1 Dusty Books
By Hmchick
Ch 1 Arrival
Maria and her family were on a cruise for a family vacation. Maria's father always stayed in the room and her mother never went into the room. Maria always stood outside and watched the sunset. She thought it was a beautiful sight. Her family decided to take this family vacation because they were planning on moving to a little town on an island and it was half way around the world. There weren't many people on board of the boat. The boat was small. It had a party room and a café on the right side of the boat. On the left side, there was a crystal clear swimming pool and souvenir shops. Maria stood on the boat leaning on the railing. She was staring out at the breath-taking horizon. She was very lonely. Maria didn't have many friends from where she came from because she was very shy and couldn't express herself very well. Her father had gotten a new job as mayor of the town on the island and that's why they were leaving for there. Her mother walked over to Maria and greeted her cheerfully. Maria looked down at the ground. "H-H-Hello mother," she said looking down at her feet.
Her mother asked her if she was hungry and wanted to go get something to eat. Maria shook her head. Her mother sighed. "Maria, you should try not to be so why," suggested her mother.
Maria looked down. "I really try, m-m-m-mother," Maria replied.
Her mother walked away. The sky started to turn gray and storm clouds covered the suns brightly shining rays. It started raining. It was like a shower because the rain wasn't pouring. All of the passengers ran into their rooms quickly after the first sight of lightning. Maria knew a storm was coming but she didn't want to go into her room yet. Maria's mother ran up to her. "Come on Maria," her mother panicked, "We've got to get into the room!"
Maria's mother dragged her into the room. Her father came out of the kitchen. He waved to them. He was talking on the phone. Maria's clothes were soaking wet. Her hair was in her face. Once the storm cleared out, Maria walked back outside. It was dark out but the lights made it seem like it was bright. Maria walked over to the darker side of the boat far away from her room. She looked up. She saw beautiful, gleaming stars. She looked at the café and decided to walk in to get something to eat. She walked over to the salad bar. She didn't like anything there. It was all picked over. She walked over to the refreshment table and filled up a small, plastic cup with punch. She drank it. The punch wasn't very cold. She threw the cup away in a trashcan. She sat at a table and pulled out a book out of her bag and started reading it. A few hours later a waiter walked over. "I'm very sorry miss but it's closing time," he explained.
Maria looked up. She packed her book away. "Oh I-I-I-I must be going th- th-then," she replied.
She walked out and a salesman walked over. "Hello," he greeted her.
Maria replied, "H-Hello"
It was Saturday and that's when bizarre people walked the docks. "Would you like to buy a watermelon?" he asked Maria, "Only $200 gold!"
Maria looked down at her feet. "I don't think…" she started.
"This is a once in a lifetime chance!" the salesman exclaimed. "The freshest and cheapest watermelon ever!"
"No.." Maria stated.
"Then how about this extremely expensive plant fertilizer?" he asked.
"I d-don't h-h-have a farm," Maria explained.
"But come on it's only 400 gold," the salesman tried to convince.
"N-no," Maria tried to tell him.
"Shh let me tell you a secret," the salesman started. "This plant fertilizer is 400 gold cheaper than they sell at the stores. I'm giving you a deal."
"P-p-pl-please l-l-leave," Maria asked politely. "I can-cannot buy such expensive th-th-things."
The salesman gave Maria a dreadful look. "Well good bye then!" he hollered.
Maria looked down. She was disappointed. How could people be so mean and be happy with only money. Even though Maria wasn't very happy she still knew money isn't what brings happiness. Maria looked at her gold pendent around her neck. "It's how and if you believe in god," she whispered looking up at the heavens above.
Maria was very good explaining herself to herself but not to others. There was a little girl who looked around 3 years younger than Maria walked around. She walked over to Maria and tapped her on he back. "Can you help me," she cried. "I'm lost"
Maria turned around. "I-I-I-I t-think I can," Maria replied. "Here I'll take you to your room. J-j-just t-tell m-me the number."
The little girl smiled. "It's 450," she replied.
Maria looked around. They were in the 500's. She walked and the little girl followed her. "What's you name," the little girl asked. "My name is Rachelle."
Maria tried not to seem shy. "My name is M-Maria," she said.
"Oh hi Maria!" Rachelle said. "Oh there's my room! Well I have to go before my mother yells at me. Maybe I'll see you tomorrow."
Maria waved. She walked along the dock and a huge wave hit the side causing Maria to fall over. Everyone on the dock panicked. Another storm was on its way. Maria grabbed onto the side rails and tried to drag herself along the boat. Rain started to pour down. Maria's eyes glittered in the prism-like raindrops. A huge wave crashed into the boat and water swiftly came around the darkened ends of the boat. Maria started rushing. She didn't think she could make it to her room. Her father was standing outside looking for her. Maria heard him calling. She knew she was close to her room. Maria fell over and hit her head off the side of the boat. Her father found her and ran up to her. "Maria are you alright?" he asked.
Maria tried to open her eyes. She could faintly see her father standing there looking at her. Maria nodded her head. Her father picked her up and carried her through the storm and back into their room.
Maria awoke the next morning. The boat was close to their new home. Maria left the room quietly not trying to wake anyone up. She walked over to the church. It wasn't much of a church but that's where they had Sunday Mass. Maria looked at her golden pendent. She cherished it. It was a blessing from God. Her mother gave her that when she was young and told her that it was a blessing. Maria couldn't stay for the whole mass because on the loud speaker it announced, "We're now at the island where Flower Bud Village is. We'll be leaving in two hours for those of you getting back on. "
Maria left the mass and walked off the slowly swaying boat. The sun beamed down on the small island. She was now at the beach. A girl with blonde bangs stood at the edge of a dock. Maria walked out of the beach and there was a ranch where a girl with reddish orange hair was riding a beautiful strong colt. There also was a boy who was planting flowers. She walked around gazing at all the sights. She left the ranch and came across a farm ran by an old man. He was working in his garden picking weeds. He looked up and wiped the sweat off his head. He waved to Maria. Maria kept walking though. The ranch was called the Golden Ranch. It didn't seem to have a lot of animals. It just had a cow named Chocolate and a sheep named Fluffy. Maria thought all the people there were friendly. She knew she was going to be happy for the first time in her life.
By Hmchick
Ch 1 Arrival
Maria and her family were on a cruise for a family vacation. Maria's father always stayed in the room and her mother never went into the room. Maria always stood outside and watched the sunset. She thought it was a beautiful sight. Her family decided to take this family vacation because they were planning on moving to a little town on an island and it was half way around the world. There weren't many people on board of the boat. The boat was small. It had a party room and a café on the right side of the boat. On the left side, there was a crystal clear swimming pool and souvenir shops. Maria stood on the boat leaning on the railing. She was staring out at the breath-taking horizon. She was very lonely. Maria didn't have many friends from where she came from because she was very shy and couldn't express herself very well. Her father had gotten a new job as mayor of the town on the island and that's why they were leaving for there. Her mother walked over to Maria and greeted her cheerfully. Maria looked down at the ground. "H-H-Hello mother," she said looking down at her feet.
Her mother asked her if she was hungry and wanted to go get something to eat. Maria shook her head. Her mother sighed. "Maria, you should try not to be so why," suggested her mother.
Maria looked down. "I really try, m-m-m-mother," Maria replied.
Her mother walked away. The sky started to turn gray and storm clouds covered the suns brightly shining rays. It started raining. It was like a shower because the rain wasn't pouring. All of the passengers ran into their rooms quickly after the first sight of lightning. Maria knew a storm was coming but she didn't want to go into her room yet. Maria's mother ran up to her. "Come on Maria," her mother panicked, "We've got to get into the room!"
Maria's mother dragged her into the room. Her father came out of the kitchen. He waved to them. He was talking on the phone. Maria's clothes were soaking wet. Her hair was in her face. Once the storm cleared out, Maria walked back outside. It was dark out but the lights made it seem like it was bright. Maria walked over to the darker side of the boat far away from her room. She looked up. She saw beautiful, gleaming stars. She looked at the café and decided to walk in to get something to eat. She walked over to the salad bar. She didn't like anything there. It was all picked over. She walked over to the refreshment table and filled up a small, plastic cup with punch. She drank it. The punch wasn't very cold. She threw the cup away in a trashcan. She sat at a table and pulled out a book out of her bag and started reading it. A few hours later a waiter walked over. "I'm very sorry miss but it's closing time," he explained.
Maria looked up. She packed her book away. "Oh I-I-I-I must be going th- th-then," she replied.
She walked out and a salesman walked over. "Hello," he greeted her.
Maria replied, "H-Hello"
It was Saturday and that's when bizarre people walked the docks. "Would you like to buy a watermelon?" he asked Maria, "Only $200 gold!"
Maria looked down at her feet. "I don't think…" she started.
"This is a once in a lifetime chance!" the salesman exclaimed. "The freshest and cheapest watermelon ever!"
"No.." Maria stated.
"Then how about this extremely expensive plant fertilizer?" he asked.
"I d-don't h-h-have a farm," Maria explained.
"But come on it's only 400 gold," the salesman tried to convince.
"N-no," Maria tried to tell him.
"Shh let me tell you a secret," the salesman started. "This plant fertilizer is 400 gold cheaper than they sell at the stores. I'm giving you a deal."
"P-p-pl-please l-l-leave," Maria asked politely. "I can-cannot buy such expensive th-th-things."
The salesman gave Maria a dreadful look. "Well good bye then!" he hollered.
Maria looked down. She was disappointed. How could people be so mean and be happy with only money. Even though Maria wasn't very happy she still knew money isn't what brings happiness. Maria looked at her gold pendent around her neck. "It's how and if you believe in god," she whispered looking up at the heavens above.
Maria was very good explaining herself to herself but not to others. There was a little girl who looked around 3 years younger than Maria walked around. She walked over to Maria and tapped her on he back. "Can you help me," she cried. "I'm lost"
Maria turned around. "I-I-I-I t-think I can," Maria replied. "Here I'll take you to your room. J-j-just t-tell m-me the number."
The little girl smiled. "It's 450," she replied.
Maria looked around. They were in the 500's. She walked and the little girl followed her. "What's you name," the little girl asked. "My name is Rachelle."
Maria tried not to seem shy. "My name is M-Maria," she said.
"Oh hi Maria!" Rachelle said. "Oh there's my room! Well I have to go before my mother yells at me. Maybe I'll see you tomorrow."
Maria waved. She walked along the dock and a huge wave hit the side causing Maria to fall over. Everyone on the dock panicked. Another storm was on its way. Maria grabbed onto the side rails and tried to drag herself along the boat. Rain started to pour down. Maria's eyes glittered in the prism-like raindrops. A huge wave crashed into the boat and water swiftly came around the darkened ends of the boat. Maria started rushing. She didn't think she could make it to her room. Her father was standing outside looking for her. Maria heard him calling. She knew she was close to her room. Maria fell over and hit her head off the side of the boat. Her father found her and ran up to her. "Maria are you alright?" he asked.
Maria tried to open her eyes. She could faintly see her father standing there looking at her. Maria nodded her head. Her father picked her up and carried her through the storm and back into their room.
Maria awoke the next morning. The boat was close to their new home. Maria left the room quietly not trying to wake anyone up. She walked over to the church. It wasn't much of a church but that's where they had Sunday Mass. Maria looked at her golden pendent. She cherished it. It was a blessing from God. Her mother gave her that when she was young and told her that it was a blessing. Maria couldn't stay for the whole mass because on the loud speaker it announced, "We're now at the island where Flower Bud Village is. We'll be leaving in two hours for those of you getting back on. "
Maria left the mass and walked off the slowly swaying boat. The sun beamed down on the small island. She was now at the beach. A girl with blonde bangs stood at the edge of a dock. Maria walked out of the beach and there was a ranch where a girl with reddish orange hair was riding a beautiful strong colt. There also was a boy who was planting flowers. She walked around gazing at all the sights. She left the ranch and came across a farm ran by an old man. He was working in his garden picking weeds. He looked up and wiped the sweat off his head. He waved to Maria. Maria kept walking though. The ranch was called the Golden Ranch. It didn't seem to have a lot of animals. It just had a cow named Chocolate and a sheep named Fluffy. Maria thought all the people there were friendly. She knew she was going to be happy for the first time in her life.