Title: Deep Cut
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Synopsis
and an even darker habit of cutting himself and burying his emotions under his
skin. The only thing he’s got going for him is his guitar and a head full of
lyrics.
bright smiles and warm blue eyes into Shaun’s dark life, he insists they become
friends.
Shaun. He’s never had a real friend before. Oh, and he’s also finding himself
hopelessly attracted to Jesse’s undeniable charm, which is definitely not going
to work out.
image to uphold if he’s ever got a shot at becoming the death metal God he
knows he’s destined to become.
Excerpt
had a room to himself.
their house this time, so they could do whatever they wanted with it. They kept
the bunk beds though, and as usual, Jesse got stuck with the top while Sam got
the bottom.
half-emptied boxes, clothes, various personal items, and discarded fast-food
wrappers.
he could see the tiny screen on their TV. His younger brother, Sam, had
convinced him to do two-player in Call of Duty. He’d wanted to finish unpacking
his stuff, but after an awful lot of complaining on Sam’s part about how
completely bullshit it was internet wouldn’t be installed for almost a week,
he’d agreed.
Sunday evening and had been for the last few hours. Jesse sat with a blank
stare, zoned out, the controller hanging loosely from his hands, when a soft
voice from the doorway snapped him to attention.
his little round face. He picked his way into the room and stood directly in
front of the TV.
occupied. He nudged the three-year-old with his foot.
crying.” Brian stepped over a pile of clothes and started up the ladder.
the controller and crawled to the edge of the bed. He lifted Brian off the
first rung and dragged him to the top bunk.
blew Jesse’s character away on-screen.
We’re busy,” Sam said as he started a new game.
Just as Brian had mentioned, he could hear baby Melissa wailing in the other
room.
PJs on, and her hair was bedraggled. The baby quieted somewhat, but that was
just because she was getting attention. As soon as Monica tried to go back to
bed, Lissa would start up again.
other up. After a while, his head started nodding. The toddler slumped onto
Jesse’s pillows and was soon fast asleep.
school?” Sam asked abruptly.
to be nervous about? “We’ve been to a million other schools before. This one’s
no different.”
Those other schools were different— Crap!” he cried as Jesse’s character
skillfully sniped his.
earned a middle finger for his efforts.
Sam returned to the topic of school. “This is different,” he said again. “Like
when we were living with Joey, that was temporary.”
Jesse agreed.
boyfriend here.”
stuck here,” Sam said tightly. “This is our home now.”
They’d been moving around since before he could remember. They’d stayed with
friends and moved in with Monica’s many, many boyfriends. But Monica’s dad,
their grandfather, had died about six months ago and he’d left them this
rundown house in the middle of nowhere. Monica had considered selling it, but
after a bad breakup with Joey, the last asshole boyfriend in Detroit, she’d
decided to move them halfway across the country to make this hole-in-the-wall
their own.
the way she talked about it, they’d be here for a while.
ducked out from behind a crumbling wall. “Are you going to play or what?”
but it worked. Sam kicked the frame of the bed. The top bunk shook. “I’m gonna
kill you,” he said.
his sleep.
Brian’s blond hair and lulled him back to dreamland as the next game loaded.
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Meet the Author
C.R. Scott is a self-taught writer with a BA in psychology. Her characters are flawed and imperfect and she loves them for it. They urge her to write their stories. She currently resides in the ever-changing climates of Ohio with her husband and two children. This is her first published book, with more to come. You can reach C.R. by sending her an eMail.
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