Call Me Emily

Call Me Emily

When Emily Parker leaves her small hometown in the late 1980s for California West University, she thinks she has it all figured out. But when manipulation, vanity, and pleasure enter her life in the form of a whirlwind college romance, will she stay true to herself? Add the watchful eye of an older brother who also attends Cal West, friends who care too much, a strenuous class load and part-time job, and throw in a young, interested professor. Emily’s path to adulthood challenges her at every turn.

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Emily Parker

When I first met Emily she was no more than a wisp of imagination. A flash really. I was just drifting off to sleep when I first saw her. A girl, young and beautiful, stood in front of the mirror. Not staring to admire herself but instead taking inventory.  Slightly confused and a little intimidated by her new life.  At the same time outwardly confident.

Today she’s made herself at home in my life. I’ve watched her learn and grow. I’ve been by her side as she has journeyed from a sometimes confident high school senior through college to a self-sufficient woman. Along the way she’s struggled to understand life and love and independence. She’s smart and feisty, but that doesn’t stop her from getting into trouble and wondering if she made the right choices.

As with all authors, there’s a bit of me in Emily – and I’m willing to bet, a bit of you in her too.

I hope you enjoy this excerpt.


Graham

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“I’m sorry, I let go too soon,” he said, kneeling to help me.

“No, it was totally me,” I said, shaking my head. Yep, I’m a klutz. I stretched for the three pages on the floor to my right before I looked up at him.

“Well, I don’t know about that, but if you say so.” One corner of his mouth curved up into an impish smile. He handed me the sheets that fell in the opposite direction. Then I realized he looked familiar. Had I met him? No. I didn’t think so. I smiled back wondering why his face seemed so…then I remembered: he was the guy who offered to help me when I must have looked completely lost my first day.

“You know.” He stacked the rest of the papers on my desk. “I might need some help.” What? I thought. Did he remember too?

“Help?”

“Yeah.” He pointed to the stack in my hand. “Figuring out what that says.” OK. Probably not.

I took my first look at the syllabus and saw it was entirely in Spanish. Great! I hoped I could read it. When I looked up again, his smile widened and for a flash. I felt my cheeks heat up.

“I’m Graham,” he said extending his hand. I reached over and opened my mouth to respond as I heard the girl behind me clear her throat.

 


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