• When I got off the bus I realized I had half an hour to sit and talk with a friend before school started. I surveyed the scene and saw my friend, Rose. I liked Rose as more than a friend, but I don't know what she thought of me. She was skinny, with long brown hair, and had a pretty face with full red lips. "Hey Rose, whats up?" I inquired. "Not much." she said, with her light voice. "I'm thinking of skippin' school today. Wanna join me?" I said with a grin. She giggled and said "I wish. I can't miss this test today. Maybe anothere time, okay Christian?" I was disappointed but i just said "Yeah okay. Well I better head off now. See ya." She smiled, and said "Just be careful." We hugged, and as soon as no teachers were around, I took off sprinting for the road to the woods. I found my way into a nicely shaded area, and sat down. When i looked up at the trees, something was falling from one of them. It landed beside me< to the right. It was red and shiny and looked like precious stone. When I looked into it, it began to speak to me. "Look for the 3 other gems that grant an aspect of wisdom.... They shall teach you all you can know..." I got up and set out to look for these other gems. The closer I got to one the red one vibrated. When I found all them they began to speak to me one by one. The red one said "I shall teach you the knowledge in all the books in the world" And so I became all knowing in facts and philosophy. The next gem, the green one, said "I shall teach the secrets of nature." And so I suddenly knew everything about nature. The purple one said "I shall teach you about society and its ways." And so I knew the secrets of how people decide your place in society. The next gem was dull and grey and spoke in an eery voice. "I shall teach you about the one you hold dear." The next day they found me hanging in a tree by the rope I tied into a noose. The last gem told me, that Rose had no feelings for me.