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Preface

"You never knohich way the wind bloas one of my father’s favorite expressions I used to think it was silly; just one of those sayings we tell ourselves e don’t think we have control over our own destiny

But I’ve since coe blow, they’re strong enough to toss you into a whole neorld, and you really have no control over where you fly or how you land

I’d always been quite content with my life; it was fairly easy and predictable with only a hint of draht breeze There were a few times when Mother Nature hit ed to land on ained control over the weather, keeping the possibility of a terrible storh my door and carried me away

Chapter 1 - Eye of the Storm

"Ooh, ooh, Taryn, turn it up!" Marie pointed frantically in the air while in and tonic with her other hand

Her sudden exciterabbed the television re news I should have known better; there was only one thing Marie or any of the other women in town felt was neorthy these days, and it wasn’t that thea shoe sale I don’t even think "free shoes" could have beento them

Soon after htly perturbed, but it was too late to correct e was already done

"Looks like the obsessive fans caused another traffic ja to pretend like I actually cared

For aa repeat of yesterday’s news report The news ca side of the road - again They were trying to spy on the ain, hoping for the randolimpse of "him"

Between all of the cars that were parked haphazardly and the girls running back and forth across the street, traffic on Ocean View Drive was al their best tomore chaos in the process

"I’m sure all of their ‘I Love Ryan’ posters will capture his attention," I stated jokingly, rolling my eyes at the absurdity of it all

From what I had seen and heard about hihtest bit about the teenyboppers and their childish signs of love and adoration Still, their actions perplexed irls – roomen – to take the ti side a busy roadway? Do they actually think he n with my name written in florescent pink with silver hearts is such a brilliant artistic representation of my life It validates my existence and ed on Marie’s ar at the bar laughed atinterviewed by the news reporter on TV screamed just a bit louder I pointed the remote back at the television and quickly lowered the volue the channel

"Hang on a sec, I want to see this," Marie defended quickly, dis my actions with her hand Her eyes stared intently at the screen

"Ahh! See, he’s on again!" Marie squealed with excite at the bar lurched off of their stools to get a better view of the television

"Hey - watch what you’re doing" I pointed

Marie was so preoccupied watching the news she speed-poured vodka on the outside of the glass

"Daeous," Traci, one of roup of business at one of the tables nearest to the television booed loudly and then requested for me to turn ESPN on instead

Unconsciously,deal was, but I only saw part of his head as he climbed into the back seat of a car

It had only been about teeks since "he" and "the cast" descended on our town but I was already tired of hearing about them The local news and radio stations talked about the actors incessantly, to the point that it became overkill I tried desperately to remember what life was like before they landed, but it was difficult