The sound of the ship's horn startles the young girl awake, making her spring up in bed. Running her hands over her face she laments the sudden loss of the wonderful dream she was having. Moving to the edge of the bed she throws her leg out, not realizing the sheet was still tangled around her, and promptly flopped face first onto the ground. Groaning she rises to her knees and rubs her hand over her sore chin.
"I hope this isn't an indicator of how the rest of my day will go…"
Within minutes she is dressed, sporting a short sleeve button up over a longer sleeved yellow shirt with knee length denim capris and red boots. Snatching her red bandana off the bed she ties it securely around her long, light brown hair. She stares into the mirror in her little room on the ship and flexes, opening her ocean blue eyes wide and making a ridiculous face. Standing back she smiles normally and, pleased with her appearance, slings her backpack onto her shoulders and strolls out of the room.
On the deck she is hit by the sound of waves and the smell of the sea, a mixture of salted breeze and the telltale smell of fish. This is when the giddy feeling hits; she really did it! She'd renounced her home and come to live as a humble farmer on an island hours away from the nearest city. For a split second she feels terrified, but forces that feeling away and thinks of her dream.
The dream of HER farm, the one SHE bought and that SHE will run. A farm filled with delicious crops and happy animals that she plans to raise. The place that will be her home from now on.
Head held high she approaches the front of the ship, the last person left on this passenger freight that isn't a part of the crew. The islands are the last stop for the captain before they head back to the city.
The captain in question places a hand on her shoulder with a grin, gesturing to the island coming into view.
"Welcome to the Sunshine Islands, and island chain that is brimming with life! Some say the islands are not everything they once were, though."
"What do you mean?"
"Many years ago, a great disaster befell the islands. The people who live there now have been trying to restore the place, but much of the land now rests beneath the waves. There isn't as much left to work with."
He slaps a hand on her back and lets out a hearty laugh.
"You must be a great farming prospect for them to give you what's left of the place!"
Her face falls. Maybe she is a bit in over her head. There's no time to freak out yet, though. The ship is docking.