Chapter 1
Trees everywhere, calm blue river, full moon. This is my heaven. How could anyone want anything better? The grass is softer than bunnies fur, and the cool air breezes past so my hair follows with it. I don’t think anything could bother me at the moment.
Well, that’s what I thought until a sharp pain erupted in my leg. I looked down with a pained expression to see a cut, with a drop of blood running down it. I panicked and looked around me. I shot up and started running.
Suddenly, i am in the middle of my bed sat up straight,panting and sweating. Looking around confused, i see sunlight shining through my curtain, and a note on my mirror. I jumped up to read it to see if it was important. Before I could read the note, I looked at myself in the mirror. My blonde hair was sticking up every way possible. My blue eyes shined, making the purple bags under my eyes pop out. My short body drenched with sweat.
I cringed at my appearance and looked away. I grabbed the note and started reading it.
Paris~
I’m so sorry I won’t be here for your birthday...Your present is in the living room on the couch most likely. I have to leave for a week. The people on the Other Side need more doctors. I will be back before you know it my beautiful 16 year old! I love you!
~Dad
I let out a deep sigh. He is never here for my birthday. He’s always getting stuff for the house, or helping the Other Side.
Then an idea popped into my head. My friends always threw me a HUGE birthday party, in order to cheer me up.
I kept that idea in my head and a smile on my face as I walked into the living room. I looked on the couch to find nothing there.
I went to investigate more, when I heard a sound from the kitchen. I looked around for my baseball bat.
I went into the kitchen to find nothing. Just as I was about to shrug it off and go back into the living room, I felt something lick my leg.
I screamed and jumped up. Once I settled my heart, I looked down. In front of me was the cutest puppy ever!
She was a tiny gray husky with magnificent bright blue eyes. I screamed with excitement and dropped down to pick it up. I scratched behind it’s ears when I saw the pink collar and another note.
Paris~ If your reading this, than you’ve found your present! Happy Birthday sweetheart! You get to name her whatever you’d like. Have fun!
~Dad
I smiled and looked back down at my new puppy.
“What should we name you? Baily? Maggie? Sophie?” I asked. She just looked happy with whatever name I said.
“Oh, I know! Sadie!” I said excited. She seemed to sense my excitement and started barking and jumping. I smiled at her and picked her up. I walked over with her in my arms and sat on the couch. I laid down with her on my stomach. She yawned and laid her head down. I picked up the remote and turned on the T.V.
So, I bet your wondering, who’s this girl. Why is she so boring. Well, I’m Paris Shaffer. I am an orphan. Well, an adopted orphan. My Father who adopted me is a doctor. Currently, he is on the Other Side. What is the other side you ask? Well the Other Side is the side is the rest of the world. It's like the apocalypse. It's like a very big jungle. Me and a bunch of other people are in New York. It is the only safe place. The Other Side is dangerous. We all got separated when a huge storm that we call Ophelia struck. Ophelia means help, and that was all everyone was screaming. People got separated when the wall was put up. It was selfish in my opinion. We could have helped them. We could have built a bigger wall! But no, We had to separate families. And that was how I became an orphan. I don’t know where my family is, but I know they are on the other side.
But trust me, even though I just told you the havoc that has happened just 16 years ago, that’s not the weirdest part. No, the weirdest part is 20 years ago, a fog went over everywhere. All over the world. That fog, held something powerful. We call the fog Karishma, Which means miracle. It gave the a power to twins. Any twin that has been born after the fog, has powers. You can feel eatchothers pains. The powers are limitless. You can have many, or you can have little. I have always wanted a twin, but I knew that i have never had one, since, ya know. I don't have powers.
