Lost: Book 1

Chapter 1

    The city was silent, which was a little unusual considering it was the always busy and noisy New York. Rebecca Parker was on the phone with her best friend Oliver who was a tall, muscular guy, whom surprisingly a geek. Even so, Rebecca secretly found him attractive.
    "Going out mom!" Yelled Rebecca as she threw her bag up her arm and started for the door.
    "Where are you going?" Asked her mom, Joule, before Rebecca could even think about running out the door.
    "I'm just going to the pizza parlor with Oliver, no big deal." Replied Rebecca.
    "Okay, but I want you home right after. I don't want you out all the time."
    "Alright relax mom, it's just the pizza parlor." Said the startled Rebecca.
    "I know, I know it's just...never mind have fun honey." Joule kissed Rebecca's forehead and sent her on her way.
    Oliver met her on the side of the street right next to Central Park. They headed towards a pizza parlor called Pizza Franks, which is by far the best pizza place in the whole state of New York in Oliver's opinion.
    "So why did your mom freak out that your were going to the pizza parlor?" Asked Oliver, after Rebecca had told him about the recent afternoon events.
    "I don't know. It was a little strange though, she kind of seemed scared about something."
    "What do you think she's scared about?" Asked Oliver.
    "Look, I don't know anything okay? So stop asking all these questions." Rebecca said, startled by her sudden change of voice.
    "Okay, okay chill out." Oliver pulled open the door as the sweet smell of pizza hit Rebecca's face making her feel warm and safe. They picked a table near the far corner of the pizza shop. The parlor was a little old fashioned, but a perfect hangout. It had a little round tables and cute little radios on each one. Both Rebecca and Oliver ordered the same thing. The two best friends have been together since they could crawl. Nothing could ruin their friendship.
    "Rebecca...Rebecca..." Oliver was trying to talk Rebecca back to reality.
    "Sorry I just spaced out a moment." Rebecca said taking a big swig of her soda.
    "You've been doing that a lot lately. Are you feeling okay?" This is what Rebecca liked most about Oliver;he was always so generous and curious.
    "Yeah I'm fine." Rebecca said, clearly oblivious that she had spaced off again.
    "Where do you go when you space off like that?"
    "What?" Rebecca answered, even though she already knew what the question was. The truth is she didn't want Oliver to know. She didn't want him to know that when she spaces out the world around her fades and she's in a magical world where there is everything you can ever imagine like: fairies, werewolves, vampires, headless horseman, warlocks and witches. The world, my world, has everything.

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