"Hey, honey! Welcome home!"
"Hi, Mom."
"So, how did it go? I want all the details," Mom says with her eyes wide open and a big smile.
"Oh, it was fine. I'm gonna go say hi to Salish, okay?"
"Sure, honey, but come down in a few minutes so we can have a proper conversation about your first day."
Salish is reading and taking notes when I walk into her room, as usual.
"Hey, S."
"Ever heard of knocking?"
"Jeez, I just wanted to check on you. Calm down."
"Brooklyn. Leave. Me. Alone."
"Salish, what's wrong with-"
"GET OUT!!!" Salish storms out of her chair and slams the door right in my face.
How could Salish just-
Oh no. Please not this again. The hallway is getting blurry, and I feel like I'm about to lose my balance just from standing.
"Salish, we do NOT yell in this house. Apologize to your sister right now."
WHAT TIME IS IT!!!
"Brooklyn, honey, are you okay? You look a little dizzy."
WHAT TIME IS IT WHAT TIME IS IT WHAT TIME IS IT!!!
"Brooklyn? Answer me! Brooklyn!!!"
I'm using all my strength trying not to fall, but now I can hardly see, and I just can't do it anymore.
I just can't do it anymore.
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Fiksi RemajaBrooklyn, a 13 year old girl obsessed with time and clocks, is starting middle school after being home schooled her whole life. Something horrible happens on her first day that will change her life forever. She also learns to navigate queerness in h...
