Mine

1 - Ice Cream

"WHooo!" I was doing ballerina twirls in a giant field surrounded by chocolate and ice cream. Once in a while jumping up, doing bad pirouettes which ended down on the ground. I got a really bad bruise on my left butt cheek.

"Emmy!" a squirrel screeched shaking me by my shoulders. Huh? What was this puffy squirrel doing in ice cream land? And why is it wearing a long skirt and a Nike sports top? Why the heck wasn't I worried that it could talk!? Oh yeah, I'm crazy...

"Emmy-Lou!" I felt a rush of cold water on my face and woke from my amazing dreams to find my mother shaking me viciously, so that's why there was a random squirrel in my dream... I grabbed my Mums hands and rolled my eyes at her stressed face.

"I'm awake OK quit shaking me. Please?" I laughed and she just scowled. Sometimes I feel like the mother in this family, not to mention the most childlike too... if that's possible. She stormed out of the room and I switched on my personal T.V which I begged for what seemed days to get it, I even patrolled down the street in a giant T.V suit and got many strange glances too. But then again I'm not somebody who really cares what people think, sort of. I'm just silly old me. My friends love me and that's good enough for me. Moving on, I'm pretty mad that my Mum just woke me up; that dream was seriously awesome.

I pressed the T.V. remote. I was glad to find no more bruises on my bum. It was just a dream. Yes, I get these dreams a lot. But hey, a girl can dream, right? The screen came on and the Teletubbies were standing on a big hill. Yay. I drew open my curtains and hissed at the horrible, nasty light that burned my eyes, literally.

Here I was standing in my PJ's with messy, tangled hair, watching Teletubbies and hissing at the sunlight with a bunch of year 5's outside staring at me. They burst out in heaps of laughter. Embarrassing...

My face heated up. Stupid blush. Suddenly, a familiar noise rang in my ears, the ice-cream van! If you haven't already guessed I really don't act my age. I would die for ice cream. I craved it. I need ice cream. Now. Without thinking twice, I sprinted out my room, through the hall, down the stairs, to the lounge and into the kitchen to grab £5 then trip over to the front door and thrust it open to see the van just pass my house. It won't escape me! Not this time, I thought and ran after it screaming "STOP I NEED ICE CREAM!" I started chasing it like my whole life depended on it, it sort of did though. I have been in this situation many times before. The ice-cream man is terrified of me. He never stops, just drives away in pure fear, of me. Personally, I don't think I'm that scary, am I?

I passed the year 5's. I think they could do with a haircut yes defiantly a haircut would do them good. My chest was thumping in adrenaline. My knees ached. I began to slow and pant. Wow I need to work out. Like major work-out. Urgh maybe I should've joined the running team or at least ran with my Mum, it just seemed like too much effort though. I was not one for too much effort in sport. The ice cream van was getting further and further away as I passed a mini Tesco, There wasn't many people there and no people means no queue and no queue means...ICE CREAM. I ditched my chase for the van and ran for Tesco. I watched as the guy from the trucks face relaxed. He knew he was safe, for now. Que eveil laugh. Changing my beeline route, I kept my legs running. Unfortunately, I miss read the sign on the door for 'push' and just ran into it. Ouch. I held my throbbing head and dilly-dallied into the store dragging myself over to the frozen section. "YES!" I breathed a sigh of victory and relief. Tired, I slumped over a shelf before jumping back as I touched the ice from the freezer. Can't a girl get her rest! I let out gasps of breath as I worked on my victory dance. I fist-pumped the air and kissed the nearest ice-cream tub.

"Emmy?" a familiar voice came from my right and I span on my heels and looked up at a boy with scruffy brown hair and blue eyes I gave him a 'oh hey there I wasn't expecting you. Awkward' grin and stared down at my bare feet and PJ's. Right, I forgot to change. "Oh hey" I greeted and picked up some cookie dough ice cream. My favourite. i licked my lips really quickly, I hoped he didn't see.