Dragons and Labs (A short story)
Hi. I’m Diana. And I’m one of the coolest people I know. Well, second coolest. First is my best friend, Joan Hales. Now, me and Joan weren’t always best friends. I first befriended her when I stumbled upon the secret laboratory she has above our classroom (did I mention she was cool?). You can get in and out of the laboratory by hoisting yourself up into a hole in the ceiling. And inside, it is pure heaven! Cool flasks filled with strange chemicals, large cardboard prototypes, a small tv (we didn’t make that but it is useful when you want a movie night during school hours) and best of all, Lizzie. Lizzie is not a lizard, as I first thought she was. She’s actually a salamander. With wings! Which kinda makes her a dragon! She lives there most of the time and NEVER goes out. “Imagine the mayhem it would cause!” Joan said, feeding Lizzie a dead cricket, “And what if she gets stepped on?” I get why Joan didn’t want Lizzie to go out but it's a bummer either way. To keep our ...
