sleepier by the minute. As the table continued with their meal, Ruth’s eyes started to droop. Her head was too heavy to stay up, and she bobbed her head in exhaustion.
Tryfod and Ginger noticed the small child’s battle. Tryfod asked Ginger to take Ruth to her room. Ruth tried to stand up, but she found that she was just too sleepy. Ginger leaned over and picked her up. “It’s ok Miss Ruth, I’ll carry you.” Ruth dozed on Ginger’s soft arm and only awoke when Ginger placed her gently in the comfortable bed. The room was very dark, and Ruth went right to sleep.
“Go to sleep sweet Ruth. You’ve got a long day ahead of you.”
Ruth began to wake slowly. She had one of the most amazing nights of sleep, and she was in a wonderful mood. It was rare that she was smiling first thing in the morning. She slowly opened her eyes to greet the day. Her smile instantly faded. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing – staring right back at her were her glow-in-the-dark stars. “No!”
She pushed the covers down to discover that she was still in the clothes she wore to school the day before. She was in her own room! In her own bed! She pinched herself. “Oww!” There was a knock at her door. “Please be Ginger, please be Ginger, please be Ginger,” she whispered to herself.
“Ruth, honey!! Wake up!! You need to get ready and come get some breakfast. You’ve got a long day today!” It was definitely her mom. Her heart sunk. She was in her house again. How did that happen? Last night was not just a dream; it was entirely too real.
Begrudgingly, she changed, brushed her hair, and headed downstairs.
“Ruth, honey, did you get enough sleep? I hope you didn’t stay up too late with those math problems. You look exhausted. Are you feeling ok?”
Ruth tried to nod. She didn’t want to cry, but she sure felt like it. How could something so real turn out to be nothing more than a dream? How would she go to school today? She didn’t feel like eating breakfast. She still felt full from all the food she had eaten in her dressing room and at the banquet.
After she moved her breakfast around her plate with a fork for fifteen minutes, her mom let her get up from the table. Ruth was in a daze as she trudged back upstairs to get her back pack. She knew that she had a tendency to daydream, but this was crazy even for her. Now, in a gray haze, she was back in the real world. She sighed and looked out of the window. It had just started to rain, so she would need her raincoat.
She crept down the stairs and told her mom she was leaving. She shut the door as she heard her mom ask about her raincoat. She pulled the hood on her raincoat up and walked out into the gray day towards the bus.
When she got to school, she waved at her friends from a distance. She barely looked up from the ground as she rushed into the library. If she could find a hole to disappear into, she would. She would blame it on math homework if anyone asked.
Later that day, Ruth sat in math class. She was miserable and fairly bored, so she started to write down what she could remember from her dream. She remembered Eritol and Ginger and Tryfod and the visioner. The city of tents –she remembered walking up to them from the forest, although she couldn’t remember how she got to the forest, she just kind of appeared there...
“Ruth! Ruth! Ruuuuttthhh? Are you with us?”
Ruth looked up to see her whole class staring at her. Mr. Lucus didn’t seem very happy. “Would you please pass your homework up?” Ruth’s mouth turned dry. Of course, he had to pick up homework today. She was going to get in trouble, but she passed up her sheet anyway.
Luckily, Mr. Lucus went right back to teaching. She tried her best to stay focused for the rest of the class because she didn’t want to get in trouble again. She sat and stared at the board while she watched the minutes tick by, and she was very grateful when the bell rang. She quickly
Tryfod and Ginger noticed the small child’s battle. Tryfod asked Ginger to take Ruth to her room. Ruth tried to stand up, but she found that she was just too sleepy. Ginger leaned over and picked her up. “It’s ok Miss Ruth, I’ll carry you.” Ruth dozed on Ginger’s soft arm and only awoke when Ginger placed her gently in the comfortable bed. The room was very dark, and Ruth went right to sleep.
“Go to sleep sweet Ruth. You’ve got a long day ahead of you.”
Ruth began to wake slowly. She had one of the most amazing nights of sleep, and she was in a wonderful mood. It was rare that she was smiling first thing in the morning. She slowly opened her eyes to greet the day. Her smile instantly faded. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing – staring right back at her were her glow-in-the-dark stars. “No!”
She pushed the covers down to discover that she was still in the clothes she wore to school the day before. She was in her own room! In her own bed! She pinched herself. “Oww!” There was a knock at her door. “Please be Ginger, please be Ginger, please be Ginger,” she whispered to herself.
“Ruth, honey!! Wake up!! You need to get ready and come get some breakfast. You’ve got a long day today!” It was definitely her mom. Her heart sunk. She was in her house again. How did that happen? Last night was not just a dream; it was entirely too real.
Begrudgingly, she changed, brushed her hair, and headed downstairs.
“Ruth, honey, did you get enough sleep? I hope you didn’t stay up too late with those math problems. You look exhausted. Are you feeling ok?”
Ruth tried to nod. She didn’t want to cry, but she sure felt like it. How could something so real turn out to be nothing more than a dream? How would she go to school today? She didn’t feel like eating breakfast. She still felt full from all the food she had eaten in her dressing room and at the banquet.
After she moved her breakfast around her plate with a fork for fifteen minutes, her mom let her get up from the table. Ruth was in a daze as she trudged back upstairs to get her back pack. She knew that she had a tendency to daydream, but this was crazy even for her. Now, in a gray haze, she was back in the real world. She sighed and looked out of the window. It had just started to rain, so she would need her raincoat.
She crept down the stairs and told her mom she was leaving. She shut the door as she heard her mom ask about her raincoat. She pulled the hood on her raincoat up and walked out into the gray day towards the bus.
When she got to school, she waved at her friends from a distance. She barely looked up from the ground as she rushed into the library. If she could find a hole to disappear into, she would. She would blame it on math homework if anyone asked.
Later that day, Ruth sat in math class. She was miserable and fairly bored, so she started to write down what she could remember from her dream. She remembered Eritol and Ginger and Tryfod and the visioner. The city of tents –she remembered walking up to them from the forest, although she couldn’t remember how she got to the forest, she just kind of appeared there...
“Ruth! Ruth! Ruuuuttthhh? Are you with us?”
Ruth looked up to see her whole class staring at her. Mr. Lucus didn’t seem very happy. “Would you please pass your homework up?” Ruth’s mouth turned dry. Of course, he had to pick up homework today. She was going to get in trouble, but she passed up her sheet anyway.
Luckily, Mr. Lucus went right back to teaching. She tried her best to stay focused for the rest of the class because she didn’t want to get in trouble again. She sat and stared at the board while she watched the minutes tick by, and she was very grateful when the bell rang. She quickly
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