Fantasy Becoming Reality
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Grace Cui, Grade 6
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Short Story
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2016
The cool wind brushed my curly, blonde hair in my face. I kept walking at my usual pace, heading towards the small hill where I sat and watched the sunrise. I didn't know why but I had a hunch that today was going to be unusual. The pinkish purple sky was slowly showing a hint of yellow and the clouds in the East were bordered by a lining of sunshine gold. Its was an amazing sight. My messy bun, done up hastily was bobbing up and down with every step. When I finally reached the top of the hill, I plopped down and took a sip of water and waited for the magic to happen. I was woken from my daydreaming by a familiar ring tone. I took out my phone and looked at the screen. My best friend Lara was calling me so I answered the call. "Hey! What up girlfriend?!" I said in a playful voice. "Crystal this is serious. I'm... moving away to England," Lara whispered and it took me a moment to register her words in my mind. I was completely speechless. Lara's parents did talk about moving to England but I had dismissed the thought of that becoming reality because it only happened in my nightmares. This was really a dream come true, but not a happy one. " We are leaving for the airport in ten minutes. I was up all night packing, " she explained slowly. "But I left something for you at the front of my house. I hope you can be there to say good bye." "I'm coming now," I said without a moments hesitation and hung up. I grabbed my Nike jacket and ran down the hill, stumbling twice. I sprinted in the direction of Lara's house, which was a five minute drive from here but a ten minute run. I thought I ran faster than I had ever run before and I hardly noticed when I smashed into my family friend, Zachary. " Hey Crys..." was all I heard from him before I ran off yelling a quick 'Sorry! Talk later!' behind me. I ran for what seemed like ages and when I reached Lara's house, her red family BMW was gone. "I'm too late!" I thought when I suddenly remembered she had left something for me. I ran to her front garden and on the porch table was a beautiful white rose and I thought I might start crying. This really was Fantasy becoming Reality.