Chapter 9-New Life, New Problems

CHAPTER 9- NEW LIFE, NEW PROBLEMS…
Back on earth, in Clantry a few days later “Good morning, sleepy head! Time to wake up!”
Aqua looked around. She was in a large, beautiful house in the city. She looked out her huge bedroom window and saw the satellite-dish-like buildings, and remembered where she was. Well, kind of remembered. She remembered she was in the kingdom of Clantry, and she guessed she was in the mid-city area, but she didn’t remember this room, this house, this bed, or the woman standing over her.
“Who are you?” she asked.
“I’m your mother, silly! Don’t pretend you don’t know me. Hey, I have to go into work today. I got called in for a last-minute shoot. You know how those modeling jobs are.”
“I do?” she asked. Apparently this woman was her mother. But this woman didn’t look very familiar. She searched her mind, and memories came flooding back. Unnaturally easily, she thought. She remembered everything. It was Saturday morning, and her name was Aqua. She was at home, 3265 Celestial Avenue. Her phone number was 996-885-2648. Her mother’s name was Carrie, and her father’s name was Evan. Her mother was a model, and her dad was a lawyer. She had 5 best friends, and she remembered their names. Starlight, Midnight, Aryana, Terra, and Pyris, who loved to be called Red. She was supposed to meet them at the mall. They were going to their favorite little salon, A La La Que. She looked over at her alarm clock. It read 9:45. They were supposed to meet at ten, so she’d better hurry up! _______________________________________________________
Midnight looked around. She wasn’t home. At least, it wasn’t the one she remembered- or was it? The tall windows, light blue walls with a white wooden border and high ceiling did not look familiar- or did it? Her brain was caught in a fog she couldn’t shake. It’s like everything changed overnight, but it was still the same as yesterday. Like the feeling you would get if somebody broke into your house and replaced every single thing with exact replicas, but you could tell something was different because your room didn’t smell like oranges, your dog didn’t have the high-light in his tail that you’d given him, and the report sitting on your desk didn’t have the pizza stains from last night’s dinner.
Suddenly she remembered everything. She was home, in her room, at 2589 Ocean View Avenue. She remembered her friends, her family, and that she was supposed to meet her friends at A La La Que, their favorite salon. She looked at her watch, which she suddenly remembered was on her wrist. She looked at it, but somehow she didn’t remember it or how it got there. That didn’t matter, thought, because it read 9:45. She was supposed to meet her friends at 10:00! She’d better hurry up... _______________________________________________________
Red (the daughter) laid there on her bed, still trying to slip out of the morning groggy-ness. It took her a minute to realize where she was, but after that she remembered everything. She was Pyris, her friends called her Red, She had to meet her friends at A La La Que at 10:00... Wait, she thought. What time is it? She looked at the big clock hanging on the bright red walls. It read 9:45. Before she got up, she looked around the rest of the room to make sure it was all there. The ceilings were tall, and she had a very big, tall window opposite her. She could see the beautiful city, and could see all the way to the outskirts. 'I must be on the second floor', she though. She heard some very loud music coming from the CD player. 'Oh yeah', she thought. 'I like rock music'. She brushed her memory lapse aside and jumped out of bed. She ran to the closet to start trying on clothes... _______________________________________________________
Starlight noticed the smell of pancakes running through...wherever she was. She opened her eyes and looked around. She was in her bedroom. She could tell by the bright yellow walls, the tall ceilings, and the big window to let in all the beautiful light from outside. Suddenly she remembered. She remembered everything. She remembered everything about her life, and that she was supposed to be at A La La Que at 10:00! She looked at her computer. The time on the screensaver read 9:45. Oops! _______________________________________________________
Aryana woke up slowly. She was so not a morning person! Usually on Saturday mornings she would just sleep in, and when she did wake up she would stay in bed and curl up with a good book. Not today, though. She couldn’t remember why she couldn’t, she just remembered she couldn’t.
Suddenly she remembered everything- it was like being shot up through the surface of the water after being under it for a very long time. Then she remembered why she couldn’t sleep in-she was supposed to be at A La La Que in 15 minutes! _______________________________________________________
Terra rolled out of bed and landed with a thud! on the floor. She had just been scared out of her mind by something jumping onto her bed and licking her face and someone blasting music from the stereo at the same time!
“Wake up call!” Her dad said. She looked around her room, making sure it was all the same. The dark green walls, high ceiling, big window, and all of her flowers in the window box- it was all there...except something. Like part of her life was missing, but it was still there and everything changed without moving at all. Her dad moved to the window and pulled back the huge curtains, flooding the room with warm sunlight. She squinted, pulling the covers over her head. Her dog, Captain, jumped on the bed and licked her face again. “Come on, Terra! You have to be at A La La Que in 15 minutes! Do you want a ride or not?”