Scratch to Silver

As the Sunday night faded into Monday morning, Sally found herself dreaming about her fantasy world riding unicorns over vibrant rainbows, alongside her imagined prince Roary. Oh, Roary lets go in a faraway land where its just the two of us.” said Sally in her dream. Roary replied, “Let’s go to a magical world where all our dreams can come true.” She was about to hug Roary when suddenly high-pitched voice of her mother spoiled her dream. Mrs. Mathew cried, “Sally wake up its 7.00 am. You are getting late for school.”

Sally, shocked by the sudden shift in the atmosphere, roused up from her deep slumber and called out, “Coming mom.” Humming her favorite song, “Boomerang” , she stepped down the wooden stairs curling her brunette locks with her fingers.

As she made her way to the dining area, her mother asked her to fetch a glass of milk from the kitchen. Lost in the thoughts of her unfinished dream, Sally failed to hear her mother’s request. Mrs. Mathew shook her and shouted, “Sally have your wits gone a wool gathering. Wake up.”

Wide eyed Sally apologized, “I am sorry mom. I will bring it for you.” And promptly rose from her seat to fulfill the request. Just before entering the kitchen, Sally asked her mother, “Mommy, what am I supposed to bring?” Mrs. Mathew let out a despairing sigh. As for what happened next, I leave it to the imagination of the readers.

Sally, after having her breakfast, eventually, reached her school which was five minutes away from her home. Unfortunately, due to an accident on the way, Sally arrived ten minutes late, missing the designated arrival time. It wasn’t her fault as she had stumbled in a puddle on the way and lost her shoe in the puddle. While struggling to find her shoe, she inadvertently soiled her clothes with mud. Obviously, she could not attend school with one shoe and dirty clothes. By the time, she managed to fix everything, she was already late though she remained unaware of it.

Upon entering the school gate, she was greeted by an unusual silence. The assembly area was deserted. She initially thought that it might be a national holiday. It wasn’t until she saw the principal Mr. Macdonald approaching her that she realized, she was mistaken.