-Hey, I’m Tess and I’m a dreamer. Only one of my dreams has ever come true, but boy is it a big one..It all started with an assignment to create an album of photos from my summer. Just perfect, I thought. I’ll take pictures of me sitting home. My besties, Elle and Maddy, were heading to Disney with their moms. I could just imagine the photos of them waving from the windows of Cinderella’s castle. But my mom had to work. And besides, we could never afford the trip anyway. So there I was, lying in the grass, dreaming as usual.
My favorite dreaming spot is on the lawn of the “mall.” That’s short for the National Mall, aka that grass surrounded by all the monuments and government buildings in Washington, DC. It gets visitors from all over the world who are sooooo excited to see our capital city. But to me, it’s just my hometown.
One of the buildings on the mall looks exactly like a castle. I had always wondered what was inside, but was never brave enough to ask. Or maybe I just wanted to keep my dream alive. You know the sort, the dream in which I’m a princess in a beautiful gown and tiara welcoming my guests to a ball.
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