Hi, Guys! I am giving you guys my new short story to read! It’s called “The Secret Land.” Hope you like it! Here it is:

The Secret Land

“It’s my turn, Gladys! Give me the remote control!” My little sister, Hannah, said to my other little sister, Gladys. They like fighting over the gaming console. They’re twins. I guess fighting is what twins do. But still, I’m the oldest, and it’s my job to make them stop.

“Girls, stop it! Look, you both have been fighting over this, what is it called?” I asked.
“Sugar Rush Go,” Gladys said.
“Extended version,” Hannah added.
“And in case you don’t know what that means in game world, it means extra characters,” she told me.
“And extra race tracks,” Gladys said.
“Well, it’s silly to fight over Sugar Rush Go, extended version. I mean, you guys are almost 8 years old, and that’s old. You need to act more your age, ’cause you know what, you are acting like two year olds right now,” I told them. Hannah started sulking, while Gladys looked at her feet, and both shuffled around.
“And if you don’t get straightened up soon, I might have to tell Mom,” I said.
“No,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no, NOOOO!” Gladys cried, starting to run in circles.
“Please no, PLEASE NO, PLEASE NOOOOO!” Hannah begged, getting on her knees and clasping her hands together. While Hannah continued to beg, Gladys got dizzy and fell on top of Hannah. The two rolled on floor, Hannah still begging, and Gladys still crying.

All of this was happening when my brother, Jerry, walked in.
“Whoa,” he said, stopping suddenly.
“This looks crazy. Crazily fun!” he shouted, diving onto the floor.
“No!” I yelled. It was too late, Jerry was already wrestling with the twins. Then Jerry saw the gaming console and picked it up and started playing. Hannah saw him first, and attacked. So did Gladys.

At that moment, Mom walked in. Suddenly everything was stone silent.
“All right, what’s the story?” Mom asked, sitting down on couch. I was the one to tell the story. That got Jerry, Gladys, and Hannah grounded from the gaming console for a week. I was still allowed to use it. That is the week that this story is about, the week that the kids discovered something that changed my life forever.

The week of Hannah, Gladys, and Jerry being grounded from the gaming console was tough. At least the first day. All three of them were edgy. And when they are edgy, they are grumpy. And it didn’t help that it was also a Monday. We all hate Mondays. When Gladys spilled her cereal by accident,  a drop of milk landed on Hannah’s new pants,  and Hannah blew up. Then she had a fit. Then she ate the rest of her breakfast at the dining table instead of the island. Then on the way to school Jerry dropped his science book on my toe, which then fell into mud and splattered mud on Gladys’s favorite t- shirt, so she had to go home and change into the t-shirt with the ducks and she hates that shirt. That also made her late for school. And with all that happening, none of them were sorry. Finally, the day was over and I thought that tomorrow would be better. I was right.

The next day, school was cancelled because of a giant leak, so everyone was happy. We went outside next. Hannah and Gladys played tag, and even they couldn’t help but be happy on such a pretty, warm, happy day. Suddenly Gladys ran out of the woods where she and Hannah had been playing.
“We found something, come quick!” she said, grabbing my hand and Jerry’s arm. She dragged us to where Hannah was standing. Jerry broke free and went over to her.
“What is it?” he asked.
“A door in the ground,” Hannah said. I rushed over. She was right. Lying in the ground was a round trap door. Jerry started lifting it. Some stairs appeared. They led into a bright tunnel. “I’ll go first,” Jerry said. He pulled a flashlight out of his backpack, along with a big pocket knife.
“What’s the flashlight for? The tunnel’s light,” Gladys said.
“Just in case,” Jerry told her, making a face to clear away the scared face. He started slowly walking down the stairs. I grabbed Gladys’s hand with one hand, and Hannah’s in the other. Then we all went down together.

Suddenly a bright light came right into our eyes. We all started spinning, then everything was done, the light gone, spinning stopped, everything still. I stood up first, and looked around for Hannah, Gladys, and Jerry. I didn’t see them. I tensed up.
“ Hannah? Gladys? Jerry? Where are you?” I called. No answer. I started walking. I looked down on ground. I was barefoot. I was also wearing a leather dress with tank top sleeves. I had a heavy bag on my back. I looked inside. It had food, a small book or two, a map, and a hollowed out gourd. I put the bag back on. I looked around. I was in a pretty space with pretty trees (very green trees), bright green grass that was the softest I had ever felt, and I saw a  beautiful waterfall. I went over and drank some water. Wonderful. I used the gourd to drink more. Then I walked off to find my siblings. Suddenly a bright light shone, and I ran back just in time to see Hannah and Gladys being dropped on the ground, dressed like me.
“Well, now we just have to find Jerry!” I said. Then, I woke up! The whole thing was a dream! As I snuggled back down into my covers, I thought that I would go into the woods tomorrow and see what I could find.

The End

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