The Friday 56 for 1/29/21: Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby

The Friday 56This is a weekly bloghop hosted by Freda’s Voice

RULES:
The Friday 56 Grab a book, any book.
The Friday 56 Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your ereader. If you have to improvise, that is okay.
The Friday 56 Find a snippet, short and sweet.
The Friday 56 Post it

from page 56 of:
Blacktop Wasteland

Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby

“What’s wrong?”

Ariel shrugged her shoulders. “Nothing. Just getting ready for graduation. Me and the other five dummies who couldn’t graduate with the rest of the class.”

“You ain’t no dummy. You had a lot going on,” he said.

“Yeah. Like Mama getting her third DUI and wrecking my car. Of course, that ain’t no excuse, according to her and grandma,” Ariel said. She shook her bottle of juice lackadaisically in her left hand.

“Don’t worry about them. You just concentrate on college and getting that accounting degree,” Beauregard said.

Ariel blew air over her bottom lip.

“What?” Beauregard said.

“Since I won’t be eighteen until January, Mama has to co-sign for my student loans. She says she don’t want to put her name down on nothing like that. She says I should just take classes at J. Sargeant Reynolds and get a job until January,” Ariel said.

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4 Comments

  1. Sounds like a heartbreaking read, I bet a good one though! Happy weekend!

    • HCNewton

      I think it’s going to be heartbreaking really soon. Which is why I keep putting it down after a chapter, I’m not sure I can take it right now, y’know?

  2. This sounds like it will be an interesting read. I love a good heist story. The excerpt you shared is heartbreaking. I hope you are enjoying this one. Have a great week!

    • HCNewton

      It was heartbreaking, right? And a good heist story. Both, in the end. A great mix of the two 🙂

      Thanks!!

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