Chapter 2
The Meaning of the Dream and a Bully to Stop
Ashley pondered Elizabeth's dream, trying to use her enormous brain to come up with a conclusion on its meaning before the day came to an end, and before class started.
Well, I know that this dream has occurred often, and I also know that most of Elizabeth's dreams happen in real life, too. The question is what event will cause this dream to take place? Ashley questioned herself. Ashley thought long and hard, but to no avail.
Wait a minute, according to Elizabeth, she's going to be in a Disneyworld hotel by Sunday, and the fact that a person that she's never met before will meet Elizabeth there later in the day. The meeting of this person must cause this dream to happen later on! Ashley's realization on her face declared that she finally reached a conclusion.
I just hope that this person is good, not bad, or we could be in great danger, Ashley thought, trying not to show her fear so that Elizabeth, who sat next to Ashley, wouldn't see.
I'll just say that Elizabeth's dream shows nervousness about meeting this person so as not to worry her, Ashley's mind finally agreed to tell Elizabeth during lunch and recess right as the bell rang for Religion to start.
"So, Ashley, what do you think that whole dream was about, anyway?" Elizabeth asked, hoping for a good answer.
"It indicates that you're nervous about meeting this mysterious person," Ashley calmly explained, feeling a twinge of guilt after saying these words. Ashley, however, successfully looked calm and truthful, even though it was hard to swallow her chip afterwards.
"You must be right, I mean, I was a bit nervous about the meeting before I fell asleep, so that must be why that dream reared its ugly head," Elizabeth joyfully stated. Elizabeth's joyful look always calmed Ashley's fears, knowing how happy Elizabeth almost always acted.
"Are you going to finish eating Elizabeth, or are we just going to chat through lunch?" Ashley teased, still knowing that lunch could be unpredictable at school.
"Oops! Sorry, sometimes I get a bit excited when lunch occurs. Time to dig in, Ashley!" Elizabeth declared while hurrying to eat her meal before the teachers noticed that she wasn't eating anything.
"You are such a goofball, Elizabeth," Ashley teased once more.
"I know I am. Thanks for the compliment," Elizabeth said with her mouth partially full of peanut butter sandwich.
"Hey, loser, how's the weather in Disneyworld? It's probably going to storm when your face enters the area!" George exclaimed, trying to mock another. All of George's lackeys laughed at the leaders joke.
"Shouldn't you be wallowing with the pigs, George?" Ashley spat at George, knowing that he might not give in to her mockery.
"It's alright, Ashley, I can handle Three Gorge George by myself," Elizabeth whispered to Ashley.
"You shouldn't be suffering from him and his dumb cohorts, Elizabeth. I'll take care of him, and you won't have to do a thing," Ashley replied.
"Three Gorge George? What's that supposed to mean, freebooter?" George asked, still trying to look good.
"First off, I'm not a pirate, thank you very much. Second, you hold back your body fat and your quick temper in order to look cool, witch will hurt you and your lackeys in the end," Elizabeth coolly and calmly explained. Ashley's dropped mouth showed her shock. George, however, wasn't even close to pleased.
"I'm warning you, don't tempt me to hurt you," George threatened Elizabeth, his face going red.
"You wouldn't hurt me, since our teacher and a couple others are nearby, and you don't want to mare your permanent record with another beating," Elizabeth, still cool and calm, reminded George.
"You've been warned, punk. Next time, I'll-"
"You still won't harm me, since you might be either suspended, maybe even expelled if you hurt me, anyways, especially considering the fact that Mr. Jones would come after you if you hurt me before our trip to Disneyworld," Elizabeth looked as if she'd won a million dollars on a game show after these words, knowing that she'd won the battle. After George stomped away, Ashley said:
"Elizabeth, did you toughen up or something, because I don't ever remember you messing with bullies in the past," Ashley's shocked face remained, showing that she didn't know what had just happened.
"Well, if you stand your ground against others, you become a not-so-easy target for them to try and hurt you either physically, emotionally, or any other way possible. I picked up on that trick a few days ago. One thing to do is to not look like you care about the other person's words, no matter what they say, or how bad they try to hurt you. Another thing is to act like you mean business, so they back off a whole lot faster. If they throw a punch, don't try to stop them. That might sound crazy, but in the end, the other person, or other persons will be the ones in trouble, not you," Elizabeth's normal, happy face returned, as well as a hint of pride, too.
That's Elizabeth for you, sweet and energetic, yet strong and tough on the battle field, Ashley's face returned to its happy self, knowing that Elizabeth could fend for herself when Elizabeth's dream became reality someday, or if it ever will occur. However, Ashley still worried over how the battle would end, and if Elizabeth would even survive the battle. Only time will tell what the outcome would be, and who would win in the end of the struggle in this up coming battle.
