Warranty Void If Seal Is Broken
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Best friends. You know your friends well to call them friends. But your best friends, you know them better than anyone. You know how they think, what they eat and you can finish most of their sentences. Many would lay their life down to protect a best friend. Trust is never questioned; it is taken for granted with a best friend. Your best friend is there to help you, console you and protect you on your worst day. Your best friend is there to get wasted with you in the happiest celebratory moments in your life. Your best friend is there to love you. My best friend did all those things. He was amazing in every way. You could not ask for a better best friend. My best friend was Gage Tate. He was attractive, funny, sensitive, loyal and implausibly honest with me when I needed it the most. In fact, honesty was an important virtue for Gage. He took that seriously. And he didn’t accept many apologies from those who lied to him. Honesty and loyalty were the anchors of his cruise ship in life. He thought of everyone first and himself last. No matter what he felt like, if I needed him, he was there for me. He would stay up late when he was tired or miss dinner when he was hungry to help me with anything I ever needed. He would give me the last dollar in his pocket to help me out if I really needed it. I loved Gage Tate. He was my very best friend in the world. Betrayal is difficult to process. It is difficult to understand, even on the most basic level. As people, we understand and accept the possibility of betrayal from people we don’t know or people we know casually. In a dog eat dog world, it is too often that the choice is him or you. And in my experience, more often than not, he will choose himself over you. Best friends, however, tend to be different. For someone you grace with that title, you’d sacrifice many things for their well-being. And betrayal? Well you don’t even think about betrayal when it comes to your best friend. After all, if there is anyone in the world you can trust, it is your best friend, right? Well that’s what I thought too. My name is Brayden Cooper and Gage Tate betrayed me. As I considered how he took advantage of my trust, I began to realize that our friendship was based on lies and betrayal. And of the two of us, I was the only one who didn’t know. I can only compare the betrayal of my best friend to having the love of my life break it off and completely not see it coming. It is shocking, unbelievable and nearly unbearable. This is my story of lies, betrayal and turmoil. Pray that you cannot relate to my story.
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I’m Brayden Cooper and I’m just an average guy who found himself in a situation not at all average. Based on a true story, I will reveal to you state secrets, twisted politics, a few crooked cops, the negligence of the legal aid office, and the emotional battles of going to prison an innocent man. My faith in God has never been tested like it has been in the story I’m about to tell. All names have been changed, as ordered by a federal judge, to protect the identity of the cowards who fear the truth. Much of this story has never before been told. I promised myself an uncensored story of truths and I kept that promise, no matter who hurts as a result. I will, within this book, hold accountable those who made me hurt and have never taken responsibility. Although I went to prison for a crime I did not commit, I am not innocent. I am guilty of being blind to warning signs right in front of my face. I am guilty of not doing more to help. I am guilty of being fooled, of being a fool. This book is not for the faint of heart.
About the Author
Jon Bush, born September 4, 1982, lives in Lexington, KY. He spent his time in college studying computer science and continues to work in technology. Since his wrongful conviction in 2006 in Lexington, he has since devoted time to activism work. He focuses largely on those convicted of crimes they did not commit, corruption in the criminal justice system and harsher penalties for sex offenders. He writes legislation suggestions for state and local representatives trying to right at least some of the wrongs in the system. Warranty Void If Seal Is Broken, based on a true story, was written based on a horrific time in Jon Bush’s life. He tells the story from the front row seat that was his. The sequel to this novel is expected to be released in late 2011 or early 2012. The sequel picks up where this book left off and finishes telling the story. To extend his efforts and make them more productive, Jon has enrolled in Law School at the University of Kentucky to help better understand the complexities in our justice system and to better learn ways to make a real difference. Jon has also written several technology related articles for Business Lexington and writes his own blog and all the content that appears on his official website. You can visit the official website at http://jonbushbooks.com You can read the blog at http://blog.jonbushbooks.com Thanks for your support!