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scream out her joy.
     

Chapter 9
April 2013
    The water felt
amazing touching Josephine's feet and covering her
expensive sandals. She chuckled and looked down as a wave came in and it
reached her knees. Even if she had lifted up her dress it still got wet on the
bottom, but she didn't care. Not about the dress, not about her parents, or
even about Ms. Camilla who was probably still yelling at her from the dunes.
She didn't even care enough to look back and see if she had followed her or was
coming for her. It didn't matter. All that mattered was that Josephine had a
few minutes to herself doing exactly what she felt like.
    She laughed out loud again and stomped her feet
making the water splash up high. She closed her eyes and danced while soaking
her dress and thighs in the ice cold water. When she opened them again, she
spotted someone at the beach, someone walking a dog. Josephine looked at where
she had come down to the beach and spotted Ms. Camilla still standing up there,
probably just waiting for her to come back, since she couldn't walk in the sand
with her high heeled shoes and she was too prim and proper to take them off.
Josephine waved at her, then ran towards the dog that was playing in the water
just like she was.
    "Be careful, he's a little playful,"
the owner said as Josephine approached the dog and it started jumping around
her in joy. Josephine laughed and looked at the owner. An old lady wearing a
green rain jacket with the hood covering her head.
    "Can I pet him?"
    Josephine was filled with joy once again as the
old lady nodded with a gentle smile. She wasn't allowed to have pets and the
only dogs she ever saw were the ones her dad used on his hunts with his
friends. They weren't playful and friendly like this one. Josephine laughed when
it jumped her. She touched its ears and face and felt how incredibly soft it
was.
    "Django," the owner said and walked
closer. She grabbed the collar and pulled him down from Josephine. "We
don't jump on people. Especially not small girls in very pretty dresses."
    "Is that his name?" Josephine asked.
"Django?"
    The old lady smiled. "That it is. Do you
like it?"
    "I love it. It's so cute."
    The old lady chuckled. "I thought so,
too."
    "Is it gonna rain soon?" Josephine
asked.
    The old lady looked confused. "I don't
think so. The weatherman on TV this morning said sunshine all day."
    "Why are you wearing a rain jacket,
then?"
    The old lady chuckled. "Oh that." She
leaned over and looked into Josephine's eyes. Josephine liked her eyes, they
were nice and friendly. "That is just for fun."
    Josephine laughed. "That is funny."
    Django started licking her hand and Josephine
chuckled. Oh how she had always wanted a dog like this one, a friend to keep
her company during the long days, a friend she could walk with outside in the
yard or at the beach like the old lady. She looked at the woman in the thick
raincoat and suddenly spotted something sticking out from inside of the coat.
    "What's that?" she said.
    "This thing?" the lady asked and
pulled out the most beautiful old doll that Josephine had ever seen. She showed
it to Josephine.
    "Yes, that. Is it yours?"
    The old lady nodded. "That's my dolly. Do
you like her?"
    Josephine nodded eagerly. Like any other
six-year-old girl, she could never get enough of dolls. "I love it. Does
it have a name?"
    The old lady nodded with a big smile. "It
does. Her name is Little Miss Jasmine. Do you want to try and hold her?"
    Django was running around playfully in the water
still as Josephine was handed the doll. She looked at it with stars in her eyes.
"She is so beautiful."
    "It's an old doll. My daughter used to play
with it. The one eye is broken, but she is still pretty, I think."
    "Your daughter is very lucky."
    The old lady tilted her head and looked at
Josephine. "I have more at my house. Would you like to see them?"

Chapter 10
April 2013
    "What a
beautiful day, huh?" said Hanne,the
producer. 
    She was standing next to Patrick on the