PRAY ROWAN

It could be said that it all started with a simple outburst of anger and pride. A story where a young adult from Manhattan (NY) decides to elope with his partner for the time being to their "respective city of origin" for the simple reason of not having the approval of his parents. Nevada was a new world for the recent graduate in finance with his beautiful beloved, They both wanted to share and enjoy their youth in freedom, so they did not hesitate to travel another seven hours to have an intimate wedding and have fun in the city of Las Vegas. It was a continuous fun of a week in which sometimes they were not so aware of what they were doing, gambling and wasting almost all the money on them, when they finished they decided to return to Carson City.

Nine months later, the couple had promised themselves to secure a stable home through their efforts, rather than the traditional idea of "starting a family." It was the unbreakable plan, until the sudden arrival of a baby on Sunday the seventh of April at seven in the morning. Aiden Rowan was working in an insurance office from which he had been accepted months ago, until he received a call from his future ex-wife.

In short, having to be absent not only gave him problems at work, now his marriage was in serious trouble when a woman whom neither of them recognized gave them a baby wrapped in a blanket, which he said was his daughter and Without further ado he left, just as Rowan would have wished his new problems would go away. With an argument that went from bad to worse, when conducting a paternity analysis with the intention of being innocent, he had to pass the inevitable: Yes. The little baby was his daughter, just as the demand of his current ex-wife was not late. But the positive side of this was that he at least he could remember and locate when that one-night stand happened. Something good right ...?

One could say that the easiest solution would be to put the baby up for adoption after Aiden Rowan's troubles. It was practically a difficult task but in the end she decided to take care of her little girl, giving her the name "Prairie" next to her last name, keeping the issue of infidelity and her divorce from her parents silent for the moment. her. It would be a lie to say that he never thought about that possibility, however seeing her as a daughter or simply taking responsibility for her actions was that he decided to take care of her, with the help of babysitters who took care of her when he had to work and returning home to continue his work as a single parent. Everything was relatively easy, until Prairie had to begin the transition from her to childhood.

Caring for a daughter who has a certain "disadvantage" compared to other children at the beginning of her educational formation was a complicated task, especially when you have to maintain an office job. Countless times were recommended to him by professional assistance from child psychologists and tutors who could give him extra advice, faced with other financial needs that he had to attend to, he was increasingly convinced to return to his place of origin to ask for help, but the stigma that could having one of Prairie's now grandparents made him ignore and carry on on his own.

It was not until her daughter was seven that on the recommendation of the elementary school she attended, she was recommended a child therapist for her restless behavior. Danya Turner, being the first person to also diagnose and treat her ADHD, was helpful and supportive thanks to her empathy. Recommending a sport to complement, which was joining a youth athletics group as an extra activity. She became more present in the lives of the Rowans, even becoming a close friend of the family. Prairie was still a troublesome child for impulsiveness, but her grades were at the lowest passing grade or even a few points higher in order to advance to the next grades. At her time, she was saddened by not being able to perform like her other classmates, but with the help of the therapist Danya she had a better appreciation of herself in the face of her effort.

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The end of his ten years did not take long to be present, as well as the preadolescence, he could not delay any more in his changes. Together with her new enthusiasm to discover beyond what surrounded him, together with asking for more freedom to investigate on her own. As much as Prairie wanted to get out and explore the neighborhood once she got back from her class, she couldn't, she had to settle for releasing her hyperactivity in afternoon athletics. Sometimes when she got home she spent it completely alone at home, since her father was still at work, waiting for Danya to arrive, who always used to leave before her and keep company until Mr. Rowan arrived. Only for a few hours and so it became customary until it became routine, one which some more came to learn ...

Since weeks ago, an elderly couple came to move into the neighborhood, right in front of the Rowan house. Nothing that attracted attention although she Prairie did comment on how strange they were to her, especially the way they looked at her every time she came home. Her father never paid attention to him, due to the rush or to think that it was only the active imagination from watching so many police programs (which he prohibited him from watching, but he knew he could not do much since the girl had her way) . So it was until in a twilight, the girl was left as always alone, following the indications of always how; Reheating what was in the microwave if she was hungry, having the emergency phone close to her, doing homework, not watching senior programs, turning on the lights when it got dark, and keeping the windows closed. All written in a note so that she would not forget, but this time she ignored the last detail.

When darkness came, she decided to light up her house once a commercial appeared on television. She would take the opportunity to reheat the food, until she heard a noise coming from the living room. Describing what would happen at that precise moment would seem like a horror movie; A house with noises that intensified every time. Noticing how the house across the street is completely dark. And above all forgetting her phone number in the area where the noise was ... A person in those situations would go to take refuge in a hiding place, but she knew that she needed that phone at all costs to call the police. Sneakily she managed to reach it and take it, but it was then that she came across a new surprise: her elderly neighbors were inside the house, watching her with wicked eyes, and worse still when they saw her macabre expression transform her faces. her. They were horrible enough to make her run and lock herself in the bathroom, knowing that she was following her, in all her rush to call the first contact out, but she couldn't hold back the call as they were now banging on the door with fury.

Without thinking twice, she saw her bathroom window. Her house was one story, she could go out into the backyard with some effort to pass between them. The window was actually quite narrow, but she was able to come out with some scrapes on her elbows and knees. She ran as far as she could until she reached the nearest bus stop and it was pure luck that she spotted Danya's car arriving. With fear, she told him what had happened and although it seemed a little credible story, the woman decided to pay attention to the raid and called the police so that a patrol will come to search the home. Situation that was so, she even called Prairie's father since the girl had again forgotten her phone in the rush.

After that, what happened in the end? Simple, the police did not find anything, and even the happy neighbors across the street disappeared, as if that house had never been inhabited by someone. Your phone? He was lying in the bathroom, but on the screen that just seemed open the option to write a message had the word "m o r m o s" written on it. Something that did not leave the girl calm, and much when she discovered on her own a post-it hidden under her sheets, written with the marker that her father used to leave her the notes, which said “I want to help you, ask for another home P.D. Please trust and keep the secret”. And so it was, the following days when the insecurity had diminished, Prairie asked the question of her father, who began to wonder if perhaps it was necessary to return to Manhattan with the girl's paternal grandparents. It was no longer so safe to leave her alone on her own, and though Prairie didn't quite like the idea of leaving Nevada and going with her grandparents.

Some months had to pass to be able to organize the corresponding move and transfer, plus try to reconnect with the old ties of Mr. Aiden Rowan's parents, all in order to be able to provide a better home for their respective granddaughter. She moving back to the New York district, when the girl was already in her early eleven years. At first it was difficult to adapt due to the tension between these three adults and their pending problems, but she, Prairie, adapted... Or at least trying to live there. She hated not being able to be in her old school since her new classmates looked at her strangely and separated her from her, she missed Danya, and especially the love she had for Nevada. All that frustration now affected her behavior more, since she skipped classes, she made jokes to annoy her teachers in an attempt to please her classmates and other tricks more.

It was the subject of almost every day talking about the bad behavior that Prairie had at school, or so both of her grandparents always did. So much so that they came to "threaten" her to send her to an academy to correct her behavior, while Mr. Aiden Rowan tried to be patient with the girl due to her radical change. It wasn't until late in the school year, in a new wake-up call for Prairie, a new young-looking coordinator in a hat spoke to the girl's father, this time suggesting the idea of a camp specializing in treating children. He presented her with an informational brochure and later asked Prairie to come in alone to share her information. In that brief moment there were some things that caught the girl's attention; her appearance, and that she in the end she had handed him a post-it made a gesture of silence when the young woman left the office.

“I want to help you this time, go to camp P.D. Please trust or die.” That same writing and the same situation had left her with more doubts than the first time. Although she had given her approval to attend that place, her words were ignored by her paternal grandparents, once they found out about the place when they saw the brochure. The girl had a bad experience with those things, and now she each time she confirmed her theory that she should not trust people in old age. Almost out of obligation, her father agreed to send her to Camp Half-Blood, convincing the girl with two things; It would only be this once if he did not like it at the end, and if he went to the camp, Mr. Aiden could continue with the moving preparations to finally have an apartment close to the grandparents' house, but finally his own, with the surprise of that now Danya would live with them since they were engaged. Clearly Prairie was beyond happy, and if she had to go to that place to have her family together, she would. So much was her emotion that she came to boast the news of her with her two grandparents, although that in the end resulted in another small discussion, since apparently, the two old men did not know about the good news.