"Claire…. Claire…" a voice sounded coming from a distant. I was standing, nothing was there, no one was there. Just pure white and me standing in the center, embracing that warm feeling, the feeling of the sun on your body on a nice day…. "Cccclllllaaaaiiiirrrreee!!" That got me up. I jolted out of bed and blinked a bit as a very unwelcome light threatened my vision of the room. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and opened them as far as they would go which seemed to do the trick because the room came into view. I was on my bed staring at my sister, she must have been the one to wake me up, the tiny bedroom in the apartment that we shared surrounded my with that pukey green color I had always hated. The next thing I noticed was the clock, and it read 6:00a.m.

I flew out of bed (no seriously I jumped so high that I literally flew) and out of the cramped bedroom into the kitchen. After about a minute of cramming food down my throat until it threatened to choke me I lunged back into the tiny bedroom and put on the outfit I had laid on the floor the night before. It was nothing fancy just some black mini shorts and a plain white V-neck. Nothing was in my dresser anymore because it was all packed away in a suite case. Yes I was moving. And as you can probably guess by all the running that I had woken up late. Bingo! Give yourself a pat on the back.

My sister who had no doubt been watching the whole time was on her bed laughing hysterically. I had done this sort of thing before… "Claire I don't know how your gonna survive living by yourself on that farm. The poor animals will probably starve to death while you are sleeping in your bed without someone to wake you up." She went into another giggle fit. If I wasn't brushing my teeth I probably would have shot an insult or two back at her. But now you know where I am going. I want to live on a farm in some place called forget-me-not valley.

I grabbed my suite case and ran down the stairs trying very hard not to fall down them in my haste. I am usually a very klutzy girl. I popped open the trunk to the car and threw the suite case inside. I stopped to catch my breath a little before charging back up the stairs. This time I was not being so very careful and tripped on one of them. After falling about five stairs I stopped myself and tried again to climb them (this time I was successful). I ran to my apartment door, got the hidden key out from the fake plant at the end of the hallway, and went inside. I plopped down on the couch to rest a little. I looked at the time and saw it read 6:30. I walked up the hallway and found my sister in the bathroom combing through her hair. She was always so slow in the mornings. But when my sister just came home from work at night you could not get her to stop and stay in one place for a couple of seconds.

Deciding that this was going to take some time I returned to my nice little bed and closed my eyes. I couldn't wait until I got to the farm. I tried to imagine what it was going to be like being a farmer… A lot of people told me that I was very different than the average person for wanting to get on a farm and brush cows all day instead of sucking up to a boss in the office. But to me that job sounded so… so… "Claire!" my sister shook my shoulder hard so that I would wake up and I did that time because I wasn't fully asleep yet. "It's time to go." Was all she said before heading out the door herself. I looked at the clock which read 7:00. She brushed her hair for a half hour!! I followed my sister to the car and opened the door to the car. Before I left for the valley I looked at the apartment I had once lived in and took in a deep breath like that would hold the memories in my brain longer. Once I was in the car I noticed that there was a dog kennel in the back seat that sat next to me. But we don't own any dogs… The landlord at our apartment won't allow dogs. My sister got in the front seat and signaled so that she could get out of the apartments parking lot. "Cookie?" I asked my sister, that was my nick name for her. "What is this?" "Oh… that is… a present for you…" she said giving me a devilish smile from the mirrors. My face lit up as I turned to grab the kennel. I twisted the kennel around and my face met the one of a very cute sleeping puppy! She even remembered what kind of dog I wanted, a husky!!

"Oh! Thank you so much Cookie!! I've always wanted a husky!" I squealed in delight. My sister laughed from the front seat "I know, I know! You've been complaining to me for years!" We both laughed that time. "Can I take him out? Just for a little while?" I asked already heading for the dog's door. "No! No,no,no,no,no you are not letting that dog out so it can poo all over my car." I giggled a little bit. "That reminds me… you sure that you don't need a car to get around?" she asked. "Yeah I am positive the town is really small…" I couldn't help but notice all of the nervous glances that my sister kept giving me. I kind of felt bad for her. Ever since our mom died she and I were the only family we had left… The car stopped and I looked ahead we were at the pier where my boat was docked ready to take me to an entirely different lifestyle…

I got out of the back seat and made my way to the trunk in a moment it popped up and I took out the suite case inside. I closed the trunk and waddled (the suite case was kinda heavy) to the other side of the back doors, where my new dog was. Cookie came out to help. She took my suite case from me and put it on the boat while I got the kennel out of the back. I put down the kennel and hugged my sister. That hug seemed like she or I was dieing. Cookie sniffed a bit and looked down at the kennel so she wouldn't have to face me. She was always trying to be tough like that. "So before you go you have to name this little guy." I bent down and looked inside the kennel my dog yawned a little then blinked his eyes open. It was the first time I had ever looked into my dogs eyes! "His eyes are so brown!" I commented. "Heh heh. Yah I thought you might like that about him… Oh! And the good part is he's already trained!" "Even though he's just a puppy?" I asked some doubt showing through my voice. Cookie caught that doubt and bent down to open the kennel. Once it was opened she let out a long whistle. She had taught me how to whistle like that last summer. The dog jumped up in alarm and ran to Cookie's feet. "Roll over boy!" Cookie commanded. And sure enough that dog got down on his belly and rolled in the sand. Cookie got him back into the kennel and headed for her car. She came back momentarily with dog treats and gave one to the dog for the trick, then she handed me the box. I thought for awhile… "Mmm.. How about Coco?" I suggested. "Because of his eyes?" She guessed. "Yep!" I said and Coco let out a happy yelp. Cookie laughed. "Coco it is then! Have a good trip little sis." She said sadness coming back into her eyes. "I promise I will write you!" I said trying to cheer her up. She chuckled. " O.k." I grabbed the kennel and she gave me one last hug before I jumped on the boat. I watched her wave goodbye until she was just an ant. Then I looked forward to the sea.

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