Malory and Kyle must participate in the annual April Fest production as the leading co-stars. If they can cooperate by the end of the production, their long records of uncivilized behaviour towards each other will be forgotten. 
Malory and Kyle attempt to cooperate, grabbing the opportunity to make a positive impact on their own future. In the process, they become entangled in the chaos of the other’s personal life. Malory learns of Kyle’s disturbing reality, and Kyle learns of Malory’s scarring past. Can these two brilliant but messy teens learn to rely on each other in the face of their silent battles?

Between The Lines

 “Why are you all dressed up?” I ask him. Kyle leaning against the counter while I gather the jar of sugar and blocks of chocolate from the fridge. Water’s boiling on the stove. We’re making hot chocolate. “And how come you were all the way on this side of town? Didn’t we cancel practice?” 


 “It’s cold,” he says. “And I just wanted to be out.” 


 I raise a brow at him, “All by yourself again?” 


 “Not that I have a choice,” he says, smiling, “Plus, I just thought maybe,” he scratches the back of his neck, “maybe while I was walking this way, I’d hear laughing from outside.” I sulk. He frowns. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to pry-” 


 “-It’s fine,” I say, cutting him off. “I’m used to it.” 


[21] The Witness