The Night Belongs To Us
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The Night Belongs To Us
By Katie Brown
Published by JMS Books LLC
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Copyright 2021 Katie Brown
ISBN 9781646566655
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To all the girls who broke my heart and to all the boys whose hearts I broke.
To Mam, Dad, Molly, and Aoife, who I suppose really aren’t all that bad, and to Coco, the best dog in the world.
To Carol, for always encouraging me to read the books, watch the movies, and listen to the music that shaped me.
To Nana and Grandad, for forever believing I could achieve the impossible, and to Mamo, for giving me my love of art.
To Michelle, Liam, Anne, Dermot, Colm, Debbie, Eoin, Ailbhe, Kevin, Carrie, Archie, Denise, and all of my cousins, for always being so supportive. And especially to the younger ones, Amie, Cora, Mary, and Ashlin, for reminding me of how important books are.
To Aoife/Lil Hal, the best friend I could ever ask for, without whom there would not be a book in the first place.
And especially to Sarah, who deserves a whole novel worth of thanks and praise and not just a single line.
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The Night Belongs To Us
By Katie Brown
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Epilogue
Prologue
There isn’t one defining moment that forces Connie to notice the glaring differences between her and all the other girls she knows. Looking back, she’ll realize it probably first strikes her when she’s still very young; when she still abides by all the rules set out before her and her only friends are uptight and pedantic. She has never had a lot of time for the boys in her circle, regardless of how hard they try to befriend her. They bore her, mostly, when they show off by saying stupid things and making stupid jokes. But then secondary school swings around and with secondary school comes popularity and new friends, discos at the local Gaelic Athletics Association club, and the boys she always happily ignored become points of interest for the girls she considers her friends.