"Wake up, Cassie," Mother's voice rang down the corridor and found its way into Cascade's ears. She woke with a start and looked around, bewildered. Her eyes came to rest on the little timepiece on the bedside table.

Eight o' clock. Much too late for breakfast.

Well, who cares? she thought. It's a Saturday.

Her mother's voice rang again, sharper this time. Cascade flung back the sheets, smoothed them out, propped up the pillows and rushed into the little girls' room just in time.

Ten minutes later she was downstairs at the breakfast table. 

"I wish you'd hurry up," Mother said. "You've overslept."

"Sorry, mum."

"Well, you'd better make up for it, You've to finish your homework. And go meet Francona for that science assignment."

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This is a story about a girl who wants to be a famous author or poetess some day, but can't imagine herself sitting down with a book and actually reading it for more than five minutes.

Then, much later, she hears of a new local club called Writers Aboard, and joins it. With the heaps of advice and encouragement from her colleagues, she emerges as one of the best writers in her city.

Here's the guide for the natures of the characters in this story:

Cassie/Cascade: impatient, creative but a bit confused, frank.
Mother: caring, loving, wise, fun to be with, a tad bit bossy but understanding.

Many other characters waiting to be created...

updated Jul 11 '10 by Srishti