Never Land - Chapter Six

Amelia:

I am so excited to see Rosy again, to be with her for a couple of weeks is going to be so great, because I’ve missed her so much… no one could ever replace her and it’s weird. But lately she has been acting like the old Rosy again. One more hour on the bus and I’ll be there next to her! I can’t wait.

Rosy’s Mother:

I am so glad Amelia’s parents allowed her to visit for a few weeks, it will be so good for Rosy to be around someone as kind and accepting as Amelia. I just hope Rose is as excited as I am for her.

Rosy:

When I think back on this year all I can remember is not ever being happy while I was smart. I think I only felt happy when I was stupid, but Amelia and mom still loved me for who I was. They mean so much to me and I want them to be happy and I want to be happy, so I have to do this.

Amelia:

Half an hour left! I am so excited, I hope Rosy likes my gift for her, and I made an album with a zillion pictures of us.

Rosy:

As I stood on the platform at the train station I wondered why mommy said I should not come here, this was a way out for all of us. The station was empty, so I easily climbed onto the railway line.

Amelia:

(Knocking on Rosy’s door) "Rosy? It’s me Amelia! I’m here open up!" I looked up expectantly to see Rosy, but I only saw her mother. "Where’s Rosy?" "In her room I suppose Amelia", said Rosy’s mom. "Let's surprise her, you’re early. When I got upstairs, the room was empty and there was a note on her bed, it read, "To mom and Amelia. I am sorry I am not here. I wanna make you happy, so I am going to Never Land. Love us, Rosy. I read the letter and bolted out the front door to the train station with Rosy’s mom.

Rosy:

The train tracks felt cold underneath my feet and I wondered if Mom and Amelia were reading my note yet. I wondered if Peter Pan was still young, so we could become friends. I closed my eyes and heard a loud chugging sound and felt a whoosh of air on my face. I saw a bright light coming fast towards me and I heard someone calling my name. Peter Pan came to fetch me. I’m in Never Land, I thought.

Amelia:

"Rosy I screamed!" For a second I thought she heard me, but I was too late the train hit her, but before it did I heard her say, "Peter Pan." "I suddenly hated that book."

One Year Later…

Amelia:

If I think back to that day I cry again and again. Rosy was truly one of the most special people in my life and I hate to think that she felt that she could only be happy in Never Land. Rosy’s mother became sick after Rosy passed away and the funeral was difficult. My parents came down for the funeral and we all stayed at Rosy’s house for a while and eventually I missed Rosy so much that I moved into her house. I think that was for the best. Only Rosy’s mom and I understood her. Rosy’s mom misses her, but I think sometimes she feels content because Rosy was so unhappy and now she could go to a better place, her own Never Land, in heaven.

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Author's Note:

I wrote this short story because once upon a time I was an Amelia. I attended a school once, where special needs students attended as well. I couldn't speak the language of the locals, so I was forced to start out small in a special needs class for Arabic, along with my other normal grade subjects. I interacted with these students and became friends with some of them. I came to find that they were much better people than most I had come across, because their simplicity as people made them honest, happy and innocent people. To be judged for being different was unfair to them, because it wasn't their fault that their IQ wasn't the same as everyone else’s, but their humility was greater than any person with Einstein’s IQ, that I can tell you. Beautiful, ugly, popular, nerdy etc. Why embrace the labels that society gives us? We are who we are and once we accept ourselves and accept others, this world might just be a better place and I don’t think that anyone would want to make anyone feel like Rosy felt in ‘Never Land’.