Maggie Martin
Kelly’s Conclusions: A Young Adult Horror Story
(Northern Starlight Young Adult Press July 16, 2016)
Why is everything crashing down around Kelly? She just wants a normal life, some small bit of peace and happiness. She wants to be able to find peace without having to cut it out of her arms and legs with her straight razor, the only thing that feels stable. Things come to a head, though, because Kelly isn’t the only one in her family with a problem. How can she hope to deal with Carson’s issues when she can’t even deal with her own? This bittersweet conclusion to the Kelly’s Freedom series will leave you breathless.
Kelly’s Conclusion is the final story in the Kelly’s Freedom series from Northern Starlight Young Adult Press, which tells the story of a teen girl’s escape from a life of pure hell. It continues the story started in Kelly Kidnapped, Kelly’s Captor, Kelly’s Cuts, and Kelly’s Confusion. It contains mature situations and mature language and is intended for mature teens. Parents should read this ebook to determine if the subject matter is appropriate for children in their care.
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I slowly found my way to my feet. A nurse with dark skin and a red wig said “This way, please.” At the end of a long hallway with many doors, the nurse opened the door. Carson was laying in a bed with tubes up his nose and things that looked like suction cups stuck to his head and arms.
“CARSON!” I screamed.
He slowly opened his bloodshot eyes. “Hey, Kelly.” he breathed heavily.
“What… What happened Carse?” my eyes were once again clouded with tears.
“O.D...” He breathed out in something more like a wheeze than a word. What? He overdosed?
“Carson, you were doing drugs?”
A small smile curled from his mouth. “Yeah...” he choked out.
“But why, Carse?” a hot tear rolled down my cheek.
“I thought you hated me. It eased the pain. I was doing it before then, though. Whenever I was with Ella, we were doing drugs. It was horrible. And then, well, I just…I just didn't want you hanging out with those thugs. That's why I flipped when I saw you with that Jace kid.” He wiped under my eyes where my makeup had obviously smeared. “You are so beautiful, Kelly.” I had been so oblivious to everything going on.
I thought my life was horrible, but I was making everyone around me hurt.