Juliana’s Dreamworld By: Everly
Juliana stared at the clock.
Tick, tick, tick, tick.
Time passed slowly. She put her attention back on the teacher, “….and that is how you find the circumference of a circle.”
“Juliana,” the teacher called, “can you give me the circumference of this circle?”
“Uhhhhh. Yes, you see, it’s a circle…. And if you do this… and then that….” Juliana stalled for time, she did not know the answer. And if you don’t know the answer when the teacher just told you how to get it, you get in trouble for not paying attention.
Why do I have to pay attention anyway? Why can’t attention pay itself? Juliana thought.
“Ahem. Juliana. Hello?” The teacher stared at Juliana.
Juliana snapped back to reality, “Oh! Um…. The answer would be…. Lemme see….. drop that… add this…. Calculate that…. And the answer would be…”
BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!!
The school clock rung. Juliana sighed with relief.
“Oh, well I guess we’re out of time. Sorry Mrs. Blight. I have to go.” Juliana darted for the door.
“Juliana! Wait!” The teacher yelled after her, but she was already out the door.
Goodness, Juliana thought, that was close. I almost had to answer the question. Boy she was mad though, and I have to see her tomorrow. She’s probably going to make me answer the first question. Why can’t teachers answer all the questions? Why do they force students to do all the work?
Juliana ran out of the school doors. It was the end of the school day, and she had been running as fast as she could from Mrs. Blight.
She stepped onto the sidewalk, “I can’t wait to get home.”
Home was her favorite place on earth, it was where she could get away from everything, and do whatever she wanted. Her parents were very strict about her doing her homework, so Juliana couldn’t escape as soon as she got home. She had to wait. But Juliana knew that what she was looking forward to, was well worth the wait.
She arrived at home, and stepped through the front door.
“Ah. There you are Juliana. Make sure you do your homework.” Her mother told her as soon as she was inside.
Either her mother heard her come in, and had rushed to the door to greet her, or she had been creepily standing by the door the whole time. Juliana hoped it was the first one.
“I’ll be in my room, mom. And, yes, I will do my homework.” Juliana drifted towards the stairs that led to her room.
Once up the stairs, there is a hallway, with four doorways. Two on each side. Juliana’s was the last one on the left.
Juliana greeted her door happily. She was glad to be home. She walked in, sat at her desk, opened her backpack, and began her homework. It was dinner when she finished.
Dinner passed slowly for Juliana, but that was merely because she was anxious to get back to her room.
“Juliana! Slow down, you’re going to choke on your food!” Juliana’s father warned her.
“Oh, sorry. I’m just…. Ready to go to bed.” Juliana replied.
“Then by all means, excuse yourself from this table.”
“Night!” Juliana called to her parents.
It was 5:30. And Juliana was anxious to get to bed? Juliana’s parents were confused, but they didn’t care.
“I suppose she had a long day, and needs rest before tomorrow.” They said.
Once upstairs, Juliana jumped into bed, and fell through.
As soon as she was on the other side, she put on her skates.
It was dark, and quiet as she skated on the perfect ice. She imagined people, and as soon as she did, people appeared and cheered her on.
She did jumps, twirls, tricks, and the crowd cheered her on as she did so.
Then she imagined her parents, cheering her on. And they appeared, and hugged her.
They laughed together as her parents wobbled on the ice. They weren’t wearing skates, and they couldn’t keep their balance.
Juliana didn’t believe her parents loved her on the other side of her bed, but then the skating rink turned into a park. There was a little girl, and her father in the middle of it.
“Ok. Now hold it like this…..” The little girl’s father was teaching her how to fly a kite.
The little girl held it, and accidentally let go. Her little hands weren’t big enough. The kite flew into the sky.
“Oh no!” The father exclaimed.
“It’s ok daddy. Now the sun has a friend.” The little girl said.
Her father picked her up and twirled her, “I love you, my little Jewel.”
Juliana realized it was her and her father. Her father used to call her his little Jewel.
Juliana stared at her father. Then her mom walked into the picture.
“Alright guys, let’s go home. We don’t want Juliana here getting tired.” She kissed young Juliana.
And then Juliana’s father picked his little Jewel up, and carried her all the way home. The whole way there they laughed with each other. Making funny faces and loving each other.
Juliana jumped through her bed again when she was ready. She realized that she didn’t need imaginary worlds to have her parents love her, they already did. But hey, why not jump through your bed and have a little fun?
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