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Looking For Peace
On a planet at war
Nine-year-old Daryl had an invisible friend that she occasionally talked to named Shaka. Of course, Shaka was only invisible to others. Daryl could see her plain as day.
Shaka was an older beautiful woman with golden hair that reached down to the backs of her legs. She had magic purple eyes and a smile that sent tingles throughout Daryl’s body. And her smooth, soft hands could bring love and healing to anything she touched.
Shaka usually only appeared when Daryl was out-of-doors playing. Daryl never knew when Shaka would suddenly appear.
One summer day Daryl was out in the backyard playing in the sandbox her father had built for her. Her bare feet were submerged in the sand as she used a little plastic shovel to fill a little plastic bucket with sand. Once the bucket was full she dumped it out and began filling it again.
Suddenly, she felt tingles coursing through her body. This always happened just before Shaka appeared. Putting down the shovel, Daryl looked behind her. Standing just outside the sandbox was Shaka.
“Greetings, Daryl. May I join you?”
“Yes please.”
Shaka was also barefoot. She stepped into the sandbox and sat on the little board that served as a seat on the edge of the sandbox. As she did…
