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

 When I wake up, I’m in my bed. My grey blanket is covering me –keeping me warm against the snowy morning. 


 I try to sit up –but an awful headache sends my head back right onto the pillow. I groan. My stomach aches. I force my hand to reach for my phone on the bedside table. 


 Wait. It’s TWELVE-THIRTY FIVE ON A FRIDAY. 


 My eyes go wide. I blink a few times as the headache returns and a sharp pain rushes through my skull and down my spine. I stand, almost toppling over onto the floor. 


 I stumble my way downstairs –Ron’s fast asleep, shirtless on my couch. Olivia’s sleeping on the dining room table. Kyle’s on the floor. I scream. 


 Ron falls off the couch and screams back in fright. “What? What! What happened!? Where am I?” 


 There’s a thud –Olivia’s no longer on the table. “Ouuuch,” she cries. 


 Kyle jolts up and hits his head on the coffee table, groaning in pain. 


[24] Birthday Blast (Part 4)