she is also stubborn and funny. Daine is lucky to have her in her family. She is reliable and caring.

I love how Tamora Pierce animated the animals. The described each animal and creature so well, I could see them in my mind as clearly as night and day. They animal's personality is also what I would expect from animals if they were able to communicate with us human. The immortals she came up with, I never would have thought of half animal, half human type monsters. She is so creative. I promise, once you pick up her books, you just can't put it down until you read every single page she has. I even feel the same excitement from rereading her books, and I'm the type of person to read a book once, love it, and never pick it up again.

Tamora Pierce's talent in creating monsters is so wonderful. I can imagine her sitting at her desk and letting her imagination wander free, looking for the perfect monster or character that fits her needs. I can already anticipate on new, well thought out characters in her next books. I can't wait to see how she plans on continuing this story. But hopefully in her next book she is able to easily explain who is talking at the moment because sometimes I have to reread some paragraphs until I know who is talking. She puts a lot of dialogue in the book, but sometimes she doesn't say who said it.

If I were to be able to become one of the characters, I would be the dragon because I love the thought of flying high over the place. It would look so beautiful from so high up. And the thought of being a mage is so exciting. I've always wanted magic. It can be so beautiful, but at the same time, it can also be dangerous. The dragon can also change color depending on her moods. That quality, when I read it in the book, matched perfectly with the dragon. A dragon can be fierce and it can also be calm and proud. It is majestic and at the top of the pyramid in the Divine Realms. When reading the parts about the dragons, I could practically feel their hot breath going down my neck and back.

I can't really compare this book with her other ones I read like, "The Circle of Magic series" or "The Circle Opens series" or "The Circle Reforged series". I love all her books. Or any book relating to magic. It's just so exciting reading about magical creatures that don't exist, but wish it does. I mean, who doesn't want to see a dragon or have a magical gift. I know I want to be able to talk or turn into an animal. Her books are all about magic, that's why she is my number one favorite author. I would love it if she read and commented on my blog about her. It would be a dream come true, but we all know that's never going to happen. But I can still dream. Anyway, her talent with paper and pen is magical. The way she can weave a story so magical, yet out of this world is real talent.

You can feel the atmosphere in the air change as you continue on through her books. She is one of my favorite authors and I hope she will continue to write more books for everyone to read in the future. Her books bring smiles of excitement to people's faces when they read. She was born to write stories for people to read and enjoy for years to come.

That's the end of my monthly book review. Please come back next week to read about Chloe and the other kids at Lyle House. Until then, see ya!

The Journal Of Chloe Saunders (Part 4)

Hey everyone! Thanks for taking your time to read part 3 of "The Journal of Chloe Saunders". Here's part 4.

I was getting out of the car when I got my first, real look of Lyle House. It's a huge white Victorian house perched on an over-sized lot. It has a yellow trim and a swing on the wraparound porch. I saw many pictures in the brochures, but it looks totally different up close. It actually looked like a normal house, instead of those with bars on the windows and doors, but it didn't feel like one. It feels like there's something wrong and dangerous about this house, but I'm not sure what it is. That I’m sure of.

The feeling I felt reminds me of the ocean. The waves looks nice and peaceful, but can easily turn into a dangerous storm at any moment. I mean sure it looked cozy, but that doesn't mean it is. My aunt and dad were beckoning me toward the front door, when two women came out of the house.

The one with the gray hair and wide hips came to greet us while the younger one's dour eyes followed my every move with her arms crossed like she was expecting trouble. The older woman was Mrs. Talbot, and she's one of the nurses. She gave the grand tour of the place. My room was white and yellow, decorated with daisies, smelling of hair gel. The far side had a twin bed. Over the bed on the wall were decorated with pages ripped from magazines. The dresser was covered with makeup tubes and bottles. The tiny desk was the only one left bare. My side was a sterile mirror image.

The tour was finally over and it was time for dad and aunt Lauren to go. I gave a hug to aunt Lauren ignoring the tears in her eyes and gave a sort of an awkward hug to dad. He kissed the top of my head and mumbled that he would stay in town and visit as soon as possible. He then pressed a roll of twenties into my hand.

I was tired, so as the nurses were putting my things away, I crawled into bed to sleep. The last thing I remembered was seeing dad's silhouette in the doorway with the younger nurse, Miss Van Dop, behind him with her face set in disapproval. My dad moved to my bedside one last time and pressed something soft in my hand and said, "Oops, I almost forgot to give you Ozzie. I wasn't sure if you would sleep without him."

Ozzie was my koala bear that I outgrew two years ago, banished onto my shelf. I buried my face into his soft and fake fur that smelled like home.

***

I awoke and saw that I was asleep for 4 hours. I heard someone snoring and looked over at the bed next to me. There was someone sleeping under the quilt. I turned onto my back and felt a tear roll down my cheek.

I was ashamed of myself. Dad and aunt Lauren didn't know what to do with me. Their actions are being carried out with the feelings of fear leading them. They were scared and they had every right to be. I was a freak with schizophrenia.

How stupid could I be? Ghosts aren't real, and yet I can see them. They look so real, how am I suppose to learn what's real and what's fake? I think the fastest way for me to get back to my normal life is to be the perfect patient they want me to be. All I have to do is keep telling them, "I want to get better. I know I have a problem, but I won't let it ruin my life. I will do anything to get better." I will also just pretend I don't see ghosts anymore, and try not to make a scene. If I treat everybody like they didn't exist, then I won't make a scene. I won't accidentally talk to a ghost and people won't see me talking to an empty space. It was a perfect plan.

Just then, there was a knock on my door. A voice, a lady’s voice, says, “Chloe, Liz? Are you awake?”

The figure on the bed groaned then said, “Now I am. And who’s Chloe?”

“She should be on the bed next to you.”

The girl sat up and looked at me grumpily. She looked like one of those teen models with her long, beautiful blond hair. I waved and said, “Hi, I’m Chloe. Chloe Saunders. I just got here today.”

The girl rubbed her eyes and said, “Hi, I’m Elizabeth Delaney, but everyone calls me Liz. Sorry if I sound mad. Normally I’m nicer, but that’s after I’m fully awake. Wait an hour then you can come see me and I’ll introduce you to the others.”

“OK.”

“Are you girls done yet? It’s time for school. Hurry up and get ready. Liz you know what to do. Chloe, just come out when Liz is ready and I’ll introduce myself. We’ll just talk about the rules and schedules here and then you can go back to bed or hang out in the pit. You won’t start your lessons until your teachers send in their notes and homework. See you in a few or I’m coming in to get you guys,” said the voice on the other side of the door.

I asked Liz, “Who’s that? And can you please refresh my memory on what the pit is. That would totally help a lot.”

“That was Dr. Gill. She usually forgets what she calls, ‘the minor details’, but we call it ‘the major details’ of most things. You’ll get use to it eventually. And what everyone calls the pit is the recreational room. There’s a very slow laptop, but you need one of the adults to log on before you can use it. You also need them to type a password in if you want to email someone. There’s also a T.V. with a playstation, a foosball table, beanbag chairs, and a lot of other stuff. Check it out. It’s a nice place to hang out, especially when you have it all to yourself. No one to hog the remote.”

As Liz was getting ready, we were telling each other about ourselves. I learned that she is 16 years old and very, and I mean very, talkative. And she was completely OK with telling me the reason she was in this place. She got straight to the point, “I have a poltergeist.”

I was starring at her and decided if she isn’t afraid of what other people might think about her problem, then I shouldn’t either. And isn’t accepting what I have part of my ‘perfect plan’? And now that I’m back on the topic, wasn’t I suppose to ignore everyone just in case they were a ghost? But then I realized how much I needed a friend in this place, so I simply banished that part of the plan and said, “And I have schizophrenia. Putting that aside now, shouldn’t we be going now?”

She stared at me for a second, smiled and said, “Yep, lets go. After my lessons, I’ll come find you and you can meet the others.”

She went to the door and left. I walked up to the door, took a deep breath, and dived in.

That’s all I have for you this week. Come back next week and meet the other teens at Lyle House. Until then, see ya!

Book Review #2-Wild Magic by: Tamora Pierce

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
TODAY I AM 15 1/2! I CAN FINALLY GET MY PERMIT! NOT. I CAN ONLY GET MY PERMIT IF I HAVE STRAIT A'S. T.T


Hey everyone! Here is my second letter to Grant about part 2 of the book we're reading. I understand that Grant said my summary was way too long. I know, I suck at summaries, but I am the best at reading. Give me a book, and if I like it, I'll be done in a day or two. If I love the book, I'll read all night without any sleep, but feel horrible the next day. The parts I like about in books is the middle because that's where all the exciting parts are. The ending, it kinda slows down a little and it either has a happy ending or a sad ending. Or the ones that I hate that says, "To be continued", until the next book comes out and I'll be happy again. The beginnings are the worst. All they do is explain about the characters or tell the readers what happened in the previous book that I feel like putting the book back down. But I learned that if you read up until about 100 pages, then you'll find whether you should put the book down or keep reading. With Wild Magic, I read all night not putting the book down. The beginning was actually OK. I just blasted right through the book.

The part I liked the most about part two would be when they arrived to Tortall and traveled with the Queen's Rider's Trainees to Pirate's Swoop, home to the King's Champion and The Lioness, Alanna, and the Baron of Pirate's Swoop, George Cooper. During this time, Daine had just learned about her powers as a magelet, her nickname Numair gave her as her teacher in the study of Wild Magic. She finally accepts the fact that she has magic running through her veins. Throughout their journey to Pirate's Swoop, Daine has grown in size and has learned to control her powers. They also ran into other immortals, good and bad.

That's what I like about part 2. I hope part three is as much fun to read as part 2 was. That's all I have for you folks. Tune in later to read my weekly blog post. Until then, see ya!

The Journal Of Chloe Saunders (Part 3)

Hey everyone! I hope you liked part 2. Here’s part 3.

I regained my consciousness when I heard my father’s voice. I opened my eyes and there he was. He was kneeling at my bedside talking to aunt Lauren. He was holding my hands and it looked like he was crying. I realized the only other time I saw dad cry was when mom died.

I tried to listen to what they were talking about, but my head was spinning so much that it hurt. I was about to try and get closer so I could hear better when aunt Lauren saw me awake and rushed to hug me. When she finally let me go, dad gave me a big hug and told me how worried he was.

I said, “Dad, I’m fine. My head is just spinning.”

“It’s probably from the drugs they used to put you to sleep. We should tell the doctors that you’re awake.”

“Wait dad. What happened to me? I saw the boogey man illusions that I used to see as a kid, but I didn’t realize it until they drugged me. No one else saw what I saw.” I turned to aunt Lauren, “I thought this talisman was suppose to protect me. I thought it was suppose to stop the illusions. Why isn’t it working?”

I reached down to where my talisman was supposed to be hanging, but it wasn’t there. I looked down and panicked. “Where’s my talisman? Did I forget to where it today? Is that why I saw the illusions today? I thought for sure I put it on before I left for school.”

“Don’t worry sweetie. The doctors insisted on taking it off so it wouldn’t choke you if you started fighting the doctors. I have it right here.” She lifted her hand and there it was, dangling off its long gold chain.

I carefully took it, like it was a newborn baby. “I’m glad it’s safe. I don’t know what I’ll do without it. Thank you aunt Lauren.” I gave her a big hug and asked, “Can I wear it now?”

“Of course, and if anyone says no, I’ll give them a piece of my mind.”

I laughed because aunt Lauren was only four-feet and eleven-inches, but I knew better. She’s a black belt in martial arts. She can take care of herself.

“Can we please call the doctors now? I want to know if my baby girl is better,” said my worried father.

“OK dad, call the doctors if it will make you happy”

“That will most definitely make me happy,” he said on his way out the door in search of my doctor.

After my dad left, I took the time to examine my talisman. Why isn’t it working? I looked closer and saw that the red jewel is a lot darker than I remember. It looks like it’s going to turn blue.

I asked aunt Lauren, “Are you sure this is my talisman? It feels right in my hand, but when I look at it, it looks like it’s starting to turn blue.”

“I know for sure that is your talisman sweetie. I was the one who personally took it off of you when the doctors insisted that it must be taken off. I couldn’t let them touch your most precious possession. I have a heart you know.”

I started laughing.

“That’s your thanks for me saving your precious talisman from those creepy looking doctors? At least now I know where I stand in your life.”

We both looked at each other and started laughing.

At that moment, the doctors came in with my dad. One of them, Dr. Lee, said, “I can see she’s doing much better. Let me do a quick check-up first before we start talking about some things.

It was just the usual; he listened to my heart, my breathing, my reflexes, and passed the light over my eyes.

After we were done, he said, “We’re all done, you are completely healthy, now we can talk about that little incident earlier. Why don’t we all go to my office and settle down first?”

We followed him down a long hallway and went into the 5th door on the right. We sat down in the chairs and he began, “While you were unconscious, I had a talk with your dad and aunt. They said you used to see ghosts, or back then, the “boogey man illusions”, but it all ended when you received that necklace hanging around your neck. Now, out of nowhere, you start seeing them again, right? You think they are real, but then other people don’t see them. Am I correct so far?”

I nodded my head because my mouth was dry and I couldn’t find my voice.

“From what I know, these are all the symptoms for schizophrenia.”

I finally found my voice and said, “You think I have schizophrenia?”

The doctor nodded his head and said, “It’s not as bad as it seems. All you have to do is learn how to figure out if what you see is real or fake.”

“How do I do that?”

“There is a group home, Lyle House, that help children like you.”

I thought, “Yeah, crazy people like me.” I said, “I am not going to a group home, and that’s final. I’ll learn to deal with it on my own. All I want is to go back to my normal life.”

“I’m sorry Chloe, but if you don’t go, you will either have to live in the hospital until you get better, or you have to stay at home with a nurse following you at all times. You will also be home schooled. You can’t go back to school with your friends until you get better.”

I felt like my life was ruined. Oh wait, it is. I started to cry. My aunt asked, “Is there another way? She will be going to college in a few years. She was planning on applying to UCLA. She was really looking forward to it. We can’t just have her dreams end here.”

“Actually, Lyle House is a place where kids can go to get better and it won’t interfere with their studies or future plans. They take lessons for their special needs, then they will take lessens for their schooling. Their teachers will send in the notes and the homework for them. So they’re still learning the same things, just in a different environment. They also have someone there to help kids figure out where they want to go in the future. So you don’t have to worry about not getting accepted to the college of your choice. Lyle House makes sure they don’t say no because of your special needs. Does that help with your decision?”

I looked up and asked, “Is this my only option if I want to go to UCLA?”

“Yes.”

I thought about it, took a deep breath, and said, “Okay, I’ll go.”

That’s all I have for you guys this week. Come back next week to see how Chloe deals with her new roommates. Until then, see ya!

Book Review #1-Wild Magic by: Tamora Pierce

Hey everyone! This is not part of the weekly blog post, but a letter to Grant who is reading the same lit circle book with me. I hope you like the book so far. When I chose the book, all I was thinking was, "I loved this book. I just couldn't put it down". It was unfair of me to choose the book this way because I wasn't thinking if you would like it, or if ANY guy will like it. But then I read your letter to me and I was glad that you liked it so far. And of course the beginning is boring. The beginning is where the author introduces the main character and describes what's going on before the exciting part happens. I mean, name one book where the beginning was not boring. I can't even name one, and I read a lot of books, which you already know. So anyway, here is my summary of the book in part 1. Just an FYI, I am very bad at summaries.

Chapter 1 was about a thirteen year old girl named Veralidaine Sarrasri, but she prefers the name, Daine. She is from the town of Snowsdale, but she left her hometown is search of a job with her horse, Cloud. She went to the town of Cría, which is the capital of Galla. She met a woman named Onua Chamtong of the K'miri Raadeh. The K'miri are people from the east, and Raadeh is the name of her tribe. Onua is searching for an assistant to help herd her ponies to the capital of Tortall. The ponies are for the new trainees of the Queen's Riders. The Queen's Riders is an army the Queen made and it consists of both boys and girls. So anyway, Daine asks for the job and is interviewed. Immediately the readers learn that there is something mysterious about her. She is hiding a big secret that she will not tell. Onua senses this, but decides to see how well she is with the ponies. Daine passes the test with flying colors. She went right up to the leader of the herd and established domination over him and ultimately, the entire herd. Onua was debating whether she should take her on or not because she was still so young, but in the end she trusted in her Gift, or magical abilities, to keep them both safe from the rumored monsters, so she hired Daine. They left early the next morning. Later on, Onua said Daine might also have the Gift, but Daine simply called it a knack with animals (She also have a knack for archery or hunting). She explained how her mom was a hedgewitch, and how she was trying to teach her how to use the Gift. She said she didn't have a single ounce of magic in her. When she brought up her mom, she paused like she was having great pain talking about her and continued. Later that night, Daine had a dream about a badger saying how he had to come to the Human Realms to finally find her and how he promised Daine's father to keep an eye on her. He said he's been watching her since she was a kid. He said how he didn't want to come back to the Human Realms to search for her again, and how they have to be connected in some way if she wanted to wander, so he bit off one of his front paws and spit it on Daine's lap. A new claw was already growing. He said the claw was to keep track of time and was a way for him to find her (Time passes differently in the Human Realms). He vanished and Daine woke up. She thought it was a dream until she saw her hand locked around a large animal's claw made of shiny silver. Later she wore it around her neck.


Chapter 2 is about a week later where the can finally see Tortall. The badger visits again and gives Daine a little hint to help her in the future. It is part of a lesson he is teaching her. She woke up and sensed there was trouble coming, but wasn't sure what. They packed and headed toward a marsh. After they entered, they heard shrieks. They looked up and saw Stormwings. They are monsters. They have a human head and chest with a bird's legs and wings. the talons and feathers were steel. They were chasing a hawk, but Onua distracted them so they lost it. They decided to get them back for what they did. The birds all around started helping Daine and Onua fight. Daine and Onua started shooting arrows and killed all but one who now holds a grudge on Daine and says she belongs to their queen, Zhaneh Bitterclaws. When she left, Onua explained that they are one of the rumored monsters that lived on the battlefields, desecrating bodies, but that was 3 or 4 centuries ago, and they are just legends. They decided they should go before more come back, but Daine saw so many birds die trying to help. She started crying and fainted. Onua knew for sure that some of the birds were dead. One even had there head chopped all the way off, but when Daine fainted, every one of those birds stood up shakily, and flew away completely healed. She looked from Daine to the birds, and then decided they should leave. Cloud brought Onua who was holding Daine and the ponies to a clearing. Daine woke up and Onua said she had to go back and get the hawk. Daine wondered what was so important about a crow, but in the end, decided to get him for Onua. She returned and put the badger's lesson to good use. She listened to the sounds around her and knew exactly what each animal was doing. She found the hawk because a fox lead her to him and thought that he looked like a strange hawk. He wasn't wrong like the Stormwings, but he wasn't right either. He was hurt, so she bandaged him up and brought him back. They traveled some more, the hawk got sick and was going to die. Onua contacted a mage who was nearby to come and help. Daine was taking care of him in the mean time, but was sure he was unlike and animal she had ever nursed. The mage finally came. She is Sir Alanna of Pirate's Swoop an Olau, also known as the king's champion or the knight they call 'the Lioness'. She told her the bird won't eat and is dizzy all the time. She questions her on why she thinks he's dizzy but says she has a knack for animals. Alanna takes the bird in the tent and tries to help bu fails. She has Daine help her by having her do the same thing she did when finding him and call his childhood name, Arram (He changed his name to Numair Salmalín 8 years ago). When she did it, she heard a snap of the bird's splints and looked where the bird was, but instead of a bird, a naked man was laying in the bird's place. Out of confusion, she started getting angry and saying "The bird would never get better", "Where is he?" and "Where'd that man come from?" Before she could get any answers, she was told to go outside and that they would explain everything later. That's my summary. Yeah, I know. It is way too long for 2 chapters, but I warned you I was bad at this. Anyway, see you at school and please don't make fun of my summary.

The Journal Of Chloe Saunders (Part 2)

Hey everyone! Welcome back. Hope you liked part 1 from last week. Today, I am writing about part 2. I hope you like this post too!


Now I am almost 15, and I never saw another “boogey man illusion” since them. My mother died soon after that, and my dad is always away on business trips, so now, I’m always stuck at home with a nanny. This gave me another reason for keeping my talisman safe, because when I hold it, it reminds me of my parents and how much fun we had when we were together.

Recently though, I’ve been having dreams about what happened 10 years ago. I would always wake up sweating, fall back asleep, and find the same dream right where I left off.

Today, my nanny woke me up from my reoccurring nightmare because I overslept and if I didn’t wake up now, I would be late for school. I got ready in record time and made it to school right when the bell rang. I didn’t have time to go to my locker, so I went to my first period class and asked her if I could go to my locker. Luckily she is so lenient on that kind of stuff.

While I was walking to my locker, I saw a janitor walking around. His back was to me so he probably didn’t know I was there. He looks like a new janitor because I never seen him before. I continued to walk, ignoring him.

I got to my locker, opened it and all my stuff fell out. I cursed and started picking my stuff up. I put everything back in my locker, made sure it wouldn’t fall again, got what I needed, and closed the locker.

When I turned around, I saw the janitor standing right behind. I thought, “How did he get here so fast? He was all the way at the end of the hall. The only way he could’ve made it here was if he ran, but I would’ve heard his footsteps. I was sure there weren’t any footsteps.” As I was thinking, I looked up at his face, and froze from shock. His face looked like it was sitting in a pit of fire burning. His face was deformed and black. One part of his face had so much burned flesh; you could see his skull underneath.

I started running as fast as I could, screaming my head off. I could hear the janitor yelling at me, “Chloe Saunders, get back over here! I need a favor from you!”

I continued to run and scream. I was sure the whole school could hear me. I saw people staring at me and I wondered, “Why aren’t they helping? They see a deformed janitor chasing me and all they’re doing is watching? Some are even laughing.” I was so angry, I flipped them the finger.

I’m also wondering how that janitor knew my name. I know for sure I never seen him before. I kept running, looking for somewhere to hide. I went upstairs (I know, stupid. Who, would run Upstairs when getting chased by a, what should I call him, a zombie?), found an empty room, went in and hid.

After a while, I decided to try to sneak out the window. As I was opening the window, the principle and some teachers came in. Mr. Sanchez knocked me down and I was screaming, “Why are you attacking ME?” I looked over at the door and saw the janitor. I started screaming, “Don’t tackle me, get the janitor!”

I looked over again and he was gone. I let out a breath and turned my head toward the ceiling. Wrong move. The janitor was standing over me. He asked, “Now will you shut up and listen to me?”

I started screaming again. The teachers started trying to put me on a stretcher. They strapped me down and started rolling me away towards the ambulance out in the parking lot.

“Don’t take her away! I need to talk to her. She’s the only one I can go to”

I looked toward the voice and saw the janitor screaming at the teachers. The teachers acted like he wasn’t even there. While they were rolling my out, I saw students from every class watching, laughing, some even felt sorry for me. When I finally got in the ambulance, they drugged me so I would stop struggling under the straps and hurt myself.

The last thing I remember thinking as I drifted off into a dreamless sleep was, “Is he a ghost or is he a “boogey man illusion” (even though I don’t believe in the boogey man any more)? And why isn’t my talisman working?” The next thing I know, sleep has finally taken over.


That’s it for this week! Come back next week to see what happens Chloe. Until then, see ya!