Chapter Three PART ONE: Re-Discovered
Over time, Crystal had learned (and known) that there was something special about herself. Just a bit of odd about her versus other 5th grade children. After all, she had amber eyes. Even her best friend Hazel had the usual and preferred blue eyes and blond hair. Not that she was an exception. With her waist-length wavy red hair and thick lashes, she could have been the most popular girl in the grade. Probably the school, too. But when you were the most hated girl in school, well… you became the most unwanted girl in the school. Crystal pulled up the thick comforter on the sturdy bunk bed fit into the wall of Fig’s house. It was around midnight, and after a second cup of swamp tea (Crystal dumped it into the sink when Fig’s back was turned) she had gone to bed, accompanied by Fig’s snores.
Next part coming soon!