The beginning

In the crowded queue of students, I stood on my tip toes anxiously in hopes of seeing the other side of the line.

The line was moving slowly, perhaps too slow for my liking. The excitement and the butterflies in my stomach were urging me to break the line and just run forward.

However, as we do with any impulsive thoughts I pushed it to the back of my mind.

Finally, after waiting for what felt like hours, the line began to move and I stood on the grass of the lawn that was in front of our school.

I tried to look at what was in front of me but unfortunately, the head of a taller student than myself blocked my path.

'I mean seriously there should be a rule that tall people are not allowed to stand in front of the short ones, like you can already see everything even if you were at the back of the line so why are you trying to rob me of the blissful joy that is seeing?'

Since I couldn't look in front of me any more thanks to a certain someone I looked around to where I was currently standing.

The school grounds were big and spacious as always and the wind was quite strong today.

As I gazed at the green grass and tall trees. Something came into focus.

I saw the headmistress of our institution talking to a group of people just in the small clearing between the trees.

'Huh,' I wondered as I squinted my eyes to try and get a better look.

Of course, squinting one's eyes doesn't mean that they suddenly get granted the vision of a hawk, so I could only make out their silhouettes.

Out of curiosity, I tried to take a better look but then.

"ugh"

A sudden pain arose in my head causing it to spin. The floor on which I was standing started to contort and it felt like the space around me grew cramped as if it was trying to swallow me whole.

The voices grew faint as my ears began to ring. I looked around in sheer panic but my eyes still landed on the direction I was looking at.

However this time the only thing visible were the trees.

My breathing grew heavy as the world around me shifted and moved, my vision hazy. I clenched my chest and tried my hold my tears that were trying to burst from my eyes when.

"Pearl Sandek!"

"ugh, haaah"

A voice called out to me. And just like that, I was back to reality, still clenching my chest and gasping for air.

I looked up and was met by a staff member, who was dressed in robes, glaring at me and yelling my name.

"Pearl Sandek is that not your name?"

Though still shaking and scared I answered.

"Um... yes."

"Well glad to know that you are capable enough to remember your own name however, you are not capable of answering when it's called out am I correct?"

"uh"

In utter confusion as to what is happening, I looked around to grasp the situation and I saw some students whispering to each other.

"ugh, what is wrong with her why isn't she moving? does she want the teachers to get mad at us?"

When I looked in front of me I saw two people with books floating in front of them standing near a glowing circle.

I instantly realized I messed up.

The person in front of me is probably one of the other people responsible for teleporting us to the destined location.

"Pearl Sandek!"

I flinched at the loud voice that pierced my ears.

"Answer!"

"uh ye.. yes.. yes sir I uh .. apologize" I said meekly.

"Haah" sighing and rubbing his temple with his fingers he pushed me forward into the circle.

"Just get in there and hold tight and if you get motion sickness..." He stopped and it looked like he had no intention of completing his sentence so I asked.

"Yes, if I get motion sickness?"

He smiled."Just bear with it."

"Huh? Bear wait what do you mean bear wit......"

Just before I could finish my sentence a huge gust of wind blew from underneath my feet forcing me to close my eyes. I felt the wind lift me off my feet and a strange yet familiar feeling wrapped around me.

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