A&E

by Kailee Reese Samuels

This book is a work of fiction containing explicit, graphic, and violent material. If you’re not 18+, put it the fuck down.

“Come to Hawaii with me, Bleu. Let me introduce you to the man I have become. I would love to get to know your woman.”

I am the proud product of a nameless bang in the night.

“You don’t know you either, Indigo.” I hate how right she is.

She wants to see me. My physical presence in her hands. She doesn’t want a text message or a status update. She wants to put her lipstick smears on my face. That shit is the good stuff.

He was a complete goof, an absolute nerd, but a strange charm existed in his weirdness, and I found myself drawn to his humor.

“I know you don’t think so right now, but I assure you—you will make it through this. You are the new kid on the playground, and they are going to pick on you. Pay it no attention and keep rocking on.”

“Do not always chose the easy route. You do not know what obstacle may lay ahead in the middle of the road. Follow your instincts, girl.”

My strange little friendship blossomed with the band nerd. When you have no one, even the oddest ducks held a certain appeal.

He found comfort in the small things, and it was apparent that day sitting on the barstool in the coffee house that he enjoyed life.

“Losing is part of the game. If you never lose, you won’t ever realize how sweet winning can be.”