Change My Mind (ON HOLD)

Intro./Chapter 1

"What if I change my mind?"

"You can't."

"What if I do?"

"You can't, Alexandra-if you make this decision and then change it, it will doom the world. Everyone and everything. You can't change your mind. You must make your decision soon, and when you do, you decide the fate of you and the world. Choose wisely-I'm begging you."

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It started out just like any other day. It was supposed to be special- it was my 18th birthday tomorrow,and my brother Nik's 16th today. Go to school, leave school, then stay at home with Nikolai(16), Viktoria(15), Karter(10), and Mikayla(8). That was my day. My mum would work until about 5, then come home to help me watch the kids.

Where is my dad, you may ask? I don't have one. He was with us when I was really little, but one night I woke up and he was gone. My mom never speaks of him and we never ask.

"Hey Alexandra- can we have some pickles with supper?" My best friend Taylor asked. This was the same thing that happened every night after school.

"Taylor, why? We are having spaghetti- that's like eating french fries with cake!" I answered.

"Oh! Could we have that for desert?" Mikayla asked.

"No, why do you love pickles so much, anyway?" I asked Taylor while answering my little sister's question.

"Well not really the taste-more like the idea. Do you smell smoke?" Taylor asked while sniffing the air.

"Cool! Our food's on fire!" Karter yelled while jumping on the table. The fire alarm started going off.

"Nik! Tori! Get your butts down here now!" I yelled. By now everyone was used to the drill and they ran behind the counter while I grabbed the fire extinguisher. "Shit." I cursed under my breath after a flame engulfed my hand and I heard the doorbell ring.

I pulled my hand out and turned the sink on. Wait-fire is supposed to burn- my hand didn't even feel warm. I did the stupidest thing ever. I stuck my finger in the fire, and when I pulled it out, it was on fire. It didn't burn, it was just on fire.

"Alex- I'll save you!!" Karter shouted while taking the extinguisher from me and putting out the fire. I sat there staring at the burnt mac'n'cheese, when Taylor spoke up.

"I'll order pizza, you see who's here, while the munchkins clean up. Sound like a plan?" I nodded and set off towards the door. Wow, mom's home early, I thought to myself. I opened the door to see some random guy. "Alexandra? Is that you?" He asked.

I took in the brown curls and facial features, recognizing him more and more with every second.

"And you are-oh my god. I'd remember those dimples from anywhere- Harry? How?" I started screaming and jumping. I hugged him and it must've surprised him, because he jumped a bit. He waited a second, then returned the hug.

"Alexandra, we need to talk." He said, his serious face returning. Something about him was different- suddenly I remembered what had happened. I let go of him and stepped back.

"Harry, why'd you leave? You never told me..." I wondered aloud.

"There isn't time, I'm sorry. I can't tell you now." He said.

"Well then there's nothing to say." I started to shut the door when he stopped it by putting his hand on my hand. "Alexandra, please." He begged, making me stop. I took a deep breath and looked at him, and the memories came flooding back to me.

Memories of the day I moved here and almost died from a barbie jeep accident, our first playdate, us starting school together, us becoming bestfriends, and everything that happened up until freshmen year.