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

 The number of failed attempts we had in trying to play a drinking game properly is five. 


 Wait, is it five... or... or seven... 


 I don’t know I’m drunk as fuck right now. My face is hot –I feel like I have a fever. 


 Ron turns up the stereo in my living room and is blasting ‘All of the Lights’. He’s singing loudly, already having stripped off the navy blue duster Olivia got for him, and Olivia is singing along. 


 Olivia? My best friend, Olivia? Godly girl, Olivia Prescott? God, who knew she was like this? Or maybe that’s just it... maybe that’s just who she isn’t. 


 She’s stripped off her scarf, her jacket, her beanie. Her ombre hair’s all messy as she drags her fingers through it. Kyle’s collapsed onto the couch, still drinking a beer. I’m sitting in the corner –I know that if I try to stand I’ll fall right back onto the couch. 


 I don’t even hear the music anymore –I hear the vibrations –I hear the base –I hear Ron turning up the volume. 


Birthday Blast [3]