Chapter 1
Dreams are for dreamers

Ashley always had lots of dreams. When she was five she wanted to be a princess. A dream every Five years old has you going to tell me? For sure it was but her imagination brought her far away from what five years old can do. She had built a castle (if we can call it that) with her father in the wood near her house and would pretend to be a real princess. And her friend would come and play small town people, queen or even prince charming. Then at the age of ten her dream was to fly. And she did. She took an airplane and she was flying.

All her life she had all her dream reach. Now that she was 19. Her biggest dream was to visit Italia. She had seen lots of pictures, videos, shows of that country but never been there. She loved the fact that the country was old. It added a branch of romantic to it and Ashley just loved it.

Italia was her dream not only because of the place but also because her father was Italian and came to the United States at the age of 4. She never had a chance to meet her father's side family. She wanted to know where she comes from and she thinks the best way of knowing that is by going to the source.

When she told her parents they agreed fast enough and her father called her grand-parent to have the number of his aunts and uncles. She would live at her uncle house for the next two months.

Now she was at the airport with her parents. She called no one to tell them about this except her family. Not that she didn't want to but she just didn't have friends to share this with. Does she care? At the beginning yes but now she's use to it and like her life that way. Sure at the age of nineteen a lot of persons are more the party type then the travel type but she is different.

Her parents were crying and so was she. She was close with her parents. A rare relationship child can have with parents. She was going to miss them as much as they were going to miss her.

"Mom Dad I love you ok?" That's what she told them the second they pulled in for a family hug

"We love you too sweetie" While saying that her mother was crying every tears in her body

Then the whole family heard Ashley's flight being called. Ashley's father looked up at Ashley "Take care ok I don't want to lose you"

Ashley couldn't answer she was too sad so she just nodded. She hugged her parents one last time and went to the gate and entered in the airplane.

She knows how the airport works. She has been her at least two times per years since her first plane travel at the age of six. Her family wasn't rich. Actually they lived in the smallest house of her small town call Mitchellville. The population of the city is of about 200 persons and rare are new persons. Everybody knows the name of the others and everybody knows everything that happens and they wouldn't change it.

Her family was the only one to travel in the city. That's one of the reason she didn't had any friends it's because they are all jealous. Other families prefer buying horses and some other animals to have fun and music instrument but hers was not spending money on things not worth it because they wanted to travel. Ashley never complains about it because she liked it that way.

She was now sitting in her place and started to look at the magazines of the airplane. At least they change it every month so she doesn't read the same over and over. People were still getting in the plane and the flight attendant where whishing them welcome with the fakest smile ever on their faces. And that's a thing that always made Ashley's laugh.

A couple sat next to her. It was a man of around the age of 40 with his wife that would be 5 years younger. They look really happy maybe new married? No anyway she didn't care all she wanted was this flight to start so she could go see the country she always dreamed of. The plane started and after a short time she was finally flying.

A movie started playing and she felt asleep.

BEEP BEEP BEEP "May I have you attention please we are about to land so we will ask you to go back to your place and put you belt on. Thank you" That's what woke up Ashley. She had a great sleep. Now she couldn't wait to land. She was so close to reach her dream.

Thirty minutes later she finally landed and after all the airport things she left to found her ucle outside waiting for her. "Hey you must be Ashley"

"Yes and you must be uncle Giorgio"

"That's me" He smile. And just by that smile Ashley could tell she was going to be comfortable spending time here and living in his house. Plus even thought she didn't know him it just seem like someone she haven't seen in a long time

"Let me take your luggage" His offer to Ashley. She gave them to home and said thank you.

The ride to his uncle house was great. She loved the landscape. It was even prettier then she saw on picture this was just perfect. The car stopped in front of a city house. Totally Italian as she imagines it. Inside it was taller then she thought it would be on the outside. Her uncle showed her around the house and brought her to her room.

It was a small room with a twin bed. Everything was pink and white. Smooth colors. Her uncle told her it use to be his daughters room but now she's married and live with her husband so it's all Ashley's for the summer. He left the room and let her get install.