{"product_id":"2940045812894","title":"Lack of a Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrandon checked the black rearview mirror and then asked her name, introducing himself right after, thinking Kyle a strange name for such a beautiful girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nice…nice to meet you,\" she said weakly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe tucked the gun back under his seat. \"So, what's the deal here?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKyle studied her hands, folded in her lap. \"I…I broke up with him four months ago. Couldn't take it anymore.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Couldn't take what? His stinking attitude?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she didn't answer, Brandon shifted in his seat to get a better look at her, but she never looked away from her hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I thought I loved him,\" she said, and he wondered if she wasn't making excuses. \"He was nice at first.\" She swallowed hard, her gaze locked on her interlaced fingers. \"Then he changed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well, maybe you should've left right then.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was working on that,\" she said, finally raising her head to glance his way, then stare straight ahead. \"Got a job as a waitress.\" Tears started down her cheeks and he regretted the off-the-cuff remark. She leaned over for her bag on the floorboard, out came a ragged Kleenex she used to dab her eyes and nose. \" I told him I was leaving and he came after me at the restaurant. Man in the parking lot called the cops. That's how come I'm still alive.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lifted a forearm to show him red stripes of healing scar tissue. \"He cut me pretty good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jigsaw Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083186454768,"sku":"2940045812894","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045812894_p0.jpg?v=1763979975","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045812894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}