If you had told me last year, that a box of my grandma’s old belongings would change my life forever. I wouldn’t believe you. I would tell you that nothing extraordinary happens here in my hometown of West Linn, Oregon.  Now everything has changed and this is my story of how it all happened.

   Last year (2015) in mid-May my best friend Holden James Finch asked me to our junior prom. Neither of us had dates, nor were we ever the type for the perfect prom experience. I had...

Chapter Two The Box 

It had been almost a year since my grandma had passed. The club was doing better than ever. I still had the necklace. I started wearing it ever since she gave it to me. We had slowly started getting rid of her belongings. One day Holden and I were helping my grandpa go through some of her belongings and we found a cardboard box. It was a little water damaged but otherwise in good shape. The box was labeled in black sharpie Allie & Holden- To open after I pass-...

We both stammered about as we regained out footing. We seemed to still be in our high school, but it looked different. It was cleaner and smaller. 

“What did you do?” I said woozy

“Me? I don’t know? One minute we were about to head into class, the next we were spinning. I’m just as confused as you” He said looking around at where we were

We just stood there looking around in complete bewilderment. I looked at the necklace it had stopped glow...

“Alright what’s the plan here?” I asked setting down my backpack 

Holden was silent for a moment as he took everything in. I started to look around the apartment. There was a small bathroom and a tiny bedroom with one bed. The apartment was in a 1930s style and I don’t think much had changed since then. 

“I don’t know I hadn’t thought that far” HJ had an uncertainty in his voice

“Right, okay. So we’re “married&r...