If Only We
Release Date:
10/27/13
Summary from
Goodreads:
They say all it takes is one wrong move
and you lose the game. One false step and you’re trapped. One slip-up in your
choice of words and you ruin a friendship forever. That is what they say. They
say I lost.
I do not believe them.
At the end of the summer after graduation, Adrienne wonders what happened to cause her life to be in ruins. She isn’t getting along with her mom, her stepsister isn’t talking to her, and, to top it off, the boy she’s been in love with doesn’t want anything to do with her. She believes the turning point was a choice she made at graduation. When she wakes up the next day, she has been transported back three months to that moment, the one where everything started to fall apart.
Adrienne realizes she has been given a second chance—and this time she doesn’t want to mess anything up. Reliving the entire summer, though, turns out to be a lot harder than she thought. As the same days and weeks go by, she starts to see how simple decisions can make a huge impact on the world around her. Despite knowing some of what lies ahead, there are some things she didn’t anticipate. She thought she knew what mistake led her to where she ended up the first time. She was wrong.
And by the time summer is over, she discovers what was really at stake.
I do not believe them.
At the end of the summer after graduation, Adrienne wonders what happened to cause her life to be in ruins. She isn’t getting along with her mom, her stepsister isn’t talking to her, and, to top it off, the boy she’s been in love with doesn’t want anything to do with her. She believes the turning point was a choice she made at graduation. When she wakes up the next day, she has been transported back three months to that moment, the one where everything started to fall apart.
Adrienne realizes she has been given a second chance—and this time she doesn’t want to mess anything up. Reliving the entire summer, though, turns out to be a lot harder than she thought. As the same days and weeks go by, she starts to see how simple decisions can make a huge impact on the world around her. Despite knowing some of what lies ahead, there are some things she didn’t anticipate. She thought she knew what mistake led her to where she ended up the first time. She was wrong.
And by the time summer is over, she discovers what was really at stake.
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EXCERPT
I
never imagined a day when I wouldn’t want the sun to shine. One of
the best things about summer is the sunshine; its warmth and the
light it casts late into the evenings. It beats the chill and shorter
days of the winter. Today is different. Today isn’t just another
summer day.
Today
I am heading to the cemetery.
I
flip the dial on my car radio to find something to listen to on the
way. I hate driving without something playing. Nothing comes on that
is appropriate. No music sounds good right now, so I just turn it
off. I wish something would feel good and distract me from the
already awful day I’m having.
Since
I got in late last night, I didn't speak to my mom until this
morning. I should have just skipped breakfast and avoided the kitchen
entirely.
When
I sat down, she said, “Based on what Lyndsay has told me, River's
Bend would be a great place to work.”
I
tried to not openly flinch but it was impossible. Not only impossible
to not do, but also impossible for my mom to not notice.
“What
was that for? It's not my fault you missed out on that opportunity
because you ran off to your father's.”
“I'll
be going to school on Monday. I'm still going to be a nurse. You
should be happy.”
“I
am happy that you will be a nurse.”
I
sighed. “Then why is it such a big deal that I didn't volunteer
this summer? It's not like that one thing makes a difference in the
long run.”
“It
shows how dedicated you are in carrying out family tradition.”
Instead
of rehashing the same conversations I had with her all summer, I
stood up and left the house without another word.
I
pull into the drive for the cemetery and park under the shade of a
maple tree. I sit there with one hand on the wheel and the other on
the key in the ignition. It’s time. Time to get out of the car.
It's
time for me to face him.
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About the
Author
Jessica is
the 28-year-old author of IF ONLY WE, a YA contemporary. You can often find her
either reading or marathon watching TV on DVD, her favorites being Castle and
Veronica Mars. She frequently mismatches her clothes and giggles
uncontrollably. She knows almost every Billy Joel song by heart. She collects
books and toys, and she has an intense love of cats and lemurs. Currently in
the midst of her quarter-life-crisis, she is still takin' names and getting
very close to reaching an epiphany.
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