Title: Little
Moments
Series: Second Chances #2
Author: Madison Street
Cover Design: Lindee Robinson
Photography
Release Date: Spring
2015
Synopsis
Think.
Think back to the exact moment when you fell
in love for the first time.
That split second. That precise moment.
Can you
remember it?
I
can remember the day as if it were yesterday: from the light blue dress she
wore, to her golden locks curved along her shoulders, down to the shocking
tingle when our fingers touched. It was the happiest day of my life, and yet
she didn’t even know I existed.
What if you had the chance to relive those
moments? Would you take it?
I’ve waited almost ten years for her and my
time has finally come.
This split second, this precise moment will change her life
forever.
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Now
“Intense.
Mind-Blowing. Emotional. Haunting. Shocking.
Twisted.”
Excerpt
*unedited
Holding on tight against my
chest, I fight
through the pain as the heated
flames burn. Reaching the stairwell, I jet up
the stairs keeping balance as
the building continues to tremble. Jumping for
the top of the stairs, I land
on the platform. The boy cries out as fear exudes
from his face. Panic swarms my
thoughts but I push them out. We are going to make it.
A loud explosion bellows
from beneath us
and a fiery blast erupts. The
blast blows me off balance sending me straight
into the wall. The boy slips
from my grasp as I fly through the air slamming
into the wall. The impact
knocks the wind out of me as the dizziness clogs my
head. Debris from the sixth
floor crumbles onto the stairwell as the bannister
starts to break away from its
hold. I search for the boy, noticing him on the
ground unconscious, still
wrapped in my jacket.
Coughing profusely I hoist him
back in my
arms, sealing the mask back on
his face. The SCBA beeps again, notifying the
three-minute mark. Scanning
for the hall window, a sliver of moonlight
illuminates the hallway.
Hosting us off the ground,
one arm holds
the boy, while my other grabs
hold of the radio. With a raspy voice, “Almost
there
Cap.”
“The ladder is waiting for
you guys. Step
on it!”
With careful steps, I make
way to the window.
In an instant, the building
rumbles around us. Flames from inside the apartment
melt the walls and bursts into
the hallway. The boy yells out as I tighten my
grip around
him.
Large amounts of debris
falls behind us
and crashes into the ground,
creating gaping holes in the floor. Violent
tremors shake the wooden
frames as I struggle to keep balance. A shining light
blinds through the hall window
as it blasts open with Carter peeking inside,
“Roman!”
The sound of the cracking
floor creeps
around me and I look down to
see it’s completely tearing apart. My heart beat
stops as I lay eyes on the
child and then Carter. In a split, I rip the mask
off the boy and hoist him up,
readying to toss him into Carter’s arms.
As the ground starts to
disappear from
underneath me, I use all my
strength to hurl the boy, tossing him into Carter’s
grasp. A smile curves along my
lips as Carter catches him. And with the sight
of the boy safe, the floor
gives way and crumbles beneath me.
The roaring plea of
Carter’s voice is the last
sound I hear as I fall into oblivion.
Copyright
2015: Madison Street
Author
Bio
Madison Street was born in New York City
and was raised in the Bronx, where she resided until she was 17 years old.
After 9/11, Madison joined the United States Navy to serve her country.
During the deployments, Madison constantly wrote short
stories and she discovered her passion for writing. You will find Madison
always on the computer, whether she's on Facebook, designing websites, messing
with Photoshop, or writing for her blog.
Besides
writing, her second passion is music and dance. Even though she's a terrible
singer, she’ll still belt it out in the shower, especially if the song is her
jam! She currently resides in Virginia with her husband of 8 years, 2 children,
a dog, and a cat. She is so excited to start this amazing journey and is
honored to be part of such a compassionate and loving
community.
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