Save Me, Save Me Not
Imagine coming back to your home town, and waiting at the airport for your old favorite neighbors. As you wait for someone that looks familiar, to approach you, you look around and wonder things to yourself. In the book " save me not" by Chelsea Baron, the main character is Marilyn Adams. And while waiting for someone at the airport she thinks to herself " sometimes you can't stay silent forever, and other times it’s the only thing to do."
Five years ago Chelsea was in this very airport leaving with her family, but this time she is by herself waiting for someone. While she is standing there she starts to remember why she is actually here. At the age of twelve her brother has raped her many times and she even witnessed her brother killing their parents. Sadly she had nowhere to go so she moved back to her old town and is moving with her old neighbors, the Huntley's.Getting out of her daydream she notices a familiar face approach her. She is face to face with Jacob Huntley .
Jacob Huntley was just one of the eight kids from the family. He also happened to be the same age as Chelsea. When he approached her, he gave her a hug and asked if she needed help with her bags, but ever since that event taking place in Chelsea's life she doesn't like to talk. She does not talk to anyone all she does it stare at them. Eventually they end up at his house, and where she will be living.
While she walked into the house, she started to get all this childhood memories back. Everyone from the family greeted her and welcomed her to their home. Some of the kids were weird about and others felt bad. But Jacob was always there for her, and no matter what his goal is to make her talk again. He does that by recreating the old memories like camping in the backyard, and taking her to her old restaurant. He's not going to give up, until she starts to talk again.
This story can really show how someone so innocent can have such a horrible thing happen to them and change their life forever. Will Marilyn ever break out of this and talk and be her old self again?
