A Gift of SurprisesTairi had just gotten home from a very long day, that was for damn sure. She paid the babysitter, put her lovekitten to bed, and then headed straight to her room. She changed quickly into a pair of dry pajamas and tossed her wet clothes into the wash before finally settling down in her room.
She sat beside the pearl she had set on the bed, running a brush idly through her hair. "Ughh." Her entire body felt cold and sore... Yay for windy, rainy days... She looked to the pearl thoughtfully, and then smiled to herself. At least today wasn't a total waste.
She picked it up, and noticed that it had begun to shine a strange color. Hmm, interesting. Maybe it was the different light. She set it back down and walked to the mirror to fix up her hair in some loose braids.
In the meantime, the pearl began to glow instead of shine, and colors began to swirl over its surface. The colors began to form shape, and then the woman turned.
There was a girl on her bed.
She screamed.
You see a pattern here?