SHADE series #3 The clock ticks. Tick tock. Tick tock. I crossed my fingers. Wishes whispered underneath my stitches. Wishes uttered many times. Wishes repeatedly repeat. Prayers, devout petition, and sequence of words used. Hoping that the desire of my heart will be granted. Begging that this sacrificial will end. Hoping that one day those pieces, broken and scattered be whole again. Wisecracker, laid-back, and daredevil. Jerome Alonzo Mendes, the keyboardist of the band named Shade, is screaming a vibe of you only live once, and then suddenly woke up with someone who he had no idea would make a major difference in his life. Does their modest relationship finally grow into something big? An epistolary