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Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
5.0
“My girlfriend’s pregnant.” He said suddenly, startling himself.
Penny tilted her head.
“Well, she’s my ex.”
“Whoa,” she breathed.
“Yeah. I still love her though.”
“Ugh.”
“She cheated on me.”
“Wow,” she said.
Penny’s fingers inched towards his. Sam thought for a fleeting moment that she would hold his hand, but instead, she went for a couple of cashews and was extra careful to avoid touching him.
“The first one is the worst. By a lot,” she said crunching.
Sam wasn’t sure if she was talking about panic attacks or pregnant ex-girlfriends. Not that it mattered…
-Emergency Contact, page 106-
The well of slice-of-life stories is deep. It tries to handle the tough stuff that young people go through as they transition into the adult world. But, very few are capable of capturing what is truly sought after in order to find the real world.
Connection.
The ability to connect to the world is a much sought-after thing that is often described as fitting in, being great, or even falling in love…
But sometimes Connection is just finding a way to live.
My name is Harli V. Park
Here comes a thought
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Penny tilted her head.
“Well, she’s my ex.”
“Whoa,” she breathed.
“Yeah. I still love her though.”
“Ugh.”
“She cheated on me.”
“Wow,” she said.
Penny’s fingers inched towards his. Sam thought for a fleeting moment that she would hold his hand, but instead, she went for a couple of cashews and was extra careful to avoid touching him.
“The first one is the worst. By a lot,” she said crunching.
Sam wasn’t sure if she was talking about panic attacks or pregnant ex-girlfriends. Not that it mattered…
-Emergency Contact, page 106-
The well of slice-of-life stories is deep. It tries to handle the tough stuff that young people go through as they transition into the adult world. But, very few are capable of capturing what is truly sought after in order to find the real world.
Connection.
The ability to connect to the world is a much sought-after thing that is often described as fitting in, being great, or even falling in love…
But sometimes Connection is just finding a way to live.
My name is Harli V. Park
Here comes a thought
Read Full Review: It Counts...