{"product_id":"9781628821512","title":"Savage Miracle","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Mi′,” Jay said, commanding my attention as I stepped from the candy apple red low rider to head inside the house. “I know what May eighth means to you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI cringed at the thought of facing the three-year anniversary of my mother’s disappearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I’ll be back to help you through it.” He waggled his eyebrows, added his smile then leaned his chin against the edge of his open window. “We’ll celebrate \u003cem\u003eour\u003c\/em\u003e anniversary in style that night, okay?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wished the most horrific day of my life wasn’t also the most wonderful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to overcome the negative, I blew him a kiss before I hurried to the house. From the porch, I watched him sneak away without headlights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce I was inside, my heart sank. A slurred scoff vibrated in my ear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Whore! Just like your mother. You’re a whore!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI didn’t make it to school that day. Merlin had been on an all-night binger with Aunt Carol, Jack Daniels, and the drug called coke. Both had watched as I came in. Both participated in bloodying me. No one took me to the hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Keith Publications LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042274787568,"sku":"9781628821512","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781628821512_p0.jpg?v=1763869257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781628821512","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}