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*************************************************************************************************************************** "Prophecy of Light – The Queen shall return on the day of the Ojei solstice. She shall be reunited with her love of eternity. She shall bring back the light by assembling the 7 parts of the Zaarian locket. To Do this she must pass the Nightmare Trials.”
Chapter 1
“You will die, we will kill you” voices hissed in my ear. “You cannot help the King, he will perish alongside his kingdom!...THE DARKNESS WILL CONSUME THE LIGHT!”
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“Taj wake up!” someone was shaking me. I followed the tunnel toward the bright light. I suddenly felt light on my eyelids and slowly opened them to see my foster mother shaking me to wake up.
“What? What happened?” I said. I noticed my voice coming out dry and felt a sheen of perspiration covering my skin.
“You were screaming that darkness was going to kill you darling, I should be asking you what happened.” She said kindly “So, what happened?”
“It was just a nightmare, don’t worry Mandy.” I lied
“ Are you sure you’re okay though?”
“Yes, I’ll be okay” it’s not like I haven’t had them since I was 5 I thought to myself. “I’ll just go get a glass of water and go back to sleep.”
“Alright honey, but if you need anything just call me, I’ll be right in my room right down the hall.” she said getting up and opening the door “Good night.”
“Good night”. I looked at the bedside clock it read 5:45 am. No point in going to sleep now I thought. I got up and went to my backpack and took out my toothbrush and towel and went into the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and jumped in the shower
I have nightmares that are about the darkness consuming the light and people dying since the age of 5 and it has gotten so bad that I won’t go anywhere there isn’t any light. So there’s my life story
I got out of the shower and went to get my clothes from my unpacked bags to wear to school. I took out a pair of black skinny jeans and I put on a flowery top. I went to the vanity and put on what little makeup I had. Thick eyeliner and mascara to make my brown eyes pop and a little lipgloss. I then straightened my hair and put it up in a high ponytail. And then I checked the clock – 6:45. I ran downstairs to find Mandy making pancakes.
“Mandy, yumm those pancakes smell like heaven”
“Thank you, have some” I sat down and started eating “So, Taj your school is actually just down the block so you can walk or John (foster- dad) will drop you.
“Yeah, I’ll just walk” I said finishing my pancakes and putting I plate and cutlery in the sink. I put my black boots on and got my backpack from my room and started walking back downstairs. I went to the kitchen and told Mandy I was leaving and kissed her cheek. I walked out side and started walking towards school. I got to school and checked my phone it was 7: 15 I went into the front office.
“Hello, I’m Mumtaz Taj Mahal, I’m new.” I said to front desk lady that looked like a very cute grandmother.
“Well hello Mumtaz, I’m Mrs. Grove just give me a minute and I’ll find your probably misplaced schedule and map of the school.”
“Okay” I said and stood there. That one minute she said turned into 10 after which she said
“Found Them!!” Thank God I thought.
“Alright here are your schedule and map of the school , your locker code is at the top of your schedule. Enjoy your first day at Bates High School!”
“I’m sure I will thank you” I said with sarcasm which she clearly didn’t get. I mean how can I have a good day in high school? That just isn’t possible when your new kid three months after school starts. I was going to go to my locker later so, I started walking out of the office while I looked down at my schedule
History
English
Organic Chemistry
Gym
Lunch
Economics
Break
Art
Well History was in room 305 which was down the hall so I started walking there and I knocked on the door which was opened by a rather young teacher.
“Why hello. Who do we have here?”
“Hi I’m the new student Mumtaz Mahal”
“Well come in and welcome to Senior History, I’m Mr. Mathews”
“Thank You” I said and walked in and stopped waiting for him to tell me where to sit “Where should I sit?” I asked tentatively.
“I’ll tell you but first why don’t you introduce yourself to the class?”
“Okay,” I said and turned the class while thinking shit this is going to suck, but maybe I can have fun instead. “ Hello, my name is Mumtaz Mahal, but I like being called middle name Taj. I am an under cover CIA agent and i like jumping off of cliffs into oceans filled with sharks … for fun.” I said blasé. Some blonde in the back row asked in a squeaky voice “Really?”
“No” I replied flatly. “Where did you say I could sit again Mr. Mathews?” I asked
“I didn’t but you can sit next to Myra” he said, his mouth twitching in the corner, pointing to an empty seat in the front row. Aw man, I have to pay attention. I thought as I sat down. Mr. Mathews continued his lecture, which was apparently on the history of the Song dynasty of China. I pretty much zoned out and didn’t pay attention cause I already knew all of this. At the end of class Mr. Mathews gave me what had happened since the beginning of the year on piece of paper and told me to read up on everything. I went through the day feeling pretty normal and when I got to lunch I didn’t know who to sit with so I asked Myra if I could sit with her and she said sure so that’s where I sat at lunch with. I just ate my lunch and didn’t contribute conversation. The two weeks leading up to my birthday happened like this more or less but on my birthday everything changed…
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The Nightmare Trials
FantasyMumtaz Taj Mahal is an almost-18 year old who has been plagued by horrible scaring nightmares since the age of 5. Taj is an orphan that has been to many foster homes since she was born. She always screams during these nightmares and is always "moved...
