Once Leona was safely in class, she was relieved to see barely any students already there. Taking her seat, she began to take out her materials, thinking of how she was going to apologize to Jaiden once he entered the classroom. I could just send him a note . . . but that doesn't seem too sincere. While in the middle of thinking, someone tapped her desk. She looked up, and to her surprise, it was Terrell. What's he doing here? Doesn't he usually appear with the late group? Is he here on behalf of Jaiden? Leona's thoughts started swirling in her head as he looked at her with a serious face. Terrell never seemed like the serious type, so she figured that she wasn't in a good position right now. "There's a group coming after you, yeah? Make sure to stay away from the back school building, and stay around a lot of people," Terrell said as he sat on top of the desk in the row in front of Leona. Leona's concerned expression suddenly changed into a confused one. Is Terrell . . . lookin
"Leona!" Donovan shouted, running out of breath as he finally caught meeting eyes with Jaiden as he leaned up against a streetlight pole. She figured this would be a good chance to ask him about the note, and if his little group wouldn't be coming after her anymore. To her surprise, he walked over to her first, sipping his drink that he must've gotten from the local cafe. "You walk?" Jaiden asked, and Leona slowly nodded. "For the time being, I guess so. Also—" Leona pulled out the note from her skirt's pocket and showed it to him. "What does this mean?" She asked, but Jaiden simply kept sipping on his drink, moving the straw around inside the cup. "It's exactly what it says," Jaiden said, finally answering her after taking so many sips. "I took care of it." "How?" Leona muttered, but instead of outright asking. she simply thanked him for forgiving her and helping her out. Jaiden stared at her for a long time as she stood there awkwardly, moving her eyes around to look at things
Leona could feel sweat drip down her face as she stared at her bedroom ceiling in shock. Suddenly, she got up and went inside one of her drawers, pulling out a small jewlery box. She opened it, finding a beautiful silver necklace with a silver gem in the middle. "How did I forget about you?" Leona muttered to herself as she stared at the necklace in awe. "Okay, then, I'll wear it today." Leona nodded to herself, placing the necklace on her bedside table and getting ready for school. After finally putting on her uniform, Leona moved her long black hair out of the way, and used her mirror to put on her necklace. However, after straing at it for a while, she hid it under her uniform. The necklace was the only thing that was with Leona ever since she was first adopted. Her parents had told her before that when they saw her for the first time, she already had the necklace on. To keep it safe all these years, she stored it in her drawers, but after having such a weird nightmare, she fig
"Atlantis....?" Leona mumbled to herself before quickly closing her journal and stepping out of the car.Leona and her mom walked into the electronics store, but all the excitement for a phone wasn't there as much as before. Leona was too worried and confused about what she had just experienced, like how she heard music when the radio wasn't on, and how she was writing sheet music without even knowing.Did I hear that song from somewhere before? Leona thought as she looked at all the phones behind the glass cases. She suddenly recognized a certain phone- the Samsung Galaxy A20."That's the one Khloe has, right?" Leona mumbled to herself, smiling as she stared at the phone."Ah, the Samsung Galaxy A20, huh?" The store clerk asked, walking over to her and taking the phone out of its case so that Leona and her mom could get a closer look."See, this phone in particular saves a lot of battery, and you can even go on night mode for a lot of apps by going to your notification bar. The camer
Leona was back in the office during her Student Aid period, still organizing papers in the little cramped backroom, as she watched Emily and Zach do their usual work in the front.Work went a little slower today since Leona kept thinking of what she should tell Jaiden. After asking her to tutor him, he then said that she could give him an answer later."It's not that I really mind tutoring anyone...." Leona mumbled to herself, spacing off as she started to think of the consequences if her dad were to ever find out that she was helping a boy.She slowly put papers in folders, and thought of how she would even be able to help him. He was already at a D in that class, and Leona was at an A. She had to figure out a way to help him even with their gap in grades.Yeah, there shouldn't be anything wrong with helping him out, but his friends...."What would his friends think? Would they go after me again?" Leona said to herself before suddenly gasping."Tara....." she whispered in shock.Ther
Leona ended up going to the library with Donovan, and they began to look through books for any information about "Atlantis.""I'm surprised you would ask me about a myth like that," Donovan said, flipping through the pages of a book. "I'm not really strong in the subject of myths and urban legends.""Atlantis is a myth?" Leona asked, and Donovan nodded."The myth of Atlantis--an existence of an underwater kingdom that just vanished out of nowhere."Leona sat on a squishy chair in the back of the library with Donovan, waiting for him to start the story."Almost everyone has heard about the myth of Atlantis, especially in our town since we're basically surrounded by water and nature. Of course, many people couldn't prove if Atlantis was really real, so it lead to many stories of people saying they've seen it."Donovan continued to look at the book, continuing with the story."Here's the generic version: Atlantis was an underwater kingdom filled with mythical underwater beings such as me
"Why would he say that to Khloe?! Geez...." Leona muttered to herself as she sat on her bed.She still couldn't help but wonder why Jaiden, out of all people, would be nice to her, but she figured that it wasn't something that she really had to think about right now.Suddenly, Leona heard a "ding" from her phone, and checked to see that it was her mom."Sweetie, you're going to have to start walking home starting tomorrow. You know your dad is upset about this, so just make sure you always come straight home, alright? xoxo"Leona sighed as she read the message. Even if she was allowed to walk, it still felt like there was a leash on her. She couldn't go see all the nearby stores or hang out with friends after school.Oh well.....what was I expecting?It was the next day of school, and Khloe looked as if she had something amazing to say. She kept grinning at Leona and dropping hints that something great was happening, as she dragged Leona to a bulletin board in the main hallway.Some s
"Wanna skip the first class?" Jaiden asked as he started to walk towards the door."W-what?"Leona began wiping her tears as Jaiden opened the door and started to walk out."That whole commotion this morning is probably delaying classes anyways, might as well right?" Jaiden held the door open, waiting for Leona to walk through."But.....my name was on there.....they might call me to the principal's office..." Leona started to tremble in fear.The principal's office.....what will they ask me?"Calm down....I'm sure that everyone already knows it's fake," Jaiden replied, walking back towards her."What do you mean?" Leona asked in confusion."Well, even if you were doing those...things...I'm pretty sure you wouldn't reveal yourself like that. Even then, it's none of their business what you do after school."There was a long silence between them right after, and the atmosphere become more awkward than before.Leona sniffled, as she could feel her frustration get even worse. Her face star
As Matthew lay there in the silent hut, the caretaker ambled about, digging through loads of ingredients. June sat there, staring at Matthew. The hut was warm and was bathed in light; the light was so strong it managed to travel straight through the walls of the med hut, flooding it to the brim. June started to feel a little tired as she let put a yawn. She slowly settled herself down to her side next to Matthew. She felt a little awkward though.As haven't been mentioned, Matthew had to be bandaged, so his shirt and jacket had to be removed, and now the lower half of his upper body was bandaged, but June didn't care, she simply lay there. As she waited patiently for herself to fall asleep, she stared at Matthew, hoping to see those dazzling eyes she had been hoping to see. Turning to her back, June was now staring at the blank ceiling. There were just so many thoughts in her head, like how Suka was doing, whether Atlantis would be protected, if they would even win. Just as she was ab
As the sails drew nearer and nearer towards the shore of Satilant Island, Matthew raced past the trees as June followed. He ran back to the tree with the carved symbols."This could be leading us to Atlantis. Look! There's another tree with the symbol," Matthew said as he followed. There was a trail of trees with the symbols carved on them, leading the two all the way to the other side of the island. They stopped by a tree, which was the last one with the symbol; beyond that was just a huge stone wall."What now?" June asked."There should be a gap somewhere where we could put the tooth." Matthew said as he dragged his hand across the wall, trying to feel a gap. Suddenly he felt an edge. He looked at where his hand was at. There was a gap, shaped of a tooth."June! Look! This is it!" Matthew gasped excitedly. In a hurry, he pushed the tooth into the gap. Nothing. He pressed against the tooth. It seemed like a button, for a huge hole appeared beneath the two; and the next moment they w
As the villagers packed the entire village with meat and vegetables everywhere, Matthew and June sat in Suka's house, questioning him.“...then how did you get that?” Matthew pointed at the tooth-like souvenir with the symbol of water."This, Matthew."Suka placed the necklace in Matthew's hand."Is the only key to open what covers Atlantis. It's a secret door, no one knows about it except me and my tribe. The door will lead to a very secret part of the island which is highly protected. Look for the missing hole which will fit this key perfectly."Matthew stared at the tooth with great interest. He looked up," Wait- you're saying I can keep it?"Suka nodded."I need a break from being the guardian of this secret location, might as well step down and pass it on."June gasped with excitement as she hugged Matthew's left arm tightly. He looked at her and smiled; he looked back at Suka."Thank you," he said warmly yet gratefully. Suka nodded.Outside the hut, Matthew and June joined the f
Matthew, Alexander and June set a campfire by the shores, but they made sure it wasn't too near to the water. They thought that if they rested near water, they'll somehow end up in the next level of finding Atlantis.The waves gently brushed against the sand. June lay peacefully sleeping on a huge leaf. Matthew lay beside her, whereas Alexander would rather sleep on his own than sleep on the same leaf with gits.Matthew still lay wide awake, resting his head on his hands, staring into the starry sky. All he could do was just lay there and do nothing until he falls asleep. June tossed to the other direction facing him. Matthew knew that she was probably still awake."June? " he whispered. June opened her eyes and looked at Matthew, dazed."Is anything wrong?" June asked."No," Matthew sighed, "I was just wonder if you were awake.""Yeah I'm awake." June said as she sat up; Matthew sat up too."I was wondering, well—if you'd like to take a stroll around the island since we have nothing
Matthew tried really hard to ignore the cursing from Alexander as he made his way through the bushes."Okay," he turned to Alexander who abruptly stopped his muttering. Matthew continued, "make sure you act normal. Try to blend in with the others- okay?""Yeah yeah alright whatever let's just get this done and over with." Alexander said grumpily and continued his muttering as he stepped into the clearing.Matthew and Alexander were wearing animal skins as disguise and blend in. Matthew decided he should look for June, so he disguised himself as much as he can. Now he looked completely unrecognisable as his face was entirely covered in some stuff he had puffed onto his face and his head was covered buy a round band of leaves and he was covered in bear skin. He drew fake scars on his arms and one long one across his right eye. He practiced changing his voice so the leader wouldn't recognise him by voice. He also went to a river nearby to change his hairstyle. When Matthew returned to th
Opening his eyes, Alexander found himself in a little hut. The roof was built out of straw and the door in front of him was made out of bamboo. He curiously sat up and shook his head till he got back to Earth."Where on Earth am I?" he asked himself grumpily. Just then a door opened and a figure walked in. A man dressed in thick animal-skin clothing was in sight."Who are you and why did you bring me here?" Alexander demanded. The man stepped closer and closer to him. Alexander gulped, doubting his chance of living...Cutting through the bushes, Matthew and June went all over the place looking for Alexander."Alexander? Alexander! Alexander, where are you?"' Alexander! Come on, if you're hiding this isn't funny! '"Alexander!- June where is he?""I don't know." June said, looking as though she was tempted to give up."It's almost nightfall. We'll have to work a little faster." Matthew said, looking at the sea which was now a shade of orange. They continued searching: looking behind t
Opening his eyes, Matthew found himself covered in sand. He sat bolt up, spitting out sand from his mouth. Dazed, he looked around. There was no sign of June, Alexander, or any of the men."June! Alexander?! Anyone!" he yelled. The only reply was the soft wind as the waves pushed themselves off the shore back into the ocean repeatedly. Matthew squinted at those waves, he noticed a slight movement. Heart thumping fast with hope, he stumbled clumsily to his feet and ran towards where he saw the movement."June!" he breathed as he turned June around, who was laying on her stomach. Staring at her silent face, Matthew thought of doing CPR, but his worried thoughts made him feel too weird to even rest his hands on her chest. With his hopes going higher and higher, Matthew pressed an ear against June's chest. Nothing.She isn't breathing, what now? Matthew thought urgently. Having no choice, he pressed his hands on top of each other, his fingers dug in between the fingers of the hand below a
Hearing the soft, long groaning of boredom and exhaustion from June, Matthew gulped as he peered into the horizons beyond the coastal line. He forgot how it was like to feel the breeze, brushing his hair back, the fresh smell filling the air as he took a deep breath. The next moment he found himself miles away from the equal rows of piers, all he saw now was water; high above water.The ship moved at a moderate speed as he ambled over to the other side of the ship to settle down next to June, who was resting her head on her hand, frowning into the distance."You forgot what it's like," Matthew began. June didn't answer. He continued, "I also forgot what it's like to be out here. In the breeze, watching the sun peaceful set down to the horizon."Hearing the last few words June looked up, she looked from Matthew then to the sun, which was getting ready to make its way down to the horizon as Matthew had said."Being out in the seas is way more fun than to hang around in the city." Matthe
Tossing her phone onto the bed, a young girl of 20 years ambled out of her room and plopped on to the sofa in the living room. It was really peaceful for her- almost- for her peace was rudely disturbed by a voice that called out shrilly, "June! Where's my pen?"A six year- old stomped like an elephant into the living room and glared at her sister."What is it now?" June groaned as she turned to her sister, her ponytail swayed to a side wildly as she turned to her sister, Jacie.June Calloway looked extremely beautiful with brown eyes which matched her dark brown hair, every boy would've fallen for her at the first glance. Her sister, Jacie Calloway, on the other hand, looked as though she could fight a whole pack of lions single-handedly, but most of the time, she seemed pretty helpful and encouraging."My pen!" she demanded."I don't know, okay? I didn't take it!" June snapped, "Besides, that pen looks really bizarre! Is it even a plane or a dinosaur?""No it's not! It was given by t