Skylar's POV

"Skylar, you're gonna have to watch Dj and Coby tonight while Dad and I are out for dinner." Says my mom while she smoothed her red dress.

I groan.

"Comon' mom! I was gonna go over to Tracy's for supper!" I say.

"Well, those friends will have to wait." She replies as she rushes down the stairs

"But Dj gets to see his friend!" I whine as I chase after her.

"Skylar! This is final! You are watching Dj and Coby tonight and that's it!"

"Fine..." I mumble

"Well!" Starts my mom as she walks towards the door. "See you at 10! Have fun!"

And with the slam of the door, she was gone.

I race upstairs and peer out the rain stained window.

I watch mom climb into Dad's car and they were gone.

I sigh.

"SKYLAR!! COBY IS HERE!!!" I hear Dj yell from downstairs.

"Coming!" I yell back.

I slide down the railing, do a front flip, and land with ease.

Coby stares at me in awe.

"Wow!" He breathes.

I just nod my head and walk away.

*Ten minutes later*

"Skylar! We're bored!" Whined Dj and Coby in unison.

I stare at them in shock.

"You've only been here ten minutes!" I say, frustrated.

"How do you know that?" Asked a smirking Dj.

I whip out my phone and show them the screen.

"See!" I say.

They stare at me in pure terror

"Yes Dj, I set a stopwatch! You can't fool me now!"

"Well still... can you play something with us?"

I shake my head.

Who knew babysitting could be so challenging!

"Okay... Let's play a game of follow the leader! I'm the leader! Follow me and do exactly what I do!" I say strictly.

They jump with joy.

"Yay!" They scream.

I start walking around the house, stopping every once and a while to trick them.

After a few rounds of the house they start to whine again.

"Can I be leader? This is boring! What can we do?"

I throw my hands in the air and storm away.

"I quit!!" I yell.

"Rage monster!" Whispered Coby.

"I heard that!" I hiss back.

I run into my room and pick up my book, Stranded.

I read about halfway through a chapter and throw that idea away.

"I so need a life..." I mutter to myself.

Thinking of something to do by myself, I start pacing the room.

I snap my fingers.

"That's it! The attic! Dj doesn't know about that!"

I race stealthily down the hallway and slip through the door at the end of the hallway.

I find myself submerged in darkness.

I feel around for a light switch.

I find it and flick it on.

I see a small set of stairs in front of me.

I start to climb them.

At the top I find the floor covered in moth balls.

"Ugh! I can't even find a quiet place to be by myself!"

Frustrated, I go back to my room.

When I enter I find my mirror shattered in pieces.

I walk over in awe.

Who could've done this? Coby? DJ?

I pick up a small fragment of the broken mirror.

I gaze down at the little fragment, and I see my reflection.

Should I leave? Run away?

I shake my head.

No. Not yet.

Then the room starts to shake.

"Wha?" I mumble.

I look down into the mirror again.

This time I see my reflection along with someone else's.

I jump backwards.

"Ack!" I yell.

I crawl back to where I dropped the little fragment of glass.

I peer into it.

I see a strange looking robot thing.

The mirror starts to talk.

"Follow the water and you will find what you've been looking for...."

What did that mean? And why is a mirror talking?!