The woman. The gun. The shot. The-
I wake up.
I'm lying a small cot in a bright room.
It takes a moment for my eyes to adjust, but when they do I see a man above me.
It reminds me so much of when I woke up in the hospital that I scramble away and end up rolling off the bed.
I fall to the floor with a thud, and quickly stand up.
My head is throbbing a bit and I feel dizzy
I balance myself against the wall behind me to keep from falling over.
"Hey, no need to panic." He says with a lopsided smile.
"How long was I out?" I burst.
He musses his crazy brown hair and says, "Only about ten minutes, probably."
I swallow and look around for a door.
I find one, but in front of it stands a huge gray monster.
I scream, and dive under the bed.
Covering one of my ears with my good hand.
I'm just waiting for the monster to drag me out and torture me, but he doesn't.
Instead I hear,
"Have you never seen a goblin before?"
I slowly open one eye, and see Sophie laying on the floor by the bed.
"Goblins aren't real." I peep.
She stares at me, eyes wide.
"Wait, are you...... not from the lost cities?"
She exclaims.
I roll my eyes.
"What in heck is the 'Lost Coties'?"
Her mouth falls open and she stares at me.
"Oh my goodness! She's a human!"
Sophie exclaims.
"Uh, yeah!" I scoff. "What else would I be?"
Sophie covers her mouth with a hand and stands up.
I, too, slide out and stand, keeping Sophie between me and the monster.
Sophie is staring quizzically at the brown haired man in- a lab coat?
Omygosh is he a doctor?
I slowly bring my hand to my arm stub.
The man sees the movement, and must just realize I don't have an arm, for his eyes widen and he sucks in a breath.
I look to the floor and scowl.
"Everything okay in here?" I hear a new voice say. My head whips up, as the dark haired man walks into the room.
I stare at him and a tear rolls down my cheek.
"Omygosh,omygosh, omygosh, omygosh."
I murmur.
I swallow, everyone's eyes are on me now.
"Daddy?" I choke out.
Everyone gasps, including my father.
More tears are running down my face now.
"I...umm...I" Dad stammers.
"Daddy, It's me. Kirstin." I say, starting to shake.
"I....I don't understand." He says quietly.
My happiness is turning to heart break.
"Why? Why would you leave me and Mom like that? We thought you were dead!"
I cry, sobbing.
He steps forward and reaches out a hand, but stops when I sob, "Don't touch me!"
And raise my good hand.
The air shimmers around me, and I'm once again in the golden bubble.
I gasp and step back, Then turn and run from the room.
I hear my name called behind me, but I ignore them.
I run down the hall and find myself in in another hall, filled with lockers.
And teenagers.
They all turn and look at me so I quickly run down a different hall.
I finally find a door to the outside, and run out it. I crash right into tall, cute boy, with mussed blonde hair and laughing ice blue eyes.
We both fall to the ground, but he jumps up and extends a hand to me.
He seems very familiar, like I've seen him before, but I haven't.
"Sorry." I mumble.
"No problem. You okay?" He asks.
He's seen my tears.
"I'm fine." Biggest lie in history.
"Well, I'm Keefe. I don't think we've met before." He smirks.
Then he notices my clothes.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, everyone in this place have been wearing weird tunics, leggings, and capes. I stick out like a sore thumb in my jeans and T-shirt.
"Your either not from around here, or your.... I dont know what."
He's frowning now.
I hear someone call my name again, and run.
I lay my hand on my crystal necklace and wonder if it would work like Gisela's did.
I hold it up to the light, and a beam shoots out.
I run into it, and the warm, tingly, sensation fills my body.

(😊Hope you like it! And plz comment below on who you would ship with Kirstin from the lost cities!!)