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New Excerpt from "A wish to Be a Fraggle" Part Two

Later that day, I called for a meeting in the Great Hall. Many Fraggles gathered around, chatting away. "I wonder what's going on." I heard Wembley say to Boober. Boober shrugged his shoulders. 'I have no idea," he replied, "Whatever it is, it must be important." Mokey stepped up and cleared her throat to get everyone's attention. They stopped chatting and turned to face us. "My friend Kayeleigh has something to say to us all." She nodded at me to continue. I gulped. All those eyes, staring at me, waiting for me to say something. "I… I wanted to tell you all…that I'm…I'm…" They leaned closer toward me, wanting to hear more. I sighed in despair. "I must confess that I'm not a Fraggle. I'm a silly creature." Every Fraggle gasped. "I knew it." I heard Boober say to Wembley. "I told you that her name wasn't a Fraggle name." He crossed his arms and glared at me. Or at least… I assumed he was glaring at me. "So why didn't you tell us earlier?" He angrily said. The other Fraggles nodded in agreement. Mokey looked at me with kind eyes and nodded at me to continue. "I didn't tell you earlier because I was so afraid that you all would hate me and would banish me…" The others looked at each other with sad eyes. Then they looked back at me. "I… I don't belong here." There was silence. No one moved. I took another deep breath. "I must leave…"

I then ran out of the Great Hall, but not before Mokey called for me to come back. I didn't turn back. I kept running towards the hole leading to my bedroom, hoping that I would turn back into a human. I fell asleep on my floor, but not before crying my eyes out. The next morning, I woke up to find that I was still a Fraggle. I started to panic and I ran back into Fraggle Rock for help. I knew who to go to. I ran into Mokey and Red's cave to find Mokey painting. She turned towards me. "Kayeleigh, there you are. Where have you been?" "I returned to my room in outer space. I spent the night up there to see if I would turn back into a human, but I didn't. I think I'm stuck like this for the rest of my life." "Oh…" Mokey said softly. "I'm so sorry that you had to suffer so much." She sat on her bed and I sat next to her. She stared at me with sad eyes. "I assume you have a family that misses you." I nodded my head and replied, "A mother and a grandmother… I wonder if they've noticed that I'm gone." Mokey nodded and said, "I'm pretty sure that they have. They must be worried sick." We sat in silence for a while, thinking of what we should do.

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Welcome to my Blog!

Hello!

Firstly if you’re here, THANK YOU!

A wise man (my dad) once suggested that I start a blog about all my travels/ how I do so on a budget. So here I am. Thanks dad! As I type this post I am some crazy amount of feet in the air flying from Milan, Italy to Krakow, Poland. (I’ll make a whole post about the trip I am currently on sometime in the near future!)

To be completely honest I have absolutely no idea how this is gonna go, or what direction its gonna go in, but hey - I’ve come too far to turn back now haha. This post is essentially just to welcome you to my blog, and give ya the low down SO without further ado,

My name is Chelsie and I’m currently 24 years old. Since my first ever plane ride back in 2016, I haven’t been able to stop. Seeing another part of the world that wasn’t Ontario was such a life changing experience for me.

Seeing how people in different parts of the world lived on a day to day basis, and how it was so different than how I lived was so insane to me. Every different place I went to I was witnessing all these different cultures, different cuisines and different social norms...travelling is truly the ultimate learning experience!

Before my first trip, I didn’t realize how eye opening travelling would be. I was completely content working at DAVIDsTEA, living my routine life.. until I realized that I wasn’t.

After my first trip, I realized I needed to make some serious changes. I was happy, but not as happy as I COULD have been.

In October 2016, only 3 months after my “life changing trip,” my best friend Celeste and I came up with this crazy plan. We were going to sign up for a (pretty sketchy) job placement company. This company was supposed to find you a job, with accommodation, somewhere in Canada. Possibilities were Banff, Jasper, Vancouver - you get the idea.. some BEAUTIFUL location across Canada. Our placement.... was in Fort McMurray, Alberta. If you’re not familiar with Fort McMurray, give it a quick google search. I’ll wait.

We flew into the Mac the day after my birthday, which was only 5 months after the devastating forest fires that destroyed most of the town. Needless to say, everyone was still distraught, the hotel we worked at was on its way out of business, and it was just weird vibes all around. Don’t get me wrong - we still had fun! Living away from Ottawa for the first time, living with my best friend and having a bunch of other people my age around at all times was great fun but it grew tiring after a few months. We decided to quit, and rent a car to visit some nearby areas (Banff, Calgary, Edmonton) then fly back home. (More on Banff later most likely)

Anyway, moral of this whole story is this: Since that trip to Europe and after living in Fort Mac for 3 months, I realized that THIS was the kind of lifestyle I wanted.

After the Mac I moved back to Ottawa and met an amazing friend I will always cherish (shout out to Liz xo) while living behind a curtain in her living room, working at davidstea, and taking the odd quick trip here and there (during this time I also met another one of my best friends, Emily who is theee best travel partner, luh u girl!!)

Liz and I then moved to Toronto together where I stayed for a year while stilllllllll working at good ol’ DT, and stilllll taking those odd trips (California & Nevada). I was later joined in Toronto by my best friend Mell, (shout out to you too girl xo).

After a year in Toronto, I got on a plane with 2 suitcases and moved to Banff, AB where I worked and lived at a hotel. As you could imagine, this also grew tiring, so after a year in Alberta I moved back to Ottawa, got a job at the Rogers call centre (thanks Kayeleigh xo) and started saving up for my next adventure.

I am now living and working in the United Kingdom on a 2 year work visa! (I’ll make a whole post about this, so I won’t go too far into detail right now.)

If you’ve made it this far, thank you! I really do appreciate it. My next post will be all about my UK work visa, how I got it, how much I paid, what I do here, etc.

If at any point there is something you want me to go into more detail about, or something you’d like me to talk about that I might have missed - let me know :) I’m always happy to answer any questions or anything!! My goal here is to inspire you all to travel somewhere at least once, and to show you that you don’t have to spend tons of money doing it.

Already y’all, thats it for me!! Catcha laterrrrr

xxoo chels

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New Excerpt from "A Wish to Be a Fraggle" Part One

*I havent posted any stories on here in a very long time. Here is a new excerpt from "A wish to Be a Fraggle".*

Mokey reached out and hugged me tightly. I could tell that she was crying too. "Oh, Kayeleigh…" She sniffled. "You will never lose me. We may be from completely different worlds, but we will always be friends. I promise." I smiled softly, hugging her in return. I tell you, Mokey gives out the best hugs. We stayed like that for quite a long time before pulling apart. As usual, I felt a little better just having spoken to someone about this. And since I revealed my secret to Mokey, I knew I could trust her. She'd kept her word and was willing to help me however she could. I really couldn't ask for a better friend.

Now I just had to figure out how to tell the others. "So… how do you want to break it to the others? Do they already know you are human?" I looked away from her. I didn't want them to get mad or upset. And when I tell them…well, it wouldn't be good. The rest of the evening I lay in bed, thinking. How am I supposed to tell the other Fraggles? What if they reject me? Or worse yet, call me stupid? These thoughts plagued my mind, nearly driving me into madness. When I finally fell asleep, I dreamed of nothing but loneliness and fear. In my dream, I confessed to every Fraggle in the rock that I was a human. They all banished me and would never speak to me ever again. I woke up in a pool of sweat. It was still dark outside. I looked over to Mokey and saw that she had fallen asleep too. I sighed as quietly as possible and slipped out of bed. Maybe telling the others wasn't such a great idea. Maybe this was all just a mistake. But if I didn't tell anyone, I would surely die of heartbreak.

My eyes filled with tears and I began to cry. Red woke up to the sound of my sobs. "Kaye? What's the matter?" She inquired as she got out of her hammock to comfort me. "It's nothing. I'll go to sleep now." I wiped my face as I lied down under my covers. "But Kaye…is everything okay?" I shook my head no and pulled my blankets tight around me. "Please go back to your hammock. Don't worry about me." After lying there for a few minutes, I opened my eyes to find her still sitting next to me. Tears were still streaming down my cheeks, and I didn't bother wiping them away. "Are you sure? You seem to be upset. Please, let me help you, Kaye." My lower lip quivered. "I need to tell you that I'm not a Fraggle. I'm actually a silly creature." She gasped, covering her mouth with both hands. "A what?!" She exclaimed, staring at me in shock. I closed my eyes, feeling like screaming or throwing up or maybe even punching something. After a few moments of silence, I peeked open an eye and said, "I'm sorry…I shouldn't have told you." She put her arm on my shoulder and rubbed my back. "Don't be sorry. I'm proud of you for telling me. Why did you hide it for so long though? I shook my head. "I was so afraid you guys would hate me and banish me. I already told Mokey and she was happy that I told her. That doesn't change the fact that the others might be angry." She frowned. "Why would any of the others be mad at you?" I rolled over onto my side and faced away from her. "Because they might think that I'm just a monster, trying to take advantage of their kindness!" I buried my face in my pillow. "No, Kaye! They wouldn't think that of you. I am so proud that you've come to trust us enough to share your secret with us." I raised my head from the pillow and gave Red a soft smile. "Thank you. It means a lot to me that you care so much."

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Another Excerpt From My New Story

I sat on Mokey's bed, looking down at the floor. I had been thinking for a while and I needed to get some things off my chest. If it meant talking about something that was bothering me then so be it. But how am I supposed to tell her that I am actually a human without her becoming angry? Mokey then entered the cave. "Kayeleigh? Are you alright?" She asked. I looked up at her with sad eyes and shook my head. "Can you sit down with me? I need to talk to you." Mokey sat on the edge of the bed. She looked at me with a concerned look on her face. "What's the matter?" I looked down into my lap, took a deep breath, and asked, "Can you keep a secret?" I heard her say in a sweet voice, "Of course." I looked back up at her. "Mokey...I'm actually not a Fraggle." Her eyes widened. "You aren't?" I shook my head no. She looked a bit scared but she still gave me the kind smile I grew to love. "So what exactly are you? A Gorg?" I shook my head. "A Doozer?" I shook my head again. "No...Mokey, I'm a human being." Her eyes widened once again. "You're a silly creature?" I nodded in reply. She looked bewildered. "From Outer Space?" I nodded again. "How...how did you end up like this?" I became teary-eyed. "I made a wish on a star one night and the next morning, I woke up to find that I had turned into a Fraggle. That's how it all started. I never thought that it would happen. But it did. You're probably wondering "How do you know about us Fraggles?". Aren't you?" She nodded. "I've known about you guys for many years," I continued. "Especially you. You're my favorite Fraggle. My comfort character. The one who helps me through tough days when it gets rough." I sniffled slightly. "I have always wanted to meet you in person. You are the Fraggle I can relate to the most. And I don't want to lose you because of my foolish wish." She reached out and hugged me tightly. I could tell that she was crying as well. "Oh Kayeleigh..." She sniffled. "You will never lose me. We may be from completely different worlds but we will always be friends. I promise."

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