they had just left the mall when Bets felt off. she said goodbye to her group of friends and headed home. the feeling of unease kept up throughout the day. at dinner, she barely ate her pasta. her mother went and checked her temperature.
"well it isn't a fever" her mother said. the 16-year-old felt off through the evening. when it was time for bed she did her usual routine. first, she helped with the dishes. then she brushed her teeth. finally, she got into her pajamas and went to sleep.
That's when the feeling of unease went away. Bets found herself in a black void. the void soon was filled with spiritual beings. each one resembled a different animal. they seemed to be in alphabetical order.
there were none smaller than a dog. even the insects were large. she could see and ant the size of a Great Dane. Next to it was an alligator. above the buffalo, a bat spirit was flying through the air.
the spirit of a bull was puffing out clouds of stardust from its nostrils. a camel was surrounded by cat spirits. a dog spirit was dwarfed by a giant dragon spirit. an eagle spirit was sitting on the elephant spirit while looking at the teen. a frog croaked as a goat belated.
a goose and a hawk were flying overhead. to Bets, right was a horse and a hippo. a male lion was eyeing her like prey, and next to it a lizard. a monkey was behind her hanging off an invisible branch. underneath it was an ox and an otter.
a panda was behind a large penguin spirit. pretty much every animal that started with r was there. the same goes for those that begin with s. A turtle spirit stood in front of a tiger. to her right Bets could see the last of them.
She saw the mythical unicorn, above it was a vulture. a lone wolf sat down. a whale spirit could be seen floating through the void. before she could say anything one of the animals flew into her in the blink of an eye. the others vanished at the same time.
Bets woke up in a cold sweat. looking at the time she saw it was 10:00. her family would be off for the day. As she brushed her teeth she couldn't help but think of that strange dream. what she didn't know was that the curse was beginning to activate. the question was what animal would she become.