[Catalyst]: 723.5WordsContest.August2008

Maxine, more commonly known as Max was going to kill her sister. It had taken her forever to get a pet rock. It was her turn to get an unusual spell for school and so she had chosen an unusual idea.She had wondered all the twists and turns of the streets until she found an old scroll dealer.The shop keeper she spoke to had been very reluctant to release the scroll. He had had it for so long and had grown unusually fond of it. And now, her spoilt sister Lizzy had to leave her rock out in the stormy weather. It would wander off and she would never find it!