The Storm in Our Chests
by Enrique
Betancourt
GENRE: YA
(Young Adult)
BLURB:
After
being separated abruptly, best friends Benj and Élan reunite after five years.
They are not children anymore, and teenage and experience changed them.
Benj used to be an
isolated antisocial child, now he’s popular and outgoing, leaving for college
in the following year.
Élan used to be
chipper, now he’s sad and insecure after years of being tossed around the
foster system and realizing he is gay, crushing on a boy he thinks is
unattainable.
Their reunion proves
to be a challenge as they are the polar opposites of how they knew each other,
the journey to healing and proves to be tough. Bonding again may be the only
thing that saves them. Through small moments and swift dramatic turns, Benj and
Élan will have to prove they are more than friends - they are buddies, and the
epitome of unconditional love.
Excerpt:
ÉLAN
“Please! Don’t take my best friend
away!”
I remember. Hurts every time.
Even if it’s been five years, I
don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget that. The day that changed the course
of my life, and the moment when I realized everything was lost. He was running
behind the car, trying to reach me. I was crying, sobbing real tears that
threatened to break my already shattered heart. I remember asking the social
workers for leniency, to let me say goodbye to Benj. But they said this was for
the better. They said this is what it was meant to be. They said it wouldn’t
hurt that bad this way.
It still hurts every day.
I looked through the window and I
saw him, crying for me. That was the last time I heard someone who loved me cry
out my name. I know it’s stupid, it’s been five years and I should probably try
to move on. Sometimes I want to forget, but then I remember that it would be
worse. If I forgot Benj, I’d probably be hollow. So I held on to the memory of
us as long as I could. He was my light in the darkness.
Every night filled with shadows, he
was my anchor to strength. I kept saying that one day we’d meet again and
things would be like they used to be, so I try to be strong. Even if I grow
hair in unexpected places and my voice deepens, or if I’m taller, he would
still like me. Even if I don’t see life the same way as before, he would still
love me.
I was not Batman, he was.
He was my Batman
AUTHOR Bio
and Links:
I
am the published writer of a novel called THE IMAGINARIUM OF THE INNOCENT by
Austin Macauley Publishers, and also I have been awarded the Rosa Maria Porrúa
Award for my Spanish-language novella SOBRE LAS CENIZAS. My books stand out for
their literacy excellence that got me an award, and the dramatic and emotional
way I handle my characters. I am Mexican who lived 6 years in the United
States, I love to read, to write and music is such a powerful inspiring force
for me.
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3 comments:
Hello, this Enrique Betancourt, thank you for hosting my book and I hope you get a chance to read it!
What a pretty cover
I think my niece would like this book
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