NEW BOOK INTRO:
"Desiree! Please! I never meant to hurt you. He's just not right. Come back." I bury my face in my hands, my shoulders pumping as I attempt to cry discreetly.
"It's Scout. By the way." She rolled her eyes and stepped into her car.
"Wait--I can at least give you a ride."
"No thanks, Lover Boy."
"But I love you."
"But I don't." She replies, mocking me.
I squint in the sun and light a cigarette.
"You can't turn back now." She says.
"I can't turn back now, but I can turn it off now." Scout narrows her eyes at me and cocks her head, confused.
"No you, no me. I'm leaving. Going to tattle tale on you to the devil." She looks only slightly worried, covering up her emotions.
"I'm going to die in flames, because you're leaving me. I can't lose you, baby." She sits down in her car and wipes her eye, turning on the engine and driving off into the distance.