Mahfuja Selim

Emma faces Fear Mahfuja Selim

Emma's dad left. One day, he decided he didn't want to live with Emma, her little sister, and her mom. Yeah, it happens, but it never happened to Emma. She doesn't know how to handle it. She's afraid of everything. And, every 'what if' scenario keeps popping into her head. What if we can't manage without Dad? What if Mom gets sick? What if she has to go to work? What if we have to move? WHAT IF? WHAT IF? WHAT IF? And, then there's the 'whys.' Why did Dad leave? Was it something I did? Does he have a girlfriend? WHY? WHY? WHY? What can Emma do? She's afraid to leave Mom and her sister alone. She's afraid to go to the park to play basketball with her best friend, Kaley. She's . . . she's just afraid. The Grief Monster tells Emma that fear is one of the phases of grief. Emma just wants to feel better.