"Baby?" My father whispers from my open doorframe as I lay still in bed, the images of my mother playing through my mind on a constant loop. My eyes however, have not disrespected my wishes since the day we found her, building up a dam and stopping the unwanted floods. "Can I sleep with you in your room?"
"Of course Daddy," I respond, sliding over and holding the blanket up for my father to come in. Striding over gladly, he wraps his arms around me, and for the first time in my life, I hear a sob leave his mouth.
"I can't sleep there. Not... Not without her."
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Chasing Rainbows
أدب المراهقينLarkin Katherine Walker has lived a long, tragic life. At the age of twenty, the past five years have slipped by without her living them at all. So what is she going to do about it? After all, going after happiness is like chasing a fucking rainbow...
