Magic: Emma's Story

6

"Stick with me, this realm might be one of the worst," I said as me and Henry walked out the door.

"I don't think your's has a Dark Queen with the darkest kind of magic possible," he said.

"Well, there are guns," I answered.

"Guns?" He asked.

"No need to worry you," I replied.

We walked outside and caught a bus to the coffee shop I always hang out with my friends. Turns out, they sent out a text to everyone to met at the coffee shop. My best friend was early and was ordering a muffin and coffee. I stood in line behind her, hopping she wouldn't notice me. I keep my head down, but that doesn't work.

"Hey, Emma. Where were you yesterday?" she asked.

"Oh, uh. Well, you see... I kind of... moved," I answered.

"Why didn't you tell me?" she asked.

"Let me explain it," I replied and started to walk over to a table. "Here's five dollars, get two plain coffees." I said to Henry, who, in return, gave me a strange look.

"Coffee?" he asked.

"Just do it."

"So, who's the boy?" she asked as we sat down.

"Friend from out of town," I answer.

"Is he single?"

"Really?"

"What! He's cute! So where have you been?"

"Um, my parents gave me a surprise, and the surprise was that we're moving."

"What! Where?"

"Far away, I don't think I'll be able to keep in touch."

"Oh. Everyone's meeting at Julie's house, if you want to come?"

"Sorry, I have to go back," I said as Henry walked up with five dollars in his hand.

"I don't get what this is," he says, handing me the money.

"Just come with me," I say.

We walk out the door, and onto the street. We catch a bus back to my house, and in through the back door. We walk into my room, decide to go back.

"Push the mirror to the side," I tell Henry.

He pushes it to the side, but the wall is still there. He tries again. Nothing.

"Are sure it works?" he asks.

"Let me try," I say.

I try sliding it over, and the tunnel appears. We walk through, I close the first mirror, open the second, walk through, and close it. We walked over to the balcony and look over the side. No one is there, only a few animals.

"Where did they go?" I ask.

"The queen," he replies.

"We have to find them."

I walk out the room, Henry follows. We walk down the hall, but I stop in front of a small, round mirror.

"Look," I say.

In the mirror, there is a dungeon. The dungeon is full of the people that were there the other night. The queen's guards are there, too, but they're not locked up.

"It's my family!" I say.

"What are you looking at? There's nothing there!" Henry says.

"Yes there is! You just can't see it! Come on we have to find them!" I say as we run off.

***

The queen watches as Henry and I walk away from the mirror. A smile crosses her face.

Good, she thinks. They're going right into my trap. I knew the girl had magic, now I just need to find the magic in her sister. Soon. Soon I will role this realm. Soon. Soon I role everyone out there. The magic, I need more! But the lee family, that should for now. I know it will.

"Guards, keep watch on the little girl, Grace Lee," says the Dark Queen.