Chapter 8: The Flashback — Aurel 2:47 AM September 6th, 2017 Aurel, Texas I arrived in Aurel with one suitcase, five thousand dollars in relocation money, and the kind of certainty that only exists at twenty-seven—the belief that if you worked hard enough, long enough, smart enough, the system would finally recognize you. The breakup with Liv Hendrix was three …