In the hands of fate

Summary

Twenty-two-year-old Annika Deckler lives a life that's not her own. Annika's always felt somewhat trapped. Governed by familial duty and a daunting destiny that was thrust upon her. Free to fly as far and as fast as she dare. Yet bound by chains no one but Annika herself could see.

Every night Annika would dream of simpler times. Times before her powers. Before she had to lug around this heavy weight of responsibility. Until the day Annika decided to become a mom. Suddenly her life was filled with a new sense of purpose.

Gone were the days when Annika dreamed to leave her destiny behind. Now Annika lived her life for her son. Annika had become content with her role in life. Annika no longer wished to be rid of the things that kept her grounded. Though fate had other plans for the heroine it would seem.

After a freak accident Annika is once again left uprooted. Before her life hadn't been her own. Now it was slipping through her fingers before her very eyes. Can Annika accept the fact that she could be dying? What will Annika's death do to those around her? What is Annika going to tell her son?

And more importantly if there is a way for Annika to take her life back, would she even want to?

Epigraph

"When we were growing up there all sorts of people telling us what to do when really what we need is space to work out who to be."
Ellen Page

Dedication

For those who are too far to reach.
For anyone who is lost in the dark.
For everyone that feels trapped in their own life.
There is always hope to be had for those who don't seek it.

Disclaimer & Forward

* This is a story full of loss and all that entails. Life is full of beginnings and ends both are important to truly capture story and its entirety.

* My characters are work of fiction. Their struggles, their beliefs and the way they act is all their own.

* This story is built upon humanizing those who feel the least human. These characters have burdens, and securities, flaws and fears they are human in this sense. In the end they were created to be beautiful disasters rife with mistakes just like anyone else.
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This is a fictional story. Names, places, characters, businesses, events and struggles encountered are part of my imagination or used in a fictitious way. If anything in the story resembles actual living or nonliving humans (or non-humans) it's purely coincidental.