Welcome to another edition of “Behind the Scenes of The Dream Doers Series.”
The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets begins on the last day of sixth grade for Alex and Tyler and class bully Zach. But today’s flashback story continues a short series of the first day of kindergarten for Alex, Tyler and Zach.
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Zach put on his perfectly ironed blue collared shirt and beamed at himself in the mirror. He was almost ready for his first day of kindergarten. And he looked good.
He combed the waves out of his pure blonde hair, brushed his teeth and straightened his clothes. Appearance was important.
That’s what his mom told him. “Always look your best,” she liked to say. “When you look your best, people like you. They’ll do anything you say and believe anything you tell them.”
Everyone except that Alex Wilkins. She could always tell when he was lying. She never did anything he told her to. It made him so mad. He didn’t like being mean to her, but she had to learn he was special.
Now that they were in the same class in school, he’d be able to teach her how to listen to him. Anson and Clay would help. They knew how special and important he was. They always did what he told them to.
He wished he could stop teaching Alex lessons, but she never learned. She would learn soon. That’s what school was for. Learning.
What annoyed him the most was that Alex didn’t deserve her family. She had four older brothers. FOUR. And a dad who liked being around her and wasn’t always away on business trips.
She didn’t even play with her brothers. He should be able to have them. If he had older brothers, he’d play with them. All the time. They’d be great friends.
“Zach,” his mom called from the living room, “let’s get you to school.”
“Coming.” He brushed a comb through his hair one last time and went to meet his mom.
Showtime.
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This flashback story continues next week with another edition of “Behind the Scenes of The Dream Doers Series.” So stay tuned!
To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean
P.S. In case you haven’t yet been in front of the scenes of The Dream Doers series, it starts with The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets. In this young adult novel, best friends Alex and Tyler are forced to battle bullies, face their fears and keep strange secrets the summer they learn to do what they dream. You can hear the whole “Front of the Scenes” story for FREE. Just visit TheDreamDoers.com and fill out a super short form. Enjoy the story!
