I thought I’d left Blackwater, Texas behind
for good. I didn’t belong in the small town, but my dad wouldn’t
listen. He dragged me back home in his beat-up truck and dropped a bomb along the
way: Chase Matthews was moving in with us. He was the golden boy of my high
school, my former best friend, and the last person I wanted sleeping across the hall.
His presence was too great a reminder of the ghosts I was trying to
forget.
I didn’t ask for a hero. I don’t
want to be saved.
To me, Lilah Calloway meant late nights
sneakin’ out, moonlit hair, and sparklers in July. She was my best friend until
the day she left and I’d assumed Blackwater had seen the last of her. Then,
like a tempest, she rolled back into town for the final half of senior year. The
chopped hair and dark devil-may-care attitude warned most people away, but I
knew if I fought hard enough, I could find the lost
girl.
I didn’t want to be her hero. Some
girls don’t need to be saved.
I am a lover of books, chocolate, reality TV, black
labs, and cold weather. Seriously, if I had it my way, I would be curled up on the
couch with all of those things... everyday.
I live in Texas where I spend my free time writing
and reading. My favorite authors include Mindy Kaling & Jonathan Safran Foer.
I'm a comedy geek and love all things "funny". Women like Tina
Fey, Amy Poehler, and Mindy Kaling are definitely the biggest inspirations for my
writing, though I think my work tends to skew a bit smuttier than
theirs.
