Chapter 2: The crystals
This evening,
when Elizabeth came home from her
play date, she sat down and wrote a quick letter to the tooth fairy. She told
her about Stella and Piper and her awesome day at their house. After she was
happy with her letter, Lizzy put the fallen tooth in the tooth fairy bag and
went upstairs to brush her teeth and change to her PJs.
Sharing a bed
with Lucile was nice when Lizzy had nightmares, but lately, most mornings,
Lizzy would find herself on the ground, rolled in blankets like a burrito.
Lucile kicked and turned, pushed Lizzy away in her sleep, and stole her pillow.
Lizzy considered
putting the tooth under her pillow, but quickly decided against it and instead
she left the note and the tooth on the bedside table.
The next morning
Lizzy woke up on the floor again. She had her pillow, but when she checked
under it her fingers found only the long bristles of the soft carpet. There was
nothing there. Then she remembered that she left the note and the tooth on the
bedside table. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. She stretched and reached for the
bedside table. Fingertips coming empty, Lizzy sat up and searched for the
little white, velvet baggy. The letter was gone. Her fingers reached inside the
bag and she gave a disappointed sight. She pulled out the little thing that
felt very much like the tooth she’d put in there last night.
She looked at her hand and her
eyes widened in surprise. A small purple crystal rolled in her palm. She looked again at the little bag and noticed
a small piece of paper sticking out. A letter from the tooth fairy! It read:
Nine crystals
Around the Earth,
Nine crystals
To unearth
Only together
They can make it be
Only together
They can set the power free.
- The Tooth Fairy
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The week went excruciatingly slow.
Lizzy couldn’t wait to show her treasure to Stella and Piper. When finally
Monday morning came she woke up earlier than everyone, made pancakes, ate most
of them leaving some for Lucille and Mom so they get ready faster. Then, she
sat on the couch to wait for her mom to get ready to go, jumping at every noise
and staring at the clock. The big green screen showed 7:20AM for what seemed like an eternity.
Finally, at 8:30AM, everyone was ready to leave when Lizzy remembered
the little tooth fairy bag with her treasure was still upstairs in her treasure
chest. She kicked off her shoes and ran upstairs.
From upstairs she heard the car
start and the garage door open. She grabbed the little bag and pushed it in her
front pocket, then ran back downstairs and to the car, stopping only to
grab her shoes.
“Buckle up” Mommy sang, pressing
the button to close the door.
When they finally arrived at Stella
and Piper’s house, Lizzy was so exited to see them she unbuckled before the car was
fully stopped. This earned her a minute lecture on safety from mom, before she could
let her go.
When she opened the car door,
Stella and Piper were standing just outside our car. In their outstretched
hands each of them held a crystal.
