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    A Life For Nicholas (The Nicholas Chronicles #1)
    A Life For Nicholas (The Nicholas Chronicles #1)
    A Life For Nicholas (The Nicholas Chronicles #1)
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    A Life For Nicholas (The Nicholas Chronicles #1)

    By Matt Zachary

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    "A Life for Nicholas" details the life of a thirteen year old boy who is an orphan and living in the foster care system. He has to deal with adolescence, his sexuality, the loss of friends and abuse as he figures out his place in the world.

    This book is a novella of about 13,000 words and the prequel to "A Home For Christmas" by Matt Zachary.

    Other Books by Matt Zachary:
    New Discoveries (Book 1 of the New Discoveries series)
    Broken Hearts (Book 2 of the New Discoveries series)
    Life Changes (Book 3 of the New Discoveries series)
    New Beginnings (Book 4 of the New Discoveries series)
    The New Discoveries Series: Complete Collection (All 4 Books)
    12 Days of Craigslist
    A Life For Nicholas (Book 1 of The Nicholas Chronicles)
    A Home For Christmas (Book 2 of The Nicholas Chronicles)
    A Year For Change (Book 3 of The Nicholas Chronicles)
    The Nicholas Chronicles (All 3 Books)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPorterlance Books
    Release dateApr 6, 2013
    ISBN9781301161850
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      A Life For Nicholas (The Nicholas Chronicles #1) - Matt Zachary

      A Life for Nicholas

      Matt Zachary

      Copyright Porterlance Books 2013

      Published by Porterlance Books at Smashwords

      All rights reserved. Except for the use in review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, is forbidden without the written permission of the author.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to the actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Other Books by Matt Zachary:

      New Discoveries (Book 1 of the New Discoveries series)

      Broken Hearts (Book 2 of the New Discoveries series)

      Life Changes (Book 3 of the New Discoveries series)

      New Beginnings (Book 4 of the New Discoveries series)

      The New Discoveries Series: Complete Collection (All 4 Books)

      12 Days of Craigslist

      A Life For Nicholas (Book 1 of The Nicholas Chronicles)

      A Home For Christmas (Book 2 of The Nicholas Chronicles)

      A Year For Change (Book 3 of The Nicholas Chronicles)

      The Nicholas Chronicles (All 3 Books)

      www.PorterlanceBooks.com

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      A Life for Nicholas

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      Chapter 1

      Nicholas didn’t have many memories of his parents. He remembered his mom had beautiful, curly, blonde hair. He could still smell the lavender scent of it as it blew in the wind as she hung clothes outside on the clothesline so many years ago. It occurred to him that the lavender scent probably came from the laundry detergent she used, but he liked to think it was the smell of her hair. All he knew was that the small purple flowers always brought a picture of his mom into his head.

      He didn’t really remember his dad. He had an image in his mind of a man with very dark, wavy hair…a man that smelled of alcohol and never wore a smile. He didn’t know if the image was a memory or just something he had made up in his mind after hearing stories from his various foster parents.

      He’s probably dead in a drunken stupor somewhere, they would say when he would promise his dad was coming for him someday.

      According to the stories, he was a drunk with a temper that just left Nickolas and his mom alone to fend for themselves when he was just three years old. As nasty as they made him sound, Nicholas would still prefer to have a parent and a normal life again. It had to have been better than the foster homes he had been placed in.

      Nicholas thought of his dad as he lay on his top bunk bed, writing in a notebook. He was thirteen but had always been a quiet boy. Moving from place to place, and school to school could do that. The way he expressed himself was by writing in his notebook. Some would call what he wrote poems, but he liked to just think of them as his memories, his hopes, his fears, his dreams. His notebook was everything about him, and he kept it very private.

      Are you writing in that stupid thing again? Archie, one of the other foster children asked. Archie was a red-headed ten year-old, and just one of the many foster children living in the four bedroom home.

      Mr. and Mrs. Williams had thirteen foster children in all. The kids in Nicholas’ class joked that his house was an orphanage. He didn’t mind, though. Even though the Williams’ mostly ignored the children, and only used them as a paycheck for the state and free labor around the house, it was still vastly better than some of the houses he was placed in.

      Yes, now leave me alone, Archie! Nicholas answered as he tossed his dirty socks in Archie’s face.

      At school, Archie was known as a bully. He was always getting into one fight or another with his classmates, but Nicholas didn’t have any problems with him. He knew what it was liked to get picked on in school for having no real home or family. Archie was just sticking up for himself.

      I know what you’re doing, Archie declared rather than leave Nicholas alone. You’re writing love notes! Before Nicholas could deny anything, Archie started singing, Nicky’s got a girlfriend! Nicky’s got a girlfriend!

      Nicholas jumped from his bed to tackle Archie, who ran off laughing and singing his new song throughout the house. Nicholas wanted to chase him, but wasn’t about to leave his notebook out in the open on his bed. He shared the room with Archie, and Benjamin, another ten year old boy. Although they were young and naturally curious, they both knew to leave his stuff alone. Nicholas was only three years older, but much bigger than the pair of ten year olds and

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