“Absurd occurrences can serve as major life lessons.”

Shannon

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I felt a twinge at the pit of my stomach when my earpiece suddenly went silent, losing touch with my father. I had no idea whether it was a technical or connection problem but I needed to hear his voice. I kept fiddling with it secretly throughout the car ride but to no avail. When the car came to a halt, Matthew took off my blindfold, rummaging my pockets for who knows what before asking, “Are you ready?”

I rolled my eyes and hopped out of the car, stretching to rid exhaustion off my body. We’d been driving for more...