Where The Stars Meet The Sky ( #Wattys2017)

stars missing the sky

   I have a faint  knowledge that as a child I wasn't the best at following orders.  My parents always have loved telling stories of my adventures in my youth. One time in particular were I, on impulse, just up and climbed onto the roof of are countryside home and put a ladder to connect me and Dakota's houses just because they banned me from going over to her house because Dakota and I had found the paints in the garage and painted all the walls in the house a different color.

    And I had wanted to still talk to Dakota. so by still going by my parents orders and not stepping a foot in the Cramer's household bravely trapezed over onto there roof all in order to get over to my best friend's window. I almost fell, but at age eight who cares about the threat of immediate death?

    I don't think the Cramers knew what was coming when they heard a signifigantly loud bang coming from there roof.

    After that day, are mothers both swiftly agreed that us apart was like the stars missing the very sky. And they haven't tried to separate us since.

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 * FLASHBACK*

 I faced myself in the car mirror, and stiffly tried to smile. Today is the day I go to high school and lose my innocence for good. Dakota stood behind me trying to fix her makeup as I mourned the day of freedom before I go into the haze of students out in front of the school.

"Dani, stop overthinking it, we'll be fine!" Dakota said as I contemplated faking an absence.

  " For you, yes this will be just as easy as middle school. But in my case you seem to forgetting that me being me, I have the social conventions of a penguin!" I exclaimed defeated, deflated and about ready to flee.

She shook my shoulders than faced me to look at her "We WILL be fine! because we have each other." I calmed down a little after that.

*END FLASHBACK*

Now as I am getting ready for my 10th grade year, I apply my make up like war paint. and put on my best clothes as if I'm putting on armor. Only difference? No Dakota. It's just me facing tenth grade alone as my best friend is living it up in California, Manhattan or somewhere extreme.

Because even after our vow to always be there for each other , Dakota left with her big dreams in tow leaving me with photo's of are best times and a list of stuff she wanted me to do throughout my high school years.It started off simply with this a letter, and a list.

Dear, Della bear, 

I'm going onto bigger things now, Just let my parents know I'm okay, and hopefully they will understand... someday. but In the meantime I want you to be happy, and live your life head on instead of just hiding behind that wall of yours. Do the things on this list and trust me you won't regret it just be happy, okay Forstlsy (Forston). Oh!and do me a favor say hi to Gribsy for me.

WITH LOVE,

 COFFEE CREAMER DAKOTA

(I don't know why but Dakota had this weird thing with capitalization. She said that the uppercase letters were lonely, not getting enough attention as lowercase.)

1. Don't completely replace me because no one can take my place;) but don't crawl in a hole and hide there forever Dell, make new friends maybe even go a little out of your comfort zone don't put yourself in a bubble from the rest of the world because I'm gone.

A/N

throughout the story there will be numbers from Dakota's list that she wants Dani to complete. please don't be to freaked out by how much of a drama queen Dani is in the beggining she is kinda based off of some of my less than glorious moments. as an author I can't help but put a piece of my own personality in each character. it is my job to make a masterpiece out of simple words.