Once upon a time a girl often in trouble made a wide left turn and her trouble became double. When she turned, she met new friends who gave her candy. Oh, it tasted so great! She loved it a lot! New friends said, “Be careful,” but listen she did not.
She ate more, and more, and more, and more. When she ran out, she fell on the floor. When the candy store was open, she was first at the door. A few days later she went again but the store was out of sweets. She did not know where else to find those tummy-aching treats.
Her insides were rotting though she could not see. “I need some more candy; how can this be?” She roamed and she wandered looking for more. Then deep down in D’ville found a new candy store. The sign at the front said, “Caution, go slow, if you knock on this door, it won’t let you go.” But her mouth watered so she skipped, and she ran straight for the door. She gave a knock. The door unlocked, then opened wide. She stepped inside. She saw candy everywhere! Kids eating taffy and chocolate, but none would stare. A man said, “Go easy, too much makes you sick.”
“OK, sir, and thank you, may I come in and pick?” She picked out some sweets and decided to split. She wanted to eat candy alone for a bit. Under a tree would be great! She ate, and ate, and ate. When she felt good, she thought, “Oh my, it’s late!” She wanted to get home before the sun went down but got lost on the way. This made the girl frown. That night with no shelter, stuck out in the cold, she wished she had listened to what she’d been told.
Days kept repeating, each day needing more, candy or else her belly was sore. She laid in the grass looking up at the sky. Taffy and chocolate made her feel she could fly. Each night she felt she’d fly higher and higher. Then back down to the ground. Her bones felt on fire.
“Oh, my, I’m so tired.” With no one to talk to, she fell to her knees. Why can’t I get someone to sit with me please? Poor girl. The only ones who would talk or listen were the bees, the fleas, the trees, and let’s not forget the pretend friend she sees.
This made it much harder to live her new life. Stuck in D’ville, chasing candy, nothing else, only strife. Her heart started shrinking, her bones turning black. Her new candy world had her brains out of whack. This silly girl, oh my, she was stuck. Then out of nowhere pulled up a big truck. A man stepped out and said, “Hi, how are you?” She looked up and said, “I’m feeling quite blue.”
“Well, come with me, girl, you can stay in my home. I’ll get you some candy so you won’t have to roam.” She went with the man to lessen her trouble. Little did she know she was entering the bubble. Day and night eating candy in her room. Eating and sleeping all filled with gloom. She felt so sad and all alone. Her no more heart had turned to stone.
She ran out of the house to get one more treat. She thought eating candy would make her heartbeat. Little did she know this would not be her normal trip to the store.
As she left the house, the winds started to change. Clouds and bright lightning, it all felt so strange. When she turned left, the clouds started to sneer and sounds all around her were storming her ear. Some cars started passing as fast drove right by. “No love, silly girl!” The girl started to cry.
“Love mustard! Hate olives! Love candy you do!” “Guess what?” voices said, “You are in your new zoo.” She tumbled and skipped, rain pounding the ground. Wishing her head would stop running around. Voices kept calling, “Get candy, just go!” Then nearing the store her skip started to slow. She dashed up the sidewalk with stress in her chest. A new shiny door sign read, “Candy’s fail passing test.” She stopped in her tracks and her body was froze. She swirled around and ran back to the road.
Backwards walking; no stopping. Clouds giggled and snickered with lightning strikes. They saw the girl turn. This they did not like. Thunder roared around her and she started to shake. Crying, sweaty, pain in her belly; this sick she could not take. She circled all dizzy, then something changed. She took her next right. She found a dark bridge to get out of the rain. Her insides and outsides felt nothing but pain. The next morning, she stood shaky, sick, with a frown. Then saw near the bridge was the edge of D’ville town. Her mind was in shock wondering what she would do. Then she ran out of D’ville shouting, “Bye, town, we’re through.”
For days she was sick and even more sad. Her belly and her legs hurt, her mind racing bad. She went to the park to play for a while. Not even the park could make that girl smile. She tried taking walks in the town just for fun. Wandering around trying to soak up the sun. All she could think was get candy you may. Voices around her got worse every day.
She gazed all around and looked up at the sky. The same cars and houses were passing her by. So were the planes that were zooming up high. Oh, wow, it felt like this girl could still fly. Then all of a sudden, the sun went to hide. Clouds formed again and said, “Wait for this ride!” Confounded and frazzled, oh what could she do? Screeching! Yelling! Screaming! Was she dreaming? “Welcome to your new see thunder hear lightning, whole new improved zoo!” She felt the whole storm and still had no clue. “Why is this happening? What should I do?”
She did not quit crying, mixed up and afraid. Seeing and hearing the thundering traffic and lightning parade. She wanted to find her daddy and mom. She wanted to see them, but they were gone. She whoop-dooby-do’d. Her mind playing tricks and her belly wanting food. Her tummy it rumbled, her brains came to light. She shouted out loud, “You’ll get my best fight!”
The rain replied, “You’ll get mine too!” As days started passing her cravings would fade. She thought of how deadly her tummy had paid. The voices kept talking; at times they still scream. Not quite as much but still just as mean.
The girl began living her life as she wanted. Singing, writing, ignoring when they taunted. The girl was tired of her mind behind bars, seeing stars, and flying to Mars! With a smile on her face, she began to feel proud. She’d be with her family; they’d laugh really loud. Whenever the voices would tempt her, she’d say, “I’ve had enough candy!” And the little girl lived happily, musically, magically, and wonderfully ‘til the end!
Dedicated to my heart, my hope, my boo bear, mama bear, koko bear, Lil K Bear, the rest of Team Travis, and ultimately to the rain that helped her wash it all away!
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