Everything is heightened. Years, years. Fantasizing about my mom, all the dreams I had at night, about her radiant smile telling me that she's back and it will be alright.
My emotions right now are the sum of fears of never being one with my mom again being released. I'll be okay. For the first time, I finally believe it.
Instantly, I scan everything around me, making sure I'm awake. The sage trees, the jade grass, to my surprise, it seems normal. I spot Emaline, her same auburn hair, lustrous even in the dampness of the forest.
Wait. Emaline.
It hits me like a wave. Oh no.
'When's the flight?'
'In two hours, we have to leave now'
We need a lot more than that to reach Emeline's mom.
My heart beat races.
Barely grasping the lethal fact, me suddenly being not being able to breathe, I look at her, our eyes meet.
She's falling apart.
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The Things We Do For Happiness
Teen FictionThis book is about a boy named Arlo, who is a teenager but unfortunately has had a very tough childhood, his mom left at about the age of twelve and now he lives with his abusive dad who couldn't care less about him. He's best friends with this girl...
