Chapter 1

"Argh! It's Monday again! Why did the weekend have to end so quickly? It's not that I hate my job is just that Mr. Gibbson gets on my nerves." I quickly get up to get ready for work. I am a 26 -year- old woman. I live with my elder sister Marie in an apartment in the city. I was used to depending on my sister for everything until one day she lost her ability to walk. I had to work hard to provide for both me and her. I studied and became the first young person to be a scientist.

Now I work in the biggest lab in the city. I quickly run to the office with only five minutes left. I arrive at the building and quickly catch the closing elevator. Luckily for me, I reach the office one minute to time. "You are late!" I hear the voice of Mr.Gibbson behind me. " By only one minute sir," I respond to him as I turn to face him. " Wrong! By one minute and forty -five seconds." I hold back my heated response and apologized bowing deeply. I then proceed to the lab.

"Tough morning eh?" My partner walked in saying . "Yeah...I guess." I sighed. "But this time I will prove him wrong with this experiment! " I say showing him my gadget that I was working on. "I call it the 'Mind reader'!"

"Uh-huh, so how does it exactly work?" Fred questioned me in a sarcastic tone. I was not going to let him intimidate me so I explained that it was meant to read people's minds. I then asked him to try it but he refused saying he was not going to take the risk. "Oh please? It will not hurt to try..." I insisted and he tried it on. " 1, 2, 3....." he started counting. "Hey! What are you counting for?"

" How many seconds before this thing explodes."

"It's not going to explode!" I retorted as I pressed the button to activate the machine and as he predicted it exploded and he threw it on the ground.

"I told you! I have a feeling if you continue like this I will be dead before you know it!"

"You are right. I should quit before they fire me." I frown

"That's not what I meant. I am sure you will be a great scientist ...one day?"

"Yeah ...thank you for encouraging me Fred that 'One day ' I will be great."

"I'm sorry I did not mean it that way.." before he has a second to continue Mr.Gibbson calls out to him. He gives me an apologetic smile as he leaves and I sigh as I'm left to my gadgets. I look at all my failed gadgets and decide to put them together so as to get rid of them. In my attempt to carry my mind reader to the pile I trip and fall spilling a chemical that was lying on the edge off the desk into the pile. I get up and gasp at the sight of a portal opening.

"Did I do it?" I asked myself. "I...did it!" I said as I walked through the portal to the other side but then it disappeared leaving me on the other side.