Stephen Melillo

Only for Now Stephen Melillo

You cant fake Real. Before Rocky, before the Karate Kid, even before the term kung fu was in the lexicon, 17-year-old Stephen Rinaldi faced Goliath-like forces. Only for Now is a fast-paced action-adventure. Told by his student and friend, Lenny Greenman, Only for Now is the story of how one individual stood tall in a world that tried to kick him in another direction. Great enemies help forge great tales of daring. Amidst the divorce of his parents, the ridicule of back-stabbing people who once called him a friend and the end of his first love, Stephen Rinaldi leaves for his first year of college. Highly skilled in the Chinese martial art, he inadvertently challenges another martial art teacher and school on campus. His life goes into the balance. Will love, friendship and Hope prevail despite all the slaps in the face? In Only for Now, one person collides with the forces of darkness. He faces formidable foes, inside and out, and literally goes under cover but in the end Rinaldi emerges as a real-to-life Hero. Life is short, but very wide. Only for Now is a testament to those who believe that growing up need not mean giving in.