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

 Soon enough, we’re all seated at the dining room table, and the seating positions are annoying me. I’m facing Malory and Grey is sitting next to her. 


 Forget where the rest of them are sitting. 


 There’s wine on the table that Mal’s mom pulled out just because she felt like today was such a special occasion –wine and champagne. 


 The lasagne smells amazing –and tastes out of this world. 


 But I’m still upset that no one has been brave enough to ask who this Grey Fortune guy is. 


 “How’s your mother?” Mrs Lloyd asks him. 


 “She’s wonderful,” he replies, “And my father, too.” 


 “She’s all grown up –she’ll be finishing medical school soon,” he replies. 


 Grey gets a bit of sauce on his mouth and Malory grabs a napkin to get it. Instinctively, my leg kicks up under the table and hits hers, and she flinches, yelling “Ouch!” She glares at me. 


Surprise, Surprise [5]