Notes

"Adrienne, wake up right now!" My eyes dart open and I groan "Ughhh, what?" I say. "School starts in 5 minutes!" My mom says, sounding pretty annoyed. "I-I must have slept through my alarm! I will get dressed right now!" I reply. "Mhm, okay listen, I am gonna wait in the car, you project is sitting on the kitchen table." My mom says, proceeding to close my door in a hurry. I start to panic, I TOTALLY FORGOT. My project! I jump into my pants and throw on a T-shirt, I swipe up my backpack and I run downstairs, faster than Sonic the Hedgehog himself! I sprint to the kitchen table and carefully walk out the door with my project. I set my project in the back seat of my moms car and I hop into the passenger seat. My mom begins driving with a very annoyed look on her face. We arrive at my school and i swing the car door open in a hurry. "Bye mom, love you!" I say quickly as I grab my project. I run through the school doors with my books held tight in one arm and my project being held up high in my other arm and sweat dripping down my face, I burst through my classroom door and stop to catch my breath. I look at the clock and realize that I am 10 minutes late! My face turns red and I begin to apologize to my teacher. “Ms, I am so sorry! I was up all night finishing my project and I accidentally slept in and-” My teacher cuts me off “Its okay, just have a seat” she says. I nod and walk to my desk and place my project on it and I take a seat. My teacher begins talking about our project. Before I can listen to her, my eyes slowly shut. “So as you all know, you guys had a project!
They all look great and I am so excited to have you guys present them to the whole class, you guys were expected to create an island based on dreams you have had! If you never have dreams, you were asked to find out some dreams your friends and family had! First one presenting will be....Adrienne!” “Adrienne?” I feel a tap on my shoulder and look up, “Adrienne, wake up! You have to present your project” I yawn and apologize, I pick up my project and walk to the front of the class with a very nervous feeling in my tummy. So many thoughts come rushing through my head, What if she doesn't like it? What if I get a bad grade? WHAT IF THE OTHERS LAUGH AT ME BECAUSE THEY WERE MORE CREATIVE!?! I take a deep breath and set my project on my teachers desk. “So my island I created has.... has...” I yawn and rub my eyes “Adrienne, maybe you should go last? Take a quick nap at your desk” My teacher suggests.
I nod and walk back to my desk, I lay my head down and close my eyes. I feel a tap on my shoulder again and wake up, but nobody is around. I'm not even in class anymore! I am on a sunny island with pink sand and giant sand castles?? “Wh-what? What's going on?!” I exclaim. I begin to walk towards the water and splash some on my face, my skin begins to tingle a bit but stops after a few seconds. I look around and come to a realization... This island looks exactly like the island I made for my project! I notice a palm tree with some coconuts in it, I rub my tummy and look up at the coconuts “Gosh, I didn't even eat anything this morning...” I take a deep breath and walk towards the tree knowing I have no other choice but to climb it and retrieve a coconut.
After about 10 minutes, I get a coconut but quickly realize I have no way of opening it. I let out a deep sigh and heard a soft voice behind me, “Need some help with that?” I turn around and see a small girl, with sparkly pink wings, mint green hair, a short staff, and a puffy purple dress.. “Uh- I- uhm...” Words try to escape my mouth but they literally cant, my instincts take over and I begin to run. "YOU DONT HAVE TO BE AFRAID!" I hear the small girl yell. I stop running and turn around, I slowly walk back to the girl with a very confused look on my face. The girl smiles at me, with her purple dress flowing with the gentle breeze. “I'm Lacy! Let me help you with that.” she points at the coconut I dropped on the ground and grabs it, she holds it up and waves her staff in the air. A pink storm of dust floats around the coconut and next thing I know, the coconut is opened with a straw and a tiny umbrella in it, ready to drink and eat. I stare at the coconut in amazement and look back to where Lacy was, but she is gone, but there is a note on the ground signed by her. I picked up the note and read it “Dear Adrienne, I had to leave for an emergency but if you want to escape this dream, you have to drink coconut milk. I know it may taste gross to you but trust me! -Lacy”
I stare down at the coconut and sigh, I pick it up and begin drinking it with a disgusted look on my face. After I finish drinking it, I wait to see what happens. “Ugh, if it's just a dream or something, why do I have to do something weird to wake up!” I exclaim, I begin to feel dizzy and get a headache, next thing I know, I black out. Out of nowhere, I'm standing in front of my class with my project and everybody is clapping. “Adrienne, that was a great presentation! You may take a seat.” My teacher says, “What?” I say confused, I look around and take a seat. I stare at my project, trying to figure out what just happened. “Psssst, hey Adrienne” I hear a kid say, I turn and look at the kid. “That was a very cool project! I wish my dreams had pink sand and small fairies in them.” The kid smiles and looks back at the teacher. I look back at my project and still taste the coconut flavor on my tongue, I stare at the project and try to put the pieces together. Was I living my presentation? Was it all a dream? I take a deep breath and try to continue my day, I gasp quickly and raise my hand “can I have some water? I taste co- I have a weird taste in my mouth...” My teacher nods and I get some water. I sit back down and try to continue my day. As the day goes by, I barley get any work done. All I could think about was the "dream" I had. Before I know it, the school day is over. I grab all my things, along with my project, and begin walking to the door. "Oh, Adrienne! Can I speak with you?" My teacher says to me. "Oh, yeah, of course!" I set my project down and walk over to my teachers desk. "Well, I was very impressed with your project, so, do you think I could keep it displayed here in class for the semester?" My teacher asks me with a very pleased look on her face. I smile at her and look at my project. "Well, thank you! I would love that." I reply. "Great! It will be displayed here tomorrow! Have a great rest of your day!" My teacher says. I nod and walk out the classroom, towards the school doors. I walk out and begin making my way home. I get home and grab a quick snack before heading up to my room. I lay in my bed and begin to think as hard as I possibly can about what had happened. "It.. It felt too real to be a dream, but too fantasy like to be real life..." I begin to get so frustrated, I start to have a headache, maybe the worst headache I ever had! I groan and turn off my bedroom light, I flop into my bed and just as I am about to drift off to sleep... "Adrienne! I am home!" I hear my mom yell from downstairs. "OKAY!" I yell back, rubbing my head. "IM TAKING A NAP, MY HEAD HURTS!" I yell one more time, "Okay!" My mom replies. I close my eyes and finally drift off to sleep. "Oh Oh! She is back!" "Look everybody, Look!" "Ooo, can she be my friend?" "What's her name?" "She looks funny" I hear a lot of voices around me, my eyes slowly open and all I see is a bunch of small, fairy like people, crowded around me! "Oh my- IM HERE AGAIN?!" I exclaim. "I thought humans were myths!" "Maybe she isn't even a human.." "No, no, no! She is a human, everybody, go back home please, I must speak with her!" I hear a familiar voice say. The crowd of people run away, leaving only one standing above me... "Hi Hiiiiii, remember meeeee???" Lacy says in a playful voice. I look around then back at Lacy and nod slowly, "Uh, yeah, I remember you..." I reply with a confused and slightly annoyed tone. "Great!" Lacy exclaims, "Welcome back!". I stare at Lacy and begin to slowly stand up. "Why am I back here again? I wanna go home!" I yell. "Oh, well, why did you come back if you dont like it here, well you should like it here. YOU created THIS island!" Lacy replies. "okay, first off, I did not want to come back! My head hurt so I took a nap. Second off, I am very aware I created this place, its a little creepy honestly..." I reply very annoyed. "but how is this even possible!?! I make an imaginary island for a school project, then every time I sleep, I wake up here!" I exclaim with a slightly terrified voice. "W-Well, I'm not sure! Buuuuuut.... its pretty cool huh? Did you know the sand is edible? Its very yummy, I tasted it while you were gone. Sorry! Did you even see the inside of the giant sand castles?!" Lacy exclaims happily. "No, and no... and I dont care! I just want to go back home and NEVER come back here EVER again..." I reply, starting to get mad. "But why?" Lacy asks. "BECAUSE THIS PLACE IS VERY WEIRD AND CREEPY FOR SOME ODD REASON AND I CAN NEVER SLEEP IN PEACE BECAUSE EVERY TIME I DO SLEEP, I WAKE UP HERE, AND I BET I HAVE TO DRINK THAT WEIRD COCONUT MILK EVERYTIME I WANT TO WAKE UP, DONT I?!?" I yell. "Well, for the coconut milk part, ding ding ding! you got it right, but you will get used to the taste!" Lacy replies, not even phased after I just yelled at her.