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"Hello, I'm uh Emerald Vincent." Emerald sat in front of a large unfamiliar class. They all had a cold stare on her. This was her fifth high school so she was used to it. Emerald hated the part when she had to introduce herself. Everyone always looked like they were psycho murderers. She just wanted to stay home and read about Wonderland or some other fantasy. After the teacher ended her little "be nice, she's new here" speech, she guided Emerald to her seat.
Emerald had only been in Smith High School for 10 minutes and she was already bored out of her mind. The second period bell rang which meant she had to move to her science class. Luckily they were reading in the text book and she was seated in the very back of the room. Emerald opened her Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carrol and put it in in her textbook. This was her seventh time reading through the whole entire novel. She was obsessed.
Emerald started reading the novel when she was fifteen. So far she'd seen every movie three times and read the novel seven times. This was her eighth. People always called her crazed or obsessed with the whole Wonderland get-up. But Emerald couldn't care less. Because she knew that she was. And she knew it VERY well.
"Kit!" He called to his fox. "We're going out."
The fox trotted behind him happily.
This wasn't a normal fox. No, Kit was pitch black in every aspect and he also didn't have hind legs, they were more a smokey shape a ghost's end would make.
Mashotu tired up his hair and grabbed his bow.
"What should I go after today?" He asked the fox.
The creature barked a reply.
"Yes. I assume that would be rather fitting. Anything and everything it is then." He said happily as he set off into the foods in search of something to strike down.
"Kit!" He called to his fox. "We're going out."
The fox trotted behind him happily.
This wasn't a normal fox. No, Kit was pitch black in every aspect and he also didn't have hind legs, they were more a smokey shape a ghost's end would make.
Mashotu tired up his hair and grabbed his bow.
"What should I go after today?" He asked the fox.
The creature barked a reply.
"Yes. I assume that would be rather fitting. Anything and everything it is then." He said happily as he set off into the foods in search of something to strike down.
Now home with his uncle, Richard Conrad, and his aunt Josephine Conrad, Victor decided not to face anyone while walking angrily to his study. He did not intend to answer his auntâs âHello Victor, how did it go with the Scientific Discoveries Association meeting?â nor did he want to answer the stern face of his uncle who can suspect only failure for Victor as always. Rather, Victor slammed the door shut behind him and locked it, not wanting any disturbance. Unfortunately, it wasnât for ten minutes until another uproar in the house occurred, with a defiant Adelaide shouting, âBut I donât want to grow up! Wonderland is a real place and Iâll only grow up if it means it will get me closer to finding it!â Victor tried to ignore the fighting of his sister and relatives with a disapproving nod sighing, âSilly girl. Wonderland is only a work of fiction by a mad man. You cannot possibly hope to find it.â
Suddenly, Victorâs door opened abruptly with Adelaide rushing to hug her brother and hiding from her relatives.
âNow you listen here Adelaide,â Uncle Richie started, âyouâre sixteen years old and many years too old to be indulging yourself in fantasy like Wonderland. Wonderland is just a story, a myth, thatâs all!â
âBut uncle, I know Iâm getting close to discovering a way to enter Wonderland! Youâll see, I will prove it!â Adelaide asserted to her uncle. âOh Victor, donât you believe me? We used to play together about Wonderland and we used to believe in it together! Iâm sure with your scientific expertise you can help me locate Wonderland in a heartbeat!â
âVictor, do not encourage the girl. She is mad enough as it is. Tell her to get back down to reality!â his uncle commanded him.
âVictor, look I have data for you to analyze! I prepared these sketches, records of white rabbit sightings, unusual changes in weather, anything that might help!â Adelaide said while giving Victor a file containing much of her work. She then looked on to Victor using her angelic eyes that made Victor feel a bit sorry for her and asked, âWonât you help me brother?â
Victor did not want to disappoint her, but he knew that Wonderland was just a made up place and decided he had to correct her as the older brother.
âAddie, Iâm sorry butâŠWonderland just doesnât exist. This data is very objective and there is no statistical significance to any of this. Iâm sorry but I canât help you.â
Adelaideâs eyes started watering and her lips quivered, trying to hold back her crying. She then opened her eyes wide with rage directed to the whole family and shouted, âWonderland is REAL! And if you wonât believe me, then Iâll just run away until I find it!â
Adelaide then ran out of the room and out of the house into the fields, with her long white dress flowing behind her. Without saying a word to his uncle or aunt, Victor took chase after Adelaide shouting, âAddie! Addie, wait! Please, try to understand!â Little did he know that he would be running towards a nightmarish world, that would taint the image Addie had in her imaginative pure mind.
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