This is fun.Sophie and I are sitting on a raft.Its big and yellow.We're floating

down this stream thingy.Daddy went to look for some food for us.There are lots of

people on rafts floating next to us.I turn a stick my feet through the bottom of the

raft.The water flows over my feet.Sophie is relaxing.I stare at her.Her red-brown

hair is short,a little above her shoulders.She has hazel eyes.Her lips are dark pink

and kinda big.Shes really pretty."What is it?"She asks and looks over at

me."Oh...um,nothing.I was just looking at your hair."I smile."Its pretty.""Aw,thank

you."She grins.'Ow' I look down and the water as gotten smaller.People are

getting out and going to the exit."Lets go find Timothy."Sophie said standing up.I

haven't heard anyone call daddy by his first name in a long time."Okay."I say and

stand up too.I leave the raft in the water.

    Sophie and I walk up to a rock where we left our shoes.I slip my flip-flops on so

does she.We walk down a path to look for daddy.Each step we take our shoes

squeek.'Squeek,squeek,squeek'.I look down at the water path I'm making.Little

drops fall off me.I look up now."There daddy is!" I say pointing.Sophie smiles and

we go over to him.He's at a stand."Hi daddy."I say and stand next to him."Hi.Want

some ice-cream?"I nod."What kind?"I look through the glass door on the

stand.There are lots of different kinds."That one."I point at a strawberry flavor.The

stand-man scoops some up then puts it into a small cup.He puts a tiny red spoon

in.Daddy pays for it."Lets go find a place to sit."He say.
     



      After I'm through with my ice-cream daddy buys lemonade.Its sweet and

yummy,like the ice-cream was.This has been a fun day.I hope me and Sophie can

stay friends.I still don't want her to be my mommy though.We're sitting at a

table.Its white and has an umbrella in it.The umbrella is dark blue.I look over and

almost scream.'Ew,ew,ew,ew,ew!'Daddy and Sophie are kissing.For some reason,I

just noticed that Sophie was really daddy's girlfriend.I can feel tears sting my

eyes.'No!Daddy should only love mama.'They finally stop when they see me

watching.Daddy opens his mouth to say something but I don't want to hear it.I

don't want to hear from him,or Sophie.I stand up and start running.The tears have

started to fall.Its hard to see where I'm going.

      I stop to rub the tears away.I look around me.'I just ran away from daddy!'I

look around for the table but I can't find it.I take a few steps.Still no daddy or

Sophie.I'm really scared now.I'm going to be in big trouble for running from

them."There you are!"I turn around and see Sophie.I really do not want to

see her.Daddy comes up next to her.Sophie has an angry look on her face.Daddy

looks angry and worried.I feel like I just got kicked in the stomach.I don't move.




    I still have that feeling in my stomach.I'm in the car now.We're going home.I feel

so bad.Its quiet in the car.There isn't even any music playing.I feel so bad.I don't

know why I ran from them.I feel so sad.I look down at my lap for the whole car

ride.I don't know what to say.I don't know what to tell them.I just want mama

back.I don't want Sophie to be in my life.I just want my mama and daddy.I want

things to go back the way they were.My hair is still wet.Its sticking to my

face.Small drops of water fall on my legs.'Drop...Drop...Drop...'. Each drop that falls

hurts for some reason.I shake at each drop.




~Hours Later
   I'm in my room.My hair is still a little wet from my shower.I have a towel over my

shoulders.I'm sitting on my bed drawing a picture of me and that girl that looks

like me.I haven't talk to daddy since we left the water park.I haven't talked to

anyone.It feels like I can't talk anymore.I miss my mama.I wish she was here to

hug me.I look over to the window.Its almost dark out.I still don't know who that

girl was.She said she was me.'But how can that be?'"Angel..."I hear a very soft

whisper behind me.I quickly look.At the top of my bed is the girl."AH!"I scream and

fall off the bed.I don't move from where I've landed.She peeks down at me.Shes

grinning at me.I finally stand up."How'd you get in my room?"She just smiles."Do

you talk?"She shrugs."How can you be me?Do you have a name?"She points at

my crayon.I pick it up.She slowly takes my hand and makes me write

something.Her hand is so cold.Like ice.Then my door starts to open.I look at the

door then at the girl.She puts a finger to her lips and winks at me.I blink.Then

shes gone.I'm frozen.I don't know what to think."Do you want some

dinner?"Daddy asks making me jump."Y-yeah...I'll be there in a minute daddy.Let

me finish my picture.""Okay,Angel."He says and leaves the room.I look down at

the paper:Marie-Angel.Its my name only backwards.'Or is it that girl's name?'