Matt came back with a box of pizza in his hand. I licked my lips as my stomach grumbled in hunger. When the box was opened, we dug in and ate until we were full. We pretty much finished the box, but you can’t blame us. It’s been a long day.
We sat in silence, gathering our thoughts until Matt spoke.
“You ready for school on Monday?” he asked.
I sighed. I knew this topic was going to be brought up. Besides, I still had to go to school.
I wished I could delay the time of me having to go to school sooner.
“Yeah,” I said, nodding my head. Let’s just hope that some things have changed while I was gone.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First and foremost: Aaron Forte, my amazing husband, who has supported me in doing whatever I’ve ever wanted to do… Thank you, love, for listening to my endless babbles of uninteresting and ridiculous plot points. Also, thanks for putting up with my random grunts of acknowledgement when I am in the middle of writing; we both know I was definitely not listening to a single word.
Thank you, mom, for never questioning my weirdness and always supporting me to be completely myself… Everything I am has always been because of you.
Essence Mullens, my best friend that has always been willing to read my cringeworthy first drafts… Thank you for always encouraging me and saving my writing from being as awkward as I truly am!
Thank you, dad, for giving me your imagination and pushing me to have the drive to actually get it out into the world.
My older brother, Ryan Keener, thank you for always being competitive with me… It actually helped push me to finish something for once in my life. HA! I finally did something first for once!
Allison, my beautiful niece, when you finally get old enough to read this… Thank you for always asking me about my books, even if I couldn’t ever tell you much about them. I hope you know how much you mean to me.
Elizabeth, my other beautiful niece, thank you for reminding me how exquisite innocence is… Keep that beautiful innocence about you always.
Thank you to my cousin, Terra Benton. You’ve always supported and read my works- Even when we were just little bitty kids!
Thank you to my other cousin, Zak Benton. You’ve always been able to make me laugh- Even when I thought I was drowning in sadness. Also, I knew that you would have said something about not being mentioned if I hadn’t. LOL!
Thank you to everyone who has ever gone through things in their life that they did not think would make it through… You are all truly an inspiration.
Thank you to all of my readers. All of you have helped me get through the darkest times in my life… I’ll never be able to put my gratitude for y’all into words.
Thank you to my depression. You tried to beat me. You tried to tell me that I couldn’t get through it… YET HERE I AM.
Thank you to the countless other people who helped with the making of this book. There are far too many to mention by name, but you all have helped my dream come true. THANK YOU!
AUTHOR’S NOTE
Thank you so much for reading Fighting For Life! I can’t express how grateful I am for reading something that was once just a thought inside my head.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the book. Please leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads because I just love reading your comments and getting to know you!
Can’t wait to hear from you!
Kylie Alyssa Forte
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kylie is just a simple and adventurous twenty-something year old girl who daydreams too much and feels the need to express those dreams to the world. She lives in south Texas with her loving husband, three cats, and one loyal dog. Her mother is her best friend and biggest supporter. She is passionate about mental health and naps. She just wants to express how important self love and acceptance is to the world. She believes that even if one single person is touched by her work then she is fulfilled.
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