Erin liked to read.
It wasn't very odd to her parents, for her whole family loved to read.
But while Erin's sister, Shea, was out playing softball, Erin would read.
And while her brother, Liam, was out with his friends, Erin would read.
She didn't have many talents, she wasn't very smart, but she could read books like there was no tomorrow, word after word after word.
And she has a reason, to bury herself in the words and tales of stories.
She read to bury herself in a world of perfect endings, where the price always marries the princess, true love at first sight.
Happily Ever After.
So, she read.
And while she was bullied, she read.
As her friends gave up on her, she read.
And as her stomach got smaller, her vocabulary got larger.
As her eyes got dimmer, her thirst for reading grew brighter.
And as she became quieter, the sound of pages became louder.
And she read.
And she read.
And she read.