When Alice's family moves to the country, she is fourteen and furious. She has been taken away from her home, from her friends... from the door to Wonderland. Now she has lost the opportunity to have tea with the Hatter again, to see the White Rabbit again, to challenge the Queen of Hearts.

The countryside is boring and she refuses to accept that everything she lived was just a…

… dream, for the simple reason that it is impossible.

Dorothy perfectly remembers the Wizard, the Tin Man, the Good Witch of the North, the Scarecrow, the Lion... they cannot be just a product of her imagination.

She is already eighteen years old and Aunt Emma has found her a job as governess to the youngest daughter of this rich family that has recently moved to the village. She only hopes that the girl is not too capricious, because otherwise the situation will be…

… unsustainable.

Luckily, Dorothy, her new teacher, is the complete opposite of what she would have thought. She is sweet and kind, and she has a lovely little dog. She treats her well, and if she does the exercises correctly, she brings her homemade cookies to the next class.

Her voice is incredible, the sweetest she has ever heard. There is a song she sings that talks about a special place on the other side of the rainbow and Alice's eyes fill with tears because it reminds her of Wonderland and all the amazing creatures she met there.

But, without a doubt, what she likes most about her is her gaze…

… dreamy, which reminds her of her own. Also, her notebooks are full of drawings of characters that seem to come from the very Kingdom of Oz.

Although the girl is four years younger, Dorothy feels very dedicated to her and looks forward to the hours they spend together.

Alice makes her feel things she hasn't felt since her visit to Oz, things she hadn't felt even there. His smile makes her heart skip a beat, and sometimes Dorothy thinks that one day she'll be able to tell him about…

… Wonderland, something she's never talked to anyone about. Who knows? Maybe Dorothy will surprise her and tell her that she doesn't believe it was all just a…

… dream either.

— What's wrong, dear?

Alice looks away from the pond and looks at Dorothy, who comes with her notebooks and books, ready to teach the day's lesson. She's been Alice's teacher for six months now and Alice couldn't be more delighted.

— Nothing.

— Mmm... I feel like someone's lying to me. You can trust me.

Alice looks into her eyes and knows, she can really trust her. But it's still too early and she'd die if Dorothy thought she was crazy and decided to leave her side.

— It's just that I miss... home. You're very good and feeding the ducks is fun, but... I don't feel like I belong.

There's a flash of something on Dorothy's face and then the woman sits down next to her, hugging her by the shoulders. Alice rests her head on the teacher's shoulder and feels at peace for the first time in a long time.

— I know how you feel.

Alice shakes her head. It's impossible for Dorothy to understand her, as much as she would like to.

— How could you? This place has always been your home, you don't know what it's like to feel out of place, especially when you've known a wonderful place…

Alice bites her tongue. She almost talks too much and scares the teacher away. Toto nibbles the edge of her dress and Dorothy caresses him behind the ear, with a sad little smile adorning her face.

— A few years ago I went to a wonderful place. I don't mean to belittle where you lived, but this place was incredible, out of this world.

— And why did you come back?

— Because I couldn't leave my Aunt Emma. She would have been very sad if I left. But there isn't a day that goes by that I don't miss her huge forests, her friendly people, her big castle…

— Would you like to come back?

Dorothy's eyes shine when she talks about that place and Alice's chest hurts at the thought that I might leave her. However, Dorothy shakes her head.

—My aunt still needs me. Besides… now I have you, I couldn't leave you.

For the first time since she moved away, Alice feels like she's found her place. Here, in Dorothy's arms, looking out at the pond, with Toto nibbling at her missing dress… Alice has found her home.