Till it Stops Beating
by Hannah R. Goodman
Seventeen-year-old Maddie Hickman’s senioryear begins with the good (the reemergence ofThe One That Got Away), the bad (a cancer diagnosis,not hers, but it might as well be) and the WTF(an anxiety attack that renders her writhing on thefloor like an upside down crab).
Adding to her spiraling anxiety is Senior Project, in theform of I’ve Decided To Write A Book about The OtherOne That Got Away (And Crushed My Heart). Compoundingit all is applying to college and keeping up with her friends.The ever-mounting stress eventually rips her tight grip onall that she holds dear.
Her break down leads to an unexpected road trip where sheis forced to listen to her wildly beating heart. It is only in theback of a convertible with pop music blasting, that she discoversshe must risk everything in order to really live.
Adding to her spiraling anxiety is Senior Project, in theform of I’ve Decided To Write A Book about The OtherOne That Got Away (And Crushed My Heart). Compoundingit all is applying to college and keeping up with her friends.The ever-mounting stress eventually rips her tight grip onall that she holds dear.
Her break down leads to an unexpected road trip where sheis forced to listen to her wildly beating heart. It is only in theback of a convertible with pop music blasting, that she discoversshe must risk everything in order to really live.