I woke up with the relief that i'm finally home. In my own bed. I wouldn't have ever missed my thirteenth birthday, or my sister's arrival with her fiance, or the most important day of my life. And it was because of this one stupid, little book. And this is how it all started.
CHAPTER 1
"Hey Tracey!" said Bethany. Bethany was my best friend. We met in kindergarten and were friends since then. We walked into our school, Valley Beach Junior High.
"Hey," I said in a gloomy voice.
"What's wrong Trace?" Bethany asked. I could hear her charms clanking together on her charm bracelet as we walked.
"Well it's just that..." I paused. "I don't want to be thirteen. I mean, you have so much more responsibility. And I'm really nervous about Wednesday," I said. She looked at me with a funny face as we finally got to our lockers.
