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Set on an overcast January day when a mother and daughter are returning from shopping, the narrative emphasizes shock, attempts to stay grounded, and the sudden shift from ordinary routines to irreversible consequences. The story frames loss, identity, and emotional survival through close interior reflection.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2026 by Ellis Darnell All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. For permission requests, [contact authorellisdarnell@gmail.com](contact authorellisdarnell@gmail.com).  \nThe story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.  \nBook Cover by Delaney Leffler  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTo the ones who believed in me from the very start.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nMusic has always been a very important part of my writing process. Below are the songs I listened to almost exclusively while writing. These songs evoke the essence of these characters in my mind and I hope it helps you feel even more connected to them.  \nWhat Baking Can Do-Waitress Original Broadway Cast Dreams-Fleetwood Mac  \nGo Your Own Way-Fleetwood Mac Silver Springs-Fleetwood Mac  \nCan’t Fight This Feeling-Glee Cast cover Body And Mind-girl in red  \nchemtrails-Lizzy McAlpine Isimo-Bleachers  \nWhat the Heart Wants-Collin Raye Little Wonders-Rob Thomas  \nBreaking Down-Florence + The Machine Between The Lines-Sara Bareilles La Vie En Rose-Emily Watts  \nHold My Heart-Sara Bareilles  \nhow well do you know your feelings-Alice Merton I Don’t Care-Fall Out Boy  \nRuin The Friendship-Taylor Swift Opalite-Taylor Swift  \nGold Rush Kid-George Ezra  \nEyes On You (Live From the Hollywood Bowl) -Sara Bareilles merry christmas, i miss you-Alex Crichton  \nAudrey Hepburn-Maisie Peters So Easy (To Fall in Love) -Olivia Dean I Wanna Get Better-Bleachers Buckle-Florence + The Machine  \nSalt Then Sour Then Sweet-Sara Bareilles ft. Brandi Carlile Wish That You Were Here-Florence + The Machine Guilty as Sin? -Taylor Swift  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n1. Chapter One  \n2. Chapter Two  \n3. Chapter Three  \n4. Chapter Four  \n5. Chapter Five  \n6. Chapter Six  \n7. Chapter Seven  \n8. Chapter Eight  \n9. Chapter Nine  \n10. Chapter Ten  \n11. Chapter Eleven  \n12. Chapter Twelve  \n13. Chapter Thirteen  \n14. Chapter Fourteen  \n15. Epilogue Acknowledgements About the Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nChapter One  \nI cantry eeotl mtoygeasprtbeforataiinr my eaI runrsm.Myy finthgroaersteestlihto’svceosfng ubricpo, bfutmIy  \nseatbelt, trying to ground myself.  \nIt only takes a second for your life to be changed forever.  \nUnfortunately for me, my life was changed on the evening of January thirteenth when my mom and I were involved in a head-on collision.  \nIt was a typical January day in Seattle, cold and dreary. It was one of my last days off from college before a new semester began. It was also one of the rare days where Mom wasn’t even on-call as a practicing neurosurgeon. We spent the entire day shopping and only stopped when we got hungry. The snow started falling while we were enjoying our dinner, blanketing the city in soft, pure flakes. It was a wet kind of snow that night, the kind you wish for as a kid. The kind that makes for great snowmen and snowball fights. 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