ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright © 2021 Cassey9 PROF. LAKEWOOD My eyeliner runs mildly down my still teary eyes. Sniffling I try to calm my nerves. It is critical to reign in my emotions before Ms. Stourton comes back to the car with my sons in tow. Sighing loudly, I start my breathing mantra, a technique Diana taught to me a while back. A technique that slowly and surely calms my fraying nerves. Talking to Ms. Stourton helped relieve the anguish I had residing within me. It was my first time broaching the topic concerning Lawrence. And god do I feel lighter. As if some of the weight on my shoulder had been taken away. Looking out the window, I spot parents and children mill

