Childhood is invaluable... Children are always in a hurry to grow up. Thinking they'll be more respected, they'll have more allowances. They think it's freeing.But adults... All they want is their childhood back. To be free of the pains and sufferings of the real world.Once childhood is passed, you can't go back to it. Sure you can hold onto old toys or an old blanket you used to carry around everywhere. But you can never get that state of mind back. The memories are there-you can relive them over and over again. But it'll never be the same.Some say childhood is over when you turn thirteen... Some say childhood isn't over until you're eighteen-or twenty-one.Childhood ends when the world steals it away from you... Childhood ends when someone you love dies. Violently. In a way that you can't imagine. Fearful and painfully. When you could have prevented it if you were a little bit faster, maybe a bit smarter. If only I could have realized sooner... If only... My name is Zoe Autumn... And this is my past, present and future.