Tripp (The Life Series Book 2)

Because there are two sides to every story€¦

I€ve never been the guy who shied away from taking the ball. I€m an athlete, I thrive on the court, and I thrive in life because like on the court, I don€t shy away from taking chances.

Except that one time.

Except with Rachel.

I fell in love with my best friend when we were ten, and she almost put her fist in my face when I tried to defend her against a fifth grade bully. I didn€t tell her that day that I loved her, or any of the ones following, because she had proved she didn€t need me, and even at a young age, I knew the opposite was true for me.

I needed Rachel with every breath I took, and it scared the ever-loving crap out of me.

Being the mature young man I am (cough), I tried to ignore it. I dated someone else, I stayed Rachel€s friend and watched her from afar because when you love someone who has the potential to break you into a million unrecoverable pieces, that€s what you do. You watch from afar and you never reveal your true feelings because it€s safer to hide them than to admit them.

Until it€s not. Until the day you take a step forward and alter both of your worlds completely, only to discover that you€ll never, ever be over her.
This is my story €“ my story of Rachel and everything I did and didn€t do, everything I said and forgot to say, and everything I felt before and after we made our biggest mistake and walked away from each other.

She told her side €“ now it€s my turn. I€m including our past, holding nothing back from her ever again, so she better be ready for me.

Mature Young Adult

***This is the companion novel to LIFE INTERRUPTED (the life series book 1) released January 2014. It can be read as a standalone, as it is different from Rachel€s story.