Cinemen

By Charly Manlove

When rivaling brothers Craig, Derek and Luke accidentally break their car window during an argument, their parents forbid them to use it again until they pay for it themselves. After an opportunity literally comes knocking at their door, the boys compete to become the newest employee at the Royal Cinema. Three will enter, but only one bro will win the job. Let the mayhem begin.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charly Manlove
• Release date: Nov 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781311508881

Charly Manlove

Charly Manlove's mission is hope. She writes to inspire and encourage dreamers to pursue their hearts desire without limits.To contact me, please send me an email at: [e-mail].

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CINEMEN

by Charly Manlove

Copyright 2013 Charly Manlove

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

Chapter One

Words, words, words. Blah, blah, blah!

Craig McDowell hammered his fingers wildly across his keyboard producing everything but real words. After getting all of the anger out of his system, he slammed his back against his chair and jabbed the backspace key until he was once again left with nothing.

He had less than a week to finish writing his research paper, but he couldn't even type a single sentence. He stared at the blank-paged document on his laptop, beaten by disappointment, frustration, and shame. But there was still hope. Once he regained Internet access, his paper would be done in no time. All he had to do was wait.

His alarm clock buzzed awake. His eyes flashed to the glowing green 7:00. It was time.

He hopped out of his desk chair, stuffed his laptop in its carrying case, and zipped it closed with lightning speed. He braced himself. This could get ugly.

***

45. Breathe. 46. Breathe. 47...

Beep.

Luke McDowell checked his chirping watch as he bent one arm into a solid ninety degree angle. It was seven o'clock on the dot. Speed round!

He swiftly finished off his early morning set of fifty push-ups and bounced to his feet, pumped enough to do fifty more. Or a hundred, if he had the time. Sadly, he did not.

He swiped his red and white varsity jacket from the hook on his closet door, uncovering a glossy poster of himself dunking the winning basket of his first high school game. It was legendary, but there was always room for improvement. No matter how many world records were broken that day.

After shrugging on his jacket, he grabbed the basketball perched on one of the many shiny trophies crowding his Trophy Wall and smacked it into rotation on one finger. Welcome to game time.

***

Hey there, good looking.

Derek McDowell winked at his reflection in the bathroom mirror. His skin looked smoother than ever, if he did say so himself. And he did say so.

As he stroked his chin, his phone blasted his favorite song from the