Vera Hollins — новинки

Three weeks ago, Carter and I had managed to find each other again. We’d managed to conquer hate and give in to the all-consuming feelings that had always existed between us. Life was perfect at last. Until the next day, when everything came crashing down. Separated by tragedy and the terrible truth surrounding the death of Carter’s mom, Carter and I couldn’t feel further apart, fighting every step of the way and prolonging the cycle of hatred between us. But that’s the thing about hate built on the back of love. The more you try to hate, the more love wants to persist, and with every encounter, my heart bleeds ever more for him,…

Carter Reese hated me from the moment Mom and I moved into his dad’s house. Grief-stricken over the loss of his mother, he never accepted my mom as his dad’s new girlfriend. He claimed we were intruders and never missed a chance to insult us. I wanted nothing to do with him. Neither of us counted on falling for each other. For a year and a half, he was the guy of my dreams. He was my lover, my best friend, my twinkling star. Everything was perfect. Until it wasn’t. Memories work in funny ways, depending on the circumstances. One moment, they can be a source of great joy, and the next . . . they’re just a painful reminder of…

One moment. That’s all it takes for your life to do a one-eighty. One moment to have your dreams shattered and freedom stolen. One moment to forget who you are. The night Caroline Adams decided to drive drunk and ended up striking me as I stood on the sidewalk was when that moment happened to me. Nothing has been the same since. In a wheelchair and broken, I’ve started my senior year at Lake Gate High, where I have to deal with the humiliating stares and whispers. Moreover, I have to see him—Jason Adams, Caroline’s brother. He doesn’t hide the fact that he hates me for being the reason Caroline ended up in juvenile detention, and…