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"Ellie, it's time for breakfast dear!"

Ellie's darkness slowly gave way to a blurred myriad of colours, then more defined shapes as her eyelids fluttered open. Still half-asleep and hugging Bean, her old brown stuffed toy bear, Ellie willed herself to sit up best as she could. For a moment, she drifted back into sleep and all became dark again... but when she realised what had just happened, Ellie was jolted back into reality at once. Sighing, she stretched long and hard, yawning and then finally getting out of bed. It was going to be a nice day! Or at least it would be once she stopped feeling so sleepy.

After taking her morning bath and pulling on a slightly oversized shirt and cargo shorts, Ellie made her way to the dining table whilst still drying her short hair with a towel. She smiled, sitting down to breakfast cereal and milk. It was the simple, nice sort of breakfast she felt like having sometimes - breakfast cereal was always a winner. Happily, Ellie spooned the cornflakes into her bowl and filled it with milk, helping herself as her mother walked over to join her.

"Morning, Mommy!" Ellie grinned at her mother, offering her the cereal box. Some found it strange that she still called her parents 'mommy' and 'daddy' instead of 'mom' and 'dad' at her age, but she liked how it sounded. Kind of warmer, so Ellie thought. She wondered why her father wasn't home today, but she guessed it wasn't very important. Mommy looked happy enough without having to take her questions, anyway. As the two of them ate breakfast together at the small table of their equally small house, Ellie couldn't help but feel strangely lucky to just be like this.