The Goddess waited patiently for Maya's answer. "Time is almost up, dear; I need your answer now." Maya knew what she had to do. "Send me back to the beginning. I have to try." The Goddess didn't give her any time to prepare or second guess herself. With a flick of her wrist, Maya was thrust through time. In the blink of an eye, she found herself right back at her sixteenth birthday party. She was shaking a little from the rush of it all, but she tried to quickly compose herself. She didn't really understand how this was happening, but she wanted to take full advantage of the second chance she had been gifted by the Goddess. Every detail of this night was burned into her memory, and she easily fell into step with what she had done months ago.
Maya walked along the tree line, leaving behi
