Ava's Point of view
It took me two days to drive to Michigan, and when I pulled up to Kiara's house, she was standing there waiting for me. Kiara is two years older than me, and her birthday happens to be two weeks after mine.
I have known Kiara since I was fourteen, and she was the one to c***k me out of my shell. We met at church, and I will never forget that day.
*Flashback to four years ago*
Since I was thirteen, I could join the youth group, but I was afraid to ask my parents. Why didn't I just go to that group? Well, your parents had to drop you off and get a number that was assigned to you. This was done in case of an emergency for infants up to grade school. The leaders could put a number up on the sideboards in the main church in the event they needed you.
I was already he
