Silver Shadow (Complete)

1) Times Ticking

The clock ticks as I sit in my seat. I watch as my teacher looks at his watch then back at the papers in front of him. I pull out my phone and see my friends texts,

"Where are you?"

"Have a good weekend." Says my teacher.

I bolt out the door before everyone else.

"Nora! Wait." I hear.

I look and see Nathan running up to me.

"Are we still going to the movies?" He asks.

"Yes, and you're driving." I say.

"I know, I'll pay too." He says.

"No no, I'll pay for my ticket." I say.

"We'll just see what happens." He says.

I smile. I hug him.

"Bye." I say as I wave.

"Bye." He says.

I go outside the school and get in my car and drive home. I change into casual clothes and walk to the park in the middle of town.

"There you are!" Says Meg.

"Sorry, my teacher held us after." I say.

"It's ok." She says.

We walk over to the lake and buy tickets for the fairy. We get on and it starts moving.

"I'm busy this weekend so after this I need to go home." She says.

"Ok, I'm just gonna be alone all weekend. Except Saturday night I'm going to the movies with Nathan." I say.

"Ooh is he gonna be your boyfriend?" She says nudging me.

"I don't know!" I say blushing.

"Nora, your 16 and you haven't gotten a boyfriend yet! Of course he's gonna ask you." She says.

"Well... I guess." I say.

We laugh. We sit as the fairy boat keeps moving along the water.

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I walk through town to get back to my house and pass by an alley. I hear someone cry out and look down the alley. A kid is beating up another little kid.

"Hey!" I say.

The kid looks at me and runs. The other kid falls to the ground hurt.

I run up to the kid.

"Are you ok?" I say helping him up.

"No... He hurt me..." He says.

"Oh I'm sorry. Do you know where you mom is?" I say.

"Yes, thank you." He says.

He walks out back into the sidewalk outside the alley and disappears.

I stand up and feel something hit my head.

"Ouch."

I look down and see a necklace laying on the ground. I pick it up and look around. I see a door with a sign above it.

The Antique Store

I walk over and the doors locked.

I look at the necklace and put it on. I walk home and keep thinking about the store.

I sit down on the couch when I get home and my dog sits next to me. I look for the tv remote and see its in the other side of the room. I throw my head back and moan.

"Why!" I say.

I reach my arm out as if I could use magic to make it come to me. But it flies into my hand and I gasp. I drop the remote and jump up.

"What... The..." I say.

My dog tilts its head in confusion. I walk over to a mirror and look at myself.

"I look normal..."

I try to pick up a cup and it floats. I look back at the mirror and the necklace I found is glowing. I widen my eyes. I drop the cup.

CRASH

"What was that?" I hear my mom say.

I quickly pick it up and tuck the necklace inside my shirt.

"Sorry, I just dropped a cup." I say.

"Oh Nora please be careful I can't replace everything you break." She says.

She sets groceries on the table and goes to her room. I sigh.

I sit back down on the couch and turn on the tv.

My dog looks at me.

"What?" I say.

He licks me and I laugh.

I look at the necklace.

"I need to figure this out... And understand... What's going on."