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Harper was startled awake by her ringing cell phone. It was her grandmother. She had already called three times and was still trying. Whatever she wanted must have been important. But Harper had other plans. She needed more sleep. She’d been out with friends the night before and didn’t get back to her dorm room until almost two o’clock that morning. Unfortunately for her, as soon as she closed her eyes again, her phone started ringing. Again. There were as many voicemails as there were missed calls on her phone. Some were from her grandma, but some were from friends she hadn’t spoken to in a while. In her worn out state of mind, this didn’t seem to be too big of a deal. She fell asleep after rejecting another of her grandma’s relentless calls. What was her problem this morning? Harper found herself having an odd dream. She was surrounded by people from her past and her whole family. They surrounded her, reaching out for her. Their outstretched hands a...