Down On the Ground

Ms. Tran couldn’t believe what she was hearing. “Easy? Honestly...you know what is easy? Being a kid like you. You don't know what real problems are. I'm the one who wishes I had things so easy." Lauren suddenly spotted a light coming from her pocket. She pulled out the source, seeing the strong stone was glowing an unnatural color. "What is that?" "I don't know, I found it...I've never seen it before today." "Well, get rid of it, it could be dangerous. I've never seen..." Suddenly, the glow became so bright that the two of them couldn't see anything. And then...someone bumped into her. Lauren stumbled backward, and not expecting to be wearing heels, she fell to the floor. "I'm sorry..." she heard Ms. Tran's voice start. Lauren's vision cleared and she saw Lonna Tran standing above her.