"Kara! Kara!" She heard the distant voice calling her name. All was dark. "Kara!" she heard the voice again, this time closer.
"Mommy?" she asked wearily.
"Kara, wake up, sweetie!"
Kara opened her eyes. She was back inside the tent in the department store lying on the cot. "Mommy!" She threw her arms around her mother.
"Kara, you scared me! I've been looking for you for over two hours! What happened?"
"I was in Neverland! Peter Pan took me there through a tunnel in that wall," she said pointing at the far tent wall. The tunnel was no longer there. "And we went swimming and I got captured by a witch!"
Mrs. Donaldson smiled, "Oh honey, you were dreaming!"
"But it seemed so real! I was there for two days! I really learned my lesson about not listening to you too!" Kara hung her head in guilt. "I went swimming alone and almost drowned. Then, I ate too much junk food and got sick. That made me get caught by the witch. Captain Hook killed her though."
"Well that sounds like an exciting dream! Let's go and you can tell me all about it on the way home."
A tear trickled down Kara's cheek. "I'm sorry, mommy!"
Mrs. Donaldson smiled and wiped the tear away. "Kara, I almost lost you in that car accident. I just…" she began to cry herself,"…I just love you so much, Kara that I only want what's best for you!" They gave each other a tight embrace. She then lifted her daughter and placed her in her wheelchair. She smiled at her and said, "What say we go home?"
"Okay," Kara answered smiling back at her.
As her mom wheeled her out the doorway, Kara curiously reached into her pocket. She found a small leather pouch and pulled it out. She peeked inside and saw it was filled with glowing dust. She then closed it and secretly slid it back into her pocket and smiled.