Riding Waves by Susan Marie Schulhof (Excerpt)

Riding Waves by Susan Marie Schulhof (Excerpt)

Then

Beginning of June 2011

   “See you all there, Mom. I’m leaving to pick up Ashley,” I yell to her as I walk out to the garage. Since we need to be at graduation earlier than our families, I am using my mom’s car, and they will come later. I throw my cap and gown in the back seat and drive to pick up my best friend, Ashley. As I pull into her driveway, she comes out of her house already in her cap and gown. Her gown is a little wrinkly; her cap is crooked, but she has the biggest smile on her face.

    “This is it, Harper.”

    “It is,” I reply as I drive towards our high school. I can’t believe that I am graduating from high school.

    “I love this song,” Ashley says as she turns up the radio. “Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars blasts in the speakers as we pull into the parking lot. I notice that the sky is overcast today, but at least it is not raining. I put on my cap and gown as we walk inside the school. I swear that I can actually feel the energy and excitement in the room as we say hi to all of our friends. Everyone is full of nervous chatter as we find our place in line for the processional.

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January 2012

Now

January 2012

   As I stare at my reflection in the mirror, I look the same as I always do, but I don’t seem to recognize myself. I wash my face and brush my teeth like every night before bed, but now I also wash my arm and change into a blue, long sleeve shirt so that I can’t see what I have done. I glance one more time in the mirror to see if I can catch a glimpse of who I use to be. As I lay down, almost falling asleep, I do feel better. That’s the problem. My arm stings, but I don’t hurt from Dan’s words and actions anymore. I still feel pain, but only from the cut forming on my arm. As I touch my left arm, I feel a slight scar from the last time that I did this to myself, and I drift off to sleep.

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Riding Waves is a book about learning to navigate the joys and trials of growing up, falling in love and going to college. When Harper's relationship with Dan starts taking her down a path she doesn't like, she will have to make some hard choices. Can Harper ride the waves of life or will they take her under?

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Riding Waves second draft complete!

Riding Waves Book is almost done. I completed the second draft this morning.
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Rough Draft is done!

Just finished the rough draft of my book Riding Waves four months ahead of schedule!

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Riding Waves Book Chapter 4.1

                                                    Now

                                            February 2012

     As I lie in bed, I keep thinking about the last few months of my life. I know that Dan and I got into another fight tonight, but my thoughts keep drifting back to what happened between Dan and I in January and what he expects from me now whenever we are alone. I should stop thinking. I could go watch TV with my sisters, I am sure that they are still awake. I could talk to my mom about this, or my dad. I could write in my journal about what happened tonight with Dan, but instead I lay in bed thinking. 
     Dan and I have been together for seven months now since our first date going to the carnival last July. A few weeks after we started dating, Dan started to confide in me. It made me feel so good when he said that I was so easy to talk to, and that he felt that I would not judge him for the way that he felt. He told me that no one really cares about him. His parents work all the time and his brother is older and too busy to bother with him. He said that his sisters just talk to each other. Ashley is one of his sisters and my best friend, so he knows not to criticize her to me, but she never really talks about Dan so I know that they aren’t very close. Dan has always gotten himself into trouble for as long as I can remember.      

Author Susan Marie Schulhof

Sharing my truths

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