Madison Rose Lewis was on top of the world. She was in her first year of university studying law, she was in perfect shape and she was beautiful. Nothing could stop her. She was supposed to be having the time of her life. She was invincible. Until the day she wasn’t. Madison had been sick for nearly a year before we found out. It explained the throwing up, the fevers, and the dizziness. It explained everything. Madison had cancer. She was diagnosed in 2001 and she died on the 12th of august, 2006. She left behind her family of four brothers, two sisters, and way too many pets. She will be remembered forever as a beautiful, courageous woman. She stood up for what she believed in with a passion, and when she set her mind on something, nothing in this world could stop her. My name is Grace Alison Lewis. I’m 14. Madison was my sister. She is my sister, always will be. It’s now been eight years since she died; I was five years and eleven months old. This is my story.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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