“Family is the biggest part of the glue that holds you from breaking.”

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My feet sunk into the ever soft beach sand. A tickly, warm, and soothing sensation washing over me. Staring at the sky-blue ocean put me in a relaxing meditative state. It was the best escape from reality and I couldn’t have enough, heightening my desire to hide out there eternally.

“Do you like it here?” Mom’s hands wrapped around me, a smile adorning her lips.

It had been ages since we took a family vacation and when Ashlie brought up the idea of a weekend getaway, everyone was quick to conceding to the much needed break....