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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 26 Sep 1990, p. 11

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DREAM ISLAND was not in the feel world but in a world where only the sun, see and thetreesexitteiShewuonen inland Lying on the shining send, she felt no wonderful. She didn't know who she was and the didn't care. There was no pain in her, just a beautiful feeling of peace. Then suddenly the new e figure walking toward her. She tried to look me cloudy but the glaring sun made her turn away. Cassie thought that she should just wait. A few moment- Ietet. she could uh out in» it wan. A man, about 18or19tMm'tharnaa" blond Mir. at '. mne- nuns iirifiaiiiG'G"ih In"??? C/ a: claim The doctor, lino wor- ried,eotnairttosttttytttttso no new: on her addition. ingandtutothereareameoutot who: and collided with her ',1raftt2',1.1 Mirna-nous at: an tway through night and the next morning .Her tadidtt'tk-hattodo. $glt'krl'lh"ll'Ll21'd,'lfli tyg.udt-rithtttiirorttr black and white with" diiGUiG of grey. That’s how ova-you felt. Black anQ_w_hite. Extxpt the girl Black and white. Except the . I who mummy WM _lllll was, memes: seem-face. tG -horrdo-ueame.A11atto amidisewatshishairattdthe "tstofhitrttodr.Tunauttearda voice. It must have been his beeautstthertttoutttmttteUed. "W. You tnuatltecamies8t+ m‘lou dort'trnmrrnestmtI know you. Very well in feet. Please don't be named. I In: ,raitirtgh-.Yoti,thiaits mrAtytdn1tyDr-ttNtnd.It't home that miht.' It stand a? s)iestrti11vtetmtrrrty 1iuit.%tt,i l . an talk." He "tdad. Connie ain't kntmwhattotsttthemmdumb 'iatmhod.stoutrttPdhe"ts1f making. . "Who no you? Bow do you know my name? What do you ,mstoithtnesr'Allth-- tiortstttidsts_thkrstr,tsttite 'togeM, and waited for the ur- "iiiBttt'tmtmdofartreting, )3:qu laughed “out down “You are out: tttrel mm -tirt.Alttrf_t wig" Macaw. ti"ei-ditstim..TYyto Tyr atloe of “PM wa- /ll!"ittt,t_ti_rt _l' (?ii'lll"'"l'"'ti"'l)) W I tlN't R‘s? t I t7: LIE The Watetloo Chrbnlcle presents V, the winning entries in our inaugural Short Story Contest. 's,ihatl,mi J'grcp, in s can. At tt t's everyons also you are also on this 'd'l'f,l.'h,'2', don't ask my questions. Let's just get something to eat. Okay?" Conic wasn’t hungry but she stood up and went with this strange person. Then she asked him something. "Wait, than is something that I have to know. What's your name? What can I call you?" "Idon'treally haveannme,but younncall me Chris Now let’- go and find something to eat." With thatheran ofrtowardtU m Casio stood than fa I tmmesntandth-Nrhim. 8tmtatimelatar,aturtUrhad tirtiahedoatinghuitondeotsomtt ,ra9r,tuyVrdoymythted with themruuihought. - “Whyu-e t . . i2tL,",up,gNr,,',e. them. It in you when, him; Tm not in a calm. I'm alive amitiiUdtoUeh other. Cassie futat"uhadknmmhimaliher life but this was the fimt time hmrmirudtlmrtnruttobout henShetriedtonmnberwh-t happenedandhownhounddhlve beeninncamn,butovorythingin hermindmatrurtk.thethought of “king Chris what happened but III. remembend that he aaudttarttottoauaArttmee mam-oqumm. be dent. ‘Do you know why ','U,1'l'l)'l/flUl'herl',sle,' apocial.AndIhavebeenchooento be your guide to show you how good lift in} kgow you warp Mia a . hoqital." That Gr. rits4 fl-it.. TWIN V!" was about Chris. How could he have been1Mttgotstttiolandtoraliof his life? Didn't he have my family? And what did In m t'tt'2ziihet,,Tgll"4t to to no ",'l,lll"Ul All that quutimn mule her feel 'ttttheheh,': really tam miserable. Reinihere will _ 1rs_ptutptmrhonottitderfb1 life was, "ultimandhavincn It,tttieNt2tg',fdt2N "kttissoq-tiou,utoldhe Mb‘. New“ hobo no "Chris, I have been telling you about tne,ttowrwtsntyou tellme rimming ere you. You are ikeatxmtpletetrtrangertome.1 don’t know g'tleit'tt you." Thigtimeshehit themight tuheritotnethittg. But he just said "You really think of me u a stranger? I thtmghtrmknmemebettirthan tNt.Niehowdoruumaitr tuitmmgthtms?"heisudt-. "W_idhagtm,1dtnt't Maowtqrdi+mtrm.mes'trrst, 1et+nilr'.Fritateltirtt. hard on me. I like you a lot and I want you to like me also. This is all I can tell you. You will be going home tomorrow. After you go back, you will remember ev. erything that happened. But I don't dunk you will eye! use mg "Nt any. but I can't .ntNNr al1eftttesaequetiona.ruvrrt-t toldnotto.P1eaae don'ttnaketltis again. You are not dreaming. I thinkl’mloeorrytlutlcan’t me! all the” question. If I were you. N want to know too. But I can't tell you any more. Whatyouhavrstolettrttitrhow you have to keep on living on this earth till you die naturally." That we! all he slid. Cutie we: satin iUd with hia answer and went to sleep since she kit very tired. mm "the day Eton. tran; (irnt',','g,"g,t.t1hTlltt, Chris wu gone. to 1,',,t,ih','g'te,riutt2gtld; h0adtmsetltMntroet'tuialtytd fat-ll his life-nah. gttt Mhhwu-ound place. fit',,t,,,',t,ttfi,'; Show g,thtg,',W,tie.tt toeat whettauheardanoitte. like And why i this island called I8.eyLryysd.'9rdrearnirtgall hidipg? the thought of trying ashout.Sheturnodthoothorway and law Chris wuvin; Wally. She stood up and m we: to whore he was milling. Chris Whartheoeeu health» poirttoteimt.qaasuaare1tltat Itlooksdtm1rheautituAfura in moments M1ookingat the otmn,Camiaraaudifturasuld utChriIMhndlomfood. .nursatdtrmtinoha4ram. artdqtetrltiT1tqtCaeie -udxrhitnthormldtregrtirte ttmein'tt-tGrhmugiat abacuyuihnnleuudthut ,rmh-touqrem1ivirtgmtd “Goodbye Cassie. I will miss you. Try to remember what you have learned on this island. I hurt my parents in any way. That'soneottherxmontcTunku for telling me this," the said thankfully. "No problem," he remarked. "I an happy that I helped you to nab thi.dseision, Oh no! Look .t_tuArithinkthereitsgoing tartteot-otttreL0neministei"t '- nnq all m and tho WWW-M9!"- abound My. But Chris didn't but her and kept on walking. Then suddenly, an in- credible wave splashed on top of Chris. Cluie saw him and at the lame time she heard him speak again, unlou you look really hard. Goodbye." And with those ,r'.ttti.'tir for your life no matter w t. Did you learn anything?" doet'tthinrrmwiilrrtr-etpe what. Did you learn anything?" "Yes. I did learn how important it itrtogtttsttliving. Thoreau no my muons. I wouldn't want to that!" He oexkeed and then "a overtotheooennwherethewaves MmlRtMtttMM$$ttxitlMttAT,-m-rt-RtItE" S UJA TA BAND YOPADHYA Y st#auBattdr-dhrarisi0rqarstrt+ "md-atatthrrudyoft.mrrd.sio “I“ m m hunts, “WW". madtnq and writing shod mum. back!” ELEMENTARY last words he was swept away by the sea. Then Cassie heard a scream and realized that It was her own. Then at the next mo ment she was in I hospital room. still mining She saw the surprised look on her parents' facetc A doctor instantly rushed into the room and started to examine her. Everyone wns hug. ging and feeling so wonderful dream and she would always remember the beautiful place As she looked out the window, out at the sunset. she thought of Chns He had said methmg he she tmildrtndhirnifahetri hard - A-tew hourfinter, Cum» re manhunt! when ghe had been, 'urdnd.ndthedoaatrcnmeusto lean-But aaa knew. She knew that Dean Island was not a ' "I Jun" she and Aloud, "Some day, I will futd him." m” i.Th-tuto-iie manhunt-um WI! the doctor and her ththarto-et-rm,They- -d.Thedoetoranidthatit been dreaming. Cassie gave up and looked down at herself to see how bad her condition was Then the noticed the tanned m. She

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