Chapter 7: Narrie's dream.

So my name is Narrie Middlecreek and I like just had the best dream ever!

So basically, in my dream, I was an acrobat. And the circus announcer person introduced me as,

"Trisha Narella spinning around in an elevata"

(Picture of bedroom and dream balloons.)

BTW, I'm texting Ben.

Me: So my act was one of those round spinning hoops in an elevator to the top floor and then I spin down this spiral thing to the ground and then I woke up... I think, It was COOL though.

Me: I wonder what it means?

Ben: Well... I think it means you're cool with your middle name.

Me: Yeah?

Ben: Yeah... And, I think Trish kinda fits your character.

Me: Really? How...

Well, I mean.... I was kinda scared of this right? Well...

Ben: "Embarrassing emoji face."

BTW. That's a system we worked out, what it means is... "Do I really want to know?"

Me: Alright... I... Want to know!

Ben: You're fun and elegant like a real acrobat ballet dancer.

Me...

Me: Are you sure?

Ben: I think Narrie feels really pretty and I think that Trish sounds like a really fun person and...

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He... Did that on purpose! HE WAS going to say, "Cinderella is really cute and magical and fun and really really sad too..." Because he will ALWAYS remember the other day when I confessed my deepest darkest secret.

I, I want to forget, I really really want to forget that I was named after a really really old fairy tale cartoon!

Well! I just can not stand glass slippers anyways! They are so hard! And heavy and probably breakable too! I mean, that's how I got into this mess? Remember how I broke my phone screen? I mean... All of this is because I was embarrassed and lied to Momma Lauri how my fingers were getting little cuts in them and...

WELL..! I did not send my best friend a reply.

Was it because it's morning and Lauri told me no phones in the bathroom, nor near the sink, and if it's raining to always put it in a weatherproof bag?

Yeah... But still! I was, I mean, I am determined to NOT, reply to this conversation!

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"Narrie." Ben smiled at me when I got to school, we sometimes walk together but...

Just look at the map from the beginning of the book! Basically? It's a lot of exercise! We live on a plateau, that's a flat spot on a hill, before you get to an even taller hill, which goes to a mountain, where I kinda think that those rocks are going to tumble and make a landslide all over our house, but they haven't yet, and it's been millions of years, I guess. Still...

Those cliffs look cracked! And... I know, Aaron's dad explained to me that the reason global warming makes icebergs is because the water melts. And these rocks aren't held up with water, but with more rock. So they aren't going to just topple our house because of global warming...

Well... I think that he's an idiot. I mean, HELLO! Haven't you heard of EARTHQUAKES??? Well I certainly wouldn't ever tell him that, and... I am learning that he isn't, it's just a character that he plays at the theater but still..!

"So Narrie." Ben walked with me down the hall. "Did you find out any more about this circus thing?"

"Nah, probably just some really early thing over in the city."

"Yeah... Maybe there going to set up the tent here though?"

"I doubt it," I looked at Ben and told him some nonsense that hopefully makes me sound mature, "You have to pay a circus to come to town and you know how the town is, "Not broke"."

Ben laughed, "But Mr. Blister is the richest guy in town! He had a million dollars once."

"Yeah, and now he is in a lot of debt..."

At least that's what the monopoly report said, they also said that most of the towns people just want him to tear down those historical buildings. Sell it for trailer parks and Mc mansions and stuff.

Me? I think that some of these historical places would be cheaper to rebuild. At least that's what Momma Lauri implied when she said that all the repairs for the house cost a lot less than a new place and...

That's how we got all the "stump out party" land...

"Wait! Ben, I just realized something..!"

RING!!!

"I'll tell you later alright." I told my best friend who... Is in a different class then me, "But If I'm right, then..."

RING!!!