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2016 Anthology - Page 1 My Weird Family by Makiah Collins-Rhodes Elementary School  Have you ever wondered about family members? You know like they could be Werewolves, Zombies, Monsters, or even a Vampire. I have found some clues that my family could be all or at least one of these. So my cousin Nydia, has eyes that look like eyes of Medusa that usually turn people into statues.  Next person in line is my mom. She acts like a lunatic. Every day when I come home she is like “Where’s the Homework” with her eyes bucked. In my mind I am like this lady is crazy. Then there is my sweet sweet teacher, that when she drinks RED BULL she has Wings. The Snake and the Mouse Ashleigh  Austin Elementary School – Grade 4 One day Jill saw her cat about to catch a mouse but Jill spotted a snake and snatched her cat right before it struck. The mouse had sprinted away from the cat but went right for the snake. “Well hhhiiii there are you losssst”, said the snake? “Um no I am not I’ll be on my way now”, said the scared mouse. The next day the mouse saw the snake and hid. The snake said,” oh don’t act like I don’t see you I am not mean I just want a friend”, please!!! The mouse said, “I will be your friend if this is a big iffy if you promise to not kill me”!!! All of a sudden the snake let out a big hiss the mouse spun around and to his dismay saw the same cat creeping up to him the mouse ran for cover and realized the snake had saved his life!!! The mouse was grateful for the snake and was thinking about being his friend.

Then the mouse walked over to the snake and said,” so what is your name”? The snake said,”Lemer”!!”What issss yours mine is Gus”? The next day Gus went to Lemer’s house (because it is much bigger) to hang and get to know each other better. After that they both agreed that they had a blast!” And till this day they are very best friends!!!!  Sam the Friendly Pirate Jaden Mae Eanes Middle School – Grade 6 Once upon a time, I was outside fighting a pirate that was trying to take me. His name was Left Eyed Sam. Sam won and took me away. Then on his ship (which was dirty) and needed cleaning. Sam tried to make me scrub the deck, but I said “no and I want to go home.”  “Alright,” he said, “I challenge you to a dance contest!”  “ Dance contest!” I said “I’m bad at dancing. Just to warn you.” Sam did cool dance moves until I tried to dance and kicked him off the deck and into a 110 foot crocodile and it was over. On my way home! Not - I am staying on the seven seas. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">The Mirror of Time Travel Jane <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">St. Ignatius Catholic School – 5th Grade – Ms. Blackwell

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Bella Quicks was on her way to the beach when she saw a dusty old cottage. The cottage looked like it had not been touched in years. She slowly approached the cottage. She had never really seen this place before, so curiosity sprang over her. As she walked in the door the room lit up with life. A big round mirror lit up in blue, a faint picture of a clock was turning. Her image was spinning in the mirror, getting smaller and smaller. She made a break for it, but when she was almost out of the door she was sucked up by the blue light. She landed with a "THUMP". " How did I end up in the woods if I was just at the beach?" Bella wondered. She stood up just as an arrow shot at her head. Scared out of her mind she climbed up a tree. She fell again but landed in water. Not warm beach water, but cold icy water. Something was caught on her foot. Bella dove down to check it out but before she could see the object she was in an old timey train. There was a train whistle overhead so she pulled on it and the train lurched forward in time to 2016. She had just experienced time travel!

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Hey Little Ant <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Donald ,St. Ignatius, Fourth Grade,Ms. Goodwin

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">After I read Hey Little Ant, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">I must go into a rant. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">To squish that little guy, even though he’s small <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">means much more than meets the eye! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">You see, he’s a food crook, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">so it’s smart to squish him in a book. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Ants bite you, scare you and make you itch; <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">they are a little snitch. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Yes, they are unforgiving, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">so you want them to not be living!

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Why they’re bad <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">it’s easy to explain,  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">so I hope the boy brings the pain. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">They make nests in your yard, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">so even if they bite you, stand your guard. They eat your picnic and crawl through your vents; <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">they even make ant beds at events! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">They steal your food which makes you mad, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">that’s one reason why they are bad.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">That’s bad enough, but you see, it’s only the start, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">because sometimes they can stop your heart! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">They sneak in your house to scare you out, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">and you’re doing something in there, so you start to pout. Even though they’re little, <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">they put up a fight,  <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">because they have an itchy bite. The itch lasts for about 3 days, and after just one, you’re in an itch maze! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Thankfully, I’m almost done, and this reason is the least fun. When you’re playing outside, and you step on an ant bed, oh the pain, oh the dread! When there’s a bed in sight, it’s either fight or flight. When you’re reading outside, and you see one in front of you, you know it’s coming at you! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> These are the reasons to squash the ant enemy, so crush him just for me. Well, I’m out of time and space, so please end the ant race! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Crazy Day at Typhoon Lagoon <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Mimi  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">St. Ignatius School- Fourth Grade -Ms. Goodwin <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">It was a nice bright day and my uncle, aunt, mom, sister and I decided to go to Typhoon Lagoon. Sadly, my dad wasn’t able to come because of work. Once we got there, we went in the wave pool. Like I said, it was a sunny day, so my uncle wore his prescription sunglasses. After the first wave came and went, my uncle noticed something missing…. his glasses! None of us were around him, but he thought he saw my aunt. He went up to her, not a hundred percent sure if it was her, and said, “Are you my wife?” Luckily it was! Next, my mom, my tall tan sister and I went into the Lazy River. I was in a tube minding my own business when this man walked up to me, didn’t say a word and took the tube right off of me! My mom didn’t see what had happened so I told her, and boy, she was mad! After that fiasco, we all went on slides. My sister and I went on a slide together that was a double, but my sister picked the bigger slide. To make it even worse, I didn’t notice it was the bigger slide until we were half way there! That’s the story of my crazy day at Typhoon Lagoon!

** My First Deer **  Cameron S   St. Ignatius School, Sixth Grade, Mrs. Ackermann I was sitting in the shooting house with my Dad waiting and waiting. Eventually four doe walked out. I was patient to see if a buck walked out, but none did. Now we were down to three doe. I pulled out the gun and got on my sight. I struck the trigger. POW!!! I thought I had hit it, but I was not sure. We waited a while to see if anything else came out. Nothing else came out except for an armadillo. Later, we walked out to see if we could find blood. We looked everywhere, but we found no signs of blood. I was about to give up, but I looked to my right, and the armadillo was right there about ten feet away. I walked about five feet closer, and it didn’t move. I got right next to it, and it ran nearly ten feet away. Then, I looked down and saw that the armadillo was licking blood. By that time it was pretty dark, and we didn’t have a big flashlight. We tracked down the blood for a little ways, but we lost it. Nearly ten minutes later, Jacob and his Dad arrived to help us. We searched for about seven minutes. Then, I glanced forward, and there it was -the doe! I was so excited. After we had found it, Jacob and I had to drag it out of the woods and brought it back to the camp. That was my first deer. I will never forget it.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">A Green Python in Action <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Blake  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">St. Ignatius, Sixth Grade, Mrs. Ackermann <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">When I was ten years old, my brother and I went to the New Orleans Aquarium. We saw almost every sea animal, including the most dangerous, the green python. This animal was probably nine feet long, and it probably ate people for dinner and animals for breakfast. If you were there, you would’ve fainted or at least passed out! It was immense! However, when we saw it, it was as still as a rock. Pythons can be vicious, dangerous animals. If you get too close, it’s over, no joke!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Strangely, some people have pythons for pets. That’s crazy right? Pythons can be super long, fat, and humongous. You’ll never know what could happen when the lights are off. The pet python could get out of its tank, slither around the house and look for food which could be other pets or even the owner!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> These dangerous creatures are hazardous. I wouldn’t want to come across one outside of an aquarium, but if you do, watch your back, and sleep with one eye open!

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">A Dream Come True <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Hayden <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">St. Ignatius School, Sixth Grade, Mrs. Ackermann <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Out of all the cheerleaders in the world, I never imagined that I would be chosen for such an amazing opportunity. I was chosen to be in the running for Junior Cheerleader of the Year for a national magazine. The national magazine called The Cheerleader Mag chose twelve girls from across the nation, and I was one of them. It was an extremely fierce competition between the twelve junior candidates. After receiving 13,198 votes online, I came in second place for Junior Cheerleader of the Year.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"I get to be in a magazine!" I screamed when the contest was over! My career had finally taken off.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">I was super excited on the day we left for Dallas. The bad part was that it took nine hours to reach our destination. My mom and I made many stops along the way.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Hop out of the car and take a picture in front of the Texas sign," my mom said when we reached the Texas line. We never thought we'd sink into the melted ice on the ground when trying to take that perfect picture. After throwing away drenched and muddy socks, my mom and I continued our adventure. When we reached Dallas, we were relieved. Our hotel was called the Pegasus, and it was really fancy.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">It started snowing on the day of the photo shoot. It was freezing outside! We heard cars zooming by and people talking, as my mom and I walked to the City Tavern. City Tavern was the location for the photo shoot. When we stepped inside, it was a dream come true. I met so many famous cheerleaders.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"This is so amazing!" I heard a little girl say to her mom. I was thinking the exact same thing. Brookie, the cheerleader who placed first in my division, was super nice. We introduced ourselves to one another.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Hi, I'm Hayden."

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Hi, I'm Brookie." she said in a little squeaky voice. We became instant friends. She was like a little sister that I never had.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">There were four other cheerleaders chosen from the senior division. When the photographer was ready, we all went outside. I felt like a real fashion model. When it was my turn in front of the camera, I struck poses, smiled, and looked fierce. Well, at least I thought I looked fierce. We took group shots. We played in the snow. We changed outfits, and we then did it all over again. It was hard work, and it was freezing too! Yet, all the other cheerleaders were terrific, so the day flew by.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">My photo shoot with The Cheerleader Mag at NCA Nationals in Dallas was the best experience of my life so far. It boosted my confidence and made me realize that anything is possible. My first trip to Texas was a super exciting adventure. I hope one day I can do it again.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Police Dog <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Gabby  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">St. Ignatius – Grade 4 – Mrs. Goodwin <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> One day my family and I went camping. When we finally set up our tents and we had everything in place, I heard a barking sound that was as loud as a tornado siren. I followed the barking sound and when I found the dog that was making the barking sound, I noticed a wrap on the dog. It read, Police Dog.” The dog had a round and brown with a little bit of black. The body was also round and brown with a little black.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> The legs were skinny and brown. The tail was soft, brown, and long. When the dog finally stopped barking, I saw a police officer walking up to me. The police told me that his name was Officer Henry.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> I asked Officer Henry, “What is the dog’s name?” He replied, “The dog’s name is Bo.” Then Officer Henry told me why Bo was barking. He told me that Bo was barking because there was a criminal on the loose, and Bo had found the tracks. Suddenly, Bo started chasing after something.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> When we turned around, we noticed Bo chasing after the criminal. When Bo finally tackled the criminal, Officer Henry yanked the criminal up and put him in handcuffs. All I did was just stand there. The only thing I could think about was that I had just witnessed my first jail chase. Then Officer Henry came over and said, “Nice meeting you. Now I have to take this criminal to jail.” I said, “Ok.” After Officer Henry left, I said to myself, “I wished I had a dog like that!”

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Then I ran back to our campsite and told my parents about how I found the dog and what had happened. I told them that I got to see the dog chase and tackle a criminal. I told them how I met Officer Henry. I told them everything including how I wished I had a dog like that.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">How to Make Straight A’s <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Avery

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">You need to try your hardest in school. Never give up. Work until you think you have it right. Make sure to always write your name on your paper. Never forget to take your time to write your work neatly. You need to study, as much as you can and try you’re hardest to get straight A’s on your report card. You always need to have a sharpened pencil in your hand when you’re doing any kind of writing work in school. Make sure to always have an extra pencil with you when you switch classes in 3rd grade and up.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Always try to get good nights sleep and eat a good breakfast before going to school, as this will give you energy to work harder. You should always make sure to have all your papers in your binder or folder before you go to school each day. It’s always best to take good notes while in class each day so you don’t forget anything. Make sure to obey your teachers in case of an emergency like a fire or tornado. Never disobey your teachers or else you might get in trouble with her or him. Fifth grade and up you really need to pay attention in class because their work is very hard to do alone. Sometimes you might even need help with the homework. I think you could do really good in school and get into a really good college and get good grades to. You never know what you can do to get really good grades in school. Keep trying hard in school.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Michael <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">St. Ignatius - Grade 4 - Mrs. Goodwin

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">To my friends and family the beach means one thing: war! The Battle of the Beach began when the girls attacked us with small colorful compact water balloons. They thought that they had us dead in the water. However, we boys had a plan: a surprise attack! Some of us boys hid in the bushes while others jumped out from behind the dock and scared the girls! We stole their stock pile of water balloons and threw those balloons at them. It was great! They were shocked! After that, we boys, James, Thompson, Bond, Liston and I, thought of another plan to get them again. We made a fort, and it looked cool. We used chairs, giant buckets, and a couple of kayaks and the dock to make the perfect fort. The war restarted. We attacked the girls with water guns, cups, and fake swords. Even though the girls got help from our parents we could not be stopped! One parent got a huge bucket of ice water and splashed me; it was freezing cold! We retaliated and won the Battle of the Beach. This battle was the battle of all battles, totally epic.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Imaginary Pets <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Laurel, Third Grade, St. Ignatius

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Sometimes if you don’t have a pet, you may have an imaginary one. An imaginary pet can be a dog, a cat, a turtle, or a frog. Sometimes if you have a pool, you might pretend you have a pet dolphin.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Just like a real pet, imaginary pets need to be cared for. You may not give them food or water, but they do need exercise. So, take them for a walk or a jog. They also need love. So, you might want to play with them often. You don’t want them to fade away. Sometimes if you don’t play with them often, they’ll think you have forgotten about them, and they’ll fade away. Even if you can’t see them or hear them, you still know they are there. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> I don’t need an imaginary pet because I have one dog, three cats, and lots of turtles too.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> THE TOY DOG <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> TYLER <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> 5th GRADE - MCDAVID-JONES ELEMENTARY <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> There once was a toy dog that lived on a farm with his owner Joshua. Everyday Joshua would take his toy dog outside to play in the wheat fields. One day Joshua was looking in the distance and saw big dark spooky clouds but he didn't worry and grabbed his toy dog and ran to the wheat fields. After a while he heard his dad calling him to come inside. He sat his dog down and told him that he would be right back and then ran to see what his father needed. Suddenly the wind started to blow and Joshua heard a really loud boom. Oh no! Joshua ran faster and got to the back door just before it started pouring rain! Joshua realized that he had left his dog in the field and needed to get him but his father said no. All night Joshua listened to the rain and loud thunder and worried about his toy dog. The next morning he woke up and ran outside to find his toy dog was not where he had left him but there was only a burnt spot where lightning had struck! Suddenly, Joshua heard a dog barking and running toward him and to his surprise it was his toy dog. He could not believe his eyes, the lightning must have struck his toy dog and made him real! The dog jumped in his arms and licked his face. Now he had a real dog and he named him Lightning and they played in the wheat fields all day. Joshua never forgot his REAL dog again!

One Day  Sydney   Causey Middle 6th As I walked down the empty hall, I get an extreme case of déjà vu. I started to remember walking down empty halls at my elementary school. I stopped walking to look around. Lame encouraging posters, dirty floors, and germs. Even though I couldn't see the germs, I knew they were there because not even janitors could clean up the grime left by middle schoolers. I noticed a class walking into the hallway and scurried to the bathroom.

When I came back in the classroom everything was quiet like it was before I left. I sat down and pulled out a piece of paper to write. I liked writing because I always thought it was fun to express yourself through words. I hadn't written a full sentence when my friend Abby poked me in the arm. I looked over and she had her hand in her backpack smiling. I gave her a strange look. She pulled out two mini Milky Way candy bars and handed one to me. I smiled, and popped the Milky Way into my mouth. Suddenly a tan hand came out from behind Abby and me. It was Bailor’s. He gave Abby puppy dog eyes. “ I like candy too,” Bailor said. “

No way,” said Abby. Then she unwrapped another mini Milky Way and ate it right in front of him. Bailor just shook his head as Abby and I laughed. The teacher shot us a look. The rest of the day went normal. The only strange thing was that McKinsey who sits next to me in band wasn't there. Apparently her boyfriend broke up with her so she didn’t feel like coming to school. That’s 6th grade love for you.

When I got home the house smelled like burnt food. The only difference was that this time I didn’t gag like I did yesterday. I walked into the kitchen, and saw my mother fanning at black smoke coming out of the oven. It took her a few seconds to realize I was standing there. She finally saw me out of the corner of her eye and came up to hug me. “Hey sweetie!” She said. “How was school?” “Good,” I said. I looked behind her and noticed that the black smoke was rising to the ceiling. I was going to warn my mom but it was too late. The smoke alarms began it going off. My mom sighed and got back to fanning the smoke. I laughed and went to start on my homework. I pulled out my planner to see what homework and discovered yet another missing sticker.

When I first got my planner, I decorated the cover with stickers so that mine would be different from everybody else's. I put tons of stickers on it and now there’s only three left. I planned to redecorate it with duct tape. I turned to today's date in the planner, and discovered a small, folded piece of paper taped to the page. It was stained with dirt and had “to Cindy” written in messy black marker. I opened up the piece of paper and read what was written which wasn't much: “meet me in the woods behind your house.”

After I read this, a million questions were bubbling inside my head. Who wrote this? How does this person know where I live? Why did this person want to meet me in the woods? I had actually never been in the woods behind my house and didn't know what was back there. I didn't intend on finding out either. I crumpled up the note and threw it in the trash. This was probably some sort of prank. And if it was I didn't want to feel stupid for falling for it.

The mirror of time travel

Jane

5th Grade - St. Ignatius Catholic School – Ms. Blackwell

Bella Quicks was on her way to the beach when she saw a dusty old cottage.The cottage looked like it had not been touched in years. She slowly approached the cottage. She had never really seen this place before, so curiosity sprang over her. As she walked in the door the room lit up with life. A big round mirror lit up in blue, a faint picture of a clock was turning. Her image was spinning in the mirror, getting smaller and smaller. She made a break for it, but when she was almost out of the door she was sucked up by the blue light. She landed with a "THUMP". " How did I end up in the woods if I was just at the beach?" Bella wondered. She stood up just as an arrow shot at her head. Scared out of her mind she climbed up a tree. She fell again but landed in water. Not warm beach water, but cold icy water. Something was caught on her foot. Bella dove down to check it out but before she could see the object she was in an old timey train. There was a train whistle overhead so she pulled on it and the train lurched forward in time to 2016. She had just experienced time travel!