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

 I’m just getting out of the shower when my phone rings. 


 I answer and drop onto my bed, wet, wrapped only in my towel. 


 “Honeyyyyyyy,” she says, excited. “I have some news.” 


 “So recently, while I was out in the streets buying some groceries, I bumped into someone –long story short, I bumped into him again and we started talking and… well… he’s asked me out to dinner at this super fancy restaurant.” 


 “Oh… my god,” I say, and I’m not sure how to feel. “Wow.” 


 “And he’s from Canada, too. He’s just here on work business –like me.” 


 “What’s his name?” I ask. “You seem so excited about this. It’s so nice to hear that bubbly part of your voice. Is he really that good of a guy?” 


 It’s wonderful that she’s getting over my dad at last –it’s wonderful that she’s moving on. 


[23] Permission Granted (Part 3)