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Doggy Dreams

"Lizzy, do you remember your first dog?" My aunt asked me while deciding whether to get her daughter a dog or not. "Oh, you mean Sparky?" I asked my aunt while helping her clean the dishes. "Yea, that one." Then my mind suddenly went back to my five year old self with missing front teeth and pigtails in my hair. "Mommy, look! Mommy!" I said pointing to the dog inside the shelter. "Look how cute he is! I just want to pet him!" I said pigtails bouncing. "Well," My mom said. "Why don't you go introduce yourself?" she asked me. "Okay!" I said running over to go see him. He had golden fur with big brown eyes that melt your heart. He was small, about the size of my moms hand. "Hey boy," I said to the dog. "How are you?" I asked him. He put his paws over his eyes. "Aww, are you shy?" I asked him in my squeaky voice. He squealed. "Mommy! Can we keep him?" I asked her wit...

Beach Dreams

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The air outside was a warm, cool temperature. I was at the beach! I had always wanted to go to the beach! I live in Kansas and if you don't already know, we have no beach. I have lived there all my life. Never even moved from my little house. Ever since I as a little girl I have dreamed of going to the beach, feeling the sand between my toes, and tasting the salt in the water. Everyone use to make fun of me. They told me I was silly. That there were sharks in the water and that the current could take me away in a second, but I didn't care. I just wanted to go to the beach.  One day my dad came home from work. He had a grin from ear to ear. "Hey Dad! What made you so happy?" I asked. "Well, if you must know, I got a promotion!" He said even happier than before. My mother must have heard him and came in from the kitchen. "Did you just say what I think you said?" she said smiling. "Yep! I got promoted!" he said very happy to share the new...