"HAHAHA! You've done it again, Kori! Finished Kastoria for the 9th time! Congratulations. You won yet again." I giggled and snickered as I finished my favorite novel. I bounced off my bed and reverently pushed the book into my jam-packed bookshelf. I stood looking at Kastoria, at it's glittering, gorgeous, special addition spine. I grabbed the book again to my chest and threw myself back onto my comfortable bed. My hair wraps around my head I roll around in the sheets, outright laughing now. I love this book more than I love myself. It has everything I love: a female main character; dangerous action in the beginning of the book; gorgeous world-building; grumpy and sunshine; kind-of-short-chapters; almost 1000 pages; magic; nerve-wracking build-up; immortal anthro-people; romance; revenge; major character-development via physical and mental pain, and the adventure of a lifetime. I finally put the book back on the shelf. I hope I mentioned that I love Kastoria. These days, I am almost too busy to get even a lick of reading in. With finals and me being in my senior year, my being accepted onto a National mountain bike Team, and the travel I will need to do to still race competitively, my life changed faster than I could follow. My workouts have gotten longer and more grueling with race season just around the corner. Even though I'm putting a lot of physical pressure on myself, I am happier than I could ever be. I am in a good spot for college and and I have a job in my favorite bike shop. I am healthy and fit. My legs look jacked and I am strong after the thousands of miles I have put in on the bike this year. I don't have many friends, but I think I'm okay with that. My parents love and support me. My siblings are kind and wonderful, even if we still get into fights on occasion. Even my pet dog loves me. I feel good in my own skin, even though my skin is a bit too pale compared to my strawberry-blonde hair. I wake up in a good mood most days. My life isn't perfect, but I am happy. And it will stay that way. As long as I keep doing my best and working hard, no one can take this away from me. No one. Nothing can go wrong that can't stop me from achieving my dreams. Right? I glance back to Kastoria, a strange feeling seeps throughout my body. I shiver. Right.
*This might be rewritten after it is public. This only the 2nd draft but it's a start.
