The Secret Life of our Soul

By Leina Han

Click.Click.The sound of Rosaline’s heels were clicking in her uniform for school. It had just ended,but the only thing she heard was her panting.She wished that summer would start now.Just as she started on Paris Lane,the street where her school was,she heard more clicking.Louder and louder and LOUDER until something catched her shoulders.“Hi,Felicity,”she barely managed to say.Felicity jumped beside her and giggled,her short pink hair spinning.“Are you exhausted from the soccer competition?”Rosaline smiled and said,“I guess you could say that.”Felicity thought for a moment,then her majestic purple eyes grew wide as the moon.“Hey Rose,it's Friday.”Felicity exclaimed.Rosaline threw Felicity a curious look.“So?”she asked.Felicity grinned.We always have them on Fridays!”she squealed. It only took a second for Rose to realize.“Oh yes,Cece!”she happily said. “Ok,here’s the plan,”Cece said.“We first go home and we’ll tell our parents. Rosie,you pack your stuff and come here,while I tell mom and dad that you and I are having a sleepover.”she explained.Rose checked her glittery scarlet apple watch.“School ended 15 minutes ago,”she said briskly.“And that means we better hurry,”added Cece.Felicity gestured towards a beautiful white house,which happened to be Rose’s.Rose grinned and called,“See you later!”

Rose dashed into the kitchen.“Hey mom! Hi dad!”she yelled.She didn’t have to talk about her and Cece’s talk.Her dad had already guessed.“Are you packing up for a sleepover?”he asked.Rose smiled.“Of course.”Her mom nodded.“Well,hurry and pack up-it's been 17 minutes since school ended.” she chuckled.With a smile,Rose raced upstairs.“Sleeping bag,flashlight, pajamas,cash,a cute shirt,sporty shorts,extra socks,hair brush,some sleeping lotion,phone charger,toothbrush and toothpaste…She finished packing and changed out of her uniform into a pink crop top and short jeans.

Rose hurried to Cece’s house.She instantly rang the doorbell.“Hey!”said Cece.“C’mon in!”Rose grinned and followed Cece.“So,”Cece said, “wanna go to the town forest?”Rose nodded.“Just say hi to my Grandma,”Cece said. Rose’s red-looking-but-actually-amber eyes glowed.Grandma Natalia greeted Rose warmly.“It’s so nice to see you again,Rosaline.”she said.Rose blushed. “Now hurry and have fun cause I really don't want to bother you.” The two 4th grade girls burst out laughing.They decided to head out to their town park-which had the beautiful forest.They had a pleasant walk when Rose pointed out a grassy trapdoor.“I wonder if they covered it in grass to blend in with the forest?”Cece wondered aloud.Rose,who liked to be active,tugged on Cece.“Let’s check it out!”she exclaimed.Cece nodded slowly.They pulled on the trapdoor.It finally burst open with rainbow light.The girls were immediately pulled inside the trapdoor.When they opened their eyes they saw the most fabulous city in their life.Clear skies,shining buildings,the scent of cinnamon buns floating in the air.

The most unusual thing was the people.They looked like regular humans,but in shining clothes and glowing hair colors.Purple,pink,blue, ruby,emerald,all sorts of colors for their hair.Just as they closed their mouths,two girls about their age glided over to them.“What is your name?” The first girl asked.For a few seconds,neither of them talked.Cece said,“My name is Felicity Katrina Williams and this is my friend Rosaline Serenity Johnson.Please call us Cece and Rose.”The first girl nodded.“Hello.My name is Rubellite.This is my friend Emerald.You may call us Emmie and Ruby. Welcome to Starlight Soulia,the one and only place where everyone’s soul lives.Perhaps we could find your souls.”the second girl said thoughtfully.

“Just tell us your two most passionate colors.”Emerald added.There was a moment of silence.Cece and Rose thought hard as they stared at the shimmering clothes Emerald and Rubellite wore.Ruby wore a scarlet crop top,short jeans,ruby colored air jordans,star shaped ruby earrings,a few golden bracelets with one ruby bracelet shining,and had glowing hair half tied the color of a ruby.Emmie had natural glowing emerald hair shoulder length.She wore a teal t-shirt,purple skirt, the color of nature,emerald and purple platforms,heart shaped silver earrings,silver bracelets with one particular emerald one shining.“Red or Scarlet!”Rose exclaimed.“Purple or turquoise for me!”Cece replied confidently.Emmie and Ruby started whispering.

“Maybe Charlotte,she loves red…it could be Aqua…"Emerald whispered. They both nodded at each other,like they were going to do something special.Ruby asked,“Okay then…is there anything you always have with you no matter what? Like Emerald and I have bracelets-every soul has one.” For a second,Cece and Rose looked confused.Then Cece replied,“Well,I have a green star clip.When I was six,for my birthday,my Grandma Natalia gave me this clip cause I loved green.It’s really rare,so I guard it with my life.” Rose got encouraged and spoke slowly.“Mine is this necklace.It’s a ruby.I love it! I had a friend that gave it to me before she moved away.”After hearing this,Ruby exclaimed,“We are your souls! Rose is my soul,and Cece is Emmie’s!”Cece and Rose gasped.

“Now we have one favor to ask you,”Ruby said.“Queen Crystal and King Robert have a problem.The king’s Grandfather,who was once the king of our kingdom,left our current king with a riddle,which will upgrade our kingdom.Although,the royals cannot solve it.By sunrise next Wednesday,if we do not have the answer,Starlight Soulia will disappear.”explained Emmie. “We can still try to help!”piped up Cece.So they went to the palace and after greeting the royal family,Cece and Rose sat on a comfy couch with Emmie and Ruby,waiting for the riddle.Finally,Queen Crystal came in and asked,“Are you ready?”The four girls cried out “Totally!”in unison.Queen

Crystal took a deep breath.“What breaks as soon as you say its name?” she questioned.For a moment,the four girls stared and thought hard.“Ok, we know that it breaks when you say it,”Emmie stated.“So it must be something extremely fragile.”Ruby noted.“What about glass?”Cece asked. “If you scream too loud,it breaks.”Rose looked thoughtful.“Well,according to the riddle,it’s say,not scream.”Emmie nodded.Ruby asked,“How about air?”Cece looked outside,hearing a girl scream in delight.“But the air doesn’t break when you say it,”she pointed out.Suddenly,an idea popped into Rose’s head.“I know! Silence! Silence is when everything is quiet,so when you say silence,it breaks because that’s noise!”Emmie and Cece high-fived each other.Ruby squealed.“Hurry,Emmie,let’s go get Queen Crystal and King Robert!”5 minutes later,Queen Crystal and King Robert came in,tense faces.

Queen Crystal had a scroll with an ocean colored ink bottle,and a golden feather.Emmie looked at Ruby,who nodded and glanced at Cece, who nudged Rose.

“Silence,”Rose said.“It breaks when you say it.”Queen Crystal looked at King Robert,who nodded.Queen Crystal set it down on the table near the couch and opened the ocean blue ink bottle,dipped the golden feather in it,and opened the scroll.There was a fancy looking box decorated with all colors and types of flowers.In the box,she wrote “Silence”in cursive.A burst of light came out of the box,and a soothing woman’s voice said,“Well done.Starlight Soulia is upgraded.”Then the voice and the scroll were gone. Queen Crystal cheered happily and hugged Cece and Rose,while King Robert shook hands with Ruby and Emmie.Soon,the entire kingdom heard and was talking about the success.“I don’t know how to thank you,”King Robert said.“You don’t have too,”Rose replied.“Well,we made you something in return!”Queen Crystal said,beaming.

King Robert whistled,and two purple fairies in skirts came in carrying a pillow.Laying on top of it were two bracelets for Cece and Rose.Rose’s bracelet was a glowing golden one,with a special ruby glimmering in the middle,followed by smaller ruby stones.Cece’s was a shimmering silver bracelet,with a glowing emerald in the middle,followed by smaller emerald stones.“You will now be part of Starlight Soulia forever,”concluded Queen Crystal.Cece and Rose thanked the royals,said goodbye,and headed out back into the city,where Emmie and Ruby were waiting for them.They reached the portal,and Emmie and Ruby hugged Cece and Rose.“See you next time!”said Emmie.“We'll miss you,”Ruby added.

“Us too!”Cece and Rose said together.Then they disappeared into the portal,and when they came out,they were still in the forest,the sun still shining.Rose checked her watch.“It’s 4:30.We were only there for an hour and half.”Cece grinned,and then grabbed Rose's hand.“Let’s go watch Mary Poppins! Race you home!”Rose laughed and darted forward.When they got there,Grandma Natalia stared at their wrists.“Welcome back girls! Did you get those beautiful bracelets from someone?”she asked.“Yeah,”Rose said.

“From a different world.“The two girls looked at each other and burst out laughing,then ran to the movie watching place Cece’s family owned.