When Cory's father suddenly dies, his entire perfect world is torn apart. 
Gone is the loving mother, doting sister, lovely house, and the huge allowance. Instead, Cory needs to deal with the bank auctioning off the home he gave his first steps in, an illness that befalls his little sister, and the depression that's eating his mother alive. 
Just as it can't get any worse, Patrick with the golden-brown eyes, the infectious laugh, and the rich life eventually showed interest in Cory. The thing that Cory believed would have made his once almost-perfect world completely perfect now becomes his biggest fear as he tries to keep his new life a secret.
With juggling his depression, suicidal thoughts, and self-harm; Cory just doesn't know if the boy with the infectious laugh has a place in his life anymore.

"Out in the Wind"is not just the story of a teen who is forced to grow up sooner than any kid should. It is also a real story that happens to lots of people around the world on a daily. This is a story full of tears, sadness, hope, loss, faith, and love.

Out in the wind

　　When you go a full week without sleeping much it seems to catch up on you quite a bit. I can feel how tired I am and I am snapping for no reason at all. When Mrs. Hamburgh asked me a question earlier today in algebra I actually snapped and told her to count the hair on her legs to get to the answer. Needless to say I was sent to the office which is where I am waiting now. Behind a closed door, not being able to think of anything apart from the frown that Patrick gave me as I walked out the door and the way Mandy avoided my eyes completely even though I was trying to make eye contact with her harder than I ever have.


　　“You can go in now Cory,” the secretary says loudly. She tries to smile, but she has obviously read the little paper that Mrs. Hamburgh has given to me about what I have done wrong. The secretary has always been nice to me. A older lady names Miss Hallow. I’ve always liked the way she seems to remember the name of every single kid in the school.


Chapter 18