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~ Daryn ~
My life as an average teenager has always been a mess. Raised by a single mum, I at times feel very lonely whenever she's at work; I have no friends to visit, I don't do parties and other stuff you might refer to as 'cool'. Often times, I also get bullied at school.
Most times I just wish I could have the adventurous life I've dreamed of since I was a child. Find magic if it really exists, sail across the night sky upon a dragon's back, and save the world together with my team of magical superheroes. But again, all these fantasies can only exist in my head and not in the real world.
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It was 8:00pm at night, and my mum had not yet returned from work. As usual, I just finished having a nice cold bath and was about to watch some TV, dressed in my bathrobe; I would then probably fall asleep on the couch like always, until my mum came back from work.
However, things took a different turn when a sudden knock was heard on the door. I wasn't expecting any visitor, not at such time of the night. It also definitely wasn't my mum, since she never returned back from work so early.
Cold shivers of fear raced down my spine as the knocks became more vigorous, until I couldn't ignore them anymore. It couldn't be anyone I knew, so I was curious to know who the person was.
I looked through the door's peephole to see whom it was. My eyes widened in surprise when I found out that it was an ordinary delivery man who had been knocking the whole time.
Huh, did mum place an order for anything?, I wondered.
In slight relief, I heaved a sigh as I squeezed the door knob, allowing a cold gust of wind blow into the house.
My gaze was locked upon the delivery man who held a brown package and seemed to be smiling sheepishly at me.
"Delivery for Mary Coldwater."
"Oh yeah, that's my mum...I wonder what she might've ordered this time. Last time it was a set of magical kit for my birthday".
I smiled back at the delivery man.
"Oh, I see..."
"Tell me kid, do you believe in magic?", asked the man.
" Uh...it may seem crazy for someone as grown up as me to say yes, but yes I do... I believe in magic. "
"Okay, how 'bout a cool trick?"
"It's cool", I replied.
" Just keep your eyes closed, wouldya?"
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