How do you move forward when the weight of grief keeps pulling you back?
After the tragic suicide of his best friend, Zane is shattered. His world no longer makes sense. In a desperate attempt to rebuild what's left of his life, his parents send him to a new school-hoping that a fresh start might fix the things they call "problematic behavior."
But what no one sees is that Zane isn't trying to escape who he was. He's trying to survive it.
Haunted by guilt and unanswered questions, Zane quietly begins to piece himself back together. He keeps his head down. Tries to blend in. Fakes the smiles. Hopes that healing might come with time. And then-he notices her.
She's a girl who walks like she's carrying her own storm. Quiet. Withdrawn. Drowning in something no one else seems to see. Zane sees it, though-because he knows what it's like to wear pain like armor.
The only problem?
She has no idea he exists.
This isn't a love story.
It's a story about two broken people orbiting each other in silence. About grief, survival, and the quiet courage it takes to reach out-even when you're not sure anyone will reach back.
Heart-wrenching, intimate, and painfully real, this book explores the raw edges of mental health, trauma, and the small, human connections that might just save us when we least expect it.
If you've ever felt invisible, alone, or lost in the noise of your own mind, this is a story that will stay with you.