KELLY
Kelly never saw what popped her in the cheek while she ran full stride down the soccer field. Spinning through the air, she didn’t see the ground, either—until she landed face-first. The force slammed her nose into the dirt and knocked the wind out of her. She lay there gasping for air.
Whoa, shooting stars! she thought. They were dancing just above the ground in front of her.
She had never seen stars in the afternoon before, and certainly not close up. After a few seconds, the stars went away. When she got her breath back, she noticed a sharp pain in the center of her face. Her nose was bleeding.
Kelly slowly pushed up to her hands and knees and blinked back the tears. Had a car had hit her? She looked around. No, she was on the soccer field behind the school. What had she been
