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M y heart thundered in my ears as I raced frantically up the hill. Behind me, I could hear the monster roaring. He was crashing through the trees as I tried to keep ahead of him, his heavy footsteps shaking the ground and making me trip over my own feet.

“Get back here! Intruder! Trespasser!” he thundered, hurting my ears with his deep voice.

I gasped in terror as I tried to keep ahead of him. But he was at least seven feet tall and his legs were so much longer than mine! Oh God, what did he want with me? Why wouldn’t he leave me alone?

I had never dreamed when the magic door appeared in my apartment that it would lead me into such danger. Why had I opened it? Why hadn’t I stayed home?

I had no answers and the monster’s roaring was getting louder in my ears.

If only I could go back in time—just an hour ago I had been safe in my own apartment, wondering how in the world I was going to pay my rent.

Yes, it was stressful, but it was a hell of a lot better than being chased by a huge green monster with glowing green eyes and tusks!

If only I could go back, but it was too late now—I was through the looking glass and my dull existence in the human world was nothing but a distant memory…