After a recent, painful breakup, Madeline Beckett has been diagnosed with amnesia. With a broken relationship and lost memories, can she sort through her problems and find herself? What happens if people decide to use her condition as an advantage? How can she decipher real from fake when all Madeline knows is pain?

Playing Pretend

 To call this a “flashback” would be a crime. 


 But I’m not quite sure if “segments” is the right word either. 


 What exactly did I experience the second those tunes hit my ears? 


 All I recall is a spark of recognition. My brain whirrs, a tornado of memory caught up in its own winds violently cascading around me. Each moment leaving before I have enough time to savor or even process it. 


 I go through… cycles. Phases? No, flashes. 


 I hear the engine clash with the radio, each wave sending buzzing energy. 


 Andrew’s driving, I’m in the back seat. Cotton candy lingers on my mouth and I can hear the sound of pleasant screaming fading in the distance. I stretch out further, my mind blanks in exhaustion but my ears lay awake. I hear symphonies mingling with speeding signs. Headlights blinking to the beat. Each beep, honk, clash, rev reminds me of an instrument. 


Chapter Twenty