The Summer We Fell

The Summer We Fell

Author: Elizabeth O’Roark Listening Length: 9h 11m
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He was my boyfriend’s best friend—and the bane of my existence. I wanted to hate Luke Taylor. I did hate him. I just never hated him enough. Now, a decade later, tragedy has brought us back to the place where it all happened—my best times, and my worst. Our lives have changed, but that pull between us is just as str...

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10. Then

I t’s later than normal, just after dusk, as I bike home along the coastal road after work. Stacy had childcare issues and I couldn’t leave until she got in, but none of that matters right now—the air is balmy, the sky is striped in hues of peach and purple, and I’ve got a few minutes to myself.

I hum “Homecoming” as I pedal. Is it any good?

Danny would have come up with a better adjective than “sad” if that was the case, but Luke finally pushed me into playing it for everyone the other night, and they applauded when it was done.

“And here I thought Luke was going to be the most famous of us all,” Caleb said afterward.