Leavin' It All Behind

By Ginna Wilkerson

The Bainbridge sisters grew up rough, and things haven’t gotten much better. Now nineteen, Serena is married with two babies, and her older sister Savannah is stuck in a dead end trailer park with a boring husband.

Savannah and her girlfriend Duckie decide to leave it all behind and head east for something better. Serena and her kids come along, and they leave Abilene in the rear view mirror.

But their husbands aren’t quite ready to let go, and Duckie is caught up in the drama. Will the women make it out of Texas? What lies down the road for the Bainbridge girls?

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Nov 2, 2018
• ISBN: 9781634867276

Ginna Wilkerson

Ginna Wilkerson has been writing almost since she could read, and often teaches writing as an adjunct professor. She has a Ph.D. in English from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and discovered a love of travel later in life. She has long been fascinated by the supernatural as it appears in ordinary life. Ginna has two adult children and one grandson, and lives with her partner and their cats.

Book preview

Leavin’ It All Behind

By Ginna Wilkerson

Published by JMS Books LLC at Smashwords

Visit jms-books.com for more information.

Copyright 2018 Ginna Wilkerson

ISBN 9781634867276

* * * *

Cover Design: Written Ink Designs | written-ink.com

Image(s) used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.

All rights reserved.

WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.

This book is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It may contain sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which might be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be accessed by minors.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Published in the United States of America.

* * * *

For Julia.

* * * *

Leavin’ It All Behind

By Ginna Wilkerson

Chapter 1: Serena’s Fate

Serena Bainbridge stands on the steps of her older sister’s studio apartment, trying to breathe. Earlier that day, she had taken a home pregnancy test, her hand shaking as she held the test stick. As soon as she saw the result, she knew she had to talk to Savannah.

Waiting for the door to open, Serena can feel her thoughts whirling like a tornado on the Texas prairie. I can’t be pregnant. Tears sting her eyes, but she blinks them back, trying to be mature.

Savannah’s face appears in the doorway.

Sissy! Come on in.

Serena smiles at the pet name only her big sister still uses. She steps inside the tiny apartment, looking around for her brother-in-law’s presence. Savannah notices her hesitation.

"He’s at work, Sissy. Just me here. What’s up?

Serena stands in the center of the front room, shifting from one foot to the other. She has both hands in her jeans pockets. Savannah notices that one hand seems to be gripping something inside the pocket.

Come on, sit down, Serena. Whatever it is, we’ll figure it out.

Serena sits. Once her sister is on the couch next to her, she produces the object from her pocket and holds it out to Savannah. Running through Serena’s brain is the picture of herself in the school bathroom, staring at the offending blue spot on the stick.

Savannah looks, then closes her eyes. When she opens them, Serena has her head down, crying quietly.

What am I gonna do, Van? My life is over. More tears. Savannah puts one strong arm around her sister’s slim shoulders. She prepares to comfort her Sissy, but one part of her mind says that Serena