look on her face, “Wait a minute, did you say, aunt?”
“Yes.” Nikoleta answered.
“OK, don’t be offended by this question but, why do you live in the orphanage if you have an aunt?” Katie tried to be careful of her words.
“Well, I actually just found out I have one,” she explained. “Katie, can I tell you something? It's going to sound crazy and you probably won’t believe me but...” Nikoleta stopped. “Never mind, it's delusional. Anyway, I have to go. See you later.”
Nikoleta started to rush out of the library. She couldn’t explain to a complete stranger what was going on. But who else could she talk to? Still, there was no way she could talk to Katie. She would think she was insane at the mentioning of a dragon sister. Let alone a necklace with a small piece of rock that could transport her to Amarian and protect her and basically do whatever it wanted. Nope. She couldn't do it. Katie was a nice girl but she just wouldn't get it.
Nikoleta was at the front door of the library when she heard footsteps behind her, “Nikki, wait!” Nikoleta turned around. “Listen, I know we don’t know each other well but if you ever need to talk to someone about something you can always talk to me. No matter what it is," Katie said with reassurance in her eyes. Nikoleta thought for a moment.
“OK, well, I will make this fast but then I seriously have to go. The other night I got into a fight with Mandy on the beach. I ran onto this trail that took me by a house and a big tree and I found a necklace. The next night I put the necklace on and I ended up in this house with these odd people. There was a girl with purple eyes, and a guy with green hair and a dragon. The three of them told me that they knew my parents and the dragon, Kibbie, is like my sister because my parents raised her and she talks. Then in Amarian I met this guy Raphael, who is a really, really big jerk and he works for the evil princess who's dead father had my parents locked away because my father wouldn’t kill me or dragons.” Nikoleta stopped to take a breath and put her arms down. “Any of that make sense?”
Katie looked at Nikoleta a little puzzled. “I know, I'm sorry none of it makes sense and I probably sound like I'm on dr--” “Can I go with you to your aunt's?” Katie asked.
“Huh? Why?”
“Because I believe you.”
14
“ Y ou do?” Nikoleta asked, still in shock. “How could you believe something so off-the-wall?”
“I don’t know, I just do. I just don’t think you would take the time to make something like that up.”
They left the library and the girls headed in the direction towards Seagull Rock Avenue. Nikoleta stopped in her tracks, “Wait a minute. Don’t you have a history paper to write?” “Yes, but it's only 10am. I have time.”
They kept walking. To Nikoleta, the situation was just getting stranger and stranger by the minute. Now a complete stranger wanted to go with her to meet her aunt and she actually believed the asinine events that she had been through the last few days. “OK, so if you went to Amarian by a necklace, how did you get back?” Katie asked, genuinely interested. “Well, the Raphael guy I told you about, he killed Madam Piccolo, she was woman in the village that did tarot readings and such. She told me someone would betray me. Well he had Kibbie and Madam Piccolo tied to posts. He killed Madam Piccolo but Kibbie and I both got transported back here. Then last night on the beach, Raphael, Karina and Akonni appeared out of nowhere and attacked us and I'm assuming taking Kibbie with them.”
“Nikki, have you ever heard of 'vanishing stones'?”
“No.”
“I
“Yes.” Nikoleta answered.
“OK, don’t be offended by this question but, why do you live in the orphanage if you have an aunt?” Katie tried to be careful of her words.
“Well, I actually just found out I have one,” she explained. “Katie, can I tell you something? It's going to sound crazy and you probably won’t believe me but...” Nikoleta stopped. “Never mind, it's delusional. Anyway, I have to go. See you later.”
Nikoleta started to rush out of the library. She couldn’t explain to a complete stranger what was going on. But who else could she talk to? Still, there was no way she could talk to Katie. She would think she was insane at the mentioning of a dragon sister. Let alone a necklace with a small piece of rock that could transport her to Amarian and protect her and basically do whatever it wanted. Nope. She couldn't do it. Katie was a nice girl but she just wouldn't get it.
Nikoleta was at the front door of the library when she heard footsteps behind her, “Nikki, wait!” Nikoleta turned around. “Listen, I know we don’t know each other well but if you ever need to talk to someone about something you can always talk to me. No matter what it is," Katie said with reassurance in her eyes. Nikoleta thought for a moment.
“OK, well, I will make this fast but then I seriously have to go. The other night I got into a fight with Mandy on the beach. I ran onto this trail that took me by a house and a big tree and I found a necklace. The next night I put the necklace on and I ended up in this house with these odd people. There was a girl with purple eyes, and a guy with green hair and a dragon. The three of them told me that they knew my parents and the dragon, Kibbie, is like my sister because my parents raised her and she talks. Then in Amarian I met this guy Raphael, who is a really, really big jerk and he works for the evil princess who's dead father had my parents locked away because my father wouldn’t kill me or dragons.” Nikoleta stopped to take a breath and put her arms down. “Any of that make sense?”
Katie looked at Nikoleta a little puzzled. “I know, I'm sorry none of it makes sense and I probably sound like I'm on dr--” “Can I go with you to your aunt's?” Katie asked.
“Huh? Why?”
“Because I believe you.”
14
“ Y ou do?” Nikoleta asked, still in shock. “How could you believe something so off-the-wall?”
“I don’t know, I just do. I just don’t think you would take the time to make something like that up.”
They left the library and the girls headed in the direction towards Seagull Rock Avenue. Nikoleta stopped in her tracks, “Wait a minute. Don’t you have a history paper to write?” “Yes, but it's only 10am. I have time.”
They kept walking. To Nikoleta, the situation was just getting stranger and stranger by the minute. Now a complete stranger wanted to go with her to meet her aunt and she actually believed the asinine events that she had been through the last few days. “OK, so if you went to Amarian by a necklace, how did you get back?” Katie asked, genuinely interested. “Well, the Raphael guy I told you about, he killed Madam Piccolo, she was woman in the village that did tarot readings and such. She told me someone would betray me. Well he had Kibbie and Madam Piccolo tied to posts. He killed Madam Piccolo but Kibbie and I both got transported back here. Then last night on the beach, Raphael, Karina and Akonni appeared out of nowhere and attacked us and I'm assuming taking Kibbie with them.”
“Nikki, have you ever heard of 'vanishing stones'?”
“No.”
“I
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