{"product_id":"dead-daze-a-pitch-black-second-chance-paperback","title":"Dead Daze: A Pitch-Black Second Chance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e6 Months. No Answers. No Closure. No Contact. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScarletSins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCheck here if you've moved on.\u003c\/em\u003e I have a new apartment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCheck here if you've forgotten him.\u003c\/em\u003e I write in coffee shops now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my life. Normal. Safe. Boring. I date men who don't know my real name. I drink lattes and pretend I'm someone who drinks lattes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy am I doing this?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the alternative is admitting I'm still his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix months. No answers. No closure. No contact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatcher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCheck here if you've given her space.\u003c\/em\u003e I follow from three cars back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCheck here if you've stopped watching.\u003c\/em\u003e I've memorized her new coffee order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my restraint. No cameras. No contact. No crossing the lines she drew. I watch her pretend to write. Pretend to date. Pretend to be someone who forgot me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy am I doing this?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause she asked me to leave her alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she laughed at his joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I remembered-I never agreed to let her go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome monsters know how to wait. Others just learn when to stop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51438583906527,"sku":"9781957277585","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CBNaMz6Wou9781957277585.webp?v=1790099610","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/dead-daze-a-pitch-black-second-chance-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}