Read an Excerpt
From The Key to Extraordinary
It is a known fact that the most extraordinary moments in a girl’s life come disguised as ordinary days.
It is a known fact for me, at least.
Because that morning started out mostly the same as all mornings before: I woke up to an ache in my chest, the smell of chocolate, and the sound of the ghost making a racket in the kitchen.
Now, I’m not the sort to dwell on doom and sorrow. Life is too short for that. But I should at least try to describe the ache briefly:
It is not the kind that comes from eating tacos too late at night.
It’s the kind that comes from being left behind. I think my heart is smart enough to know there’s a place I should be filling with new memories, new jokes, and wondrous adventures with the one person I loved most of all. But that person is gone now. And so, my heart has a giant hole. I call it The Big Empty.
I squeezed my eyes shut tight and reminded myself of these affirmations
: Tonight I could have my Destiny Dream.
