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Daughter of a Punk Chapter 2

  CHAPTER TWO            CONTENT WARNING: ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, PANIC ATTACKS. Josie woke up just as quickly as she had fallen asleep. Her eyes fluttered open, the sunlight shining in through her pink star patterned curtains. Josie turned over and grabbed her phone that was laying on her wooden nightstand and clicked the ‘home’ button, checking the time. 8:00 a.m. Better start getting ready. The memorial service wouldn’t be until 11:00, but Josie’s mother wanted to arrive early to make sure everything was ‘perfect’. This event was big for her mom. While Josie was dreading it, her mom almost seemed to be looking forward to it. “It’s a way to celebrate his life.” Her mom would say, but Josie didn’t view it that way. No, she viewed in in a different way. People would be coming. So, so many people that Josie didn’t know of, all from different parts of her dad’s life. The way she viewed it, it was a confirmation. A confirmation, an acknowledgement from nearly everyone that Marcus Mille

Daughter of a Punk Chapter I

       San Francisco Airport was bustling with noise, even at nine p.m. . The noise was actually a welcome change, compared to the past six and a half hours Josie spent on a flight. Nothing is as bad for me as being alone with my own thoughts, especially right now. The girl thought to herself, walking to the part of the airport where pick-ups took place, her light pink suitcase dragging behind her. Josie felt a buzz go off in her purse. She sat down on one of the many benches and got her floral-covered phone out. Her pink screen was lit up, a text bubble popping up. Mom >>> I’m in line. What door r u at? Josie looked back at the door, a bright yellow neon sign shining with a thick black ‘3’.          Me >>> 3 Almost instantly, she received a text back.  Mom>>> great! Give me a few. I’m rly excited to see you! <3  Josie sighed, looking up at the dark sky that was glittering with stars. This was going to be the first time she would see her mom in person sinc