Dandelion Seeds

You know how you always made wishes on dandelion seeds? And how you would always watch the seeds fall away, soon turning from a beautiful white poof, into practically nothing? Just the little thing that held all the seeds to the dandelion you made your wish on? And how after all the seeds flew away, you tossed the stem away?

Imagine being like a dandelion. How you start out all bright and yellow, than grow into a white tuff of seeds. Now imagine having each of your seeds pop out of you, losing a tiny bit of you; your identity, your happiness, your hope; now imagine being thrown away because no one wants you. They just wanted you for a silly wish, or just to see you blow away.

Kasey Johnson is much like a dandelion in that perspective, losing everything she loves, she trusts, and much more. Being tossed around by one family after another. A dandelion that had her seeds painfully ripped out by those who left her, those who tossed her around like she was a punching bag, throwing her out once her seeds were gone.

Then, one day she gets adopted, and her life changes. She goes to school and meets someone she likes sorta like a friend, Leah, and a guy she only knows by name, Jake. They teach her how to trust others and begin to love again, in ways Kasey couldn't imagine.

But, is this just another one of those dandelion things she goes through? Having her seeds plucked out by hurt, by betrayal, by the one thing she never thought she could do again; trust? Will she just end up being thrown out like always, being the stem no one wants? Or will she be one of those dandelions little kids pick to give to their mothers? The ones people use as bouquets and cherish?