Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Teaser: Shift by Jeri Smith-Ready


Shift by Jeri Smith-Ready

"Who's taking you to the prom?" he said finally.
"No one's asked." No one I liked, at least.
"I asked you the day after Homecoming, remember?" He came to stand beside me. "Let's go together."
The idea should've made me laugh, but instead I wanted to cry at the memory of Homecoming. We thought we had all the time in the world together. Less than a week later, he was dead."

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