Curious Kingdoms

What is it that forges the bond between family? For that question, I fear only Hugo may know. I don't know how he does it all. He goes to school, and he still finds time to come home and see me...to make sure I'm well. I hate being such a burden to him. But at the same time, I need him. I'm starting to have the nightmarish visions almost daily, and I freak out...A panic attack, some would call it. I wish I could go to school with Hugo. I wish I could be normal and not such a shy loser. But no matter how hard I try, I find myself worse off than when I started...I want to ask him for more help...But I hate being such a bother. Hopefully, when I go to college with him in a few years, things will be different. @font-face {font-family: "Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family: auto; mso-font-pitch: variable; mso-font-signature: -536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}@font-face {font-family: Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family: auto; mso-font-pitch: variable; mso-font-signature: -520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:107%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type: export-only; mso-default-props: yes; font-size:11.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;}.MsoPapDefault {mso-style-type: export-only; margin-bottom:8.0pt; line-height:107%;}div.WordSection1 {page: WordSection1;} Luke Sheehan found joy in writing at a young age when he disobeyed his English teacher and wrote funny stories instead. He spends his free time stargazing on clear nights and practicing flight to help find the adventures Hugo dreams about. Curious Kingdoms is his first novel. To learn more about Luke and the future of the Curious series, visit him online at starrow.org. @font-face {font-family: Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family: auto; mso-font-pitch: variable; mso-font-signature: -520092929 1073786111 9 0 415 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:8.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:106%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type: export-only; mso-default-props: yes; font-size:11.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;}.MsoPapDefault {mso-style-type: export-only; margin-bottom:8.0pt; line-he