Wishing upon a star

"Close your eyes." I lay on my back in the grass just outside our perfect house. I obey and close my eyes. I grab my mom's hand, who of which, was laying next to me. I hear the grass blowing gently in the warm wind.

"Make a wish." Her voice washes over me. I think about the all things we need. Maybe more money. Things have been different lately. Mom and dad seem stressed, and never happy. I focus on the thought of happiness. 'I wish, for my family to be happy again.'

I feel so cozy, so safe next to my mom. She smells amazing. I breath in her lavender scent and exhale feeling completely comfortable.

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I lay back in my bed. I think about the good memories years ago. Life is not so easy anymore. I wish I was young again, when things were more simple.

'Close your eyes.' I hear her smooth voice in my head. I close them shut. 'Make a wish.' I wish, she can come back. I miss her. I miss my mother.

6 years ago, my mom died from a heart condition. I'm 15 now, and my life is completely falling apart. I can tell my dad is trying his best, but it's so hard without my mom. We still don't have enough money, and we barely have enough to get by in life. I wish I was 9 again. Everything was much more simple. Everything was better with mom here with us. The memories are starting to fade no matter how hard I try to hold onto them. I have to save them. I have to hold onto the last remnants of her. Once that's gone, what's left?

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Olivia Carsol is falling apart. She hasn't told anyone about her mom, and she intended to keep it that way. Her dad decides to send her to a boarding school. She doesn't want to leave. She's lost so much already, and not willing to give him up too. How will she survive through all of this?

How will Olivia adjust to her new school, and classmates?