My Sisters' Keeper: The Slumber Sisters, #3

By Sherron Elise

The Slumber Sisters are embarking upon Thanksgiving break from school and Cierra Douglas is stuck spending the holiday with her mean and rude half sisters, twins Jade and D'Ashley. Their cruel teasing and pranks lead Cierra into a dangerous situation. But an unexpected angel comes to Cierra's aid and she reconnects with someone she thought she'd never see again...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sherron Elise
• Release date: Apr 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201189303

Sherron Elise

Sherron Elise is a proud native of Houston, Texas. An avid reader since childhood, her passion for getting lost within the pages of a book soon transformed into using her vivid imagination to create stories of her own. For more information about Sherron Elise you can visit her website at www.sherronelise.com and subscribe to her podcast, The College Christian Chat, available on Apple, Spotify, and other listening platforms.

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Chapter One

David gunned the engine, and my body jerked as the truck gained speed.

He’s trying to run us off the road! I screamed. My friends and I screamed even louder when David lost control of the truck and we headed straight into a light pole. I shut my eyes as the pole seemed to come crashing into the windshield, glass shattering everywhere...

I was awakened by a huge thump, which was actually me falling off the bed and rolling onto my bedroom floor. I sat up in the darkness and listened. Had my father heard the noise? Would he be coming in to investigate? I couldn’t let him know I’d had another nightmare. He’d send me to talk to a counselor for sure.

My mouth was so dry I wondered if I’d actually been screaming in my sleep. I got up and crept out of the room, heading downstairs to the kitchen. There were shadows along the wall from the trees outside of the kitchen window. I quickly walked over to the refrigerator, opening it so the light could make the shadows disappear. Grabbing a bottle of water, I gulped it down then went into the living room. I turned the television to an Andi Mack rerun on the Disney Channel before drifting off to sleep again.

***

I had another nightmare last night, I told my friends during lunch at school the next day.

Dang, another one? Kacee Howard said. Cierra, why don’t you just go see the school counselor like Mr. Marcus suggested?

Although I’d told my friends my father wanted me to see a counselor, I was sure my dad had shared this with Kacee’s mom too. Our parents had been dating since August, and things seemed pretty serious. It looked as if Kacee and I might end up as stepsisters soon. I admired her sisterly concern right now.

I don’t want to see any counselor, but I definitely wouldn’t see the one here at school. I don’t need people up in my business. You know how nosy our classmates are. Once Mrs. Blake comes to get me out of class every week, they’d be wondering what’s going on.

Cierra, everyone already knows about the accident. It was all over the news, Ahmani Stewart pointed out.

How could I forget? My friends and I were like celebrities after the terrible accident on Halloween. It was such a crazy time, and I