CrossCountryLover

I'm new to this and welcome any comments. Please vote or send comments as it lets me know if I'm on the right track with my stories.

Thanks for letting me take you to a fantasy world for a few minutes. Hope you enjoy!

Hugs!
-XCL

I am absolutely thrilled that my story placed (4th - 7th) in the Holiday Contest. Thank you to all who voted on my story! I read many of the other Holiday Contest entries and thought I didn't stand a chance with so many great stories.

Special thanks to LadyCibelle who edited the story. She deserves an award for her tireless contributions as an editor on this site!

It looks like I won $100 and in honor of this, I am donating half to cancer research so know that your votes have gone to a good cause. It's just a little but millions of drops fill an ocean. If you would like to donate, search on Alex's Lemonade Stand as a good source.

Thanks to Junkyarddog for pointing me to the lyrics from this song by Rascal Flatts.

Skin (Sarabeth)
Written by: Doug Johnson & Joe Henry
Published by: Sweet Radical Music & Cool Hand Music

Lyrics
Sara Beth is scared to death
To hear what the doctor will say
She hasn't been well, since the day that she fell
And the bruise just won't go away

So she sits and she waits with her mother and dad
And flips through an old magazine
Till the nurse with the smile stands in the door
And says will you please come with me

Sara Beth is scared to death
Cause the doctor just told her the news
Between the red cells and white, something's not right
But we're gonna take care of you

Six chances in ten, it won't come back again
With the therapy we're gonna try
It's just been approved, it's the strongest there is
And I think that we caught it in time
And Sara Beth closes her eyes.

Chorus:
And she dreams she's dancing
Around and around without any cares
And her very first love is holding her close
And a soft wind is blowing her hair

Sara Beth is scared to death
As she sits holding her mom
Cause it would be a mistake for someone to take
A bald headed girl to the prom

For just this morning, right here on her pillow
Was the cruelest of any surprise
And she cried when she gathered it all in her hands
The proof that she couldn't deny
And Sara Beth closes her eyes

Chorus:
And she dreams she's dancing
Around and around without any cares
And her very first love is holding her close
And a soft wind is blowing her hair

Bridge
It's quarter to seven, that boy's at the door
And her daddy ushers him in
And when he takes off his cap
They all start to cry
Cause this morning where his hair had all been
Softly she touches just skin

And they go dancing, around and around
Without any cares
And her very first true love is holding her close
And for a moment she isn't scared