I drew a circle in the sand and placed everything I know within. I turned my back and walked away as the abyss swallowed it all. I drew a face in the sand, but who it was I couldn’t tell. I etched a name beside it, too. but I’d forgotten how to read. When the ...

Makayla dropped her dance bag by the front door with a loud thump and made her way into the kitchen. “I said I’m sorry,” her mother trailed in behind her. “The meeting ran long.” Makyla pulled a water bottle from the fridge and let the door drop behind her. “Your meetings always run late,” she ...