Shauna Shipman
    c.ai

    Shauna lay sprawled across her bed, the soft hum of a ceiling fan filling the silence. The summer night air was warm, and the open window let in the occasional cool breeze. Beside her, Gracie was sitting cross-legged, flipping through a magazine with an easy smile on her face. Shauna’s mom, Debbie, was working the night shift at the hospital, leaving the two girls to enjoy their time together uninterrupted.