Alex is reevaluating his life right now, he's very lost and unsure of where his life is headed ever since his cousin moved on.
This scene opens the book:
I was free.
For the first time since I’d turned six,
I was free and I didn’t know what to do with it.
Grabbing my skull, I played with the
piece of paper in my pocket and just stood there. Feeling like I was standing
at the proverbial crossroads. I was empty.
Just a great big fucking ball of
nothing.
There wasn’t even any noise in my head
to distract me. Hot chicks couldn’t do it, nothing could, so I’d taken a year off school because I couldn’t focus, just sitting around while my life
moved on without me.
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Happy reading,
~Marie
8 comments:
Hmmm.. interesting. Can't wait for more
I liked it! Looking forward to reading more.
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Thanks, ladies. It's so hard taking a snippet of book out of context and putting it up, I always wonder, does it make the same impact as a few lines as it does when shown in its entirety? I'm thinking not, but *shrug* I try. :p
Wow, I can certainly feel his emotions, powerful excerpt! I wonder what he will do next???
I liked this, you captured the sense of youthfulness and wildness. I'm looking forward to reading more.
I know what you mean. Took me forever to find 8 sentences from mine to post, that made the reader curious but not confused. LOL
Great job conveying his confusion. I tweeted.
Oh, who hasn't felt that sort of lost, disorientated feeling--and you've captured it well, Marie! Nice 8! :-)
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