Autumn Masters is a failure in her own mind. She is about to let her dream of being a writer die when she is given an opportunity that may be too good to be true. She has to navigate dating, sex, attraction, writing, teaching, and learning all at the same time. Will she survive the torture, use it to her advantage, or be swept beneath it all?

The Torture of Autumn

Autumn chuckled to herself as she closed the computer. Then she looked out her window, sad it was closed. The rain pelted against it, dripping down from her roof; which would probably be wet for a few days now, unless it turned out to be really sunny the next day. And, of course, the forecast said it wouldn’t be.


Steve had been to her apartment. He’d been there and seen everything she owned, seen that she lived in a place without walls, where she could stand in the shower and still see her front door. He knew that her privacy only came from stacking things on top of one another. He probably even knew she lived there because it was cheap and she couldn’t afford much.


It didn’t matter. She liked it. He probably got that vibe, too.


Chapter 21: The Motivation To Cry