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Last published Thu, May 28, 2020
e·lapse
əˈlaps/
verb
(of time) pass or go by.
About a girl trying to save a boy who might not want to be saved.
It's been 8 years since Amara saw her childhood family friends. After a nasty fall out, she finally meets them again after the sudden passing of their father. Now 28, Kareem seems to think the only path set out for him in life is the one he's already walking. But Amara has different plans - and she's ready to make him change the direction of his life no matter what it takes.
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"After all, you were a dandelion mid-January. A wish in winter. I thought maybe you would build us a fire in the middle of the snow, teach these hollow boys out of wood that you could get this girl to glow. I thought maybe I wouldn't have anymore need for candles or boyfriends made out of wax that always quickly burnt out. I thought maybe I could put to rest this flickering heart. I know it sounds odd but in the pitch dark with the lights dimmed down, I used to trace the outline of your face in case I wouldn't see you for a while. I haven't seen you."
-Alysia Harris.
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