Sink or Swim
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Last published Tue, Apr 9, 2019
If you asked anyone about who Bailey Addison was they'd probably respond competitive swimmer, friend, daughter, sweet person who helped me.
But when the worst thing imaginable happens, it uproots Baileys existence. She not only stops swimming, but she seems to stop living. She feels dead inside, not knowing how to show emotion the way a normal person would.
How would Bailey describe herself?
I have two words for you, empty and alone.
Through her adventure she finds herself. This is a love story, only it's not only the typical romantic love; its also self-love (but hey there has to be true love in there too).
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