by Jessica Scott | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
BOOK OF THE MONTH BEFORE I FALL: CHAPTER 10 Beth He leaves me at the same address as before. I’m not ready to show him the full reality of my life. Maybe that makes me a coward, but I’m enjoying the fantasy I’m building around Noah. That maybe he...
by Jessica Scott | Oct 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
BOOK OF THE MONTH: BEFORE I FALL: CHAPTER 9 Beth “I have to take my dad to the hospital.” There’s no point in lying to him. He’s caught me staring at my watch. I could make something up about a nervous habit but I’m not that quick on my...
by Jessica Scott | Oct 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
BOOK OF THE MONTH: BEFORE I FALL: CHAPTER 8 Beth I won’t say that kissing Noah is a mistake. It is a breath of something beautiful in the dark fatigue of my life. I love the feel of his mouth on mine, his taste. He’s spicy, like cinnamon mixed with citrus....
by Jessica Scott | Oct 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
BOOK OF THE MONTH: BEFORE I FALL: CHAPTER 8 Beth I leave the classroom as soon as possible. I have to get away. The air is crushing me. The ethics class has fired me up and not in a good way. I was already wound up from the phone calls this morning, and arguing...
by Jessica Scott | Oct 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
BOOK OF THE MONTH: BEFORE I FALL: CHAPTER 6 Beth “No, I’m sorry, that’s not acceptable.” My voice is shrill. Almost breaking. “You can’t do this. He’s out of medication. He’s in pain.” “Miss, I’m sorry...
by Jessica Scott | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
BOOK OF THE MONTH: BEFORE I FALL CHAPTER 5 Beth I wait until Noah pulls away then jogged off the steps and down the street toward my house. I haven’t been too far off with the address I gave him. It belonged to a little old lady who was recently put into a home....
by Jessica Scott | Oct 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
BEFORE I FALL CHAPTER 4 Beth It’s after midnight when my shift ends. I’ll have to be up early. The best time to try and get through to the VA is first thing in the morning. I’ve never had a phone answered by a live person after ten a.m. I have no...
by Jessica Scott | Oct 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
BEFORE I FALL: CHAPTER 3 Beth I don’t generally hate my job at the Baywater Inn. My boss isn’t a prick, at least not an obvious one. I sometimes catch him checking out my ass, and he likes us to look a certain way on the job, but I suppose that comes with...
by Jessica Scott | Oct 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Book of the Month Chapter 2: BEFORE I FALL Beth It doesn’t take me long to figure out who Noah Warren is. He’s a little bit older than the rest of the fresh-faced underclassmen I’ve gotten used to. I’m not even twenty-one, but I feel ancient...
by Jessica Scott | Oct 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Beth My dad has good days and bad. The good days are awesome. When he’s awake and he’s pretending to cook and I’m pretending to eat it. It’s a joke between us that he burns water. But that’s okay. On the good days, I humor him. Because for those brief...
