Loving Nate
When Nate’s wealthy parents arrange for him to spend the summer in New Orleans helping to build houses following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he is less than thrilled. That’s the last thing he wants to do this summer. When he arrives at the home of a young man who has nowhere near the material luxuries that Nate takes for granted, he realizes that maybe his life isn’t so bad after all. He also realizes that the old saying, “All that glitters is not gold”, is very true. Nate meets a young man who not only gives him the love that he craves, but who also makes him realize that the one thing that his money can’t buy is the one thing that is missing in his life.
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Nate thought about his summer and as he heard the girls in his class recount their shopping sprees during their trips abroad and his “friends” talk of their summers on various beaches and the girls they had supposedly gotten at least to second base with, he realized just how uniquely different his summer had been. Nate lived in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Omaha, Nebraska, attended a private school, drove a BMW, and could pretty much have anything he wanted. His father had inherited the family commodities investment firm and his mother spent most of her time in aerobics classes or attending various social activities. Nate had never thought of his life as mundane or meaningless; that is, not until last summer. Last summer had changed Nate forever. As he looked around at his classmates, Nate realized what it was that he had learned during his summer vacation. Nate had learned about the human condition and the human spirit; specifically, the resilience of the human spirit. Nate had also met a friend, a confidante, a boyfriend. ----- Mrs. Nelson brought in her sweet tea and Nate almost choked because it was so sweet. “Takes gettin’ used to,” she laughed with what Nate thought was the most “real sounding” laugh he had ever heard. He had become so accustomed to the fake laughs of his parents and his friends that he had forgotten what a real laugh sounded like, and wondered if he had even heard a real laugh until now.
Tate showed Nate to his room that they would be sharing and showed him the drawer he had cleared out for him. “Thanks,” Nate said, and set his stuff down. Tate sat on the bed while Nate unpacked. “What’s it like up north?” “It’s not that much different from here, I guess. It’s not as warm and Omaha has lots of hills. We have a river but it’s not as big as the Mississippi.” “What do you do for fun?” Nate sat on the bed with Tate and showed him his Nintendo DS. “I’ve got games to play on this,” he said. “Do you have one?” Tate shook his head. “Do you have a Wii?” Tate shook his head again. “How about the Internet?” “No, but sometimes we use it at school,” Tate explained. Nate showed Tate how to play one of the Nintendo games and before long he was a pro. “For not having one of those, you sure did catch on quick,” Nate said. “Thanks,” he said. “Here’s my Blackberry. You can play games on it, too, and download books from the Internet.” Tate looked confused at Nate’s last remark. “You can buy ebooks and read them on your cell phone, like this one.” He showed Tate some of the books he had on his Blackberry and he quickly began reading one.
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Loving Nate
When Nate’s wealthy parents arrange for him to spend the summer in New Orleans helping to build houses following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, he is less than thrilled. That’s the last thing he wants to do this summer. When he arrives at the home of a young man who has nowhere near the material luxuries that Nate takes for granted, he realizes that maybe his life isn’t so bad after all. He also realizes that the old saying, “All that glitters is not gold”, is very true. Nate meets a young man who not only gives him the love that he craves, but who also makes him realize that the one thing that his money can’t buy is the one thing that is missing in his life.
Excerpt:
Nate thought about his summer and as he heard the girls in his class recount their shopping sprees during their trips abroad and his “friends” talk of their summers on various beaches and the girls they had supposedly gotten at least to second base with, he realized just how uniquely different his summer had been. Nate lived in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Omaha, Nebraska, attended a private school, drove a BMW, and could pretty much have anything he wanted. His father had inherited the family commodities investment firm and his mother spent most of her time in aerobics classes or attending various social activities. Nate had never thought of his life as mundane or meaningless; that is, not until last summer. Last summer had changed Nate forever. As he looked around at his classmates, Nate realized what it was that he had learned during his summer vacation. Nate had learned about the human condition and the human spirit; specifically, the resilience of the human spirit. Nate had also met a friend, a confidante, a boyfriend. ----- Mrs. Nelson brought in her sweet tea and Nate almost choked because it was so sweet. “Takes gettin’ used to,” she laughed with what Nate thought was the most “real sounding” laugh he had ever heard. He had become so accustomed to the fake laughs of his parents and his friends that he had forgotten what a real laugh sounded like, and wondered if he had even heard a real laugh until now.
Tate showed Nate to his room that they would be sharing and showed him the drawer he had cleared out for him. “Thanks,” Nate said, and set his stuff down. Tate sat on the bed while Nate unpacked. “What’s it like up north?” “It’s not that much different from here, I guess. It’s not as warm and Omaha has lots of hills. We have a river but it’s not as big as the Mississippi.” “What do you do for fun?” Nate sat on the bed with Tate and showed him his Nintendo DS. “I’ve got games to play on this,” he said. “Do you have one?” Tate shook his head. “Do you have a Wii?” Tate shook his head again. “How about the Internet?” “No, but sometimes we use it at school,” Tate explained. Nate showed Tate how to play one of the Nintendo games and before long he was a pro. “For not having one of those, you sure did catch on quick,” Nate said. “Thanks,” he said. “Here’s my Blackberry. You can play games on it, too, and download books from the Internet.” Tate looked confused at Nate’s last remark. “You can buy ebooks and read them on your cell phone, like this one.” He showed Tate some of the books he had on his Blackberry and he quickly began reading one.
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| BN ID: | 2940011816635 |
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| Publisher: | B.K. Wright/Beau to Beau Books |
| Publication date: | 10/07/2010 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 25 |
| File size: | 127 KB |
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