Chapter One: 17th birthday

Another wonderful life
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Chapter One
17th birthday

It was in the afternoon. This is the day right before my 17th birthday. I have told my parents ever since I was 10 that all I’ve ever wished for was to go to Forget-Me-Not valley. You see we live in the Big City. I told my mom that I did not want to get a house in the city. All I wanted was a house in the country, where I could feel the cold misty wind whisper in my ear… that’s why I wake up at 3am in the morning every day… my mom has told me not to many times… then again the doctors said my dad would live many times and he’s dead now. I know my mom has told me that me walking alone at 3am outside scars our neighbors, but I can’t help it. I feel so calm and I don’t know why. I have begged my mom for 7 years to take me to Forget-Me-Not valley and I thought for shore they would take me for my 16th birthday. I have no friends so there’s no one to say goodbye to, but this year was different I didn’t tell my mom that I wanted to go! At first she seemed so shocked, but after a while she under stood. When I was little I told dad that I wanted to have a farm and animals and dogs and cats and all that stuff. I also said I wanted friends… see my family moves so much… cuz of dad’s job… I have no time to really have a good friend. I also hope someone will love me one day… and that I will love someone one day, but life seems so glum now… I don’t think I’ve smiled in forever. I wanted to watch the sun rise on a beach… I looked at the sky. All I get here is orange yellow pinkish skys. That’s ok! I’ am not complaining. It’s very pretty the color of orange, yellow and pink in the sky… is... well reminds me of … happiness, but I haven’t felt that way in a long time.


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I am sitting down in a chair in the kitchen, watching my only daughter Jessica standing out side waiting for the moon to come out. I sigh if only she wouldn’t make me feel so bad. I walked over to the glass screen door and called, “Jessica, please come in its late.” No response. “Jess did you hear me?” She replied “I heard. Why do I have to come in?” “Cuz you have a big day tomorrow.” She slightly turned her head and said, “You mean my non special birthday with all my invincible friends.” I sighed. I began to turn to the glass door and walk in when she said, “I’m coming.” and followed me in.


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I slowly walked in after mom called. I went to my room got my night cloths on and went to bed.



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I watched Jess walk to her room. She seems so down, she has no idea what’s
In store for tomorrow.


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I woke up and walked to my full sized mirror. I started to brush my kind of long hair. After that I grabbed a red hair band from of my shelf and pulled my brown hair in a pony tail (the way I always do it). When I was getting dressed I heard “Jess I’m Leaving! Your gift is on the table!” Gift? “Ok!” What does she mean “gift” she never gets me a gift, well never any thing to good. Sigh another stupid day here in the Dumb City. I walked in the kitchen where my gift is supposed to be. I saw a fruit basket. I sighed and said to myself, “Thanks mom.” I walked over to it. There card was on the table it said,


I hope this will make you happy ^_^


- love mother



So this fruit mountain is supposed to make me happy? I then saw another card! What, but I thought! I went to go read it. It said,

Dear, Jessica it’s your Uncle Takakura. I hared it’s your 17th birthday how would you like to spend it with me here in Forget-Me-Not valley-!
I gasped! What she is letting me go! I was speechless… oh let me finish the letter!


There are lots of people here that share in your interests and I built a house for you to live in here. Your mother said it was fine for you to come and you should get on the subway then on the train that leads here. I can’t wait to see you!

- Takakura


I GASPED AND ALMOST FELL! I ran outside and screamed, “IM GOING TO FOGRT-ME-NOT-VALLEY!!!”