It was even, at times, an inconvenient liability. I understood the underlying complaint he had made, I did, especially as I’d always been his little princess. Daddy said I was a magnet for the wrong kind of boys, but that was like sugarcoating a ball of dirt and rusty nails. It’s not fair, but life ain’t fair.”Īnother fact I couldn’t argue with. “It means you have something she doesn’t. Daddy snorted and wagged his index finger at me. She went on four dates with our mailman’s son, Eric, back in Virginia. “Millie dated when she was sixteen.” It was true. “Why not?” My eyelid ticked with annoyance. Trust me, I know firsthand just how hard it does.ĭaddy said it right when I hit sixteen and wanted to start dating.
The fluidity of life stops, and you’re forced to examine your reality. The thing about these moments is you never quite know whether it’s the beginning or the end. I loved him first.Īll that didn’t matter when Dean ‘Ruckus’ Cole had his lips on my sister’s in front of my eyes the day Vicious broke into her locker. But there is something you should know before you judge me. No matter how tall or handsome or rich and captivating my Prince Charming might be.Īnd my Prince Charming was all those things. My story? It doesn’t have a happy ending. I SHOULD PROBABLY GET ONE thing out of the way before we begin. They glow in the dark energy that’s the majority of space, and remind us that even in the pitch black, there’s always something that can shine. Stars also symbolize the cycle of life, solitude and gravity.
The first inhabitants of earth used to stare at the same sky as we do now. They’ve been a fixed constant in the sky since time immemorial. Stars are known for symbolizing the eternal. Interior Formatting: Stacey Blake, Champagne Formats. Resemblance to actual persons, things, living or dead, locales or events is entirely coincidental.Ĭover Designer: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without prior written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotation embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by the copyright law.
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