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

I walk into the library, the shocking warmth startling my pale, flushed cheeks. 


I observe students, children, and parents alike scattered around the aisles. Each individual handling a book or two in their arms gently. Tall shelves separating each twist and turn, nearly hiding the massive staircase leading up to… more books. 


I set my coat down, feeling like a foreigner amongst active intellectuals. Everyone is preoccupied with an activity and I stick out like a sore thumb. 


Well, why not do something about that? 


I can practically hear my psychotherapist’s advice. I skim through the aisles until I reach the “young adult” section. In all honesty, I have no idea what I’m searching for. 


What could I possibly learn about my cousin or myself in a public library? 


I trail my hand against the polished wood bookcase. The strange sense of unbelonging conflicting with faint emotions. 


What if this isn’t the first time I’ve been here. 


Chapter Twenty Three