" What are you doing?" The voice startled me. I look down to see Liam. The sunrise was so captivating I must've lost track of the time.
" I woke up early so I decided to watch the sunrise from up here." I shouted down to him. I left out the part about me getting distracted from making breakfast.
" Is everyone up?" I ask.
" Nope. Just me, Smurf." Smurf is what Liam calls me because I'm tiny like one. I jump down from the tree. Liam stepped back, startled by me practically falling from the sky. I land in almost perfect form and take a bow. " I could do better." He smirked
" In your dreams, Curls." I sneered. Curls is my nickname for Liam. His hair is straight, but has little baby curls at the ends. He hates the name, and thats why I use it. We walk back to the cave slowly, picking fruit to eat for breakfast. As we reach the others, I notice that Emily is awake. Beside her is a cloud of black smoke. She must be starting a fire. I walk up to her.
" Would you like a magical fruit that will make you become a princess and live in a palace?" I joke. She laughs and takes the mango from my little hand. She sinks her teeth into the fruit and slurps the juice from her lips. I smile, happy that I satisfied her with my choice of breakfast. I start walking to a palm tree when I hear a small thump behind me. I turn around slowly. I see the mango on the ground and Emily staring at her legs with a scared look in her eyes.
" Whats wrong?" I ask.
" My... my legs! They feel so weird! Whats happening to me?!" Her screams wake everyone up. Emily starts running to the ocean for a drink. As she starts going fast, her feet pick up and go twice as fast. Soon, she is sprinting as fast as a cheetah. Wait, no. Faster than a cheetah.
" OH MY GOD!!!! THIS IS AMAZING!!!" she screams as she zips across the beach.
" Magic? How?" I say a little too load.
" I wish I knew, Cam." Noah laughed. Emily's smile starts to fade as she slows down. Soon, she is running at normal speed again,
" What happened?" She asked disappointedly.
" The magic must have a time limit." Emma suggested.
" We should look for more magic!" Kolby exclaimed while running into the woods. We all follow, excited to discover things we would only imagine.
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A Place Called Home
Science FictionA group of friends don't know where they are or why they're there. The only things they know are their names and who each other are. A letter they found says they must find their way home. The only thing is, the world is filled with magic. Magic wit...
