A Breath Away

WARNING – THIS STORY IS ABOUT THE SURVIVOR OF A SCHOOL SHOOTING. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT EMOTIONAL ABUSE. IF YOU ARE A SURVIVOR OF EITHER THIS STORY MAY TRIGGER SOME ROUGH FEELINGS. Sixteen year old Zuleika Hart is just barely functioning after surviving a mass shooting at her school. To add to her troubles, she begins to realize that her stepfather is emotionally abusing her mother and her little sister.She can't bear the idea of returning to the scene of the crime (the school) but when she is forced to, she rebels, causing friction in her already tumultuous home life. As Zuleika searches for a better, safer way to educate herself she discovers a strength she thought was long gone, and inspires her mother to look for strengths of her own.A BREATH AWAY has NO CHAPTERS. It is a freeform story.