SOME SECRETS ARE ROTTEN INSIDE. ESPECIALLY IF THEY MUST BE KEPT. Throughout high school, I was invisible, silently hoping Ford Keller, the quintessential bad boy everyone adored, would notice me. When he asked me out, last minute to prom, I thought my prayers had been answered. It turned out to be a cruel joke, one that nearly broke me completely. I smile. I pretend everything is fine, running my grandmother's bakery. I act like I don’t remember him from school, but I remember most of the things they did that fateful night. In a town with every reason to lie, there is no one I can trust. Not him. Not them. I need to get the hell out of this town, but I can’t, not yet. To survive, I have no choice but to play their game. IF HE’LL LET ME GO.

Publication Year: 2024