All Chapters of ALWAYS THERE: Chapter 11 - Chapter 12

DON'TFORGET TO CHECKOUT MY BLOG FOR BOOK REVIEWS.__________________ The car, travelling up to 70 miles per hour, sped past the millions of trees along the road. It was Sunday and most people had locked themselves in the safety and comfort of their homes. The once busy streets were almost empty except for the scurrying rats and dancing polythene bags that managed an escape from the bin.On a typical day like this, I and my mom will go to church at the old cathedral that was just a few steps from home. After we would take a walk through the woods to the little lake there where we would go for a swim. We usually stayed until the sun died down.Mama said we had to catch all the sun we could. Quite absurd isn't it, considering my mom is as dark as the night sky and I very dark myself.Plus, I learned in school that the scorching sun rays in the a

DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT MY BLOG POSTS ABOUT BOOKS https://thechronicalist.wordpress.com.________________LEONARD'S POV "Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus."Alexander Graham Bell______________________I pulled the zipper up on my over all. Since I have been demoted to the position of maintenance, I would have to walk around the building looking like a deflated balloon dressed as a marshmallow.I blame my father for all of this. I swear, he has been planning this from day one. Always trying to belittle me and mock me. This was the ultimate punishment.He is still sore after I left. He sees me as a threat now, since I can stand up for myself and decide when not to take his frequent bullshit. He is scared as a wimp, after I refused to apologise to N