{"product_id":"9780692561614","title":"Tripp","description":"Because there are two sides to every story... \u003cp\u003eI've never been the guy who shied away from taking the ball. I'm an athlete, I thrive on the court, and I thrive in life because like on the court, I don't shy away from taking chances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept that one time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcept with Rachel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI fell in love with my best friend when we were ten, and she almost put her fist in my face when I tried to defend her against a fifth grade bully. I didn't tell her that day that I loved her, or any of the ones following, because she had proved she didn't need me, and even at a young age, I knew the opposite was true for me. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI needed Rachel with every breath I took, and it scared the ever-loving crap out of me. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing the mature young man I am (cough), I tried to ignore it. I dated someone else, I stayed Rachel's friend and watched her from afar because when you love someone who has the potential to break you into a million unrecoverable pieces, that's what you do. You watch from afar and you never reveal your true feelings because it's safer to hide them than to admit them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil it's not. Until the day you take a step forward and alter both of your worlds completely, only to discover that you'll never, ever be over her. \u003cbr\u003eThis is my story - my story of Rachel and everything I did and didn't do, everything I said and forgot to say, and everything I felt before and after we made our biggest mistake and walked away from each other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe told her side - now it's my turn. I'm including our past, holding nothing back from her ever again, so she better be ready for me. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMature Young Adult \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***This is the companion novel to LIFE INTERRUPTED (the life series book 1) released January 2014. It can be read as a standalone, as it is different from Rachel's story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kristen Kehoe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007392006384,"sku":"9780692561614","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692561614_p0.jpg?v=1763612754","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692561614","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}