Closer Than You Think
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Last published Sat, Jun 18, 2011
Intro.:
“I didn’t know how he still had any hope left in him.
The day off the accident, we were all hoping he would hurry up and get to Navin’s house to watch the movie. When he got hit, and we ran to the end of the street to see what all of the commotion was about, we hoped it wasn’t Dwight who got hurt. When we found out that it was Dwight who got hit, we hoped he could come home from the hospital soon. When we learned that he wasn’t coming home any time soon, we hoped that he would be able to tell us he was fine. When he couldn’t tell us that, we hoped he would wake up a few days later. And when that didn’t happen, I thought we wouldn’t hope anymore… what good did it do anyway.”
In this thrilling novelette, Sierra Black and Navin Mehra, best of friends, try their best to cope with Dwight Foxx’s accident that placed him in the hands of fate. He was in a coma.
As Navin tries to comfort Sierra, he has other things on his mind. Navin is in love with Sierra. Since the very first day.
What will Sierra do? She’s in love with Dwight. But, Navin was right. She couldn’t cry at his bed side until he woke up. IF he woke up.
Sierra is pulled between the two people she loves most.
Will Chloe Gomez help Sierra and Navin with their problems? Will Chloe’s ten year old brother, Ben get out of his own coma?
The answer is Closer Than You Think.
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