Colorful Flowers

✿》3 - Adventures《✿

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I wake up to someone shaking me. I groan and turn away. "Let me sleep," I say wanting to go back to sleep.

"Hey we're going to the lake today, it's time to get up." Barb Azure says and I open my eyes the sun blaring through the window making me squint a little before I look at Barb Azure who is standing over me. Everyone knows that waking up in the morning for me is hard if I have to wake up at a certain time. Usually Lucy Gray wakes me up because I do the best with her waking me up. As in I don't cry for as long. I usually am very overwhelmed when I first wake up and I'm tired or if I keep being tired throughout the day.

"I want to sleep," I say whining a little bit.

"I know, but we get to go to the lake today." Barb Azure says pushing some stray strands of hair behind my ear. Tears start to well up in my eyes. I just want to sleep. I'm tired, but I do want to go to the lake. Why am I always weird like this no one else ever cries when they have to wake up early. It's just me, I am the District 12 weirdo even more than everyone else in the covey. "Hey, it's ok. You're ok," Barb Azure says sitting down on the cot and wiping some tears from my face.

"I'm tired," I say still crying looking up at Barb Azure.

"I know you are, but hey look what we did to your bathing suit," Barb Azure says holding up my bathing suit. They embroidered my bathing suit with blue and purple flowers all over it. I love it those are my two favorite colors. The flowers aren't lavender like my sundress they are a darker purple but I like all purples.

"I love it, thank you," I say wiping away my tears now a little bit more awake than I was before. Barb Azure wraps her arms around me engulfing me in a hug. She holds me tight. I like tight hugs the pressure helps me calm down. There are many weird things that help me and they have been doing these things for me as long as I can remember. Everyone in the covey knows exactly what to do when I have what they call a "meltdown." I wrap my arms around Barb Azure and I return the hug to her.

"I brought up your sundress also so you could get dressed. Everyone is ready to go already. We just waited to wake you up," Barb Azure says pulling away from me. I'm always woken up last during these things. They don't even let me help get everything ready. I don't blame them I'm usually really irritated in the morning and I will snap at people.

"We're gonna be on the porch waiting for you, ok?" Barb Azure says,

"Ok," I say nodding and Barb Azure gets up and when she climbs down the ladder I get up from my cot and I remember I would like to bring a book with me. "Barb Azure can I bring a book?" I ask looking slightly over the edge of the loft.

"Yes you can," Barb Azure says looking up towards the loft with a soft smile. I strip off my clothes and pull on my one piece bathing suit slipping my lavender sundress over it and rubbing the embroidery on the front of the dress. I grab the book Peter Pan and I tuck Cuppy into my cot making sure he is all comfy and warm. I climb down the ladder of the loft and I slip on my shoes quickly. They feel a bit small but I think if my feet don't grow much more I'll be able to wear them until at least the fall or winter. I walk out of our old run down house and on to the porch where everyone else is. Maude Ivory grabs my hand smiling at me and I smile back at her.

"Let's get going then," Billy Taupe says. I'm surprised he is coming with us he is usually too hungover to come with us, but maybe since Barb Azure only gave him one more chance maybe he is actually trying this time....or not. Who knows why. I wouldn't know. We start walking towards the meadow. The lake is a couple hours walk away. Although I hate walking there it is always worth it no matter what. The lake is beautiful and there is a little cabin nearby that we can stay in if it rains. It's like a second home to us. Well it's more of home than the other house is. Even getting to the meadow is pretty long. The walking is awhile and both me and Maude Ivory start getting tired after about an hour of walking.