The Girl on the Bus

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Girl on the Bus</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is a gritty heart-tugging story about what happens when the childhood nightmare you thought you'd outrun pulls up to your curb again.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Years ago eight-year-old </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Leilani Brooks</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> was left behind on an empty school bus-an hour that felt like forever leaving behind a lifetime of scars. Now in her twenties Leilani is trying to build a quiet stable life. But every time she steps onto a bus she's haunted by memories of sitting in the dark at the place she once called </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>the graveyard for buses</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>She has a man-Marquise. But he's always on the go. Is she holding on just to feel seen?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>A shift in her life prompts Leilani to pursue the career she's always wanted. Along the way she meets someone who challenges her to see herself in a new light.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Will she stay in her comfort zone working to keep everything together?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Or will she finally realize she's worth more than that?</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Girl on the Bus</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> asks: </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Will Leilani ever love and value herself first? And when the wheels stop turning which side of herself will she choose?</em></p><p></p><p>abandoned child; childhood trauma fiction; relationship and identity; emotional healing; learning to love yourself; second chance journey; woman's self-discovery</p><p></p><p>This book is really from my heart. Even though it says fiction some of these things were inspired by real events. I understand what affects me won't necessarily be the same for others but it's essential. It's important to me to tell my story for me to heal. And if I can help just one person that is all that matters to me. I did not have the support growing up and it dawned on me that maybe I'm still hurt. I do deal with things in a desperate attempt to feel seen. So please excuse me as I expose my raw passion ball of emotions. I feel good no wonderful to know that I reached the little girl that was left alone on the bus all those years ago.</p>