Reyna wakes up confused and without her memories on a bus to the Grand Canyon. She soon realizes that she isn't an average teenager with amnesia. Follow her story as she goes on a journey to free a goddess that stole her memories from a giant wantin...
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Even before she was flung into the Grand Canyon, Reyna was having a terrible day.
She woke up in the back of a crowded school bus, surrounded by teens she didn't recognize. The worst of it all? She wasn't sure why she was here. In fact, she didn't remember anything before waking up. A stone dropped down to her stomach and her mind was filled with questions she had no answers to. That only proved to make her more anxious. Then miraculously, the feeling vanished. Reyna felt her mind clear of any unnecessary clutter. Her mind was sharp and focused, and she began to look around to analyze her situation.
She looked out the window to see the bus drive through a barren desert. She saw the shape of hills and huge plateaus over the horizon. Just ahead she saw the bus approaching a blue highway sign: Welcome to Arizona.
"Hey, you okay?." Someone asked. Reyna blinked. She whipped her head to look to her right. Next to her sat a beautiful girl about her age. She had long choppy and uneven brown hair, as if she tried to cut it with a lawnmower. She had sun-kissed skin and bright eyes that changed from blue, brown and green. She wore a green puffer jacket over a black shirt that had the words Free the Dolphins on it, as well as faded ripped jeans and converse shoes. Reyna realized she must've been staring. The girl gave a nervous cough.
"Bad dream?" The girl asked, "You've been asleep since we left the wilderness school."
"Wilderness school?" Reyna felt a million questions float around in her head, "Where is that? Where are we going?"
The girl blinked. "You don't remember? Coach Hedge is taking us to the Grand Canyon." She tilted her head to the side, then leaned closer towards Reyna. "Are you feeling okay? You look kind of pale."
"I..." Reyna couldn't answer. She was going to say she was fine when she obviously wasn't. Like she had forced herself to never look weak for years. Only now, she couldn't muster that strength. "I don't-"
"Alright cupcakes! Listen up!" A voice boomed. Reyna looked ahead. She saw a man dressed like a football coach. He wore a bright orange polo shirt that fit tightly around his buff arms and chest. He had a baseball cap that was pulled low, almost obscuring his narrow eyes. He had a scowl on his face, like he had eaten something sour. He might've been taken seriously if he weren't 5 feet tall. His beady eyes turned towards Reyna. His scowl deepened. Reyna wasn't intimidated. Instead she tensed and became alert for any possible threats, as if she found herself in these kinds of situations many times before. He hadn't been responsible for her being here. His confused scowl told her that much.
"Stand up Coach Hedge!" A teen called out, causing the others to chuckle and giggle like school girls.
"I heard that!" The coach yelled, now taking his eyes off Reyna to search for the offender. He cleared his throat. "We'll be arriving in five minutes!" The coach yelled, "stay with your partners, don't lose your worksheets! And if any of you sweet cupcakes cause any mayhem on our field trip, I will personally send you back to campus, the HARD way." The hedge smiled like he hoped someone caused trouble. He picked up a baseball bat and swung it around, as if demonstrating what would happen to them if they didn't heed his warning. Reyna rolled her eyes. The last thing she needed was a loud mouth chaperone screaming threats while she dealt with her amnesia.
