Chapter 12 Dream meetings

Lots of children are playing in the forest. Some playing hide and seek in the dark, some playing a game called ring. Everybody has to find a ring hidden in the forest. In the enchanted Trent forest, it is known to have magical creatures and many rings. The ring chooses who will wear it, many children have played in the forest. Taking a chance of luck for a magical ring or an encounter with a magical creature, good or bad.

Isabelle has played many times with her friends and met many magical creatures and rings. She summons the magical friends every time she goes to Trent forest. "You are it" said Isabelle breathless and excited that she has finally found someone to take the turn being it. Ohh, man. "How did you catch me" said Patrick. "I found a ring for speed and an invisible ring". Says Isabelle. "Hey that's cheating!" Said Patrick. "No, it is not, in Trent Forest, Ha, Ha, Ha!" "Come catch me" said Isabelle tripping over a new boy. Isabelle gets up from the floor and noticed she has seen him before but has never talked to him before. "Ouch, look where you are going" said the new boy a bit frustrated slowly getting up from the floor. "Hi, sorry my name is Isabelle what is your name?, I have never seen you here before." "I am Miguel and I think I am lost" Said Miguel a bit worried. "I can help you find your way" Isabelle said smiling from ear to ear. "Come I will show you where you are." Said Isabelle. "Sure" Miguel said. Play with us hide and seek and then I'll show you. They played for a bit and then when it was over. Isabelle said, "Come with me, I want to show you something fun."

Miguel ran right behind Isabelle and then suddenly Isabelle started flying a bit and came back for Miguel. "Miguel, try flying with me it will take us somewhere fast." Isabelle said. Forgetting that not everyone can fly and it can take a long time to get there if they don't believe in magic. Miguel jumped a couple of times but couldn't take off so Isabelle just walked with him to the sunrise and told him all her adventures in Trent Forest. They finally got there and after sharing everything they could, they were friends. All of a sudden Miguel vanished without a trace and Isabelle woke up surprised at what happened. "What was that?" Why would Miguel be in my dream? I have to get ready for school.

It was a day like any other day at school, kids talking loud, kids bullying me, guys playing football inside the crowded halls and I just go from class to class like a zombie. My grades weren't that great and I tried to study as much as I could. I only talked to my Spanish friends but for some reason talking in English was hard to do after 5 years. I didn't know how to express myself in English, now that I can think of it not even in Spanish. My mind was only in the moment and I didn't feel like talking or small talk. I always thought my prince will come but I never thought I had to share information with stupid guys or girls that think of me as weird. I could read peoples faces right away and I couldn't stare into peoples eyes.

To me, it was like reading a private message from their face. I knew what people were saying about me. Yes I am weird, yes, I don't talk to people just for fun. I am a person first and would they care if I told them my sad story of growing up without a mom, my dad not letting me date, that I am depressed because of all that or that if they are rude to me or hit me, I would slap them harder then they could? No. They would think I am weird after all. I did teach some guys their lesson. A guy kicked me on the chin to see if I would cry so when I got a chance I kicked him back. I was glad to hear his reaction. Hahah. That was me. Leave me alone guys because I am not interested in your drama.

I learned a lot from what I saw from my dad's relationships. My dad didn't talk about his relationships. I would see him fighting with my stepmother all the time. One time the worst of their fights, he accidentally scratched her on the neck and he got arrested and they took my stepmom, me, my brother and sister to a battered woman's house. It was an accident he said and eventually we came back after 4 months. 6 months after that my stepmom left with my stepbrother. I guess they got a divorce. I missed by brother, I cried for a long time and even if he came back to live close by, he had a different way of living with an alcoholic bipolar mom. He will text when he needs my help or in Facebook but never again will he really talk to me like a normal brother and sister relationship would.

My dad one day told us we were moving this date and me and my sister had to pack. He never gave us content of why. He just told us his orders and we were suppose to follow his orders.

How was I suppose to know how to make friends. My dad would make fun of me if I talked to a guy. " Is that your boyfriend?" He would say in a nosy way and remind me that I wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend and that was when he was in a good mood.

I escaped to my daydreams every night and I was free to do whatever I wanted. After I met Miguel the only guy that was nice to me at school and those chance meetings with him, it made me happier inside. I met him in my dreams every night. It felt comfortable and nice. In my dreams we were hanging out together we went to a fair together, we went clubbing.

We would hang out, sleep together.

The third time I saw Miguel in real life was on Halloween and we actually spent time playing games together it was very flirty and it was the first time he saw me with make up. We were laughing and pushing each-other. He went ahead with his friends to trick or treat, while I stayed with my sister and his sister trick or treating in secret. When he left, his eyes looked at me like he wanted to stay longer with me and turning back to see me.

He would give me chips sometimes and I would call his name to ask him questions but people laughed at how I pronounced his name with my Spanish accent.

I went back to sleep and I was at school with Miguel, we held hands and was dating without my dad knowing. We talked for hours about anything and everything but he wouldn't understand why I was the way I was. He couldn't introduce me as his girlfriend because his friends were my bullies. So, in my dreams it was our own space where we could be together.