Pieces of a Life

<p><strong>The summer before fourth grade Colten Mosley moved into the house across the street from mine and we became inseparable. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>He played the piano and baseball. </p><p>I had a penchant for dead things while at the same time imagining what it would be like to kiss Colten. </p><p><br></p><p>We were filled with curiosity and overly active imaginations. </p><p>We were also forbidden to be more than friends. </p><p>But that didn't stop us.</p><p><br></p><p>Weeks before graduation he annihilated my heart and it's been seventeen years since the day I knew I'd hate him forever. </p><p><br></p><p>Now he's back in my life-a single dad and a homicide detective looking over my shoulder while I perform autopsies as one of Chicago's most gifted forensic pathologists. Then fate throws us a curveball.</p><p><br></p><p>Colten saves my life but he can't erase the images that now keep me awake at night. And I can't explain them. </p><p><br></p><p>Am I still the girl he's always loved? Or nothing more than pieces of that life?</p><p><br></p><p>*This story contains sensitive and graphic content.</p>