By: Mimi M.
Dear Diary,
This morning, I had shuddered as I
looked at the ancient ruins of the old, crumbling castle. I knew that the only
way to find my parents was to search for them. And the only way to find them
was to find the World Globe. The legends say, the Globe was lost in the
confusion of the battle that defeated Evil forever.
My parents left me in 2020, when I was
a baby, with my aunt and uncle. I never saw my mom or dad again. My Aunt Sally
said that they had died in a carpet crash. It seemed like a good answer,
because magic carpets were then and are now the cause of 55% of deaths in the
world. But I just knew that my parents were alive, somewhere.
I had been living with my aunt and
uncle for about 10 years when I couldn't stand just waiting for my parents to
come for me. So about a week ago, on my 11th birthday, I took an old magic
carpet that I'd been fixing and left. If after 11 years my parents had not been
able to find me, then I was going to find them.
A year ago, I would have laughed my
head off at the thought of this. Me, tiny, redhead, little book nerd Riley
Johnson going to the castle ruins on a quest to find her parents? No way. At
least that’s what my friends and me would've said a year ago.
My friends, except for my best friend, would
never have believed that I would do something so impulsive. (They might not
even believe that I have impulses.) Most people would say I was the
smart, shy girl with basically no personality. Well, most people would say this
but not my best friend, Anna. With Anna I was the smart, brave, spunky girl who
loved to plan.
I started planning for this moment
about five-months ago. I just realized that I had to go out into the world, and
find my parents. I started planning important things like food, and unimportant
things like whether or not I would be able to bring a tent and inflatable
mattress with me on my carpet. I decided to bring enough food to last me a
week, and enough money to buy food for two more weeks. (Hey, I'm optimistic!)
Unfortunately, I couldn't fit an inflatable mattress or tent in my bag. But, I
have enough equipment to last me until I find the World Globe, and then I’ll,
hopefully, restock on supplies, and find my parents.
All right, I have always hated suspense,
especially in stories, so here is what happened. I walked right on in, found
the World Globe sitting right on a table, below a giant neon sign that said
" WORLD GLOBE RIGHT HERE!!!!" I then picked up the instruction
manual, and found my parents. I wish.
So, what really happened was I walked
around and found a cave or what was more like a couple of rocks put together
into the shape of a shelter and ate some food. I then slept in my sleeping bag.
That’s right, I don’t have yoga mat or cushion of any sort. It’s just me with
my sleeping bag, and the cold, hard, rocky ground. What fun.
I know, it take a while, but I'll get
to sleep. I mean, how do you sleep when the key to finding your parents is just
a little bit away? But somehow I'll manage.
~~
(Note)
The morning light makes everything better. I just woke up
well rested-ish and I am on my way to the castle.
Bye,
Riley Johnston
What
does Riley discover in the castle? Find out in Dear Diary: Part 2 on Friday, October 14.
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