As Malachi tells me the news about Paisley, my heart is racing. I don't say a word and dart out of the  kitchen, grabbing my keys and rushing out the door without even acknowledging Cypress as I run past  him, almost knocking him over. Malachi is not far behind me as I make it to my car, quickly opening the  door and jumping in. He hurries into the passenger's seat, closing the door and we look at each other  with worry filling our expressions. 

Everyone is entranced as we all watch Cypress and Sukie continue their dance, but when the song ends they call everyone to join them on the dance floor. The guests rush to the center of the room with excitement as the music plays, and out of the corner of my eye I catch Paisley walking toward her  Grandpa. She grabs his leg, demanding his attention and motions for him to pick her up, of course he doesn't hesitate. The smile on my face is so big and I can feel the tears threatening to fall when I am grabbed from behind an

As I walk out of the closet, the fabric of my dress sways with my movements. I step in front of the window which still displays beams from the sunset. The rays trickle into the room and reflect off the diamonds on my dress causing the room to light up with sparkles. The front of my white princess style dress is embroidered lace with patterns of dream catchers with moons to match the earrings Amelia chose and has a train almost 6 feet long. The dress sits on my shoulders by skinny straps, with a plunging neckline that s

The alarm sounded, and I reached out to the nightstand, slapping at my phone, knocking it off onto the floor. I leaned over my bed to see where it went, but I gave up and rolled over, pulling the covers over my head before falling back asleep. Again, the alarm blared, and I sighed, pulling the covers off. I rubbed my eyes to get them to focus. When I’m able to see straight, I hang over my bed, searching for my phone. Once I had it in my hand, I headed for the bathroom to get ready for the day. Placing my hair in a messy bun, I avoided makeup all together. I felt like it was a waste of time. Who the hell was I impressing anyway? After I walked to my closet and grabbed my outfit for the day laid it out on the bed. “Paisley?! You awake?” My mom yelled from the door. “Yeah,” I hollered back, picking up the soft sweater from the bed, slipping it over my head, then grabbed the pair of black ripped jeans and pulling them up to the middle of my waist. Once I finished, I stood, picking up m

Last night was crazy. I almost let myself drown, and the most ironic part was that Asher was the one to jump in and save me. To think that in the last four years, he has bullied me to no end, but when he gets the chance to get rid of me, he saved me.I am startled by a knock on the door, which brings me back to the present.“Yeah, come in,” I said, and the door opened to my mom.“Hey sweetie, Can we talk?” She asked, stepping in and closed the door behind her.I swiveled in my computer chair to face her. “Sure, what’s up?” I asked as she took a seat on the chest at the end of my bed.“Last night scared me, Paisley. When you didn't come back up out of the water, my heart tumbled