Another Story: "Imagine It"

"IMAGINE IT"

CHAPTER 1

“Roll it!” Mayrn shrieked with excitement.
Jane hold the dice in her sweaty palms “Four, four, four.” she whispered. 
Jane rolled the dice, it rolled on to a corner then falled on four.
“I win!” Jane shouted.
“Yeah!” Mayrn shrieked “Yeah!”
Jane and Mayrn’s parents smiled “Good job, Jane. Time for bed now.” their mom said.
“But, mom...” Jane said.
“Jane, its late. John, will you take Mayrn to their room?” their mom said.
“Yes, ma’am. Come here, Mayrn.” their dad, John, said.
Mayrn giggles “You can’t catch me, daddy.”
“Oh, yes I can.” John said, grabbing Mayrn and flinging her in to the air.
“Good night, mommy.” Mayrn yawned.
“Good night, dear.” their mom said, then John took Mayrn upstairs.
“Love you ,mom.” Jane said starting up the stairs with the game.
“Just wait a moment, dear.” their mom said.
“What?” Jane huffed impatiently.
“I- I have a new character for the game.” their mom said holding out a poster board character.
“Thanks, mom!” Jane said taking the poster board character.
“Your welcome, dear.” their mom said.
Jane runs upstairs with the game and character. Their mom scolds herself, she hadn’t told Jane what she needed to.

Jane, in her bed with the game, carefully lifted the lid off of the game box and gently puts the character, Power Wizard, that mom made in to the box. The game was called “Imagine It” and Jane had made it up herself three years a go when she was six. Jane had taken a big piece of poster board and coloured squares twisting around in to the middle of the poster board, then she drew characters and cut them out. The game was simple, you rolled the dice and that is how far you would go. You would try to reach the end of the squares, but there were obstacles to stop you. Jane called it “Imagine It” because you could make up the obstacles you hit and you could draw new characters for it. If you land on a red you move 5 steps back, if you land on a blue or a yellow you’re safe, if you land on a green you move 2 steps forward, if you land on a black you move back 2 steps back and so on.”Imagine It” was Jane’s favourite game. Jane’s family had a tradition that they would play “Imagine It” every Sunday as a family. Jane pulled out the game board and the dice and her favourite character, a fairy. Jane had drawn the fairy when she made the game. The fairy had a purple dress and long,straight, brown hair and Jane called her, Mimi, Mimi Mist. Jane rolled the dice quietly and moved Mimi forward 5 steps.
“Tornado, move back 2 steps.” Jane said.
Jane moved Mimi back two steps when her mom shouted “Bed time, Jane.”
“Fine.” Jane said Grumpily.
Jane put the board, dice and Mimi back in to the box and put the lid on. She put the game in the closet and laid on her bed listening to Mayrn snore. Then she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

“Did you tell her?” John asked.
“No.” Jane and Mayrn’s mom answered.
“Heather, you need to tell her. Jane’s in trouble if you don’t.” John said.
“I know I do.” their mom, Heather, said. “Good night.”
“Good night.”