Cindy heard a knock at the front door. Cindy was told by her mother to never answer the door when she was home alone so Cindy knew she couldn't answer but she could peek through the peep hole and find out who was knocking! Cindy thought to herself that her mother was much too paranoid being that she was fourteen and totally competent to take care of herself when mother was at work. Cindy thought it might be a birthday present because her birthday was right around the corner, to be specific only 1 day away! Cindy looked through the peephole. Cindy saw someone in a coat dash away quickly so she could not see who it was. Dang! thought Cindy to herself, and just couldn't help but open the door.
   Cindy turned on the outside light before opening the door. Cindy wished she had turned on the light sooner and maybe she would have seen who was lurking at her doorstep. Oh well thought Cindy, they are gone now anyways so there is no use in giving it a second thought.
   Cindy proceeded to open the door. To Cindys amazement Cindy saw a very large package on her front step. Yayy thought Cindy it is a gift! Cindy quickly dashed back into the house and shut the door behind her locking both locks.
   Cindy went into the living room with her large package. It was marked..."Open now and get a very nice surprise..."
   Cindy then tore apart the brown paper and looked at the box, all at once she opened it and peered inside.  It was a doll. It was a very unusual doll to say the least. The doll was made out of porcelin and had blond hair and very unusual eyes. The doll had eyelashes and lots of eyeliner that was smudged around its eyes. The dolls clothes looked rather old and dingy.  Cindy thought this was the weirdest present she had ever received but somehow Cindy liked this doll.  All of a sudden the doll opened its mouth and said "hello" in a very deep voice. Cindys eyes opened widely and looked at the doll and mouthed hello back but not making any sound. Cindy was amazed! This must be one of those talking dolls thought Cindy, and took the doll out of the box.
   The doll moved its eyes looking around. Cindys cat, Precious didn't like the doll and growled at it and ran off. Cindy thought that was odd of Precious to do, oh well, he is just a silly old cat, what does he know.  Cindy started to examine the doll closer. It didn't have anywhere to put batteries and seemed all self contained. It seemed to be just a porcelin doll that could talk and move its eyes on its own. Cindy got up to go fix  something to eat. Cindy was toasting some pop tarts and looked up and the doll was sitting next to the toaster with a very odd smile on her face. This doll had teeth and was smiling very widely. The doll had a expression that seemed kind of sinster to say the least. Cindy looked at the doll and said.."well you are not getting any of my pop tarts so you just better lay off." The doll answered Cindy and said.."I don't want pop tarts I just want us to be friends." Cindy jumped. Cindy looked at the doll. Cindy was really scared now. She felt chill bumps run up her back and on her arms. Cindy looked at the doll as the doll was staring at Cindy.
   Cindy told the doll, "well I do not want to be friends with you and I am going to get rid of you now!" Cindy grabbed the doll by its feet and started to take it toward the meat grinder. Cindys dad loved to grind his own meat and she thought this was a great idea to just smash the doll right inside of the grinder and grind her up.
   The doll got away from Cindy somehow. Cindy looked down at the doll. The doll looked at Cindy. "I just want to be friends, Cindy, can't we just be friends?" the doll sneered.
   Beep Beep Beep! Cindy rolled toward her alarm clock and turned it off. Whew! Cindy thought, I am so glad that was a dream. Cindy started to get out of bed. Cindys mom came into her room with a large box and said to Cindy.."Happy Birthday!" Cindy looked at the box.  Cindy looked at her mom. Her mom starts.."well, aren't you gonna open it?" Cindy said..."well, o.k. and thought that was just a crazy dream and it could never really happen..and started to open the box and a little hand grabbed Cindy from inside the box. Ow! Cindy said, that hurts! The doll jumped out of the box and smiled at Cindy, it was the same doll from her dream!!!
   Beep! Beep! Beep! Cindy looked at her alarm clock, and said, oh that was just a dream and thought she had never had two dreams in a row like that before and got out of bed. She was looking forward to a nice birthday. Cindy went toward the kitchen to eat breakfast and on the table was a big box and on the box said.."open now and get a really nice surprise!"
The End