you.” Nikoleta lifted her head. She tried to speak louder. “Kibbie, my dragon, where is she?”
“Oh, this girl is more than just drunk, honey, let's go. She's talking about stinkin' dragons.” Morty took his wife by the arm and walked up the beach. Nikoleta sat up and looked around and shook her head trying to get rid of the lightheaded feeling. Where was Kibbie? There was no sign of anyone. Even her backpack was gone. Nikoleta was upset by this. The letter from her mother was in it. Then she remembered that Karina stepped on her necklace. She looked over at the rock where it was and surprisingly it was still there. She slowly got up and went over to it. There was nothing to save. It was completely crushed into tiny bits. How would she get back to Amarian now? How did they get to and from Amarian? She needed to find out and she needed to find out, immediately! She grabbed the necklace and placed it in her pocket. She stared at the remnants of the stone and felt a pain in her heart.
Despite her migraine, she got up and headed for the boardwalk. She needed to get to her aunt's house and figure everything out. Seagull Rock Avenue. Yes, that was the road. It was on the other side of town but she needed to get there fast before she passed out. She felt a little weak, hungry and nauseous. She didn't know who hit her but she remembered being hit.
She went to the boardwalk and walked up to the road. She kept thinking how she hoped everyone was OK: Bosh, Day, Kibbie, and her parents. She thought her parents may have been killed already. In the scuffle the night before, she, of course, didn't think to ask.
She came to the road and went to the right. She needed to go over the bridge to get to the west side of town. After about twenty minutes she came to the bridge. Cars were whizzing past her as she looked over the river. She had no idea what time it was but by the looks of the sun, it was around ten or so.
As she walked, a car drove by and honked. She kept walking and finally crossed over the bridge. On the other side was the library. It wasn't a very big library, but a good library none-the-less. She decided to take a detour inside. She felt like she was going to pass out and she needed air and water. Inside the automatic doors, there were two water fountains on each wall. She pressed the long button on the front and drank for about two minutes, it seemed like. She went inside the library through a second set of automatic doors. She went to the Young Adult section and sat in a chair. Her head still hurt too much to read but she needed to regain herself for a moment. There was a young girl sitting three chairs down reading a Harry Potter book. To her right, there was an aisle of books labeled “L-N”. To her surprise, she saw a familiar face. Just as she saw this familiar face, the familiar face saw her as well, “Nikoleta, hi!”
It was Katie, the girl who dropped off her homework assignments at her house a few days ago. She was also the blonde that Mandy was fighting a few days ago, too. Or was it yesterday? She didn’t know what day it was anymore. “Hi, Katie, how are you? Aren't you supposed to be at school?”
“Yes, but shhh. I actually took the day off because I needed to work on my really long History paper. I just needed some extra hours to do it, so here I am. How is your suspension going?”
What an odd question. “It's interesting, to say the least. I have never heard of anyone skipping school to do school work.” They both giggled. “So what brings you here, Nikoleta?”
“Actually, I just came here to rest for a minute. I am on my way to my aunt's.”
Katie paused for a moment with a baffled
“Oh, this girl is more than just drunk, honey, let's go. She's talking about stinkin' dragons.” Morty took his wife by the arm and walked up the beach. Nikoleta sat up and looked around and shook her head trying to get rid of the lightheaded feeling. Where was Kibbie? There was no sign of anyone. Even her backpack was gone. Nikoleta was upset by this. The letter from her mother was in it. Then she remembered that Karina stepped on her necklace. She looked over at the rock where it was and surprisingly it was still there. She slowly got up and went over to it. There was nothing to save. It was completely crushed into tiny bits. How would she get back to Amarian now? How did they get to and from Amarian? She needed to find out and she needed to find out, immediately! She grabbed the necklace and placed it in her pocket. She stared at the remnants of the stone and felt a pain in her heart.
Despite her migraine, she got up and headed for the boardwalk. She needed to get to her aunt's house and figure everything out. Seagull Rock Avenue. Yes, that was the road. It was on the other side of town but she needed to get there fast before she passed out. She felt a little weak, hungry and nauseous. She didn't know who hit her but she remembered being hit.
She went to the boardwalk and walked up to the road. She kept thinking how she hoped everyone was OK: Bosh, Day, Kibbie, and her parents. She thought her parents may have been killed already. In the scuffle the night before, she, of course, didn't think to ask.
She came to the road and went to the right. She needed to go over the bridge to get to the west side of town. After about twenty minutes she came to the bridge. Cars were whizzing past her as she looked over the river. She had no idea what time it was but by the looks of the sun, it was around ten or so.
As she walked, a car drove by and honked. She kept walking and finally crossed over the bridge. On the other side was the library. It wasn't a very big library, but a good library none-the-less. She decided to take a detour inside. She felt like she was going to pass out and she needed air and water. Inside the automatic doors, there were two water fountains on each wall. She pressed the long button on the front and drank for about two minutes, it seemed like. She went inside the library through a second set of automatic doors. She went to the Young Adult section and sat in a chair. Her head still hurt too much to read but she needed to regain herself for a moment. There was a young girl sitting three chairs down reading a Harry Potter book. To her right, there was an aisle of books labeled “L-N”. To her surprise, she saw a familiar face. Just as she saw this familiar face, the familiar face saw her as well, “Nikoleta, hi!”
It was Katie, the girl who dropped off her homework assignments at her house a few days ago. She was also the blonde that Mandy was fighting a few days ago, too. Or was it yesterday? She didn’t know what day it was anymore. “Hi, Katie, how are you? Aren't you supposed to be at school?”
“Yes, but shhh. I actually took the day off because I needed to work on my really long History paper. I just needed some extra hours to do it, so here I am. How is your suspension going?”
What an odd question. “It's interesting, to say the least. I have never heard of anyone skipping school to do school work.” They both giggled. “So what brings you here, Nikoleta?”
“Actually, I just came here to rest for a minute. I am on my way to my aunt's.”
Katie paused for a moment with a baffled
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