The Switch

Chapter 1

There was a girl, walking in town. Her name was Elizabeth, but we'll call her Lizzy for short. She was a normal girl who got bullied all the time, though she looked beautiful. She didn't like the bullying, but she never stood up to them, since she was scared. She thought she would get beat up or something worse. She looked at a pet shop, then kept walking, since she knew her parents would never allow her to have a pet, even though she really wanted one. Someone strange looking stepped up in front of her and stopped her from walking. She was very short, while the strange man was very tall. She looked up at the stranger. "Can I help you?" Lizzy asked, not sure what the man wanted from her. The man nodded and led her to a dark and creepy alley. She started to get scared, due to how frightened she got whenever she was bullied. This alley was creepy looking too, so she wondered if the man was going to try to kill her or something. The man looked down at her. "Can you help me with some magic?" He asked, sounding a bit suspicious. What could he possibly want to do? Was she a test subject for him? "Sure." Lizzy said, starting to wonder if this man really needed her help, or if he just wanted to trick her. The man smiled, then told Lizzy to close her eyes. She did as she was told, getting even more scared. Was he going to kill her? After a few minutes she was told to open her eyes, so she did. Nothing was wrong with her. The man handed her some type of liquid. "Drink that." He said, not trying to let her ask him what it was for. She started getting even more scared. What if this killed her? She tried to give it back to the man but he pushed it back to her. "I said drink that." He said, sounding a little annoyed. Lizzy looked at the potion that she was given. She sighed. "Why do I have to drink it?" She asked, wanting to know before she drank it. She obviously was beginning to become suspicious of the stranger that stood before her. "Just drink it or I'll make you!" The man shouted at Lizzy, making her flinch. She didn't like people yelling at her and she certainly didn't like making people upset. She looked up at the stranger, then at the potion. She really didn't trust this stranger. She felt scared and thought of all the bad things that could happen to her, like dying. She didn't want to drink the potion but did she really have a choice? The man would most likely chase after her and force her to drink it if she ran off, so she just stayed there. She was frozen, holding the potion in her hand. The stranger started to get impatient. "Listen kid, if you drink it, I'll pay you, alright?" He asked, though she could tell that he was lying. She decided to play along. "How much?" Lizzy asked. "$50." The man said. "No, more." Lizzy replied. The man sighed. He was getting even more impatient. "$100." He finally said. "No, more." She said again. The man was holding back from attacking her. "Kid, you don't want to make me mad, and you need to trust me on that." He said. Lizzy looked at the potion. She kicked the man in the balls. He didn't have any reaction, as if it didn't hurt him whatsoever. "Was that supposed to hurt?" He asked. The man's eyes started glowing green. Lizzy stood still. "What are you?" She finally asked, just barely. The man laughed a bit. "Man, you poor souls are so stupid." The man said, then took off a hat that hadn't let Lizzy see his face before. She suddenly recognized him. Lizzy started to get even more scared. She knew he would kill her if she didn't do what he said, because he was someone she had to learn to listen to. She looked at the potion, then at the man. She quickly drank the potion.