Prologue

"But she'll be lonely!", the little girl bellowed as she struggled in her covers. "Stop this attitude missy and go to bed okay, I can't deal with this", said Laura saying the last part more to herself. " you know it's not fair that you get to have your friends over and I can't", the barbie doll like girl whimpered with her lower lip forming a slight pout. " Maya your too old to have an imaginary friend", Laura said looking intently at the young girl, " she not imaginary, I promise, come look there she is", Maya said as she got off her bed and went by the window where she pressed hard against the glass and pointed aimlessly at her 'friend'. Moving her legs towards the girl, Laura couldn't believe that she actually thought someone was there. Reaching the window and staring aimlessly at where the girl was pointing she saw nothing, absolutely nothing just as always. " Maya bed now!", Laura said pestered at this moment, " No!", the little girl said with as much venom. " Well fine then.", Laura said as she picked the little kicking and thrashing girl bridal style and placed her on her bed and started tucking her in prior walking towards the door.

She puffed out in frustration as a wind of cold breeze hit her causing her to shiver instantaneously, turning on her heel to see where the sudden breeze came from, she groaned in anger as she saw that the little girl was out of her bed and out on the balcony staring down at her 'friend'. "You know what Maya, I can't do this anymore okay, bed NOW!", she bellowed more that she thought she would. She did have every right to. This little girl right here was ruining the final day she had with her friends before they all left for the summer. "No...", the little girl calmly said. Running her fingers in circles around her temples she came up with an idea. "You know what Maya I have an idea", she chimed slowly pulling the girl in her room and closing the balcony doors behind her. "Why don't you just invite your friend in?".....