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-**I wrote the following novel nearly two decades ago. In the years between then and now I've honed my craft, and my perception of this world; my thoughts and ideas; have changed dramatically. However, I still enjoy the premise and have decided to do an overhaul of revisions and rewrites, though likely not until sometime next year. (Though I'm sure I'll do a little as I post chapters)**
For now I hope you will enjoy a glimpse into my book writing beginnings...
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*They are the closest of friends though they have never met in waking life.*
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[**Prologue-PT1**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/into-the-dreaming-prologue-a-place-of-silvery-leaves-y-a-novel) [**Prologue-PT2**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/into-the-dreaming-prologue-part-two-a-child-s-perception) [**Chapter 1**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/into-the-dreaming-chapter-one-collin-y-a-novel)
[**Chapter 2**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/in-the-dreaming-chapter-two-a-friend-with-no-name-ya-novel) [**Chapter 3**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/in-the-dreaming-chapter-three-imagine-the-possibilities-fantasy-ya-novel) [**Chapter 4**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/in-the-dreaming-chapter-three-fantasy-y-a-novel)
[**Chapter 5**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/in-the-dreaming-chapter-five-do-what-you-love-and-the-money-will-come-fantasy-y-a-novel) [**Chapter 6**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/in-the-dreaming-chapter-six-unlikely-brotherhood-fantasy-y-a-novel) [**Chapter 7**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/in-the-dreaming-chapter-seven-one-shoe-and-turkey-sandwiches-fantasy-y-a-novel)
[**Chapter 8**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/in-the-dreaming-chapter-eight-aliyah-fantasy-y-a-novel) [**Chapter 9**](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/in-the-dreaming-chapter-nine-freshmen-shenanigans-fantasy-y-a-novel)
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<h3>Chapter Ten</h3>
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*“Hey, I have an idea.” Misty’s eyes raised up in an exaggerated mischievous way.*
*“We’re all ears,” Janie said quietly.*
*“Since we only have a couple weeks before school begins, why don’t we see if we can have a camp out? We could just say “The last hurrah of summer, or something.”*
*“Where?”*
*“I vote for Aliyah’s house out in her field.” Amy jumped in.*
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“That would be cool, very cool, but I don’t know if my parents would let John and Dave come too.”
“Well, it doesn’t hurt to ask.”
“True…”
They walked up to the parking lot, and sure enough their parents were pulling in one by one.
Aliyah smiled at her friends, “Well, here goes nothing.”
“Mama?”
Mrs.Schuyler raised her brow. “Yes dear?”
“Wellll, all of us were talking, and since it is almost the end of summer and we’re going back to school, and well it’s going to be forever until next summer... could we have a camp out in the field?”
“All of you?”
“Yes, please, please, please, it would be so much fun!”
“I don’t know honey, boys…
“Oh come on mom, they’re practically brothers!”
Dave’s dad, John’s mom, and Janie’s mom all got out of their cars to see what the holdup was. Misty was spending the night with Janie, and likewise Amy with Aliyah leaving the two parents absent.
All the kids began talking at once, making their separate pleas.
Dave’s dad, Mr. Jameson, shrugged, “It’s really up to the mom’s, I wouldn’t mind.”
Carol Harrington looked at her daughter who stood silently after putting in her request. “Well honey, I trust you to be sensible, but I couldn’t answer for Misty’s parents, they’d have to be phoned.”
“No problem,” Misty beamed, “I know they'll say yes.”
Feeling a bit on the spot Karen made a face. “Well, I’ll tell you what, if everyone else is fine with it I’ll take you all back to my house, but then we’ll have to ask your father Aliyah, and call Misty’s parents before it can be decided. And, oh jeez, none of you have extra clothes...” she stuck her hand to her brow.
John’s mom shook her head, “I suppose I could bring John's clothes by later.” She looked just like her son minus the glasses, worried look and all.
The other parents agreed to the same.
“Yesss! Onward to the chariot of Blue,” Dave pointed as if he had a sword toward the car.
Karen had to laugh at this, she found Dave charming; like mother like daughter. Once they had all piled in she laid down the ground rules “Okay, we have a few tents so the boys will set up the pup tent to sleep in while the girls take the dome. I suppose I better stop by the grocery to pick up some snacks, oh yes and newspaper to start your campfire.”
“All right, snacks!” Dave beamed, “Mrs. Schuyler, you are *freakin' awesome*!”
She pulled into the local Stop ‘n’ Shop and the kids tumbled out, shoving each other and laughing. They filed in behind Karen, making their way to the snacks aisle.
“Mom, we need marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate most of all, but also hotdogs and buns. Oh yeah and don’t forget soda-can we have cans please?”
“Yes, yes, all right honey, why don’t you head over to the chips aisle and pick some of those out too.”
“Oh how I love my po-ta-toes, mmm!” Dave pranced merrily over to the chips, pulling on Aliyah’s blonde ponytail on the way by.
“I’ll get you for that you Rat,” she laughed.
Soon the cart was loaded and they headed back to the car.
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Once at the house they checked first with Aliyah’s dad, who could not resist the sad puppy dog looks of the entire crew, then called Misty’s mom who gave her okay, and waited until the parents came with their clothes. Once the parent’s had gone again they headed out to the field to set up the tents. It only took them about a half an hour, then Aliyah went back to the house with Amy to retrieve her portable c.d. player.
It was only 5:00, so they had plenty of time before dark. Aliyah sent the guys to go find logs for the fire, Misty and Janie to gather twigs for kindling, and her and Amy headed back to the house once again for items they had forgotten-newspaper, matches,
flashlights, and most importantly, toilet paper for the late night emergencies.
“So, do you think you’ll dream of Dark eyes tonight?” Amy nearly tripped over a root looking at her friend.
Aliyah giggled “Watch out for those. I don’t know, I can never tell when I’m going to, sometimes it will be night after night, and other times days will go by. I wish so much that I could dream you into it so you could meet him!”
“Well you said that you can have other people and places in the dream right?”
“Hmm, no that’s different, those would be... empty like cartoons I think. But maybe if you concentrate hard on dreaming with me… actually no, better not, I think that might be tempting the dark side.”
“The dark side?”
“Well, when Collin conjured up that fake feast there was something off about it, I don’t know, it just felt creepy and wrong somehow. I think that if anything else was meant to be there, especially people, it or they would show up on their own.”
“You’re probably right. I’m surprised Dark eyes hasn’t tried it more seriously though, he doesn’t really have faith like yours, right?”
“No, but he was the first to say that we shouldn’t tamper with the dreams.” Aliyah shook her head to clear it. “Ahh, never mind, let’s concentrate on the here and now, tonight should be fun! What should we play? I was thinking jailbreak.”
“Ohhh yeah, that would be awesome! And then when we get tired, perhaps a little truth or dare?”
“Now you’re talking!”
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The guys had found enough wood for three bonfires, and the girls hadn’t done so bad with the kindling either.
“I know you were probably thinking we should wait for dark to start a fire, but don’t you want a small one to cook up those hotdogs? I’m pretty hungry,” John stated.
John talking was always something of a surprise, so if he made a suggestion than they were likely to follow it.
He and Dave got it going and they each picked long sticks among the kindling to cook up their dogs.
Aliyah dragged the cooler closer to their fire pit and brought over the rolls. They feasted hungrily breaking open a couple bags of chips. Once they had their fill they sat around digesting and talking.
“It’s going to be so weird being in the high school and moving around in classes, isn’t it?” Janie looked nervous about it, but then she always looked nervous.
“I love it! That means we get to bump into each other in the hallways between classes we don’t share.” Aliyah looked at Dave, then looked down quickly when she saw him smiling at her in an odd way.
Perceptive as always Misty's eyes narrowed on the two of them. “It will also make it possible for girls and boys to meet under flights of stairs for make-out sessions,” she added, "I hear it’s popular.”
“Oh, yuck,” Janie made a face, “we’ll be in the same hallways with juniors and seniors so we’ll probably see lots of that going on.”
“Not just the older kids,” Amy stated, “I hear ninth grade is the official year for relationships that extend beyond hand holding.”
“Oh what do you know?” Misty rolled her eyes “I went beyond hand-holding last year.”
“She was talking about regular girls, not easy ones,” Dave said with a smirk.
Misty glared at him and he grinned at her in response.
“So how far have you gone Mist?” Aliyah was honestly curious.
“Uh-uh, maybe if we play truth or dare later, but for now I’ll keep that to myself as well as the where’s and the who’s.”
“All right, all right. Why don’t we go for a walk to the stream while it’s still light out,” Amy suggested.
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[Continue on to Chapter 11](https://steemit.com/story/@dreemit/in-the-dreaming-chapter-eleven-real-world-crush-fantasy-y-a-novel)
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