When I was 11 or 12, I was really bored with everything on my summer reading list. It was all happy, middle-grade kinds of books. I was getting frustrated, because I liked to read. My mother went to the library and got me a copy of 'The Other Side of Midnight' by Sidney Sheldon. It was my first adult book.
Lauren DeStefanoI start trying to stay unconscious. The problem with this is that no amount of willpower can change the reality.
Lauren DeStefanoSo how long do you think itโll be?โ he says. โBefore the next hurricane comes along to take you home.โ โCan I tell you my biggest fear?โ I say. โYes. Tell me.โ โThat it will be a very windless four years.
Lauren DeStefanoHe gathers me up and I'm weightless before he sets me on the railing. He's the only thing keeping me from falling back, out of the reach of daylight. I'm not afraid of falling. I don't fear the sky beyond the train tracks like I did before. I can go anywhere just so long as it's with him.
Lauren DeStefano