Chapter 12

~Deep End~

Falling hard and fast.

And there didn't seem to be a thing

I could do about it.

~

Lisa Kleypas

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Sitting at the bottom of the staircase as I play with my dolls, I hear noises coming from the kitchen; they're loud and aggressive. Puffing out a breath, I turn my attention back to my dolls and proceed to play with one of the doll's hair.

Excitement fills my heart when I finally succeed in tying the doll's hair into a ponytail. I did it! I smile; I'm overfilled with joy and after finally achieving something I thought was impossible, I feel like I can do anything. I'm too excited, too busy complimenting my doll that I don't notice that th