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She looked back as the wave crashed violently against the shore, sending little sprays of water down onto her house, the trees, the sand, everything. After the water settled again, she frantically climbed down from the cliff and clambered into her soaking house, searching for her parents. It was some time in the middle of the night and her parents were still sleeping. She had, like always, sneaked out of the house to wander into the ocean and explore. She loved exploring and enjoying nature. The house was collapsing and she had to get out soon. Tears stung her eyes at the realization that she might never see her parents again. Her heart pounding, she burst into her parents' bedroom--she bolted upright in her bed, panting and sweating. She had always had these. . .weird dreams that sometimes came true ever since she was a little girl. Panic suddenly struck her as she realized that a wave might crash onto her island and kill her parents sometime soon because it was in her dream.

"Gwen!!" She heard her mom call. "Breakfast!"
"All right, coming," Gwen replied sleepily as she dragged herself out of bed. She put on her raggedy, once shiny, white dress with a long, billowy skirt. A small, tight bow in the back held the dress up against her skinny waist. She opened her door and thumped down the creaky, wooden stairs of her house.