Emiry Faith - Mikas Fortune

Mika's Fortune

Written by Faith Emiry
Cover designed by Ivy Wong

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ISBN: 978-1-927864-05-0

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First e-book edition 2015

About the Author

Faith Emiry was born and raised in rural Northern Ontario where her family operates a dairy farm and a strawberry patch. Her interests include social justice, photography, dodgeball, public speaking, and travel. Faith has been writing stories for her younger sister for a number of years. Her stories are most often lively, funny adventures based on everyday life. Mikas Fortune was inspired by Faiths annoyance in finding disappointing fortunes inside fortune cookies. When she is not reading or writing, Faith can be found at 4H events or spending time with her beloved cousin, Shasta, to whom this book is dedicated.

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Mika's Fortune

Mika loved cookies. Ginger snaps, sugar, chocolate chip, oatmeal... she loved them all, but her favourite kind of cookie was... fortune cookie. Thats why when her mom brought a big box of fortune cookies home from the factory, Mika didnt hesitate to grab a handful from out of the box.

Mika was just about to open up her cookie when her mom smiled and said, Ah, ah, ah. The factory is working on something new, Mika. These cookies could be incredibly dangerous. She took the cookies from Mika and returned them to the box.

The next day, just after her mom had left, temptation was too much for Mika. She ran to the kitchen where she had last seen the cookies. However, the cookies weren't there.

She probably hid them. Mika thought to herself as she began to look around the kitchen. Sure enough, her mom had hid them on the top shelf in her room just out of Mikas reach. This didnt stop Mika though. She climbed up the shelf to grab a cookie.

Ill just take one, she decided. She examined the cookie. I wonder why she said theyre dangerous. They look the same. She removed the fortune and nibbled on the edge. They taste the same, she thought.

When she had finished the cookie she looked down and read the fortune. You will win a contest it said. Mika smiled. She had never gotten a fortune like this one before.

Too bad the fortunes are fake, she said to herself.

A few minutes later the phone rang. *ring, ring, ring* Mika ran to answer it. Hello? Congratulations!! Youve won!! The voice on the other side shouted.

Ive won what?

Why, a lifetime supply of chocolate! The man on the other side stated as if it was obvious. A lifetime supply of chocolate! Is this a joke?

No, no. We will be sending it as soon as possible. As soon as possible? She asked still confused.

As soon as possible. Congratulations. She heard a click on the other side of the line. She hung up the phone stunned. Then she remembered the cookie.

You will win a contest.

It must be a coincidence. She thought to herself. ....Maybe Ill try one more... Just to be sure. She returned to her mothers room and climbed the shelf once again to get another fortune cookie.

After taking the fortune out and gobbling down the delicious cookie, Mika began to read.

It will snow tonight.

Yeah right. We live in Hawaii, and its summer. I guess it was just a coincidence. She laughed.

Yet, later that night as Mika sat eating dinner with her mother, something caught her eye. Mika ignored it, until a minute later when her mother gasped.

Is That... Snow? Her mother asked. Its summer, and we live in... Hawaii. Mika looked outside. Her eyes grew very big. Fluttering down from the sky, there were many white crystal-like features. There was snow.

They work, Mika muttered to herself, stunned. The fortune cookies come true!

The next morning, Mika didnt need a cookie. Instead she went outside to play in the fluffy snow. She made snowmen, castles and snow angels and by the end of the day, it had been the most exciting day of her life. Mika decided to take one more cookie.

It wont do any harm, all the fortunes make people happy. She thought back on all the good fortunes that had come true already. She returned to the box, taking another cookie, cracking it open and reading the fortune.

You will find yourself allergic to candy. Mika was horror-struck.

Allergic to candy? Thats the worst thing that could possibly happen to me. What will I do? Mika panicked. She couldnt tell her mom. She had disobeyed her, but she didnt know what to do herself. Why did I look at those cookies? she muttered.

All of a sudden, her mother returned home.

Mika? she called. Where are you? She entered her room to find Mika sitting on the floor beside the box of fortune cookies. WHAT DID YOU DO? Her eyes were horror-struck. Just then, everything clicked. She put it all together.

The snow, the chocolate... Youve been eating these cookies this whole time? Mikas mother asked. Mikas head hung low in shame. Her mother glanced at the fortune on the floor beside her. Oh, Mika, she sighed.

Can we fix it mommy? Mika asked, worried.

I might be able to find a way, her mother responded. Come with me.

Mika didnt know where they were going, but she didnt care, as long as this was fixed. When they arrived, Mika realized they were at the fortune cookie factory where her mother worked. We need to make our own cookie, her mother told her, to undo your fortune. She got her keys from her pocket and unlocked the door.

Into the factory they went, passing many big machines until they finally reached a big door. This is it her mother said. She typed a code in on a screen that was on the door. A fingerprint scanner appeared and she pressed her fingerprint onto it. It made a series of beeps, then the doors slid open. Inside there was an enormous machine. Mika thought the machine was even bigger than any dinosaur shed seen in stories. Her mother approached a screen and spoke.