“It was attached to a church, but only a few kids ever visited, so she always had the place to herself. She came here when she was feeling especially stressed, or when it felt like the walls in her house were closing in on her—which was, admittedly, quite often. Just sitting and swinging usually calmed her down, especially with the backdrop of the orange-and-purple sunset glittering through the clouds. But not tonight. Maybe not ever again. She felt scattered and horrible. She couldn’t stand to ...be at home—with all the cats gone, her mom had done nothing but wail loudly about how it was all Julie’s fault—but she couldn’t go anywhere, either. Apparently, Social Services had been notified that there was a minor living in the cat-riddled house, and someone was supposed to come out and interview Julie soon, but that didn’t make her feel better, either. So what—they’d send her to foster care? That hardly seemed like an improvement. It felt like the whole world was closing in on her.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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