I forgot how long I've been underwater, I assume it's been a few minutes. I can feel my lungs burn, begging for oxygen. I stay under for a few more seconds, until I feel lightheaded. Finally I submerge to the surface.
My eyes begin to profusely tear up. I rapidly begin blinking, hoping to decrease the burning sensation I received from the dirty lake water.
I look up towards the cabin, and I see my car, parked exactly where I had left it hours earlier..
The sun glinting off the grey hood shines every-which way, making my old 1995 Volkswagen seem newer. My baby, I call her 'Ole Betsy'.
Blaze surprised me on my last birthday, with this beautiful beaten down slug bug. I'd begged my mother for months to buy it. She'd always rejected my constant begging and pleading.
I was so happy. So ecstatic. Also very thankful that he'd gotten it for me. My mother was appalled when she'd seen him pull it into our drive way.
The looks she'd shoot at my father, hoping for him to speak up, and reject the gift. She'd hoped he'd be the bad guy; he never was. My father was nothing but huge smiles. He was filled with almost as much excitement as I was-- and it was MY car!
I smile at the memory I remember every detail, precisely, as if it had happened yesterday. Meanwhile it was almost a year ago.
A year ago that my life had changed. A year ago, that I, myself had changed. It feels like forever, but it's only been a fucking year.
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The New Beginning
Teen FictionThis girl Caroline George- Carly for short- is ashamed of herself. But this is just the beginning.. Until something unexpectedly happens. Then, her mom forces her to move states away, even if it is by kidnapping. They're leaving all things behind...
