by Janet Blaylock

Created on: March 26, 2009   Last Updated: March 09, 2010

Chapter One - Megan's Curiosity

“Oh no! Dad’s already leaving for work,” Megan Parker exclaimed, as she woke to the sputtering of a car engine outside her bedroom window. She sat up in bed and rubbed her tawny brown eyes in order to focus in the dimly lit room. Then, she quickly tossed off her blue flowered spread, blankets, and climbed out of bed. As she moved her slate blue curtains and looked outside, she saw her dad drive away. “Why didn’t Christy wake me up like she usually does?” Megan asked herself. Wait a minute, Megan suddenly thought, it sure seems darker outside than it normally is at 7:30. Maybe it’s the time change, but I thought it changed in October, and this is almost August. School will start in August.

Thinking it was late, Megan grabbed her clothes that she had laying beside her bed and started toward the bathroom. She didn’t think about turning on a light because could usually see from the light shining in her bedroom window.

However, she didn't realize it was darker now. She was also in a hurry to get dressed and find Christy. Christy! Megan reminded herself. I hope she’s in the bathroom getting dressed.

Christy and Megan were ten-year-old identical twins and will be in the fifth grade at River City Elementary - West next month. They lived with their parents, Tom and Nancy Parker, in River City, which was located near the Kansas River. When it rained for several days, the river flooded the country, but it didn’t flood the city because it was far enough away from the river.

River City had two elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. The schools were located on the east and west sides of River City. That made it convenient for students to attend schools closer to where they lived instead of taking a bus to and from school. However, those who lived in the country took the bus to school.

Christy and Megan lived in a white two-story house with blue trim on the windows. Two cedar trees shaded the front yard and two shaded the back yard. A chain link fence enclosed the back yard. Christy and Megan liked the location of their house because they could walk to their elementary school, which was across the street from their house. This was their last year in elementary school. The following year, they would go to River City Middle School – West Side.

They looked forward to being in sixth grade when they would enter middle school. Since they were identical twins,

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