My Mysterious Life; Book 1

What is that thing?

Riley's P.O.V.

Sylvia and I started swimming to some type of deserted beach (she used her "powers" again to give me a tail). In about 25 minutes, we found a beach that seemed like there wouldn't be much human life on it. We eventually came across a big, hollowed out, tree. We split up. Sylvia went to go find seaweed, or something that we could eat. I went the opposite way to find bark, rope, etc. You know, the stuff that we could make the nessesities out of. Sylvia had learned how to sew, and weave from her mother when they had had vacations on land. I learned how to cook and sew from 8th grade Home Economics (home ec).

Btw, guys, I'm not really in 8th grade, I'm only in sixth, proudly attending middle school at Pennsbury School District.

While I was gathering all this crap, I heard something loud. Whatever it was it was close. I looked up and saw a smooth branch. Using my gymnastics, and baseball-pitcher - skills, I threw everything I had into the corner connecting the branch to its large, tree.
I then did a backflip while, in the transition of going down, I tightly gripped the branch, doing another backwards swing to get on top. Just then, I saw a big blur run past in another direction. It's going toward Sylvia!! As I realized this I heard an ear-piercing scream. It has her.