C O N T E N T S
Chapter 1 Alex 11
Chapter 2 A Night Out With Chris 22
Chapter 3 The Accident 29
Chapter 4 Alex’s Parents 34
Chapter 5 A date with Dave 44
Chapter 6 Peter 52
Chapter 7 Lunch with Chris 57
Chapter 8 The painting 62
Chapter 9 The Mountain 66
Chapter 10 Second date 74
Chapter 11 The Elf Forest 87
Chapter 12 A coincidence 96
Chapter 13 The Beach 105
Chapter 14 Telling A Friend 115
Chapter 15 An Intimate Moment 126
Chapter 16 The Gig 135
Chapter 17 The Light 150
Chapter 18 Fading 156
Chapter 19 Friends Advice 162
Chapter 20 The Storm 172
Chapter 21 A Monday Compliment 177
Chapter 22 Letting Go 184
Chapter 23 Mourning 189
Chapter 24 Nightmare 198
Chapter 25 An unexpected Kiss 203
Chapter 26 The Angel 212
Chapter 27 An Intervening Mum 216
Chapter 28 A decision made 225
Chapter 29 A Sister In Need 233
Chapter 30 Rising Hope 241
About the Author 250