Maria

Hey my name is Faith Sparkle and I am now 13 years old. I have no brothers or sisters, which means I am an only child. I am a short, pretty brunette. My hair is super long because I am not the type of person who likes to cut their hair and take risks. Oh, and did I mention that I just got braces and they hurt so badly! But, I have to say (giggles) that I look fabulous with braces. I have a cat named Cuddles and she is really old. I have never had a boyfriend, but this kid Darrel has been checking me out lately. Oh yeah I forgot to tell you that you are reading my top secret journal. Which you probably aren’t supposed to be doing right now so I suggest you to stop reading! If I gave you my permission then enjoy your stay inside my journal. If you are wondering why this just isn’t called a diary, well it’s because I think it sounds to ‘girly’. I wanted a more sophisticated name, so I came up with Faith’s Top Secret Journal. I am going to tell you one of the most unbelievable stories you will ever hear. It was all true and I have the proof in the back pocket. P.S. “WARNING: DO NOT PUT ON THE Bracelet UNLESS YOU WANT TO END UP DEAD!!!” This was written about a bracelet that I am going to tell you about. I have a name for the bracelet, because I do weird things like that. She’s called Mystery. You have no idea what this bracelet can do to you; that is why she is so mysterious. Sit down and get comfortable because this is one heck of a story. May 20th, 2007 It all started on a normal Tuesday afternoon in Dallas, Texas. I was just getting out of Seinfeld Middle School. It was a week before school was out and time for summer. I had been dying for summer and now it was finally here. At school I had always been known as “The Invisible Girl.” I was so invisible that people didn’t even have time to make fun of me. It’s like I am Casper the ghost just flying down the hallway. But, I had absolutely no friends and it made me miserable. I had never actually tried being a friend with someone because I knew they would just decline. I had no confidence in myself or the people around me. I would always think to myself that I’m just another creation and I have no special talents unlike the kids in my school. As I was walking to the bus I saw a flyer hanging up on the wall. It said: “THE WORLD WIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE EVERYONE CAN BE SPECIAL! WHERE ONLY THE SMARTEST OF THE SMARTS COME! TRYOUTS ON MAY 31ST, 2007 AT THE WORLD COLLEGE IN DALLAS, TEXAS. ALL STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A TEST TO SEE IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ENTER IN THE SCHOOL. OPEN FOR AGES 11-13. GIVE IT A SHOT! IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS CALL STACY PIN AT 773-2945! I thought to myself and considered I could actually get in. It would be great because 1. I’m like the smartest kid in my class, 2. I live in Dallas, Texas, and 3. I’m 11 years old. It would be just perfect if I could get in the school! I could start a whole new life there. I wouldn’t be the same girl I am today. All I have to do is ask my parents which will be the huge problem here. See my parents are the type of parents that won’t let you do anything. The type of parents that won’t let a child go anywhere at any time. Besides, it’s not like I would be doing anything important because I had no friends. I looked around to see if anyone was watching, and I ripped down the sign to take it home. I was so entirely excited that happiness reached from my head to my toes. This is the most excitement I had had in years. I headed toward the bus and sat in the very front where I always sat. I guess you can say the bus driver is my friend, but she doesn’t count. Her name is Cindy and she always keeps me company. She always said that I had something special in me but I think she just said that to make me feel better. To be honest it didn’t make me feel better, it just made me feel even dumber. When the bus came to a halt I jumped out the bus forgetting to say bye to Cindy. I almost tripped down the steps because I ran so fast I forgot what was in front of me. I dashed through the door and yelled “MOM DAD THERE IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT I HAVE TO TELL YOU!” there I stood in the middle of the living room waiting for a response, but no one replied. I yelled for a second attempt “MOM DAD I HAVE SOMETHING REALLY SPECTAKELAR TO TELL YOU!”, but no response. “HELLO IS ANYONE HOME?!” I questioned. I looked all around the house and nobody was home. I started to get really scared because my parents know how I feel when I’m home alone. I ran to the kitchen to see if they were there. There was nothing but a yellow sticky note in the middle of the wooden table. I ran to go read it, and it read: Dear Faith, Your dad and I are at the vet because Cuddles (my cat) is terribly sick. We know how you feel when you are home alone so we hired a babysitter for you which will be arriving at 4:30. Her name is Sandra and she is super nice. We are sorry for leaving in such a hurry. We will be home at 6:00 sharp. Love, Mom and Dad I was relieved that they were just at the vet and they didn’t get kidnapped or something. Then I suddenly felt bad for Cuddles because all of us know how old she is and she has been getting sick lately. I looked at my watch and noticed the babysitter would be here at any time. I went to look out the window to see if she was here. I looked and I looked but no one came. I started to get worried after 20 minutes, then 30 minutes. I started to hear things and I got freaked out. I just tried to think to myself that mom and dad will be home in an hour. But that just made me feel worse. I went to go sit down on the couch to calm my nerves. I then heard a huge THUMP! From up stairs and my heart was racing like I just ran a million miles. “IS ANYONE HERE?!” I yelled frantically. Once again nobody replied. I stood still to see if there were more noises and this time I heard a voice. The voice was from a girl and she didn’t seem like the type that would break into a house. “OMG that toy hurt me!” I heard. It actually sounded like one of those dumb blondes (no offence). But I still wasn’t sure who was up there. I started for the stairs and heard more noises from above. When I reached the top I saw a tall blonde girl sitting on my bed rubbing her foot. I screamed as loud as I could because there was a freaky teenager in my room and because I wanted to get her attention. As I started to scream she screamed as well. We were both screaming at the top of our lungs for like 5 minutes! I could tell she was ran out of breath from screaming because her face was nearly blue, she was making this choking sound, and her body was squirming everywhere like she was drowning in the water, only it was in the air. From all the commotion she was making she flipped off my bed and did a face plant on the ground. I then broke into laughter so much that I was starting to choke myself. We were both lying on the floor; the girl having some seizure choking moment and I was Laughing/ choking. How could this get any weirder? When I settled down from my “Laughing Moment” I asked her what she was doing in my house. She explained to me that she was my babysitter and she never realized that I got home. The big thump I heard was her tripping over one of my toys in my home, which I thought was hilarious. Sandra apologized for scaring the socks off of me, but she never told me why she was in my room. When my parents arrived I had totally forgotten about the school thing. I told my parents about the funny story and how we were both choking on the floor. My parents laughed and told us Cuddles will be O.K. She just ate something that she wasn’t supposed to eat (chocolate) and she had to stay the night at the vet. We all said bye to Sandra and hoped that we would see her again, and then I went to bed with a smile on my face. Your Master, Faith May 21st, 2007 I woke up when a bright stream of sunlight crept through my bedroom window and shined down on my eyes. I rubbed my sleepy eyes and stared at the ceiling smiling. I was thinking about my wonderful dream. I was a superstar at my school. I had always wanted to be popular. Everyone praised me at my made up school. I was lost in my day dreaming when a loud beeping sounded right next to my ear. I jumped with fright and fell right to the floor. “Owww.” I moaned while the beeping sound was still blurting above my head. I got up and noticed it was just my alarm clock being annoying. I turned it off and got dressed for school. I barely made it down the stairs trying not to trip over my feet from laziness. I went to go get my backpack and I saw the poster for the school thing hanging out of the side pocket.