"Knock, knock..."

"Oh! Maybe she's here," Lily said.

A moment later, the door opened.

"Hey, Jelisse! Took you long enough."

Meanwhile, Melina was working on another novel. The room was messy, filled with paint tubes, brushes, and a large canvas. On it was a half-finished painting of a magical forest.

Jelisse stepped into the room, carrying her digital art tablet. She looked around and smiled.

"Oh, Lily! What are you drawing? It looks really interesting. I should join you."

Then she turned to Melina.

"By the way, Melina, what about the novel you were writing earlier? Is it finished?"

Melina paused for a moment.

"Oh... not yet. I'm still trying to think of a title for it."

"Oh, okay. I'm looking forward to reading it. The last story you wrote was really good," Jelisse said as she sat down beside Lily and helped her with the painting.

Lily simply smiled and continued painting.

Just then, Lily's mother entered the room carrying a plate of cookies and three cups of coffee.

Melina's eyes immediately lit up.

"Oh! My favourite cookies!"

Lily laughed.

"You are so energetic, Melina. At least sit down before you attack the cookies

The three friends peacefully enjoyed their cookies and coffee.

As they chatted, Jelisse found herself staring at the painting. There was something about it that felt strangely captivating.

"By the way, Lily, where did you get the inspiration for this painting? It looks so magical. I really love the theme."

Lily's eyes widened.

"OMG! Really? You like it?"

"Of course I do!" Jelisse replied.

Lily smiled proudly.

"It's still not finished, though."

"That's true," she continued. "I only managed to complete half of it in two hours. The little details will probably take another three hours. The canvas is really huge."

"Ohh, yeah," Jelisse agreed. "The canvas is enormous."

Suddenly, Melina jumped off the couch.

"OH SHOOT!!"

"WOAH!! What happened?" Lily and Jelisse asked at the same time.

Melina quickly showed them her phone.

"My novel! Look at all these ratings and likes!"

"YAY!!"

Lily leaned over to take a closer look.

"Oh! Congratulations, Melina!"

She grinned.

"Your novel is definitely going to make it into the top three."

Melina smiled shyly.

"I hope so..."

A few moments later, she stretched and looked at her friends.

"By the way, what are we doing today? Are we just going to finish the painting while I work on my novel?"

Lily and Jelisse returned to painting while Melina scrolled through her phone and opened Roblox.

"I'll join you in Roblox after we finish this," Jelisse said.

A few minutes later, Melina looked up from her phone.

"Wait... what are you two drawing? I didn't even notice."

She walked over to the canvas and examined it carefully.

"Oooooh! It really matches our vibe. I want to paint with you guys too."

Melina sat down beside them on the soft rug and picked up a brush.

Lily raised an eyebrow.

"Are you sure? The last time I saw one of your drawings, it was hilarious and messy."

"HEY!" Melina shouted, throwing a pillow at her.

"It wasn't messy!"

Jelisse laughed.

"Okay, okay. You can join us. But you're only allowed to paint the grass and trees because your drawing skills still need some work."

She said it teasingly.

Lily burst out laughing.

Melina crossed her arms and pouted.

"GURLL, stop! They're not that bad!"

"Sure they aren't," Lily replied with a grin.

"Oh, whatever!"

The three friends laughed and continued working on the magical painting together.

Lily: STOP!! Gull!!!

"You messed up our painting here!" Jelisse said to Melina with an annoyed face.

"What?" Melina said.

"Okay, Lily, stop shouting. I will just fix this," Jelisse said.

"Okay, huh!" Lily said.

Jelisse and Melina fixed it quickly, but...

When they finally saw it clearly, it looked like a creature in the corner.

"Oh, that's cool," Jelisse said.

"Yeah."

(They kept completing the painting.)

After some hours, it was completed and placed in the art stand

They were staring at it because it turned out so beautiful.

But somehow, Jelisse's gaze kept going back to the creature in the corner.

"That creature... I've never seen something like this in real life," Lily said.

"Yes, for real," Melina said.

"Well, I was thinking of going out right now."

"Oh, that's an amazing plan!" Lily and Melina said together.

"Should we try the new ramen store by the sea?"

Oh yes, I was thinking about that,

Lily said while picking her paint tubes and brushes.

While Melina and Jelisse were picking their wallets and helping Lily with the tubes.

They cleaned the brushes and placed the tubes in the drawer and the big canvas.

Jelisse was moving it to the other side while Melina was helping Lily with her bangs.

"These bangs... I can never fix them perfectly," Lily said.

Then Jelisse and Melina picked their wallets and went out of Lily's house towards the new restaurant.

At the restaurant, Lily is a photoholic, so she was clicking pictures of them to post on her story.

"By the way, this shop is way more kawaii and pretty," Jelisse said.

"You can click more there."

After a few minutes, they finally reached it.

Lily: "OMG!! >_<"

She said excitedly.

"I'm so hungry! I want to try that new ramen really quick."

"Okay, okay," Jelisse said.

While they walked inside, Lily had already started clicking pictures.

After they ate and enjoyed themselves so much, they were walking home. Near the door of Lily's home, she said, "We should post the picture, right?"

"Yes! Yes!" Melina and Jelisse said.

They walked to her room. Melina went back to her couch, while Lily and Jelisse sat on the rug, planning to post it online.

Melina clicked it. "I think you're professional in this," Lily said.

"Ok."

When they all clicked the...

...the painting started lightning up. The jugnoo were sparkling. They were completely shocked.

"AHHH! What is that?" they shouted together.

"Help!!!"

"Wait, we shouldn't shout for help," Lily said.

They slowly moved toward it, while Melina was behind them, scared.

Suddenly, the painting became a black hole. Their eyes widened while the hole pulled Lily inside. They were pulling her out, but they felt pulled inside the hole too. It was shinny inside...

That much they couldn't open their eyes........

What will we do now

OMG !!

My eyes Melina said then

should we call for help Lily opened her phone

but then suddenly...............