"Suddenly, loud sirens filled the air creating a discordant cacophony of dissonance and vibrating air currents. Carol-Anne could sense that trouble was brewing. She could almost feel its malevolent nature, as she recalled what Noah had said yesterday evening before leaving the apartment..." How will Carol-Anne maneuver through these days ahead of them?
Clutched in a long embrace, both Noah and Carol-Anne sniffle to hold back salt streamed dripping memories. It’s been way too long. It’s been years since either of them have seen or heard from the other. The distance apart seemed like a lifetime before now.
Carol-Anne, fought for years trying to maintain a normal life, but to her nothing about her life was normal. Growing up in a neighborhood where being poor and black was not only a crutch to the outside world, but was looked at as if it were a mistake. Add to the misfortune of those ailments, being deaf only heightened the insensitivity of the neighborhood kids and the community at large.
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