6 ~ Emily

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I decided to walk home today. There were two reasons, one I didn't want to talk to Luca and two I missed the bus. As I walked down Memory lane {I actually walked down a lane called memory} I saw a new shop opposite the fro-yo shop. It was a costume shop called fulgent designs. I wandered past and looked inside the window. The shop was amazing, it had a thick plush cream coloured carpet, gold curtains, cream paint with flecks of gold and the best part... Loads and loads of costumes. I have taken dance lessons since I was 3. Jazz, hip-hop, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, tap and acrobatics. I am obsessed with dance costumes so I decided to go and take a look inside. As I stepped through the door I saw that the shop was empty, no customers or sale assistants. But at the time that didn't bother me. I was walking through the aisles and then came to a box. I peered at it and saw it had my name on it. "Well that's confusing" I thought, so doing what any normal person would do I opened it. Then I saw it, the most beautiful watch ever. It was blue and had a aqua strap. The face had wave patterns and the hands were white. Seeing as it was addressed to me I put it on. As soon as I did up the buckle a red dot flashed on its 'screen'. I pressed it. A notice came up it said "walk over to the third dressing room, sit on the stool, look in the mirror and press the bottom of the watch." So I did it. Suddenly I felt the floor drop from beneath my feet and I feel down a long, dark hole...

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