Realizing that my life has always started and I am not not just waiting for it to start. As I keep waiting, I'm wasting and this is..My life.

"There is a difference between jumping and flying when you jump you have the expectation of landing. When you fly, you look forward with no intention of landing before you reach your dream." While volunteering at St. Joseph's hospital Asher Winston comes across a coma patient. What started out as curiosity has quickly turned to something else, something... Stronger. But the more he learns about "scout" an her brother Sammy Perth, the more he learns that you can't prepare yourself for everything that is to come... Sometimes you just have to take the jump.

"For a place called Paradise City, this island sucks. I don't think a single day has gone by that I haven't thought about stabbing the shit out of myself," he said. "Especially since I'm forced to live with you every second of every day." "Sh. I'm trying to science," I said, not looking up from my binoculars. "See anything interesting?" "Not really. My vision's a little clouded from the fog and rain clouds you constantly emit." He laughed. "You never fail to amuse me, Rea." "But you just said-" "I just said you make me want to stab myself. Interpret that however you'd like." With a love for whales and all life (besides maybe humans), Reagan Winebrenner had never even seen an ocean until her senior year in high school. But the moment she saw her first humpback, she knew she had found her passion and future career. A few years later and an invitation to Paradise City in hand, Reagan has her entire summer laid out for her, working on the project of a lifetime. But with five other students completing their projects as well, will they discover something worthwhile, or will they end up a psychology lesson for future generations? A New Adult Watty Winner 2019