• Faith felt much better once she was in her tree house. This was her place. Her new stepbrothers and sisters couldn’t intrude her tree house. This was her place to get away. She had everything she needed in here. First her mother gets married to a freak plumber, now she gives her room to his kids. No way was it possible that she would make her give up her beautiful tree house. This was her place to get away. She had everything that was special to her and that she loved very much.

    She sat at her custom made desk with her name engraved across the front. She pulled out her brand new journal given to her by her History teacher for her thirteenth birthday. It had a beautiful and relaxing picture of what looked like a cliff towering over a lake with pine trees here and there. Faith imagined herself sitting at the tip of the cliff overlooking the lake. She would give anything to go to that place. Everything seemed so peaceful …and stepfamily free.

    She carefully lifted the magnetic fold keeping the journal closed. On the very first page there was something written in the most gorgeous and elegant handwriting. Right away she knew that her History teacher had left a little note for her. The note read:

    Faith,
    This journal is the key to a whole different world…your world. Know that you can make it however you want. Write about your adventures in here…write it ALL down.
    Love, Mrs. Priest