*Through Emily's Eyes*
*Trigger Warning - guns*
There’s something about that first shower on your birthday. It’s your first shower in a new year. The first of a new level in life. Seventeen didn’t come with many new thrills, but it still felt different. The rushing water washed away everything from sixteen that I wanted to get rid of, cleansing and making room for the coming year. And being born on June 1st was the perfect day. The first of the month, a day that everyone associated with the start of summer. A perfect starting point.
Last year I had felt older because I woke up to Eva’s voice and knew that before midnight I’d learn to shift. This year I felt older in a more human sense. Since the last day of school, I had spent every weekday wearing business attire and touring o
