Katherine Taylor

Zandar's Prize

Zandar’s Prize By Katherine Taylor Zandar, a rather homely seventeen year old boy, was spending his Saturday afternoon clothes shopping. Zandar had grown 3 inches over the summer break from school and Nina, his mother, was very disgruntled that she had to buy him all new pants, again. While at checkout, Zandar noticed a very peculiar little black, leather bound book sitting on the counter. The leather was very weathered, soft, and embossed with strange symbols on it. He was very drawn to the book, like it had a magnetic force pulling him closer to it. Zandar had never stolen anything in his life, but without hesitation, he quickly whisked the book off the counter while the febal store owner had his back turned.