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 sitting at a table in the cafeteria as usual with my head down –nobody’s sitting with me and I’d been staring at the sandwich on my tray long enough to know that I don’t even want to eat it. 


 Then, a tray slams down on the table. 


 My head immediately flies up and I feel a crack in my neck. 


 “What?” I ask, startled, “Wait, what?” 


 She then proceeds to relay everything to me –from the mini argument, to Ron’s ‘all you had to do was ask’ line, to her mom coming home with groceries while I sit and listen in sheer shock. 


 “And that was it,” she says, waving her hands dramatically, “We just started bringing in the groceries and didn’t talk about it at all. We didn’t even message each other. I’m... I just... I can’t…” 


 She rubs her forehead and sighs, laughing wearily. 


 I scoff as I look at her. “Do you like him?” 


 Her hand slams down on the table, “How am I supposed to know? It was so sudden and... and...” 


Surprise, Surprise [1]