The reflection

part 2

The week flew by, and before Aria could say Peter Pan it was Monday. And Peter is Mitchell Garcia! Mitchell stood and did a fist pump, absorbing the applause, then sat down again. Mr. Henderson patted him on the back. Now – and I know some of you are very excited about this- Tinkerbells understudy is Aria kay Brookes! Aria stood up, blushing. Sarah gave her a high five. And Tinkerbell is Melody Rose Henessee! Everybody clapped, and Melody stood up to retrieve her script. After the smaller parts had been named, Aria and Sarah left the room. OMG, youre so lucky! Sarah exclaimed Tinkerbells understudy? Thats amazing! And Im sure Mr. H would have made you the main Tinkerbell if you werent going away to England! How many days do you have left, again? Aria counted on her fingers. Well I leave on Thursday, so three. I cant wait!

On Thursday morning, after wishing her friends and family goodbye, Aria set off with her mum, Felicity, to the Darwin airport. The plan was that Aria would go with her mum to England, then stay with Owen and his family for two months, then come back with her grandparents, who lived in England. After having Nachos with the lot for lunch, (and feeling déjà vu at the lily- pad carpet) Felicity and Aria boarded the plane. The flight was quite a long one, going to Singapore. When they landed it was 11:00 pm, ten hours after the plane left. And that was only one of the three flights. The next one stopped in turkey, and they had koska kagit helva, these amazing wafer- ish snacks. Then, soon enough, they were in England! Owen had arranged to meet at MacDonalds, in the food court at the airport, so as soon as they had retrieved their luggage Aria and her mum headed there. But not before they got some more nachos! After finishing hers, Aria said goodbye to her mum, who had to go to work. Bye Aria, love you! Felicity said, then walked off, past salsas.

Aria wiped a lone tear off her eye. She was thirteen, she wasnt supposed to cry anymore. But she wasnt going to see her friends and family for over two months, and she already missed them. Aria walked over to MacDonalds, but nobody was waiting for her there. So she sat down, opened up the lord of the rings, and began to read. She was up to a super exciting bit, when Gollum bit Sams finger off, when she was interrupted by a sharp tap on the shoulder. Um, is that you Aria? Aria turned around quickly and looked up at the boy behind her. He had brown hair with hints of red in it, and eyes which were so blue they seemed to instantly make the room feel calm. But he didnt have a smile on his face. He looked utterly shocked. Um, yeah? Aria said. Are you Owen? He nodded, still looking shocked. Come with me. I need to show you something.

Aria followed Owen out through the carpark, to where a red minivan was parked on the side of the road. Owen tapped on the drivers window. Dad, can you unlock the doors? he asked. There was a clicking sound, which Aria presumed were the doors unlocking, and Owen put his arm out, gesturing for Aria to get inside. She ducked and stepped inside the car. Owen sat down next to her. For a few seconds there was an awkward silence. Um, so dad, this is Aria Said Owen, breaking it. Hi Aria, Im Avahur. His dad said, and Owen sighed. Dad, maybe you should, I dont know, LOOK at Aria while youre speaking to her Avahur turned around and sucked in a big breath. Well, looks like weve got a bit of a situation here he turned to Owen Are we taking her to see Yes! Owen replied, cutting him off. Um, whats going on? asked Aria Who are you taking me to see? Owen and Avahur ignored her, and continued on talking. Okay, we should probably leave now. Said Owen, and His dad started up the engine. They drove about one kilometre, then went into this empty tunnel. There was a sort of sizzling noise, and everything went black. Well, not black Aria thought, more like when you close your eyes and see that rainbow static stuff on a black background. She felt like she was in a theme park ride, being spun around, and around, and around

And then it stopped. Aria opened her eyes, and she was still in the car with Owen and Avahur, but they were in a totally different place, outside a brick two- story house. What just happened??? she asked, struggling to regain her balance. Avahur sighed Sorry, well explain it all later. Now come with me. Aria hopped out of the car, and Owen did too No. youre not coming in. Avahur told him sternly. Get back in the car. We have some important matters to discuss now, matters that you, or any other children arent supposed to know about. Owen skulked back in, and Aria walked up to the house. Avahur pressed the doorbell, and a tall lady came to the door. She gulped when she saw Aria, but beckoned for her to come inside anyway. Are they awake? Avahur asked, and the lady nodded. Yep, theyre just through here she led them through the hallway into a living room, where a teenage girl was sitting on a sofa, reading a book. Um, sweetie the lady asked, and the girl looked up. Her jaw dropped at exactly the same time as Arias did. She was looking into the face of someone with the same sandy blonde hair as her. Same grey-green eyes. Same tan skin and spattered freckles. Aria was looking into the eyes of her twin.