Day 5:
The End of Feeling
by Cindy C Bennett
Book Blurb:
Eighteen-year-old Benjamin Nefer seems to have it all: great looks, incredible football skills, and smooth moves that have won—and broken—the hearts of countless girls at his high school. But his hellish home life has left him feeling empty inside, unable to experience real feelings. He thinks he’s fine being this way forever…until he meets a beautiful and witty seventeen-year-old girl named Charlotte “Charlie” Austin. She may be new in town, but she’s already been warned about Benjamin’s reputation, so it’s easy for her to shoot down his advances. Like him, she’s happier keeping people at a distance, especially since she, too, has secrets she’s not ready to share with anyone. But as the tentative friendship between the charismatic football captain and the new girl grows, Charlie finds herself feeling closer to Benjamin than she’s ever felt with anyone—and he wonders if he’s really capable of loving after all. Can they drop their guard, or is this so-called romance just another game?Snippet:
I don’t feel anything anymore.
If I were going to feel something, it would be for my
sister, Mia. She’s gone now, has been for the last eight years
since I was nine . . . and I somehow doubt she’s coming back.
I loved her when she was here. I tried to protect her.
I failed.
When he finally hurt her so badly that she nearly died,
torn up inside and out, she
came and took her. She
left me here, left me with him, completely at his mercy. As far as I
know, she didn’t even come back to see if I was okay, if I needed
help, if I needed to go, too.
I don’t hate her for that. I don’t even envy her
that she got out so much earlier than even Mia. To do either of those
things requires feeling, and I don’t feel. Anything. So I live with
him still, numb and beyond caring.
How else could I be?
Author Bio:
Bennett lives a most unglamorous life in the beautiful state
of Utah. She is the author of several YA books in many subgenres. She’s the mom
of two daughters, two sons and two daughters-in-law, three dogs, and two
grandbabies. She loves gooey cookies, dark chocolate, and cheesy popcorn. She
hates housework and cooking, and has no plans to become a domestic goddess. Her
favorite pastime—other than writing—is riding her Harley.
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