Lilly Gardener lived a lonely life in a lonely world. Lilly's father was overseas fighting in Afghanistan and had been there for days which turned into weeks which turned into months. And Lilly's mother worked a lot. And sometimes when people say a lot they think " 5 days a week 8 hours a day ". Well when Lilly said a lot she meant 10 hours a day 7 days a week and when Lilly's mom wasn't at work she was working at home. Lilly's only friend was her Golden Retriever dog Sam.
Lilly also lived in a small neighborhood with the strangest street name, Magical Orange Lane. Magical Orange Lane had three houses. One almost as big as a mansion. There was a girl from Lilly's school who lived there named Meg. Meg was one of those girls who are mean and popular for their money. Meg had dirty blonde hair and light skin. she had light blue eyes that made every boy go running to her like a dog to a frisbee. Meg's real name was Lesley but since on TV shows like Hannah Montana and Dog With A Blog boys had the name Lesley so much to her parents dismay she changed her name to Meg.
Another house was a quiet little log cabin that had no modern things, no running water, no electricity, and no heat or air conditioning. A boy from Lilly's school lived there named Matt. Every girl had a crush him especially Meg. Matt hardly knew he was popular. All Matt cared about was getting good grades and going to Harvard, Yale, or Dartmouth. Matt also loved community service and animals. Matt had dark brown hair and brown eyes. He had light skin with a slight tan.
And in the middle was the Gardener home. There was nothing special about it. It was a wood colonial house that wasn't big and wasn't small. It was just, normal. Just like Lilly thought she was. Normal and nothing special about her. There isn't much to say about the Gardener home. Most people in the small town of Carter, New Hampshire had never been there. Most had just heard rumors about it and who lived there. There were rumors that Mr.Gardener had run away late one night and had never returned. There were rumors that Lilly Gardener lived alone. Lilly was a short girl. She had short brown hair that once was long but she donated it. She had pale skin covered in scabs and bruises and half fallen off band aids. She always were neon yellow Nike high tops. She had black glasses.
