Kyle and Jonathan were perfect for each other, the two halves that, once together, made a whole. And then one snowy night just before Parents’ Weekend on the campus of Hamilton University, Kyle drops a bomb: he’s breaking up with Jonathan. Follow the couple through the stormy (in more ways than one) night that ensues. Why has Kyle suddenly decided to throw away something so precious and good? The answers lie in their backgrounds, and will gradually come to light as a winter blizzard rages around the young couple. Their tortured paths bring them to the covered bridge where their love had sprung to life on a hot summer day. But will the warmth of that memory and the heat of the love they once shared be enough to outclass the storm, and more importantly, bring them back together?

Class Distinctions

And that same hope was dashed just as quickly as he looked at the smartphone’s display and saw the face of his blonde-haired mother smiling at him in a picture taken on their boat last summer along with the words, “Mom calling.”


He debated whether he should take the call. He didn’t really feel like talking to anyone right now. But if he didn’t answer, she would just continue to call. She was a mom; it was her duty.


And besides, maybe he did want to talk to her.


He pressed “accept” and connected to his tormentor, savior, nurturer, and, until very recently, his chief confidant. How pathetic was that? “Hi, Mom.”


“Tell me again why you didn’t come home for the three-day weekend? The Simpson’s Chloe just got in. I saw her coming home just a few minutes ago. You should be here, honey. What was it again that made you stay on that empty campus this weekend?”


Chapter 5