"Taming a beast, riding in a powerful dragon and having fun with the fairies." the 7 year old zuri cited the things she want to experience when she grew up.
Her classmate laughed and make fun to her wishes.
"beast?dragon/fairies? are you crazy?" one of her bully classmate say with accompany with the laughed.
"or maybe, she's having a daydream in the middle of her recitation" the chubby boy said and the other laughed even more.
"kids stop that! little zuri where did you get that kind of thought?"the teacher eyed her mysteriously but the little zuri don't mind it.
"in my dreams ms." zuri answered confidently
"dreams?" and once again her classmate laughed
" she maybe having one of her baby dreams miss." shantall said while beaming to zuri.
" im not having a baby dream!"little zuri shouted and already having a teary eyed.
"whatever" shantall said then rolled her eyes" baby dreamer!"
her classmate keep on saying baby dreamer to her and it make her cry totally.
" kids! quiet. zuri .. you can now take your seat and take my advice .. forget them they are just a freak'en dream"she patted zuri in the shoulder and the recitation continued.
"baby dreamer" shantall mouthed.
zuri just give her a sharp stare.
'someday i will prove to all of you that they are existing ' little zuri thought.
she once look again to the creature she drew in the paper.
[After 10 long years.]
" zuri are you going home immediately?" my friend shane asked while following me into the school grounds.
" yes, where should i go except home?" i said sarcastically
" c'mon ms. prinster its weekend , don't you know the qoutes ' the best time to have fun is on the last day of weekdays'?" shane said while swaying her hands to stress out what she was pointing out.
she was so engrossed that she didn't noticed that i don't have an eff'in care.
" c'mon shane-"
" zuri! there you are,ms. cynthia calling you in her office." i smiled , steve really know whats the perfect time to call me.
" thanks steve, you save me." then i give him a big smile.
" ahm thanks?" steve said in not so sure tone. but i just give him a knowing smile and left.
I was on my way to ms. cynthia's office office and im busy figuring out what could be the possible reason.
i mean, ms. cynthia's not my professor , she is the guidance counselor and as far as i remember i did not do anything that could be a reason to call me up in the guidance office.
I was so engrossed on that thought that's why i didn't notice the guy that im going to bump into.
" oh shit!" the cursed loudly when i bump him in the chest.
"im sor-" zuri stunned the moment she saw the eye of the guy she was bump in.
"tsk! freak!" the guy said with a frown and then left zuri in the middle of the hallway. and zuri just left hanging and thinking how gorgeous pair of eyes the guy has.
"what a jerk!"zuri thought the moment she realize what the guy said to her.
when she get up she noticed that she already near to the office of ms. cynthia and with that she walk to the door and knocked.
" come in" ms. cynthia said
" good afternoon miss." zuri greet her politely.
"ms. prinster , take a seat" she motioned the seat in front her desk and then she get the envelope in the files cabinet.
" ms. why did you call me up here?" i can't help it but to ask.
" well, ms. prinster i call you up here to show you these..." she handed me the envelope she was holding a while ago.
" what is this?"
" open it.. so you will know" ms. cynthia said and give me her one in a million smile.... which kinda weird.
I just keep staring in the envelope that i am holding but i can't bring myself to open it. im not really fond at surprises and i think these one will a big surprise.
"c'mon zuri,open it!" ms. cynthia urged me.
After having a lot of dilemma i open the envelope and took out the files inside it. i read it, and throw ms. cynthia a what-is-this look.
"well, as you read , its a result of an entrance exam to the well a known university, the oxford" excitement is really visible in ms. cynthia's voice.
"but ms. cynthia..."
" zuri.. you passed it and its a very good thing for you and for our school. its not everyday that someone passing that hard exam and it would be a very good record for our school." she said exaggeratedly.
Ms, cynthia don't give me any chance to talk and she dismiss me immediately without even asking if i want it.And in the first place how is it possible to passed an exam that you didn't take? she did not remember herself taking an exam in any university.
that thought was running in zuri's mind until she entered on their house. And that could be the reason why she didn't noticed that the front door is wide open and other things that are not seem normal because her mom is not like that.
"mom ,im home.." zuri announced when she already in their living room. but no one answered. and finally she noticed the strange things in their house.
wait! did the door is really open? she thought. but her mom always closed it because she didn't want the mosquito to enter.
where her mother? she asked to herself.
I check the kitchen , the comfort room and even in her room but mother is not there and she's nowhere to find.
My chest is pounding in fear. i sat at the couch facing the canter table , and there i saw a piece of paper inside the plant that mom put there. when i look at it its look like a letter.
" maybe , mom is just in the grocery" i said to myself to ease the panic that arises in my system.
but tears flowed down my eyes when the moment i read the letter.
' mom is in danger....'
no!maybe this is just a nightmare. a very terrible nightmare. but zuri coundn't handled the fear of losing her mother.