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

 Kyle sits beside me on the couch… in complete silence. 


 I’m still trying to process everything he’s just told me. 


 I puff out a breath and awkwardly fidget with my hands. 


 “We… kissed,” I say. “No, we didn’t kiss. We… more than kissed.” 


 He nods. “Funny,” he scratches the back of his neck, “The things people do when they’re drunk, right?” He laughs awkwardly. 


 I mimic the laugh, “Yea,” I fidget with my hands and bite my lip. 


 I’d forgotten how much of a good kisser Kyle I thought Kyle was in that moment. 


 Wait, no. Stop thinking about it. Stop thinking. Stop thinking. 


 “I mean, it was fun, though,” I said, awkwardly. 


 “It was our first interaction that didn’t end with us beating each other up, actually,” he says. 


 “No, our first interaction like that would have been you holding my hand when I came over to your house,” I correct him. 


 His mouth forms an O. “Right, right. I... I forgot about that.” 


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