The Beginning

In a land far away.
In a time like last Tuesday.
Is a girl, from the future.

"Okay, this is just dumb." Charlene crossed out the words.
"Hey! It was great!" Catie said. "It's supposed to be a cheesy commercial anyway."
"Cheesy, not out-right stupid."
Catie rolled her eyes. "We're selling a book, and only hypothetically so it doesn't matter if it's cheesy. In fact, if it's cheesy, people will remember it and we'll get a good grade on this assignment."
The bell rang. "I'll work on this during next block, okay?" Charlene said, gathering her books.
"Okay, just have something by after school. I just want to get this done." Catie said.

~*~

Charlene walked into biology, the lights were dim. "Movie day?" She asked Brett.
Brett nodded. "Sub too so I'm taking a nap."
Charlene pulled out her notebook. How the heck was she supposed to write a commercial for some lousy book that didn't even exist? All they had decided on was that it was about a girl from the future. There was nothing to work with! She stared at the blank sheet of notebook paper. She put her head on the desk and closed her eyes. "Totally stupid," she mumbled.
A brisk wind rustled her hair and she opened them quickly. She was still sitting at her desk but had moved to a city street. Tall buildings rose on either side of her. She stood cautiously. What had just happened? She had just been in biology and then...