Shoot Down the Stars

One glance and it came rushing back.

I’ve given up on finding “the one”. I have dreams of doing something with myself. Something more than working at the local hardware store. I might as well face it. There’s no chance of leaving this small town or my alcoholic father.

Until I see Amelia, my childhood friend and Tonya’s cousin, at a wedding. To my surprise, she’s moving into Tonya’s old room, and sticking around Asheville for a while.

Friends. That’s all we can be. I’m not looking for love, and neither is she. But, can I live without her when she moves back home?