Notice : (Eshith is the author's name)

Chapter One

“Dad, I don’t want to move to New Angler, it sounds like a fishing town,” my 9-year-old brother Michael says, “Mikey, that’s the world’s biggest city, and the company I‘m working for is the biggest in the world, and I’m the new Head of Data Management, and they’re paying a ton for it. If you want that Nintendo Switch, you'd better move there.” My Dad replied. “Fine,” he replies. “I asked.” By the way, Dad, which company are you working for? “I’m working for KoreVex, Daniel”. As I looked at the window of the car, I realized how many memories I had made in California, like the time I Won first place in the school science fair by attaching a lengthy plastic tube containing liquid from glow sticks to a
Beanie, and created a really comfy mining helmet, a good last-minute project if you want it that badly. Also, how the heck did you find my journal if you're reading this? Wait, in 10 years from now, did Mikey steal this journal and publish this? P.S. I know you, Noah, and, of course, Olivia. Ok, back to the story, no more being paranoid. The time that Mikey got a freaking 2nd-degree burn touching grandpa's car last summer, or the time Mikey finally did his homework alone. To be honest
Everybody in the house thought that they were dreaming.

  We stopped at WingStop and got some Saucy Chicken wings, and got back into the car feeling refreshed.

My parents tried to show every single landmark in this 5600 mile trip; half of them were fields, and the other half were mostly statues. The only good ones I liked were the Potato statue in Idaho. Also, now I understand why people meme about it. The car smelled like we were in a jungle; ironically, we were in a jungle with no trees, unironically having Stone as far as the Eye can see, and we were actually in a concrete jungle, unironically not New Angler, ironically smelling like iron. Wow, I just wrote iron 5 times in this paragraph, oh that's 6 times now, that's gotta be a new record for me, maybe in the world, just kidding, but who knows? My 16 Year-old sister Mae was on Instagram on her phone, watching a movie called Napoleon’s Last Words, which basically sounded like it could be a documentary about some guy with a funny accent who tries to conquer Russia but fails, but it was actually a teen rom-com.

Suddenly, the dull gray road was gone, replaced by road surfaces that were like black glass. We whizzed by a sign that seemed to hover in mid-air: Welcome to Vinterwille.

The scenery transformed right before my eyes. The air outside no longer looked like air. It looked like liquid silver. The trees were slender and faint, with a twisted pattern that seemed to loop back on itself in defiance of gravity, and the leaves shone with a soft, teal glow. I'll bet you Fifty dollars, my entire life savings ,that if this journal ever gets adapted into a movie, the special effects for this bit are gonna suck. Seriously, if you’re watching the movie version of this right now, shut it off. It looks like special effects, doesn’t it? Well, you just use your imagination, Noah and Olivia. That’s what you’re here for. Also, Eshith, can't you use a better name instead of Vinterwille? You’re the author, Eshith, can’t you use something like Winterville, that’s a thousand times better. Anyway, the entire area was totally otherworldly. It was like we had driven out of the USA right into a fantasy novel. Dad actually slowed down the car without Mom scolding him about being careful. He looked out through the windshield at a river that was flowing completely clear, mirroring the strange purple clouds in the sky. "We’re stopping," Dad said, his voice surprisingly quiet. “We are absolutely stopping.“But the schedule? New Angler?” Mom asked, even as she reached for the camera. “Forget the schedule,” Dad said, pulling onto a patch of glowing moss that formed a shoulder for the road. “Daniel, look at this place. We never get to see something like this again. We’re staying here for the day. We need to make some real memories in this landscape before the city consumes us whole.” Mae lowered her phone, her eyes wide with amazement. “Okay, the aesthetic here is legendary. This is gonna be the best post of the year.” “I wanna see if the glowing trees burn my hands,” Mikey announced, unbuckling his seatbelt.

I just nodded, mesmerized. Finally, I couldn’t complain about the deadline of the trip

           Chapter
                                                   Two

Everyone has their weakness ,Mine is talking to girls outside of my family, but seriously though if can't get through this I might be single forever, Hey stop laughing Noah and Olivia, if you're in my position , you’d be sad. Ok back to the story, Mae’s weakness is a spicy book(I read one of Mae’s extra spicy books and when I was in the middle I didn't realize extra spicy meant that) , Micheal’s is a choccy milk. We went hiking to the (Glowing Mountain lake) since it's apparently the most beautiful scenery when there's fog and there’s fog so Mae forced us to tag along with her. The landscape looked like it was ripped straight out of a fantasy movie , Mae was taking 6 pictures every step so we were slowed down a lot , I was munching on some trail mix my Mom made, Who knew some pretzels Sesame seeds ,Dark chocolate and M&Ms go well together, If you want an emergency snack you gotta try this out.

When we finally reached the peak, literally though it took 9 hours because of Mae and her Instagram account, She barely reached 10k followers in 3 years while I got 23k followers in 6 months on my Twitch Account , just by streaming playing Mario Kart , people kept spamming “You’re a pro”, but they haven't seen my town’s players , they once beat, cloud cart, the biggest map , in two minutes, my highest was seven minutes, Anyways, back to the story, the view was. unimaginable, this book’s movie’s CGI is gonna be trash the fog began to roll in thick, just the way Mae wanted for her "aesthetic". We got a place to put up our
tent, though “camp” was a grand word to use considering Dad was mainly occupied with cursing a tent pole like it was his worst enemy. While Mikey was off which way was chocolate milk in the underbox and Mae was off looking for the right ambiance for her next post, so I took a stroll up to a cliff nearby.
The view was actually insane. I perched on a boulder, watching the sun set. 6 The sky was turning a dark shade of purple similar to those strange clouds we
saw earlier, while the "liquid silver" air was glowing even more as it got dark. For a moment, I even forgot about being scared or freaking out about New Angler. I was just a kid on a cliff, feeling like I was in one of those fantasy books I was talking about. Then I heard the laughter. Then it rolled over like a wave in my stomach jumping in to my shoes. I only turned my head a little and then I saw that there was a group of girls around my age sitting on the same ridge about twenty feet away. Noah and Olivia, I know you’re laughing already, but just remember what I said: this is my ultimate weakness. If I stay this awkward, I'll be single til I'm 80. My Flight or Fight instincts please choose something that works.

          Chapter
                          Three               

I did the only thing my dumb brain can calculate , I took the 16 feet drop (Or 4.87M for the rest of the world ,
Don't judge me Noah, I want international readers) it wasn't that high , moreover I didn't break anything, so that was Awesome After I landed on glowing moss , I heard them laughing like crazy, My dumb brain chose to sprint as if my life depended on it , it probably does since my absolute number 1 weakness is talking to girls, so, it's worth it. My palms were sweaty, Knees weak , Arms are heavy , Vomit on my sweater already ,mom’s spaghetti, it's almost true, but there wasn't any vomit on my sweater, or mom's spaghetti . Anyways when I made it back to camp Dad finished the WWE match with the tent , I immediately got into the tent and slept processing the moment, don’t judge me.

After we packed up camp , and entered into the car Mae was texting her friends , Michael was playing Mario kart On his 3DS, while my ADHD mind was watching how to Synthesize Tylenol using Aspirin in a Nile red video ,How is this useful for me now , are we going to have an apocalypse and the only thing we are going to have is
10 Tons of Aspirin and 2 Gallons of Nitric Acid. Anyways Michael and I peaked out of the window And we saw Lego land , I mean I don't hate lego, I only hate the price of it , like 90$ for a bunch of Interlocking plastic bricks , I don't know about you But that's obviously a scam, but my entire family loves lego , our family Diorama is literally made from Lego, our go to Christmas present is lego, I mean we once built the Titanic, as a family bonding exercise. Michael immediately asked dad to go to Lego land Mom and Dad Saw the sign, and Dad immediately turned the steering wheel ninety degrees , and said “change of plans again, I can't escape an opportunity to
go to Lego land ””But Dad , I’m too old for Lego, I'm 16” Mae argued , "But you're stuck with us so you should come with us to Lego land”, “I’ll rather rot in the car than come to Lego land”, “stop arguing , or else were taking your phone away”, “But Dad”, “No butts of any kind” Dad silenced her.

We spent 12 hours in Lego land , while Mae sat on a bench near the Merchandise and souvenir store binge watching Stranger things, on 0.5x Speed, trying to check any details she haven't noticed , spoiler alert: She didn't notice anything, Michael was busy making the “the biggest tower of mankind” but it was barely taller than him , Dad, A grown man spent 5280$ on Merchandise and souvenirs and Lego sets. I'm not mad, I'm just
disappointed. Mom was trying to take every photo possible for her scrap book , while I was the only one running an unofficial marathon in the park, dared by Mae to have a marathon in the entire park, 2 times , But hey I can't argue, I now have bragging rights to brag about running a 74.6 miles(120 kilometer) marathon twice to adults, and my classmates or even girls, if my curse is
ever broken. After we packed our things , ate at the lego café, Mae and Mom were sleeping , Me and Michael were playing Piggy in Roblox(Don't judge us, we like playing underrated horror games), there's something playing a horror game at midnight. We were trying to escape Refinery , But since Dad said If Mikey died in piggy , we should start over again , and since a sleepy 9 year old with greasy fingers can't play without dying in a piggy map with 8 bots , so I stopped playing in match number 17. and I started watching the Aspirin to Tylenol video again because I have ADHD ,Micheal is now sleeping So I decided to do an all nighter with Dad. Dad stopped at a gas station. I got saucy fried chicken, a Coca Cola Slushie , and a bag of flaming hot Cheetos. Don't judge me, those were the first things I saw. Then I saw the board for, Drumroll please… Archington city.(Wait seriously, Eshith, when are we going to new Angler) You totally thought it was New Angler, Wait you totally didn't thought it , Hey I know You skimmed over the part Stop skimming Noah and Olivia, Fine, fair enough, I thought the same , But Eshith, thinks this story should be more Slow paced .