The Imaginary Friend by Kelly Hashway

Author:Kelly Hashway
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: fiction, friendship, fantasy, short stories, childrens, teen fantasy, tween fantasy, children 8 and up, short fiction fantasy
Publisher: Kelly Hashway

The Land of Imagination

Sam had been in the Land of Imagination for two weeks listening for the call of another child who needed her. But all she could hear was Tracy's voice. Sam missed Tracy. Even though Jessica told her it would get easier to live without Tracy, Sam still didn't see how that was possible. How did she accept never seeing her best friend again?

At least the Land of Imagination was beautiful. It was like a big playground in the clouds. Sam still wasn't sure how she'd gotten here. She'd felt like she was floating and then suddenly she was landing on a soft puffy cloud. She'd spent her first week jumping up and down on the clouds, like they were trampolines. It was the most fun she'd ever had—without Tracy. But even the clouds got a little boring after a while.

Sam leaned her head back and strained to hear the voices that drifted through the Land of Imagination. They were faint, barely whispers.

"You'll know when it's for you," Jessica said, sitting down next to Sam. "You don't have to struggle to hear the voice when it's meant for you."

"But how long until I get the call?" Sam sat up. "This place is great and all, but I really want to make another friend."

"There's a reason we don't get another call right away," Jessica said. "You have to be able to move on before you help another child. If you were to get a call right now, would you be able to forget about Tracy and focus solely on your new friend?"

"Forget about Tracy? You never said I had to forget about her." Sam felt like someone was squeezing her insides.

Jessica put her hand on Sam's shoulder. "Not completely forget. But you need to be able to give your new friend your undivided attention. Like you gave Tracy. You can't play favorites. Each of your charges has to feel like he or she is the most special person in the world to you. That's your job."

"But—"

"You're not ready yet," Jessica said. "And that's okay. You can stay here until you are ready."

"How do I move on?"

"Go talk to some of the other imaginary friends. Listen to what they have to say. You'll see that their stories include all their charges, not just their first charges." Jessica smiled and walked away.

Sam knew she couldn't stay here forever. She couldn't really be happy like this. So she pictured Tracy's face in her mind to give her strength, and she walked over to the swings. They weren't normal swings. They weren't attached to anything. The seats just hung there in the air as if by magic. Sam sat down next to a girl she'd seen before.

"Hi," Sam said.

"Hi. I'm Tasha. You're new, right?"

"Yeah. I've only had one… charge." The word was still difficult to say.

"Ah, I remember what that was like." Tasha smiled and Sam could see she was remembering something. "For me it was Emily. She was the youngest of five kids, and the only girl.

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