About
If You Wrong Us:
Title:
If You Wrong Us
Author:
Dawn Klehr
Publisher:
Flux
Release
Date: October 8, 2015
Length:
240 Pages
ISBN:
9780738745992
Becca
and Johnny become entangled after a car crash steals the lives of two
people they love. Officially, the crash is an accident. But Becca and
Johnny are convinced: someone did this.
As
they plot revenge against the person responsible, a bond—intense,
unyielding, and manic—takes hold of them. And in an unexpected turn
of events, they fall for each other.
Or
so they think.
In
an upside-down world where decay is beautiful and love and hate
become one, Becca and Johnny find themselves grappling with reality.
Nothing is exactly what it seems, including what they've come to
believe about the crash. Question is: will they learn the truth
before it's too late?
No.
The question is: when they learn the truth, will they care?
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Excerpt:
I
left the room first. I couldn’t stand to be in there any longer.
The florescent lights; the stale ammonia scent; the look on my
parents’ faces.
Down
the hall and around the corner, the special waiting room was empty
and the refrigerator was full of juice boxes. They’d become a
comfort for me in here—something sweet to coat all the bitterness
rotting my insides. I closed my eyes and tried to block out
everything. I tried to forget, until light footsteps caught my
attention. I kept my eyes closed because I didn’t want anyone to
bother me.
Please,
please just go away.
“Becca?”
a small soft voice called out. It was a voice in between—deep and
crackling, yet still high enough to sound feminine.
Ethan
Kent.
He
walked over to me carrying a bouquet of daisies. It was like a scene
out of a Disney movie: a just-pubescent boy with short sandy hair and
proper manners making a kind gesture to set everything right.
“I
brought these for your sister,” he said.
He
handed the flowers to me; I didn’t take them. They were bundled
together in that cheap plastic wrap, devoid of all smell. They
reminded me of Travis. Appealing on the outside, but nothing of value
on the inside.
“I’ll
just set them here,” he said, putting them on the seat next to
mine.
“Is
this some kind of joke?” I asked him. “Did your perverse brother
put you up to this?”
Ethan
didn’t need to answer. I knew Travis had sent him here to show me
he was in control, that he could do whatever he wanted. But this
time, he’d messed with the wrong person. I’d been under my
sister’s thumb for as long as I could remember, and I wasn’t
about to be controlled again. Never again.
That
day, a fire ignited in me. Heat that had been there under the
surface, waiting. This move by Travis was the match that set it
ablaze.
“What
do you mean?” he asked, taking a step backward.
“She’s
dead. She’s dead! ” I jabbed his chest with my finger.
“I’m
sorry,” he said. “We didn’t know. Travis didn’t think you’d
see him, so he sent me.
He’s
worried about you.”
“He
should be worried about me.” I stood up, physically unable to be
still. “He should be very worried.” Ethan’s face twisted into
something less Disney and more Stephen King. He trembled as his eyes
cast down.
“Don’t
say that,” he said.
I
smiled. Ethan was scared of me. I stood a little taller, taking up
more space in the room. He took another step back. I put on this new
role like a welcome down jacket in a frigid Detroit winter. It was
warmth and safety. I was finally the person on the offense rather
than defense. I was in control and it was a heady feeling. One I’d
eventually become hooked on.
About
Dawn Klehr:
Dawn
Klehr is the author of the young adult thrillers: The Cutting Room
Floor and If You Wrong Us.
She
began her career in TV news and though she’s been on both sides of
the camera, she prefers to lurk behind the lens. Mostly, she loves to
get lost in stories – in film, the theater, or on the page – and
is a sucker for both the sinister and the sappy. She’s currently
channeling her dark side as she works on her next book.
Dawn
lives in the Twin Cities with her funny husband, adorable son, and
naughty dog. You can find her at: www.dawnklehrbooks.com, @dawnklehr,
or www.facebook.com/dawnklehrauthor.
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