Langauge Arts Story

As you probably know, we finished writing stories in language arts class. I figured I would put mine on my blog. First, let me tell you what it's about. The main character in my book is a girl named Jane. She is a very smart,  short girl with brown curly hair. She was adopted into a rich family when she was 2 years old. She met her father once when she was 12 but he left to live in a foreign country. She has never met her mother before. When she moves into a new house, she finds a golden box in her room. Inside is a riddle that says if she follows the clues then it will lead her to what she desires most, which is her mother. Jane has to go on an adventure to see if she can find her mother. Here is a little part of the beginning of the story:
"I grab a box of shoes and bring it into the closet when I see something reflecting off the mirror on the back wall. It's a golden box. I open it. Inside is a-

"Jane! Come downstairs!" Laura yells.

I get downstairs and smell a strong scent of freshly baked cookies."One of the neighbors brought us a batch of cookies." Laura says. "Oh and this is addressed to you," she says handing me an envelope.

"Thanks," I say taking the envelope, a few cookies and then I head back up to my room.

When I get to my room,I rip open the envelope curious as to what's inside. It's a note that reads:

"Follow what's in the box to find your true desire." What in the world? Who could know about the box? I run into my closet to get it.

"Jane! Come downstairs for supper!" I hear Laura yell.

"I'll be down in a second!" I yell back. I quickly open the box again. Inside is a note that I shove into my pocket and then head downstairs.

I see Will and Laura sitting at the table. "We ordered food from the Chinese place in town," they say. I walk over to the table and sit down next to Will.

In case you're wondering, Will and Laura aren’t my real parents. They adopted me when I was two and I have never known my real mother. I met my father once, two years ago when I was twelve. At first, he seemed like a nice guy, but then he ran away to some country near Europe and I haven't heard from him since. I hope that someday I'll get to meet my mother.

"So how do you like your room?" Laura asks.

"It's good. It might be hard finding enough furniture to fill the entire room!" I say laughing. I grab a fortune cookie from the middle of the table. I think the cookies taste disgusting but it's still fun to read the fortune. I take mine out and it reads:

"Follow what's in the box to find your true desire." That's exactly what the creepy letter from my neighbor said!

"May I be excused?" I ask.

"Of course!" Will says. I run out of the kitchen and read the letter that was in the box. It looks like some sort of poem. It says:

"You must go alone. It's awaiting where the Festival of Lights is held yearly on July 3rd. A trip to Mexico might be nice around this time of year. An important message will be held at Central Square when the hands meet in the West. Where the water will stop. Follow the words from there."

I read it over and over again. What in the world could it mean? I lay awake all night thinking about the letter.

"It's awaiting where the festival of lights is held yearly on July 3rd."

I sit up on my bed. My heart is pounding. I know where that is.
Look forward to reading the rest of the story on Monday!