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BOOK: The Unloved

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Moving on to the kitchen I stopped just before the spot and smiled because I knew mom would be happy with the way things had turned out for me. Hell, she’d even be proud. I’d graduated and I’d married the girl I had been in love with since before I knew what love was, and now I was moving on, ready to finally start my life over.

Jules slid into the driver seat of mom’s car and smiled; she’d be following behind me as I drove in the U-Haul.

“Start your engine, let’s go!” she said, excitement filling her glittering eyes to the brim.

“Did you get everything you wanted from your house?” I asked, suddenly gripped by the intense feeling of forgetting something.

“Yes, Nick. It was all practically clothes.” She placed her hand on mine and I loosened my grip on the side of the car door. “When we leave here we haven’t forgotten anything besides bad memories and good friends that we can always call anytime.”

I shifted my eyes from the house to her face. “You’re right. God, I love you.” I leaned in and pecked her on the lips.

“I love you, too; now move your ass and start that U-Haul!”

“Yes, ma’ma.” I grinned and walked slowly away backward with my hands up in mock submission.

I climbed into the U-Haul and cranked the engine. Shifting into reverse I backed out of the driveway for the last time and headed down the road with my wife following behind. We might not have been sure as to where we were going specifically; all either of us knew was that we were heading to the coast because Jules really wanted to live by the ocean. I didn’t object, because people always said that the ocean was cleansing and rejuvenating for the soul, which I thought was something both of our souls could use a little of.

~ THE END ~

AKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Stories like The Unloved don’t come strictly from the author’s imagination, they build off of life situations the author has either seen or heard of from someone to whom these things actually happened. While The Unloved is not a memoir or an entirely true story, the idea for it became overwhelming after a few conversations with a couple of people, who I will not name, until I finally sat down and began to write it out.

I thank you for sharing your stories with me.

Thank you to my family for allowing me to submerge myself in this story until it was finally out of my head. Mom, thank you for all of your unconditional support and in depth plot talks on the phone. I will continue to thank you a thousand times over. Alyssa Rose Ivy, I’m so glad I sent you that DM on Twitter! Your suggestions and comments helped fuel me and erased the doubts I had about certain areas not being up to par. A thank you also needs to go out to my editor H. Danielle Crabtree for taking on yet another novel of mine to shape up.

I am eternally grateful to each of you.

Also by Jennifer Snyder:

Shattered Soul

Marked (Marked Duology Book 1)

Changed (Marked Duology Book 2)

Touch

To find out more about future books, please visit Jennifer online at:
http://jennifersnydersblog.blogspot.com

About The Author:

Jennifer Snyder lives in North Carolina were she spends most of her time writing young adult fiction, reading, and struggling to stay on top of housework. She is an instant coffee lover with an obsession for spiral bound notebooks and smooth writing pens. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children, who endure listening to songs that spur inspiration on repeat and tolerate her love for all paranormal, teenage-targeted TV shows.

Find out more about Jennifer Snyder’s next book on her blog:
http://jennifersnydersblog.blogspot.com

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