The Incident at the Library (My Version)

If you follow Caitlyn Archer's blog CCA News, you might have seen that she posted a story called the Incident in the Library. She blamed me, so I am going to tell my side of the story.

I was just sitting in CADET Time, doing my homework as usual, the day after the big celebration when Mr. Burchfield came over the announcements. 

"Sorry for the interruption, but will Annika please come to the office."

I was kind of nervous, but I told Mrs. Merklin and went down anyway. When I got there, Mr. Burchfield was standing next to a man I had never seen before, who was wearing a police uniform.

"Hello, Annika. Come in and have a seat at my desk. This man just wants to ask you a few questions."

The police officer sat down and got right to business. "Where were you yesterday, during the party in the library? Did you go anywhere near the fire alarm?"

"I was just in the library, hanging out with my friends. And, no, I didn't go near the fire alarm."

"But your friend Caitlyn said that you were with them at first, and then you left. Where were you for the rest of the party?"

"I went to get a pencil from my locker because Julia wanted to show us a trick she could do, but then Makayla wanted me to play a game with her and some other girls. I went over to play with her, and we played one game before I started walking back over to give Julia the pencil. But on my way over, I saw Karen standing over by the door. She was looking around like she was scared of something. I bent down to tie my shoe, and that's when the alarm went off. I would question Karen to see if it is her." 

Where Do Our Pencils Go?

Where did it go? That is what I am always saying about my pencil. That is also what this story is all about.

When you lose a pencil, where does it go? Most people would say that it goes wherever you lost it at, but I know that's not true. When you lose a pencil, it goes to WriteLand.

When a pencil goes to WriteLand, they can't just stay there however long they want. There is a 5-month limit for normal pencils and a 2-week limit for special pencils (such as mechanical pencils). This is because normal pencils can be switched out for each other, while special pencils can only go back to the same person.

What do pencils do while they are in WriteLand? Some pencils decide to take a vacation, while others want to have fun with other pencils. Others go to the doctor to get new erasers. When pencils get together, it is a very silent group, because pencils can't talk. All of the ground in WriteLand is paper that gets switched out hourly. When their time in WriteLand is up, the pencil goes down a magical tube and lands somewhere that it is needed.

The best way to stop a pencil from going to WriteLand is to keep it by you all the time, but since that is really hard, why not let a pencil have a vacation once and a while?

P.S. This was not written using a pencil.

The Underground Surprise Part 2

Then she saw a pale light, and a shadow coming towards her...........

Katie jumped out of bed. What if the shadow was a creepy underground creature that ate kids? The shadow came closer and closer.

 Now she could see that the shadow was carrying a flashlight. "Who are you?" it asked. "Why did you fall through my ceiling?" 

"I...I.....who are you? I was just at my locker, and now I'm here, in this cave." Katie said nervously. The creature was blue all over, with a spiky tail and cat ears.

"But what is your name? That is what I said, and you did not answer." 

"My name is Katie, and I am 12 years old. Where am I, and who are you?"

"Well, Katie-who-is-12-years-old, my name is A. I am not a human as you can tell, I am an A. My daughter found you on the floor of her room and brought you here."

"Can I go back home, please?"

"You may only go home if you can get home by yourself before lunch. That leaves you two hours. I will not help you. If you cannot get out in time, I keep you here forever. Now, go!!"

"Okay," Katie said, and she ran off to find an exit. 

An hour later...

"I will be stuck in here forever! I have solved escape rooms before, but I have never actually had to escape! There are not any clues to help me, either."

At the end of the two hours...

"5...4...3...2...1!!! Time's up, Katie-who-is-12-years-old! I guess you're stuck here forever! I'm going to go tell my daughter to get another bed for her room. See you later."

Then she heard a voice calling, "Katie, Katie. Wake up."

Katie opened her eyes. She was in a bright room that seemed familiar to her. "My head hurts."

"Oh good, I was wondering when you were going to wake up." said a kind voice that Katie recognized as the nurse at her school. "The janitor found you laying on the floor in the basement. It looked like you had fallen through the floor of your locker and hit your head on the floor."

"B-But I thought that I was in a cave, and I needed to get out before lunchtime."

"You must have been dreaming honey. Now, go back to class. Do you need an ice pack?"

"No thanks. But I am sure that I was in a cave."