Chapter 1
The Portal
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I was walking through the forest of my backyard, after my parents kicked me out of the house for not getting a job and being lazy around the house, I was sad about having to leave with nothing but some clothes some slim jims and a few water bottles. How long that will last me I don’t know.
I sit down next to a tree and just think and eat a slim jim, I sigh and take a drink of some water, get up and walk on some more. I look down at my watch, 3:30 AM, I sigh and continue drowsily, I must’ve walked for at least 10 hours at the most.
I look up at the sky to the nice stars and say to myself “I wish I could get out of this place.” and sigh once more. I continue walking on to wherever this path takes me. After another hour of walking I slump to the ground next to a tree with a pile of leaves next to it, I glance at my watch 4:42 AM. I lean my head back against the tree and close my eyes.
After what seemed ages of sleep I awake to a strange noise next to me, I look frantically around me and say “Who's there?!” no answer. I stand up and get into a defensive stance ready for anything. I look around slowly keeping my guard up when I hear the strange noise once more.
I almost jump out of my skin at the sound and turn to face where the noise was coming from and find myself looking at the pile of leaves which were moving and had some type of light coming out of them. I curiously look at it and walk slowly to it ready for anything to attack me. I move the leaves aside to see a very bright looking hole in the ground.
I rub my eyes at the sight of its brightness and look deep into it to see nothing but white fog of brightness. I calmly step back a little thinking what it could be, I sit at the tree once more pondering while eating another slim jim and drink some water. I glance into my pack only 4 slim jims left and 3 bottles of water.
I look at the bright area amazed that it’s not making everything else bright. I finish my beef stick and guzzle my water and realize what the bright fog brightness thing is. “It is a portal to another world.” I find myself saying aloud. I think to myself if I jump in and explore. will I be able to get out?
I decide to see if I can just stick my head in for a second, I go over to the portal and slowly stick my head in and then I feel a small tug and I yank my head out as quick as I can. I shake my head and look around to see if anyone was there. I shake my head once more and instead of my head I use my hand to test it. I reach in there and feel a small tug and realize the portal is trying to pull me in, and the longer I hold my hand there the greater the pull gets.
I pull my hand away shaking it cause it feels strange, and it felt good, like my hand has never had an injury or pain, the same way my head felt after I pulled it out of the portal. I grab a leaf from the pile and touch it to the portal and it yanks it in and makes me jump. I ponder to myself, Do I jump?