Anya and her friends think that a school trip to the local swamp will be fun ... but when the sun sets they find themselves, not only fighting for their lives but also for the lives of their class mates as they face an ancient curse ...
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Anya was running in a lush green field, her black hair shining in the sunlight, her long sky blue dress dancing in the wind, when all of a sudden she stopped, and smiled as her prince came riding towards her on a magnificent horse. He stopped in front of her, got off from the horse and smiled at her as his green sparkling eyes met her brown ones. He took her hand and drew her closer, and then he said “Anya wakeup”
“Ahhha” Anya yelled as her mother’s voice came into her head. Everything around her changed, she felt her prince let go of her hand and she fell down and down and down until she opened her eyes and found herself in her bed. “Great” she said lying on her bed and looking at the ceiling “Why now?”
“Get ready” came her mother’s voice again, from downstairs. “Okay, okay” she answered finally getting up and going into the bathroom.
“School” she mumbled brushing her teeth “why so soon?” she took a quick shower, put on some clothes, applied lipstick and went downstairs.
“Hi guys” she said to her parents, walking slowly into the kitchen. Once there she sat down at the table looking grumpy.
“Oh! Come on Anya” said her father “School can’t be that bad?” he added smiling, as he took a sip of his coffee.
“You have no idea” Anya mumbled, as her mother served her some toast, ‘God I don’t even feel like eating’ she thought poking her breakfast with a fork.
“I know what you are thinking” said her mother, cleaning her hands with her apron and looking at her daughter who was feeling her forehead. “And it ain’t going to work” she smiled at her “You are not sick and you are not going to get sick any time soon, now eat your breakfast”
“Yeah me” Anya smiled weakly taking a bite of her breakfast.
“Now have a nice day” said her mother handing Anya her bag, “And hurry back home”
Anya didn’t say anything; she smiled at her parents and went out of the house, the bright sky blinding her for a moment. She stopped herself from looking at the house next to hers and walked towards Susan’s house. Reaching there, Anya presses the doorbell.
“You look gloomy” smiled her blonde friend, opening the front door and stepping outside.
“Good work detective” Anya smiled back, hating the day already.
The two friends made their way towards the bus stop where they saw the boys waving at them, “Hi girls” said, a curly brown haired Carl, smiling as they got closer.
“Already hating today?” Eric asked smiling as well, as he adjusted his glasses.
“You have no idea” Anya replied tying her hair back.
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