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

 It’s Friday night. After a long week of rehearsing with Malory and dealing with school, all I want to do is crawl into bed and make a cocoon out of my blanket with myself inside of it. 


 Instead, I’m here in the lounge with Ace. 


 “Nine o’clock sharp,” he says; his voice slow and stern. “Sharp. If you throw off my plan, you know what happens.” 


 I’m sweating in this all-black get up, but I can’t do anything about it. 


 “And you know what I’m about to tell you,” he says, pointing his index at me while swaying his glass of whiskey around a bit, “Don’t come back here until you’ve properly completed the transaction.” 


 “I won’t, sir,” I say. I raise my wrist to check the watch on my hand. “I should head out. It’s already eight o’clock.” 


 He stares down at my feet and back up to my face. 


 I don’t dare to look into his eyes. 


 There’s a long pause as he sips his whiskey. I nod and turn to leave the room. He grunts. The next thing I feel is his whiskey glass hitting my back, the liquid soaking my black T-shirt and dripping onto the floor as the glass falls and shatters. 


 “I’m getting real fucking sick of looking at you,” Ace says.


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