Sunday's Dream

This story is about Sunday's life, a child growing up in a tumultuous home life and how she finds solace in the beauty of nature surrounding their new beach town. The best things in life are Sunday's older sister who is the mother figure in her life, and her best friend who lives up the hill in a cozy cottage. Sunday's family consists of her mother - who is irrational, her boyfriend - who is a deadbeat, an older brother, and a brand-new baby half-brother. With all the chaos in Sunday's young life, she remains sharp and navigates through her private life fearlessly.

In response to their mother's vindictive and manipulative actions, they moved to this off-the-beaten-path town, to a run-down bungalow on the edge of town. Living here, their grifter mother's mood swings become more irrational and her alcoholic boyfriend's unscrupulous behavior grow dangerously freighting, and both- slowly become rotten to the core. The mother does everything in her power to keep the sisters away from their father just to make her point; her behavior is vindictive and manipulative. Seventeen is how many times they have moved since their mother took them away from their dad.

Although there is much to be said about Sunday's situation, this new town becomes a sanctuary, filled with magic and wonder at every turn. This small beach town is surrounded by lush woods and tall cliffs, and on the highest peak overlooking the town, on the darkest night, the busy city can be seen in the distance with its twinkling lights. Sunday will stand there many times looking as she dreams of past times and dreams of better times.

With the help of her sister's support and her best friend's cheerful behavior, Sunday remains resilient and stays hopeful. Because Sunday sees beauty in every bit of nature surrounding her, she finds solace on her long walks. She finds joy in exploring her new town, meeting new people, witnessing small miracles, holding onto faith in God, and diving into books.