Music to Listen to While Reading
- The Diamond by My Brightest Diamond (projectplaylist.com)
- Face/Off Theme by John Powell (playlist.com)
- Such Great Heights by Iron & Wine (playlist.com)
- Wild Horses by the Sundays (playlist.com)
Collide
Kyle's heart pounded as he raced back home. He welcomed the sheer adrenaline of the run. It granted him temporary relief of the pain he'd been enduring for months. He ran a million possible scenarios in his head that would allow him to hold Jessi again. Only one seemed to pan out....
Songs to Listen to while you Read
-Leave Out all the Rest by Linkin Park
- When Your Mind's Made Up by Glen Hansard (available at projectplaylist.com)
- Come Undone by Jackson Waters (myspace.com/jacksonwaters)
The Wait
Minutes before dawn Kyle awoke; traces of Jessi fresh in his mind. He drifted down to the kitchen for some water. It quenched his thirst, but he was far from satisfied. He sighed in response to the dull pain radiating through his chest. The black void rendered him near lifelessness. Then a sudden faint thumping...
Songs to Listen to while you read (songs available at projectplaylist.com):
- Dumbing Down of Love by Frou Frou (playlist.com)
- How to Disappear Completely by Radiohead (playlist.com)
- My invitations by Sarah Slean (youtube)
Exposure
Kyle and Jessi stood toe to toe in her room. Kyle struggled to mutter out some words to react: "You're f-.... Um..." He frowned with fumbled words as the color drained from his face. He suddenly relied on the doorknob for support as his legs began to fail him.
* Can't Get it Out of My Head by John Paul White (available at projectplaylist.com)
* Into Dust by Ashtar Command (available at projectplaylist.com)
* Don't Say by Lola in the Fields (available at Imeem.com)
* Still Lost by Tim McRae (available at Imeem.com)
Moment of Truth
One night, a restless Kyle broke away from his homework after he'd realized he read the same page of school notes 12 times. Yet again he found himself gravitating...
* High and Low by Greg Laswell (available at projectplaylist.com)
* Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy (available at projectplaylist.com)
* Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley (available at projectplaylist.com)
* Have No Fear by Bird York (available at projectplaylist.com )
Days passed and Amanda continued to notice Kyle's distant demeanor when he was spending time with her. They decided to eat lunch together outside the school at the quad.