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Backstory:

It was November 14, and Mrs. Serenity and Mr. Andrew Miller were sitting quietly at home. Mrs. Miller was 8 and ½ months pregnant with her first child. All seemed right. Until…

“Andrew, the baby’s coming! NOW!”

Mr. Miller didn’t know what to do. He called the local medicine woman, who came over and delivered an 8 pound, 22 in. baby. Not knowing what to name it, the family just sat there. Mrs. Miller then knew what its name would be. She had an aunt named Destiny who had died 1 month before the birth. She had wanted to meet the newborn.

“Let’s call it Destiny.”

Mrs. Miller had tears in her eyes. Her and her aunt had been really close. And now the new Destiny was here. It looked like things would be bright for baby Destiny.

But they weren’t always. A lot of things happened during Destiny’s first 5 years of life. First of all, when she was 2, her mother became pregnant again and on September 7, her brother Ash was born. When Destiny turned 3, she fell down some stairs and broke her ankle. However, when Destiny was 5, tragedy struck. Her mom was diagnosed with cancer. It was aggressive, and doctors told Mrs. Miller that she had 6 months left to live. She tried to do as much as she could but lost the battle on November 10, 4 days before Destiny’s 6th birthday.

Destiny changed after that. She became very shy. She skipped school to stay home and cry. Her grades went from A’s and B’s to D’s. She found comfort in her neighbor Clayton, who was Destiny’s age. She also became in love with animals. She had 2 cats and a dog by the time her 8th birthday came around.

Destiny went back to school at last. She was now 9 years old and no one remembered her. So it was time to start over. She got an all new wardrobe. For the first time ever, she cut her hair, which had been down to her legs. But she never did feel cool.

Once Destiny turned 13, Clayton and she began to hang out. It seemed like Clay was the only person who understood her. On December 4, Clayton asked her out, not knowing what she would say due to her shyness.

“I would love to.”

On December 6, they went on that date. After the date, Clayton did something that surprised them both. He leaned in, and so did Destiny. They kissed. After their lips parted, Destiny blushed. She wasn’t expecting that. But…she liked it.

Her father and brother were away on a fishing trip one night. Destiny was 14. She called Clayton, her now boyfriend, and invited him over. He agreed and was bringing a scary movie. During the movie, they cuddled because Destiny was frightened. They kissed and he had to spend the night. They didn’t have sex. They were in the same bed, but no sex. He put his arm around her and her head was on his chest.

She and Clayton continued to see each other. When she was 17, they did it. Her dad was away again on a fishing trip with her brother. A week later, her dad had not returned. She got a phone call from a man at the lake. Her dad had drowned. Destiny was now an orphan. Clayton hugged her. She is now quiet and only talks to Ash and Clay.