The Star Chaser Dream

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Man, I wonder what it feels like out there... just the WIND and the WAVES, no one telling you what to do or where to go. Those BOATS... they look so FREE, like they are DANCING on the WATER. I would name mine STAR CHASER, yeah, that sounds right. And I would sail so FAR, no one would ever find me... except maybe BUDDY.

BUDDY would come, of course. He is my RIDE-OR-DIE. We would go to PLACES no one has ever heard of—somewhere the SKY touches the OCEAN, and you can see the STARS even in the DAY. That has to be REAL... right?

Yeah, but then... MA. She would be MAD, would not she? Always says I have my HEAD up in the CLOUDS. Maybe I do. I mean, CLOUDS are not such a BAD place to be, are they? Better than SCHOOL, better than CHORES... much better than all that NOISE. Out there, it is just you and the SEA. No RULES, no YELLING, no NOTHING. Just PEACE.

SOMEDAY, BUDDY. SOMEDAY, I will SAVE UP. I will BUILD that BOAT, just for us. We would be GONE before anyone even notices... just a BOY, his DOG, and the whole WIDE WORLD. No one telling us where to GO, when to come BACK... just us, the WIND, and the WAVES.