The light of the morning sun wakes me, but I am not ready to meet the day. In fact, I have a splitting headache and zero desire to get out of bed. I pull the blankets up over my head and try to get some more sleep, surely someone else can handle things for a day. I rest my mind and easily fall back into dream land.
*Ding!*
We are a perfect row of little pink ballerinas performing in unison for our proud parents. My mom said she would be here this time, but I don’t see her.. As I search for her face in the crowd, the bright sunlight beams into the ballet studio through the tall windows. The light reflects off of the shiny polished wood floors, blinding me for a moment. After I blink the light out of my eyes, I see a small twinkling star that suddenly shines bright out of an entire sky o
